I think it was Chris Rock who brought this up - he said "If bullets cost $5000, there wouldn't be any innocent bystanders getting shot. Someone got shot, everyone would say "He must have done something, it cost $5000 to kill him....."
It's a serious point, guns and Ammo are cheap and easy in the US, all because of a misreading of the Second Amendment. How many of you gun owners are part of "A well-regulated militia" as it says in that amendment? This was a defence against a corrupt or foreign-based government, not a right to carry a gun in your handbag...
2006-07-18 22:30:58 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
It is you that has misread the Second Amendment.
You're views are pretty naive as well. There would be no drop in crime if guns were made illegal. If one could wave a magic wand and remove all guns from the United States, the murder rate wouldn’t drop a bit.
If you think that guns are the cause of murder because countries that have banned them have low murder rates, you may want to stop listening to a left wing media and dig up some unbiased facts. It’s the large urban cities where most of the crime occurs. In these large urban cities guns are already illegal. Moreover if you compare a U.S. city with a Canadian city that’s just across the border, you’re going to find that not only are there less gun related murders, but also that murders where weapons other than guns were used are equally as low. In fact you’re going to see that all crime is lower in the Canadian City than in the American city.
Guns cause crime just like matches cause arson.
Have you ever considered that cars should be banned because they kill many times more people under the age of forty than anything known to man?
2006-07-18 22:56:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think that while the proposal is perposterous, the concept is ingenious, but not altogether original. I agree with alot of comments/remarks that have been made so far in that this wouldn't be a solution. I think that in addition to putting in processes in place to make private gun ownership more of a measure of accountability than a right, the following "rights" should also be subject to a higher level of accountability:
The right to parent - we are making parents more accountable, but not for the right actions.
The right to view media content displaying violence. - I bet if violent programming were available at a pay per view rate, more people either wouldn't have access to violence in media or would seriously consider the importance of watching TV programs where people suffer violence. I don't know about anyone else, but it makes me uncomfortable to watch someone "die".
The right to inflict violence in any form on other living things - I'm sure those who initiated the amendment for the freedom of speech would roll over in their graves to hear some of the content that comes out of our mouths everyday. I really don't understand how our society looks at foul language and words spoken in ager (i.e. threats, verbal lashings, etc) as the "norm". Even after giving someone a tongue lashing that was probably "well deserved", I still didn't feel quite right. I was more angry at myself afterwards.
Just some thoughts...I do understand where you are coming from though. I hope one day I get sick enough of human degredation that I make a proactive impact.
2006-07-19 10:39:01 · answer #2 · answered by fiteprogram 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you need to go back to school and learn a little bit more.. Stop condemning all gun owners for the few that abuse there rights and commit crimes with them..
The same thing can be said about just about anything.. I could easily turn my car or truck into a weapon.. or just some of the things under my kitchen sink.. it's not the item being used.. it's the person using it..
2006-07-18 22:37:28 · answer #3 · answered by LokoLobo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give them away for free, That way all the inbreds that feel the need to have a gun because of some outdated ruling in the amendment can shoot the hell out of each other.
Of all the stupid laws we all hear about comming ut of the USA this is one of the dumbest
2006-07-18 22:49:05 · answer #4 · answered by Dirty Rob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gun or bullet alone has never killed someone. There had to be a person to pull the trigger that fired the bullet in order for it to kill. Why dont we inforce the laws we have now and make the punishment worse than the crime. then maybe people would stop committing crime.
IF GUNS KILL PEOPLE THEN PENCILS CAUSE MISSPELLED WORDS. think about it
2006-07-18 22:38:40 · answer #5 · answered by railcar_exp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't going to stop the violence. There are still plenty of other methods of violence and killing people. The hatred between people will never change no matter what they do to try and stop it. Next thing you know, bullets will be made on the down low by dealers. There's no solution for world peace. I don't see it ever happening.
2006-07-18 22:33:56 · answer #6 · answered by youdontknowme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with you on the point of the second amendment but these people read it as they want to not as it is
o and all these people who say guns don't kill people well id like to see one of them shot someone with there finger. that saying is just a cop out
2006-07-18 22:48:20 · answer #7 · answered by The Wanderer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iran are doing an offer at the moment buy one get a gun free
2006-07-18 22:34:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There shouldn't be any bullets at all. If you were to make them more expensive, you would deprive the poor of using them only and you would give that right to the rich only. Does it make any difference for you to be killed by a poor person or a rich one?
2006-07-18 22:40:17 · answer #9 · answered by Altan E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you believe what Chris Rock , he's a Liberal you need some help.
Bullets should not be made more expensive, just unobtainable to the ordinary Joe.
2006-07-19 12:28:33 · answer #10 · answered by Derek B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