How can America continue to justify it's "Right to bear arms" when all these kids keep getting shot

Question

Just before I give Bowser best answer for this for being one of the few voices of reason here I'd like to say that before I asked this question I was angry, having read the answers given here I'm genuinely shocked and now just saddened. I don't think there's any hope for your insane right wing country and you will enevitably destroy the whole world.

Answer 1

I think some Americans are too close to this emotionally to be able to think straight.

I'll just reword a few of the arguments above:

'Inanimate pieces of metal do not kill people; people kill people'. Yes. But it's the ready availability of those inanimate pieces of metal that makes it easier for people to kill people - that's the point.

'Cars kill people too. Let's ban them.' What's the logical basis for comparing a generally beneficial and essential means of transport with a firearm? In what part of the USA do you feel so unsafe that you need - that's a strong word - a gun? Need, as in 'actually require'? Exactly.

'It's in our Constitution. We need a means of defence against tyranny.' How many things in the world have changed since the Declaration Of Independence was signed? If and when your political system breaks down, you mean Plan B is to hole up with guns? Really?

'It's always been our right.' How do countries in the world which prohibit firearms not descend into anarchy? I've lived in a country where the penalty for possessing live ammunition (let alone a gun) without a licence was death. Not surprisingly, very few shootings.

I won't address the 'sticks' one : )

Yeah, people are screwed up. Yeah, they'll kill each other with fingernails if there's nothing else to hand.

Why make it easier?

Answer 2

By understanding what the source of the right is in the first place, and by understanding why it is important. Your question proves that you, like most people both in the NRA and on the Left do not.

First of all, the source of the right is not granted by society or by government. It simply exists, whether you believe in God or not. The Second Amendment doesn't create the right, it merely recognizes it, and that was one of the major objections of the Founding Fathers at the time. Putting it in the Constitution allows the illusion that it is created by that document, and they were of the opinion that it simply exists, independent of any such recognition.

Second, the purpose of the Amendment is as self-evident as the rest of the Constitution if you understand the Declaration of Independence and consider the two simultaneously, as the Declaration of Independence lays out what they were rejecting, and can therefore be a clue as to what they wanted to avoid. They had just thrown off a tyrannical government when they wrote the Constitution, and that would have been impossible without a populace that had ready access to armaments.

The right to keep and bear arms ensures that the populace has the means to resist tyranny (the Will is another matter entirely). It has nothing to do with burglars, serial killers, deer hunting, or child safety locks.

Answer 3

American citizens to not have the right to bear arms. The problem starts with the gun lobby who only quote the first few words of the line on the matter. What the Constitution allows, is for a Citizens Militia to bear arms. That's quite a lot different from saying every citizen can carry a gun. Bush knows this but is a gun lobby supporter - a Texan who shoots from the lip.

Answer 4

Shouldnt there be a limit on WHAT arms you can bear,

I mean under U.S law a nuke is arms and you have the right to bear it.

Imagine Chicago getting nuked coz some Dumb **** bet on San Fransico....

(Although Isn't there a town or something in texas where the law states you MUST carry a gun at all times?? 0 gun crime there.. Imagine pulling a gun to rob a store and the entire queue including the granny's pull out Uzi's lmfao!!)

And the cr@p about if you ban guns then you ban knives and sticks, Ermmmm YEP look at the rest of the world dumbass, Knives being carried YEP! knives for home / work o.k Ban sticks? dont be so stupid.. Take the extreme vies then Chop off arms and legs incase you get hit or kicked,, Typical STUPID Answers for dumb twats!

Increase the peace......

Answer 5

Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me.

Actually very tragic.
Along with the right to own a weapon in America carries the heavy resposability of how to use one safely and keep one locked away if you are going to own one.Peraonally mines locked up and pieced out.
Unfortunately any sicko who wants to cause chaos and death doesnt need a gun,they can carry out their mission I'm sure with other destructive devices, its not just America.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

What a bunch of answers. Some of these people are so short sighted its scarey. It appears to me that as far as the NRA are concerned the right to bear arms is more important than human life, tragic.

Answer 8

instructions in high school we the student could have participated on the riffle range complete of instructions and supervisions with actual firing time this not only taught safety but more important responsibility i passed this on to my children definitely will continue it passage to their own now many parents want their BOYS in high school to take up home economic and cooking in turn they are gun shy and ignorant of its use and responsibility and grow up wooossssiiiiiissss, they get shot because of the lack of parental supervision and instructions of life parents are too busy thinking of how to get laid without the other spouse finding out or how to get a 3 some going while the kids run rampant i collect all class III firearms when my children were at the tender age of 10 they all participated in my outings in the woods today 2 are Feds other escort for nuclear fuels DOE have a good Day Semper FI 1964 schoold ays

Answer 9

that's a statement..
hate guns, think they increase the risk of harm not reduce it, but in UK we are in a different culture (at the moment)
Americans do do a lot of blood sports, so perhaps its about those with real reasons, keeping them locked away better.. I personally do not understand the need for every one to bear arms, very cowboy like.. the law needs changing at the top and with ppl like Arnie on the road of politics i don't think that will happen any time soon?
I have to add, that ppl get shot here too, kids as well, and we have gun laws? at some point we need to take responsibility ourselves for our own actions?

Answer 10

Ever notice these nuts go where they know there are no armed people ?
They don't walk into Police Stations , do they ?
The states with the strictest gun laws have the highest crime rates .
A gun is just a machine , it has no will of it's own , stop blaming guns for what people do .