What's your opinion on gun control.?

Question

please no weiner jokes, I'm sick of them.

My perseption of gun controll is hitting your target the first time

Answer 1

May I shoot the next one Honey?

Answer 2

Gun control means hitting the selected target. The Second Amendment is clear.... "unabridged", yet our politicians violate that Law. In some cases, the violation makes sense... considering the Founding Fathers did not envision machine guns.

The history of countries that enacted gun controls which removed guns from law abiding citizens during the 20th Century is not pretty. The Soviet Union, Cambodia, Red China(still RED), Cuba, Nazi Germany, etc. Between 60 and 200 million people died as a result of those laws.

Gun control sucks... it is not needed.... just a law and the will to enforce it: use a gun in a crime, you get the death penalty.... no ifs, no ands, no buts.... DEATH. Guns are for hunting, self defense, and war, not for communists, gang bangers, or idiots.

Answer 3

The right to self-defense and protection from tyranny is a basic human right and as fundamental to our democracy as the right to freedom of religion or peaceful assembly. The founders were very much aware of people like Nancy L, who apparently believe that basic freedoms should be sacrificed because they were written a long time ago. Why else do you think they made the constitution so hard to change?

A gun is designed to kill or injure a living thing and is a proven tool for self-defense.

The idea that things would somehow be better if law-abiding citizens were disarmed should be see for what it is; facism and the belief that citizens are sheep who cannot possibly think and act for themselves and need to be coddled and sheltered by the state.

JTM FRAGINAL - What planet do you live on? You do know millions of citizens legally carry guns right?

Answer 4

I am a gun owner and collector. I am a law obiding citizen and have taken gun safety courses to aquire a concealed weapons permit. In July, I used my gun to prevent a car jacking and was safley able to deter the crimminal without firing a shot (although I was prepared to what was neccesary to protect my family).

I live in Fairfax County Virginia, a large Metropolitain area just accross the river from Washington, DC. In Virginia the state has made concealled carry easy to obtain. This county has one of the lowest violent crime rates of any comparable region in the US. I belive it is because criminals know there is a heavily armed populous and that they are risking their lives by trying to commit crime on citizens here. The same is not true for Montgomery County, Maryland which borders DC to the North on the other side of the river. Much stricter gun laws, no concealed carry, higher crime rates.

I feel safer knowing that I can protect myself from what is out there.

I believe that it is every citizen's right to own a firearm. I believe that there are adequate laws on the books to prevent criminals from obtaining weapons, but I do not believe they are implemented correctly. I believe that background checks should be more stringent and that firearms safety and training should be mandatory to own a gun.

With gun ownership comes responsibility. You MUST keep your guns locked up in a safe when not in use (or carried for protection). It prevents children from getting them and criminals if your house is robbed.

Answer 5

Our Constitutional was founded on principals. But like so many of them, they are outdated. We have many, many Amendments to the Constitution for the changing times. This one stating we "have the right to bear arms" has had it's day. It was written at a time when the US was under populated and there was virtually no law enforcement. People had to protect themselves. So this argument no longer holds true. No matter what the NRA says.

The problem here is not whether it should be appealed. It should. The problem lies within our own Govt who caters to special interest groups (esp powerful ones like the NRA). Where do you think our Govt officials gets alot of their campaign funds and votes? Yup! Special interest groups.

Answer 6

Its just like everything else. Human beings looking for an excuse in something lacking consciousness for all of their wrong behaviors.

Its a form of wishful thinking. Instead of responsibly executing justice against criminals, weak people look for someway to create a safe zone where bad things don't happen.

People who have no interest in a particular thing find it very easy to ban it.

Drunk driving is a major problem in America, yet I don't see any alcohol control programs or car control programs.

Everybody loves alcohol so its just a given that we have to find another solution besides prohibition.

People pick and choose one thing to ban and another thing to permit and there is no logical thread that runs through any of their decisions.

Basically, if justice were swift and firm then people wouldn't do those things that bring the execution of justice down upon them.

Answer 7

Hasn't worked. Look at the UK, Australia, and New Zealand: violent crime skyrocketed after the law-abiding were made to hand over their guns.
And, BTW, gun crime in Britain has INCREASED since "gun control>'
States with concealed carry laws, less crime than states or cities (we're taking per capita folks) with "sensible gun control.' Experience and history show over and over that IT JUST DOESN"T WORK. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.

National Rifle Association.... oldest civil rights organisation in the US...

Molon Labe !

Answer 8

Gun control is a valid exercise of the police power of the government. Only policemen and military personnel must be allowed to carry guns. Possession of guns by anybody will cause violence or accidents since there are people who are not responsible gun users.

Answer 9

As others stated, it is for the people to control their usage.
Unfortunately, people abuse their rights and kill people unnecessarily.
This is the price we pay for our freedoms.
I think a background check and a reasonable waiting period is more than enough. There are also already laws in place that punish gun sellers and owners for being negligent when selling/handling guns.
Ultimately, however it should be up to the people to manage their own business.

Answer 10

The only problem with what liberals are quoting a gun control will not do anything to get guns out of the hands of criminals but will take them out of the hands of law abiding citizens who will then not be able to defend themselves. I have never had a problem with a citizen that was pulled over and they hand me their license and concealed carry permit. I have had problems with criminal elements that are pulled over and have a hidden gun that they were not legally entitled to carry. How did they get the gun? They dont follow the laws, only law abiding citizens do that.

Answer 11

The most basic human right is that of self preservation, life. In todays society that might sometimes require more than ordinary means. Once self defense has been taken away from citizens, there really is very little that government cannot dictate to you.