People are killing each other all of the time you gotta think why the cops are so tuff in America and if a kid wants they'll just go and blow out there brains. So much crime goes on in America. What are your views very interested to know.
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They have done it here in Australia and if you consider our crime statistics are considerably low even in comparison to the days when we didn't have gun control, I think it has worked out better for us in the long run.
I understand that it is an American's right to bear arms and then there is the old slogan guns don't kill people, people kill people but there are a lot of unleveled people around. Yeah they might still fight but if you ask me I'd rather be punched in the head than be shot and die.
maybe in California
So who are the terrorists did you ask?
never happen there are more guns than people we have that right we just need people to be responsible with them and keep out of the hands of thugs and criminals they come to my house they are getting shot
It has been the custom to possess a gun in the US since the Constitution was signed. Many Americans see it as their right to possess a gun. If any government tried to introduce legislation banning gans, it would probably be the most contentious issue in American history. Think of all the black market booze during Prohibition - it would be the same with guns. You can outlaw something but there is no guarantee that people will comply with the law. It would appear that the possession of a gun is a part of American culture and so Americans have to live with the consequences
The 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the American citizen the right to keep and bear arms, and that right is not "to be infringed". Banning guns does not ban criminals. Criminals do not buy guns in gun shops, they get them on the street or black market. Banning guns only hurts the law abiding citizens and makes them more susceptable to crime because the criminals know that their victims will be unarmed.
This country would not stand for guns being banned, and to do so would cause the next civil war.
Every other country agrees that bearing guns leads to criminality. Only in the USA people think that the right to self defense is equal to the right of carrying an gun. I don't think that guns should be owned or carried by private persons. Just look at England. Not even the police are carrying guns.
NO! The problem as I see it is this: The amount of respect and consideration that americans at large give to their fellow citizens, is way to low. The fact of the matter is that not all the crimes are comitted with guns. Until there is more respect for other human beings and their rights as an individual, you will continue to see the scary crime rate that we have now. Gun control will only take guns out of the hands of the honest person. The criminal will continue to get guns and use them for evil.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
"Tyrants mistrust the people, hence they deprive them of arms."
Aristotle
"When firearms go, all goes. We need them every hour."
President George Washington
"A free people ought 鈥?to be armed."
President George Washington, January 7, 1790
"Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance, They are the people's liberty's teeth."
President George Washington
"Arms in the hands of citizens [may] be used at individual discretion 鈥?in private self-defense."
President John Adams
"The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms."
Samuel Adams
"What, sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty."
Elbridge Gerry
"The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed."
Alexander Hamilton
"Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense?"
Patrick Henry
"The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able might have a gun."
Patrick Henry
"No Free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."
President Thomas Jefferson
"The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed; a well armed and well-regulated militia being the best security to a free country 鈥?quot;
James Madison
"Americans have the right and advantage of being armed -- unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms."
James Madison
"To disarm the people is the best and most effective way to enslave them."
George Mason
"I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials."
George Mason
"The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on the other hand, arms like laws discourage and keep the invader and the plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. The same balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside. 鈥?Horrid mischief would ensue were one half the world deprived of the use of them."
Thomas Paine
"Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom."
President John F. Kennedy
"Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any bands of regular troop."
Noah Webster
"The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subjected people to carry arms; history shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subjected people to carry arms have prepared their own fall." - Adolph Hitler
"We are the first modern European nation to achieve complete gun control" - Adolph Hitler
"The Second Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances where all other rights have failed -- where the government refuses to stand for reelection and silences those who protest; where courts have lost the courage to oppose, or can find no one to enforce their decrees. However improbable these contingencies may seem today, facing them unprepared is a mistake a free people get to make only once." -- Justice Alex Kozinski, US 9th Circuit Court, 2003
Absolutely not.
If you want to be controlled by someone, give up your ability to defend yourself.
The people that misuse the guns are criminals. Criminals will find a way to get the guns, anyway. So, the argument that if we get rid of guns, we wont have crime, doesnt work.
How easy would it be for a criminal to do his dirty work if he KNOWS that you dont have the ability to defend yourself and he has no problems. Think about it.
If a criminal has the fear that he could be shot by a gun owner, it makes it harder for him to impose his will on others. One of them may pull out a gun and blow his brains out.
And not to be cliche...but guns dont kill people. There has to be someone there to pull the trigger.
And there is no better way for a government to impose its will against the people if you disarm them. Thats the reason the law was put into the first place.
It is to keep the government from enforcing its will on "the people" that dont want it. The government works on the good of the people. To keep that government in check, our forefathers gave the right to bear arms to the people, to keep them from being pushed around by the government were it to ever get to a point where it refused to act on the good of the people.
Guns in USA are like bbqs in Aussie. I could never travel to US, I'm way too afraid that I'll get shot. If they took all the guns away I'm sure life would be so much better there.
How about this one: An armed society is a polite society.
I like how you focus on the dirt bags who abuse their badges instead of the solid cops doing their best to uphold the law. Oh, and I like how you talk about kids in America blowing each others brains out. But you fail to mention the majority of kids who want a family and a future.
Don't come over to my house when there's looting going on and you've got 12 illegal aliens who wanna run a train on you. You go reason with them, I'll blow their kneecaps off and make them beg forgiveness while they eat the barrel of my M-4.
