[dburkhead]

Originally Posted by turnandshoot4

What if that is my weapons' cache? I can only see that this power will be abused. Much like EVERY power has been abused. You know, like the Patriot Act. We were told that it wouldn't be abused, we were told that it would be used to curb terrorism. BULL. Now we are talking about the torture of human beings. It has to start somewhere. Why not here right?

Those arguments apply to everything. If we allow any searches at all, then the police will just walk in wherever they feel like. If we allow the police to shoot "bad guys" then the police will just gun down random people. If we allow....

I would think that folk who are interested in their gun rights would be sensitive to that form of argument. "If we allow people to carry concealed then blood will run in the streets." It's the exact same argument. If it's valid for you, it's valid against you.

I don't happen to think it's valid in either direction.

The solution isn't to ban anything that might be abused. That way basically means abandoning everything.The solution is to codify when and where it might be properly used and keep a sharp eye out for the abuses and drop the hammer on them. It's part of that "eternal vigilance" that is the price of liberty.