Do you think that firearms should be outlawed in the U.S.?
Yes, an amendment needs to added to the Constitution prohibiting firearms. Law enforcment and Military should should be the only authorized groups authorized firearms. The 2nd Amendment is outdated and doesn’t take 21st century America into consideration. There are thousands of accidental shootings and deaths resulting from firearms in the home and hunting accidents. People say that if firearms were banned, only criminals would have them. How often does a law abiding citizen take down a criminal due to having a firearm in the house? Extremely rare situations which does not justify the need to maintain a firearm. I am sure you can find another hobby besides shooting innocent animals. There are absolutely no positives to keeping a firearm in the home. Which is more important, your firearm or the possibility of losing your kid due to an accident?
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February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
I believe that there should be some major restrictions on firarms. I feel that ALL automatic and assault rifles should be banned. There is no reason for anyone, other than military and police personnel to have them. I think that people should be allowed to own a firearm, but there should be a minimum one week waiting period when buying one. Traveling gun shows should be banned. Many of these gun dealers do behind the scenes deals in order to sell criminals guns. Each gun sold should be tracked in a government database. If you get caught with a gun that isn’t in the database, yhou should get mandatory jail time. Everyone who OWNS a gun should be certified and licensed yearly. Those who are caught illegally owning a gun should face mandatory jail time. I am not against people owning guns, but the NRA and some other radical groups have turned this into a constitutional battle. Our founding fathers were dealing with muzzle-loaders that took 5 minutes to load one bullet, not automatic rifles that could fire off multiple rounds in seconds.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
That would be unconstitutional.
What are you some kind of anti American troublemaker???
Go big Red Go
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
yup, most people in urban cities would agree with you 100% !!!
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
NO … to say that is treason against the united states of america and my constitutional rights …so go find u a nazi facist style regime to live under so you can be "safe" and get the fuk out of here k?
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
If you try to take my guns my kid will shoot YOU.Get outta here commie.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
no- that’s the first thing that a fascist government does in order to keep the people from rebelling.
what DOES need to happen is that we, as a society, need to stop letting ourselves be conditioned to be a collectively violent society. there are plenty of countries that do not outlaw guns and have no problem with gun violence.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
Why is it that there are more firearms per household in Canada than there are in the U.S., but they have a lower rate of just about everything negative you listed? Maybe we just need to take personal responsibility for our own posessions. Oh…sorry. I forgot that Americans don’t take responsibility for anything. They would rather pass the blame on to someone else.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
So, all the law abiting citizens would turn in thir guns.
Do you think for a moment that the criminals would do the same?
My reasons for owning a gun are:
For self defense.
In case of tyranny.
For the sport of marksmanship.
Because it is gauranteed by the 2nd amendment of the US Constitution.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
I live in a rural area and everyone I know owns a gun. To my best memory, no one has ever been injured by a firearm. They are so common here, that everyone knows how to use them, and everyone has respect for them. It may surprise, but according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a swimming pool is more dangerous to own than a firearm.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
You cant add an amendment to take away firearms, yuppie. You need to ban the second amendment, which will never happen. Go back to France.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
Okay, well, on that token, perhaps we should illegalize cars too. After all, people get into car accidents and are killed all the time…and in the wrong hands, a car can be a deadly weapon.
Pretty silly, huh?
Well, it’s the same with guns. They don’t kill people. PEOPLE kill people. Should guns be regulated? Hell, yeah. But illegalized completely? NO. In the hands of the right people, they can be very good things.
It’s impossible to ensure that they ALWAYS will be in the hands of the right people…but the same can be said for cars.
We don’t need the government to tell us what to do in EVERY instance. Some people are responsible adults, and should be treated as such.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
Are you completely out of your mind???
Have’nt people like you learned that Prohibition of ANY kind DOES NOT WORK?!! I grew up with loaded guns in the house and I’m still here, and I never shot anyone accidently. Why? Because I was taught that guns are NOT toys, and I respected what my elders told me, ie…. EDUCATION!
By the way, I don’t shoot innocent animals… just not into hunting. But I would shoot a criminal without batting an eye.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
At one time I believed just as you do. Then, I had an ex break into my home and hold me hostage. I must admit I had a radical belief shift in that 12 hour ordeal. I am now a card carrying member of the NRA. That does not mean I think guns are for everyone. I think we should be able to prove that we are responsible gun owners. I have a gun safe, I keep my ammo locked up in a different safe, and I never never keep a gun where it can be found by children. It has been said before, but I must say it again…Guns do not commit crimes, people do.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
Since you asked three questions,here are your answers
1)Absolutely not,having the means to defend oneself is vital to a free society.
2) Firearms are used in excess of 2,000,000 times each year by private citizens to defend themselves in the U.S..
3)Thanks to increased firearm safety awareness programs , firearms accidents involving children Are Extremely rare.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
No.
"Absolutely no positive to keeping a firearm in the home." ………?
LOL !
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
I fully agree with you. People have guns for what reasons?? Let’s see:
1. To "protect" themselves (if noone else has a gun then protect yourself from what/whom?)
2. To make themselves feel powerful
3. To shoot/kill animals
These are not good enough reasons to have guns in your house. The Constitution is outdated in this respect. Only law enforcement should be able to carry guns. In an ideal world anyway. Even if they were outlawed, the criminals could still get them on the black market and we’d still be in the same position as before they were outlawed.