The gun is also a standard modern weapon no different than a sword. Just because you have fools out there who wanna wield one without respecting it doesn't mean you should take it away. Cars kill more people than guns, and cars are much easier to operate. Turn the key and hit that pedal.
You come from the suburbs or a land where you now have the privilege to discuss trivial issues such as this. I guarantee anyone that you want to ban the gun because you've never handled one and you are afraid of it. What you don't understand you fear and you falsfully tell yourself it must be eliminated for the betterment of mankind.
In my world, people show respect because they know if they don't, anyone has a puncher's chance of blowing their head off. Guns are the great Equalizer. You would rather get punched in the head oh would you yeah oh you would rather get punched...the head? Wish you had your nine when a guy comes into your home and wrestles the kitchen knife out of your hand while he beats you senseless and rapes and urinates on your friend in front of you. If you had that gun, and were trained to use it and spot trouble (like we should all be trained), you'd be the one urinating on the intruder.
I was going to give you a very detailed answer but it looks like many other Answers get it.
The violent crime rate in the USA is actually much lower than in Europe (Spain has a lower rate). It has been a commonly accepted myth that the USA has a larger crime rate. Plus in the US cities and state with high gun ownership rates also have the lowest crime rates.
Let's go beyond just street crime. Hitler and the Soviets also banned guns. It makes it much easier to murder millions of people when they cannot fight back.
If you believe that is ancient history you only need to pick up today's paper. Robert Mugabe, dictator of Zimbabwe instituted serious gun control measures before he began the destruction of peoples homes and the murdering of the farmers.
Guns are a very emotional issue to some people. I do not like violence either but I believe that the Second Amendment was put there so I would not have to suffer at the hands of violent men, regardless of their motivations.
If you want to get the real story on gun control; with verifiable data then you need to read "More Guns, Less Crime" by John Lott. It will give you all of the facts without the emotion.
Peace and Victory.
where are the murder rates higher than in the U.S.? In every country that has banned guns, that's where, so I will have to say NO
Most US-citizens don't want guns to be banned, having been brainwashed by the industry for decades.
As far as I'm concerned leave them to it. Think of our planet! ;-)
Simply,No ! It is just like Canada,Endland,etc.It is the illegally obtained guns that are usually used in act's of ramdon act's of violence.What society really needs is to stop the flow of drug's.We need parent's to become real mothers and fathers again.When we have this again,children will be raised properly again.Children will not be left alone to watch graffic murderous movies and play countless video games connected to killing.These show's and games are proven to make anyone,(not just children and teenagers) more aggressive and change thought patterns to the point that people actually believe it is okay to kill someone who "dishes" you.Let's get today's parents off the drugs(another huge crime factor) and back to leading and loving their children,thus,the children will not feel the need to go out and join a gang to feel wanted and loved.Which then leads them to a life of not appreciating life and acting on their frustrations until it's too late and they have joined the brotherhood of "the dregs of society" where these illegal guns and drugs come from and the cycle start'a again.But,there is no reason,what so ever to take away guns from law abideing citizens.We all need to listen to Tim McGraw---"Drugs or Jesus"(1)
We should ban IDIOTS.
Would you sleep better at night knowing instead that all the people killed by idiots with guns where actually accomplished with toilet seats?
When will YOU and OTHERS realize it isn't the weapon of choice but the IDIOT behind the weapon.
With your logic of thinking we need to ban CARS, BOXCUTTERS and AIRPLANES....
The Australian statistics are lower because they include suicide. When suicides are excluded, deaths - murder and manslaughter - are up - through the ceiling - as is armed robbery and rape. Gun control is a failure in Australia. The bad guys have the guns.
Sadly, Australian newspapers engage in a lot of self-censorship and these sort of matters are not debated. It is as if there were no Fox News and no Wall Street Journal.
As to the rest, John Lott's (see Amazon.com) study shows that where there are right to carry laws, the death rate is much lower, and this particularly affects mass killings. They tend to get centered in "gun-free zones" because only law abiding people comply with signs that offer no threat at all to them.
There is far more crime in other places than the USA, but there is press freedom in the USA to report it.
If anyone needs to be disarmed in the USA, it is the ATF and its successors after the disgraceful behavior at Waco.
In New Zealand, the gun laws are far freer than in Australia, but the police generally do not carry guns, but it is simply that there is a far more law abiding culture. But in New Zealand, there are high assault rates, etc., in certain groups that carry over.
You are safer on the streets of New York than in Australia.
Australians are perhaps right to this extent - five out of the six states began as places where the British dumped prisoners, as an humane move, rather than executing them, so in Australia, there is a feeling that no one can be trusted for obvious reasons. New Zealand was a free settlement. There was transportation of prisoners to the east coast of America, but it was never central to the settlement of the society and ended with the War of Independence.
No guns should not be banned. Automobiles kill more people than guns, should we ban those too? It is the person who kills not the instrument; if someone wants to kill then they will do it. Just look at what happened with that wrestler, he killed with is bare hands? Ban them too?
Oh yeah and in England, you have banned weapons, but how many bombings and attempted bombings have there been? No guns for the cops and no guns for the citizens..is there some sort of relationship there? Hmmmm..
Hell no i think guns are the reason america is has the best army, and guns are the glue that holds are country together.
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