Ur thoughts about Firearms?

Question

im very against fire arms, and how our world is being destroyed by people killin others. a young teen is able to find ways of getting a gun. why is getting a gun so hard to put restrictions on? who is to blame?

think to ur self, if u think its ok to have one, cause u think its a type of "protection"
if u get held up by someone, and u pull out a gun, U just threatned back. whos likely to pull the gun first, they will cause there the one that came out to u for ur luxuries, not ur life, but if u play with there life also, with out a care they will take u out, and if u wanna play hero, and take them down, u got a criminal record..... THE WORLD IS A MESS and people are out there with guns tryin to PLAY GOD!!!! I HATE THIS COLD AND CRUEL WORLD!

Answer 1

So the world is being destroyed by an object that needs, as Sir Isaac Newton would say, an outside force to make it work, because an object at rest will remain at rest, until acted upon by an outside force.

There have been to many stories of people "that do what their told" and are killed. We have had mountain lion attacks in this state. I'm too old to fight off with an knife, let alone my barehands.

The last murder in this town was with a knife. My father was murdered with a car. The first recorded murder was with a rock. You can be killed with shoe laces, knives, scissors, rocks, cars, some kind of a blugeon, rope, hammer, screwdriver, and the list goes on and on.

A firearm gives a person a chance for survival. I wouldn't trust the non-lethal "options" for some basic reasons. Pepperspray has a possibility for blowback-making you more vulneralbe, then if the person's been peppersprayed before their more apt to be able to ignore the affects. If they are on drugs it will HAVE NO EFFECT on them. Tasers have killed a few people and I have seen a few people that need to be repeatedly shocked for ANY affect.

The person to blame is the thug. I criminal is a criminal. The recidivsim rate is too high. They are not being punished, my guess is they just don't care.

The Supreme Court has had several cases where they have declared that the police don't have to respond. In case of a natural disaster you are on your own.

Where I live the criminals assume your armed and they move along, we are more apt to be attacked by animals.

What you don't realize those of us who carry have training and train on a regular basis. Most of us also have first aid training and CPR. I know in this state it can take upwards of thirty minutes for a deputy to respond. It takes a person thirty seconds to bleed out if their neck is slashed.

If you want to be a victim go ahead, just let those of us who are law abiding citizens do what we need to do to protect our own and if your in danger and are lucky we'll have your back.

Answer 2

There is a reason for the 2nd amendment, and it has to do with defending your home. Like politicians, your focus on who to blame is way off. Guns are not the problem. If they didn't have guns, they would have something else to use to kill. Unfortunately, the whole "We are the World" thing won't happen for quite some time. There will always be some idiot that thinks a gun will solve his problem. A step in the right direction is not forbidding children from guns, but teaching them respect for it. None of the children I knew who grew up with guns had problems because they were educated and not fascinated.

Answer 3

The people are to blame.

I hate to point this out to you BUT...

There were a lot more murders and killings in the middle ages over religion and without guns then there are now with guns.

Plus if everyone carried a gun and were allowed to use it, how many people would try to rob or rape someone?

The point here is that you will only take the guns away from the people who obey the laws. AND those are the ones who should be allowed to have them...

Criminals will always get them, if not here from Russia, Italy, Germany, You name it...

I am NOT defending guns I am promoting rational thinking.

:o)
Jerry

Answer 4

I strongly believe that all able bodied citizens in any country should have the right to have arms and also has a duty to have them. The reason I believe this is so that freedom can be secured in the world. Most good dictators had civilian firearm ownership banned, you know why? Because it is extremely difficult to opress a nation of people when they have means of effectively fighting back. If someone could prove to me beyond a shadow of a doubt that a goverment would not abuse it's power I would gladly give up my guns. However, people in power simply cannot be trusted. Besides the need for freedom, many people (including me) use firearms for sporting purposes. Shooting is a sport just like baseball or basketball. Tens of thousands of people and I compete in state and national shooting competitons and we ARE RESPONSIBLE with firearms.So why should we be punished for the careless deeds of others? That is like banning baseball because SOME people use bats as weapons, or making driving illegal because SOME people drive recklessly. People have killed each other before guns were made, and will continue to kill each other with or without guns, so why not give people a real chance to defend themselves. Guns are only as bad as the person using it, the same with any object.

Here is a list of what happens when people cannot defend themselves.

In 1929 the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929-1953, approx.
20 million people were rounded up and exterminated.

In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915-1917, 1.5 million Armenians were rounded up and exterminated.

Germany established gun control in 1938. From 1939-1945, 13 million Jews, gypsies and others were rounded up and exterminated.

China established gun control in 1935. From 1948-1952, 20 million political
dissidents were rounded up and exterminated.

Guatemala established gun control in 1964. from 1964-1981, 100,000 Mayan
Indians were rounded up and exterminated.

Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971-1979, 300,000 Christians
were rounded up and exterminated.

Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975-1977, one million “educated” people were rounded up and exterminated.

That places total victims who lost their lives because they couldn't defend themselves because of gun control at approximately 56 million in the last century.

Answer 5

I live in the UK where we have a tight gun law,but gun crime is on the rise,so gun restrictions don't really work...cause if people want guns to threaten/harm other people then they will get their hands on a gun no matter what the restrictions are put on them.I agree with you that guns should be banned but it ain't gonna happen.You will find in a couple of years that ALL the uk police force will carry guns cause of the amount of guns on British streets..Also a lot of people blame the recent rise in gun crime on computer games and hollywood films they make it COOL to have a gun.....

Answer 6

I am for common-sense restrictions in places where responsible firearm ownership has been demonstrated over time (decades? centuries?). I do hear you, though--senseless killings blamed on easy access to guns. But a bigger question is why does, in your example, "a young teen" want to get a gun in the first place? Is there something wrong with the person, their circumstances, or the gun?

Answer 7

OUCH.... sore subject.... Ok I have read every answer before mine... I appreciate everyone's opinion. I have to say that I think they are useful... I live in the country... where snakes and turtles take over ponds.. Where deer, wild hogs and fish are a food supply. Have you ever been in the woods at night with a wild hog rushing after you???
HA ... You'ld want a gun too. I think that if proper education is taught and guns are kept locked up ...There would not be a problem..

Answer 8

The world is just fine, thank you, but some of the people in it are not. Think of the ways people can kill other people - they certainly don't need a gun to do so...drunk drivers kill with cars, murderers kill with anything at hand from a baseball bat to a razor. The list of murder weapons is a long one.

We are supposed to be able to get guns only through legitimate means. That is the way law-abiding people obtain them, but it is not only law-abiding citizens who own them. If I want to own a gun, I can. That is the way it should remain.

Answer 9

Well seeing how a Young person can not walk into a store and buy a gun, then the blame has to be put on those who break into homes and businesses, and steal the weapons, and sell them on the street. Thus putting them into the hands of the Young.

Answer 10

I too dislike firearms, but that does not stop me from keeping one in my home.
They serve a very good purpose when used correctly. A very bad purpose when misused.
The things you are worried about concern the misuse of firearms. That attitude comes from people not being taught exactly what firearms are for. I remember my Daddy tellling me when he taught me how to shoot a gun--"Never point that at anything you don't intend to shoot. It is NOT a toy." The worst discipline i ever received in my life was for pointing a toy gun at a playmate and saying bang. If you want to blame the problem with guns on someone--blame it on the ones who didn't teach proper gun usage.

You cannot legislate morality.