Killing of Amish schoolgirls?

Question

I am ignorant, but after so many shooting of innocent children and others,why is there is no banning of guns? Maybe it's difficult to make everyone hand in their guns but isn't this an obvious solution? I'm not from US by the way, and I'm curious. Is it because the need to defend with gun is greater than the dangers of it

If guns were taken away isn't it harder to kill so don't say "people kill people not guns". You can kill a few people under seconds, but you can't with nother weapons like a knife.

Of course I mean taking guns away from CIVILIANS not the cops. Where I"m from, cops carry guns and only cops.

A mentally unsound has a higher chance of actually killing people with a gun, considering fast a gun can kill and how many. Let's say if he carries a knife, he may not kill, only injure.

Answer 1

my 9 year old son asked me why they just don't make guns illegal after hearing about the shootings. wow, does that ever make a lot of sense. however, we are talking about america where the right to bear arms is more important than the lives of their children. how many children's lives are saved with a fire arm? how many children's lives are taken with fire arms? i don't think that charlton heston and his gang of red necks would answer that question.

Answer 2

The issue is not really about people needing to carry a gun to protect themselves. America's cities aren't so bad that people have to walk around with concealed weapons all the time, unless maybe if you live in a neighborhood frequented by gangs or something. The issue is where to draw the line between protecting people's lives and protecting their freedoms. The government could ban all weapons and basically control people's personal lives, and then everyone would be safe, but they wouldn't be free. In contrast, the government could just let everyone make their own decisions and live their own lives, allow weapons, drugs, and all sorts of harmful things, and then everyone would be free, but not safe. It's a fine line that governments have to walk.

Answer 3

Even if guns were taken away, don't you think the 'bad guys' could still get their hands on them? It would be just like drugs in this country, they're illegal but even school children can get them. I don't think it would be fair to take my guns away because some crazy @#$hole decides to shoot innocent people. I think there should be stricter punishment for gun offenses or possibly take the right to own guns away from individuals (not just felons) if there is good reason to think they might harm themselves or others. Basically, banning is not the answer. I honestly believe that it would just make the problem worse.

Answer 4

It would not be possible to collect all the guns in the US nor prevent more from being brought in. There are sufficient laws on the books to prevent most gun crime if enforced. Guns are a source of protection for the individual that is seldom acknowledged in our press. States who have allowed citizens to pass tests and carry concealed weapons have had their crime rates decrease as a result. I am all in favor of those who are opposed to guns putting a sign in their window that they have no weapons in their home. Finally, the press doesn't underscore the murders committed by other weapons (knives, cars, axes, fire, bats, etc) which would increase if guns were not available. Criminals and nuts can always find a weapon to use.

Answer 5

Because it is completely impractical. There are more guns in the USA than people. It makes much more sense to educate people how to handle firearms safely, and to make a much more concentrated effort to address the problems of mental illness in the USA. The guy that shot the Amish schoolchildren apparently held a grudge against the school for 20 years before he acted. He could have just as easily used bombs. Also, politically in the USA it just won't happen - there is too much pressure against that idea ever happening. Remember: it isn't the GUNS that are pulling the triggers - its sick creeps. Banning guns would just make them use something else.

Answer 6

Im not sure what your title has to do with your question but here in the states the freedom to bear arms is just that a freedom. We do not allow our goverment the right to have arms when we, the normal people can't. (They, the goverment, just have bigger guns)
Also if the common people can't have guns than only the outlaws would have them.
I personally do not have any guns in the house, because I have grand kids and don't want the risk of any harm to them! BUT I would love to take my older grandson, aged 9 to the shooting range and learn to shoot. And we have that right.
What the crazy man did, and all the rest of the crazies do with their guns would have happened anyway because they were not suppost to have guns anyway by law!
My heart is broken by all this voilents in our schools to our children but if not guns it would be knifes you want us to ban knifes too? (in schools yes... but really where does it all stop?)

Answer 7

That's the age old argument, but the reality is only the innocent will give up their guns in a gun-controlled society. The bad guys will find the guns. Another often over-looked reality is that in states that allow hidden carry of guns, the violent crime rate is LOWER than in gun-controlled states. Bad guys are inherently cowards. When they know their victims might fight back, they go elsewhere.

Answer 8

Why ban guns? There are crazy ppl out there i will admit but guns are also used for self protection. The problem is that ppl are willing to be ok with something that has no other purpuse but to kill ppll, but god forbid some dude sits in his house to smoke some weed. Bad bad bad.

Answer 9

To think that banning guns would prevent this kind of tragedy is truly ignorant. Anyone can buy a gun on the black market or from a "CRIMINAL". If good citizens do not have guns to protect themselves, then crimes would run rampant. I've heard the argument, "let the police handle it". Uh, not in my home. If someone is trying to kill me or anyone in my family, they would NOT be walking out. If I call the police who is to say that the criminal won't panic and kill us all? People kill people, not guns. The day that guns are banned, then you can kiss your freedoms and safety goodbye.

Answer 10

No it is not an obvious solution. The problem is that when nuts and crooks kill with a gun it is CNN'd to death, but when a gunowner kills a perp and saves a life you are lucky if the local paper gives it page 5.

Answer 11

You will get people who will tell you it's unconstitutional because some document states it's a right. Those are the same people who feel they should be allowed to do anything they want. It's selfish and immature.

Having guns just causes problems...taking them away is probably impossible...sort of like prohibition, but it would probably make things a little nicer for the rest of us who don't feel the need to own them.

I still can't believe anyone would attack and hurrt the Amish...they are weird, but how could you hate them...they don't bother anyone!!