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I'm in Tennessee, it's 18 for rifles and shotguns, 21 for pistols.
How are other peoples lives in danger from a 20 gauge break action and a .22 revolver in a gun safe in my bedroom? I don't have kids, and I've taken safety courses and grew up hunting in rural Tennessee. Not saying that is anywhere equal to military training, but I am saying I know how to properly handle a gun in a safe manner.
I must admit to misreading your post, I thought you were listing those as reasons for you *to* own a gun, and for that, I apologize.
I still don't see how it's amoral to own a gun. If you can say that, because you can kill someone with a gun, it is amoral to own one, you're going to have to get rid of a whole lot of shit in your home. Should I throw out my kitchen knives? What about my baseball bat? Yeah, I used it for little league when I was twelve, but now I'm an adult and I might hurt somebody. Better throw it out!
The way to keeping everybody safe and secure isn't by outlawing anything that can be dangerous, it's by educating people on safety and generally not being a fuckhead.
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