For example, Professor Jeff McMahon has a podcast on philosophicalbites.com in which he talks about gun control from a philosophical perspective, where he compares private gun ownership to the arms race nuclear weapons and argues that gun ownership is immoral because, as a result of the Second Amendment, everyone is much less safe. As a result of this arms race, the United States has become the murder capital of the developed world (“Philosophybites – Jeff McMahon”). He concludes that there should be no private ownership of guns, except perhaps single-shot hunting rifles. He published a similar opinion in the New York Times (“When Gun Control Isn't Enough”). Whether a person agrees with his argument or not, he has a premise, logical reasoning, examples, arguments, data, and a
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