A human being does NOT need to carry a weapon that can kill someone in 1/100th of a second.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
If a Parent educates their child the proper use and handling of a firearm they will be safe just as much if their was no firearm in the house. When I was 6 I knew where all my Fathers rifles, shotguns, and pistols were. I never once played with them or pointed them at anyone. When I turned 7 I got my first shotgun for Christmas. I never once abused it for any purpose. Also you would be real surprised at the number of self-defense shootings that occur in America. Another thing is if you say that the only people who should have them is the Military and Law Enforcement why would Police Officers need to have firearms if nobody is allowed to have them? That is right because then only criminals would have them. It all boils down to educating your children about firearms in the house. Obviously your a big time Michael Moore fan so do you also support Islamic Extremists that murder innocent civilians like he does? My Grandfather used to have a bumper sticker that read something like this…"They Can Have My Gun When They Pry It From My Cold Dead Fingers."
Vote Republican !
John McCain In 2008 !
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
Lets hope the criminals give back their guns too. Do you remember what happened in Morton Grove, IL in the 80′s. They banned all guns, and the criminals from nearby Chicago began praying on Morton Grove because they knew they would not face any resistance. They knew that if they were shot or held at bay until the police showed up. The homeowner would be charged for having an illegal weapon. More kids are killed by drowning in 5 gallon buckets than by firearms in the US. If guns were so dangerous how did our forefathers survive, guns were in every household. Maybe that help weed out the stupid in the population. LOL
Know what you are talking about before jumping on the bandwagon. Don’t just blindly believe the news media. Guns are also part of the balance of power in America, they keep the Government from taking all of the power away from the people.
Do you really want the only guns in the hands of the government.
Examples – Iraq, China, North Korea, Nazi Germany.
A matter of fact Hitler did register all firearms and radios before he ultimately took them away.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
Then you also need to ban alcohol, and get rid of the mass of degenerate drunks that kill thousands each year…over13,000 in 2005 alone, but i don’t see that happening as liberals will have nothing to drown their pathetic sorrows with. A.K.A Ted "The killer" Kennedy…
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
You do have some valid points. So do those who wish to preserve the right to keep and bear arms, however. Shooting is an olympic sport; there are several shooting events at both the Summer and the Winter Games. Hunting is a valid and reasonable thing, as is shooting targets for recreation. The real problem is that firearms owners are not required to handle and store them properly – that is, locked up unloaded when not in use, ammunition locked up seperately, and the location of the secured firearms inaccessible to young children. Additionally, too many legitimate users of firearms fail to take proper precautions – our current Vice President overindulged in booze, then while under the influence went out shooting and shot another man in the face. That never should have happened, and Dick Cheny should have been arrested, booked on criminal assault charges, and impeached. But they let him off without so much as a warning, the vile little scumbag drunk! That happens all the time, especially in places where more people worship guns than God – like Texas, and Oklahoma, where I was born…Still, there are many responsible gun owners who are well aware of the risks and who do take all reasonable precautions. We should not penalize them because there are fools like Dick Cheny. I’d say it would be entirely reasonable to require all firearms be registered with the police and proof be demanded that those weapons are responsibly cared for.
Adolf Hitler did not come to power by confiscating all German citizen’s firearms, he came to power because his Brown Shirts – made up of those same citizens – used their guns to empower him and his cronies. So that argument – that confiscation of firearms leads to imposition of a regime like the Nazis – simply does not hold water.
Now: I am a Civil War reenactor. My pards and I keep the firearms that were used in that war and use them in our reenactments – we do it every year at Gettysburg, Antietam, Shiloh and dozens of other Civil War battlefields. Would you take away our guns that we use in those reenactments? Or those of the folks who do the same regarding the French and Indian War. the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Spanish-American War, World War One and World War Two? Some of the guys who do World War Two fly authentic warbirds like the P-51 Mustang – combat capable aircraft. Would you deny them, too? See, once you start down that road, it’s hard to find a reasonable middle ground, isn’t it?
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
It would be good in theory, but all the guns would just go to the black market and be even more uncontrollable. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t fight for gun-control.
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
says you
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
I believe Penn and Teller have an excellent answer to your question
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8490506794163083426&q=penn+and+teller&hl=en
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’M A TEXAN REDNECK AND I CARRY A SHEATH KNIFE AROUND MY TOWN AND YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE MY GUNS BY FORCE AND WHAT IS NEXT TO GO MY SHEATH KNIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 27th, 2010 at 7:57 am
I totally understand your argument and reasons for such a view. However, there is another side to this coin.
Since the dawn of history, people carried arms to defend themselves against bandits and beasts while traveling or at home. Although, beasts are no longer a threat, criminals are getting to be very serious.
I do not agree that anybody should be able to walk out of a gun store with a gun in his hand. It should get more regulated and people looking to own a guns should be trained at police stations first in safe handling weapons.
As for your figures about accidental deaths, I am afraid you weren’t very accurate. The numbers aren’t so high and as a matter of fact they are on the decline due to many towns implementing those training courses.
As for victims protecting themselves from criminals, you really need to do some research on that. One life saved is much higher number than many lost due to criminals.