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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla
Well, those disposed to deny the principle in question will claim they fall flat. Neither I nor the philosophers I read are so inclined.
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No, you're so inclined. You sacrificed the principle when it came to nukes. The practical results of upholding the principle changed over time with the advance of technology. A weapon was invented that cannot be safely left in unsupervised hands. The argument is no longer that people should be allowed to own any weapon; it is now that people should be allowed to own the most powerful weapons that it is safe to allow, and any disagreement is over the safety level.