I guess the thread took a turn when I lamented about about the dearth of neighborhood machinists, guys who could perform work on guns, such as making a barrel fit a 99, without having to seek out a specialized gunsmith.
I will admit that I am one of those guys; I have no machinist skills and fear that I would ruin a barrel, or worse yet - ruin a receiver. There are some things I have done - refinishing a stock (which should be redone) and honing the action of a pistol. But cutting a precise notch in the barrel threads, nope - I am a chicken.
the common refrain I hear is that what's good for society in whole far outweighs individual rights.
There is so much I wanted to say in support of your thought - I wrote a lengthy response but decided to simply say “what you describe is communist China”
