Why are Americans so into guns?

Question

This stems from a question I read yesterday:

Why is canada the best country in the world to live in?

One answer: Canada is definitely not the best country. For instance, Canada doesn't care about freedom for the individual. They proved this when they made it almost impossible to own a firearm.

Have you ever seen the movie "Bowling for Columbine"?

Answer 1

What a dumb question. You ever see a traffic accident where someone died? Lets ban cars! You ever hear of someone getting electrocuted? Lets ban electricity! Ever hear of a bear killing a human? Lets kill all the bears!

Before you try to suggest we give up our arms...by the way, that was the first order of business taken by Hitler...remember that it is much easier for someone to shove an unarmed man into an oven than an armed one.

Additionally, if we outlawed guns, only outlaws would have guns...and LOTS and LOTS of guns.

This is an open society with WIDE OPEN BORDERS. Ever hear of the drug trade. The only thing you would accomplish by banning guns is to insure that law abiding citizens would be unable to defend ourselves.

Are you so naive to think that if we banned guns the criminals would stop using them?

Wake up, please.

Answer 2

The movie Bowling For Columbine is a complete sham. Just like Farenheit 9/11, Moore should get an award for editing on this one, because that was all it was. There was little to no fact in the movie. The truth is, the places with open firearm laws (Texas, Montana, Colorado, etc) have the lowest crime rates. Why? Because when guns are banned, the only people with them are criminals. If a criminal is the only person with a gun, it sure does make it easy for them to pull off a crime. On the other hand, if everybody could have a gun, a criminal would be a lot less willing to start any crap. These states are much safer, and there are very few people in these states that are scared of the guns.

Answer 3

Havent seen the movie.

However, I own a gun and I am very into guns because of a few simple facts. First guns are always gonna be on the streets in the hands of criminals. Second, I cant protect my daughter against an attacker with a knife or whatever efficiently. Therefore I will assert my right to carry a fire arm to protect my child and myself. In addition I live in the mountains and there are wild dogs and mountain lions, and bears and coyotes. Just walking can be dangerous. Also, I enjoy shooting and practicing having a very good shot.....it a hobby.

Hows that?

Answer 4

I tend to believe that this is due to the fact that we had to fight for our freedom from Britain. Ever since then having an armed population helped in a variety of ways. For a while it was a means of obtaining food, as well as useful for the maintenance of a state militia. It was also a means to keep the government from getting to powerful. Meaning that if the gov. ever decided that the people would be better ruled by a form of government that was in contrast to the what the people wanted a revolution would be more easier to manage as well as preventing the government from enforcing such an ill conceived rulership upon the people of this country.

One could also speak of the idea that crime would be lower if everyone had a gun. i.e. You would think twice about robbing, raping, etc.. anyone if they happened to be armed.

As far as the movie "Bowling for Columbine" I have seen it. In regards to the use of firearms in this instance, the terrible tragedy that occurred there could have just effectively been carried out by use of homemade explosives and/or guns.

The real issue is incumbent upon the person, not the tool (gun). Guns are not bad, they are only, what they are, by their use.

Answer 5

It's just because of their history. It's a symbol of the "American way of life". America was established based on having the right to own a gun, Canada was not, therefore some Americans feel that it's their "God given right" to have a gun, whereas most Canadians don't feel the same way.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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I'm an American, I have no gun.

In most of the 'first' world, people will think their country of origin is the best one. It's simple.

People prefer their home to another country. The best country is the one you love.

Answer 8

Bowling for Columbine was shown to have had distortions. As for why we're into guns, it's because we see the right of the individual to have a viable means of protection against the unpredictable, and not be reliant on government to that end, as a fundemental right so strong that it supercedes hypothetical consequences. People can argue about the statistics all they want, for us, it's about the greater principle. We want the option to protect ourselves against occurences of danger one cannot disprove, others want us to be limited because of occurences of danger that are consequential to our ownership and use of guns. We have, I believe, the stronger moral argument. Self defense vs. innocents lost in a crossfire or by the rage, etc., of someone. Self defense wins.

Sorry about the sentence structure above. I hope most got what I'm trying to say.

Answer 9

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2) hunting
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