Is the right to bare arms in the US worth all the lives of the innocents who are shot by its citizens?

Question

To the pedantic idiots, who I am surprised would notice a spelling mistake. Sorry of perfect ones

Answer 1

A very, very brave lawyer, with a couple of weeks of legal experience should be able to argue successfully against the 'Right to bear arms' section of the American Constitution, since it says, in effect, "...shall have the right bear arms in the absence of a standing army..." In other words, the men who wrote the document, realising that their new country did not yet have a formal, permanent army, made provision for a properly constituted civilian militia to bear arms.

Obviously their thinking was that an armed militia would act as a defence should their country be attacked by foreign forces, and as soon as the US Army was formally established the need for armed civilians would disappear.

How wrong they were! The USA has the biggest standing army of any nation in histrory, but still the populace thinks it necessary to buy guns.

In addition, that frighteningly powerful lobby, the National Rifle Association, has so many American legislators in its thrall that a ban on guns will never come into force. Equally frightening is that an increasing number of States are now passing laws which allow citizens to carry a concealed weapon. Just watch the murders from shooting go up now... And you Brits who go to Florida for a vacation, please don't have any sort of confrontation with a local because he's likely to shoot you to make his point!

I lived in the US for a while and every day there would be reports of a killing by guns, amongst the worst of which were those where a child had found a gun belonging to his parents and had shot dead either himself or one of his siblings. One middle age lady I met had been shot five times by a youth trying to steal her car.

The UK has never been completely immune from shootings, but over the past few few years there has been a marked increase of so-called 'black on black' shootings. The police now have a special unit solely to investigate this type of killing.

But, over all, when you walk down High Street, Anytown, UK, your chances of being shot are very remote. To put things in perspective, during my time in New York the local authorities were elated that murder (mostly from shootings) had dropped to 580 compared with over 2000 ten years previously. At that time the total number of murders in the _whole_ of the UK had climbed to the high 700's - but that figure included murders due to the troubles in Ireland.

So it can be seen that making it difficult to access guns does make a difference. Just across the US border in Canada, the gun laws are similar to those in the UK and murder from shooting is low there, too. Japan, Germany, France, Sweden, etc., all confirm the obvious fact that strict gun laws = fewer killings.

So the answer to your question is that the USA should impose really tight gun laws, otherwise the Hamish, Columbine type shootings will occur again and again.

Answer 2

The right to bare arms is a freedom that dates back to the Bill of Rights. Even with all of the crime caused by the firearm culture you won't get Americans to give up their guns. We live in a violent society today..it's not just centered in the USA. My husband is a Detective Constable here in the UK and there is A LOT of knife crime over here (as well as in Canada). Even with the strict gun laws over here you still have crims shooting each other. My own husband had a gun pulled on him by a druggie he was chasing. Where did this guy get his gun?? Aren't the gun laws over here suppose to stop the average person getting their hands on firearms? Do you see my point? Guns (and crime in general) are everwhere and if someone really wants a gun they can get one. Don't feel all safe, warm and fuzzy just because you happen to live outside the USA. It's just as bad here, there and everywhere.

Answer 3

Any Woman or man has the duty towards their children to defend them.... It feels double being at Peace..... The Palestine people in the streets don't look right yesterday somehow.... Have a gun in the house perhaps... I would not know living in xxxland...My house is my castle, but my things never worth the hassle... Yeah my kids I fight for even in the offensive, like I have in courts I deal with victory verdicts for me, yet child care pretends to have won and pushes our children over any sane limit because they should be home free. My 22 year old brought up like that abuses my house and life, trunkspeed used to be a Tiesto fan, I wonder what makes him liar and cheat... A mother cannot stand her ground in this context with her innocent, who's abused by the system, but throws the towel in the ring it seems.

Answer 4

The right to bear arms is based on the belief that an organized militia is required, so the right is not guaranteed to everyone but to those serving in a militia. With that said, I agree with the framers' intent but not with the results in the US. The right has caused a lot more harm than good in this country. Again, I will state I don't believe that it's a right extended to everyone as our forefathers wrote the amendment.

Answer 5

If the law were changed tomorrow you would still have the same instances happening for the next 100 years. Unless they find a way of detecting and destroying all weapons and even then Military ones will manage to fine there way into circulation!

We have Gun control in the UK and we still get drive bys and nutters killing school kids.If its not with a gun then it is a sword or Maschetti!

Answer 6

Criminals would still manage to get guns regardless of laws...so at least with the right, it levels the field more and gives the innocent person a chance to protect themselves and their families

Answer 7

Ownership of firearms is a responsibility.
Guns must be locked up away from children.
Whom I assume are the innocents yo are referring to. Gangs with guns should be disarmed criminals with guns need incarcerated, Remember if guns are outlawed only outlaws will have guns.
What will you do if people used knifes in place of guns to kill people?

Answer 8

Heck yes. I don't want to have to wear a burqa. I love my sleeveless shirts...but I don't understand what the right to bare arms has to do with people being shot.

Answer 9

Watch "Bowling for Columbine" by Michel Moore very sharp analyse by an American

Answer 10

America needs to grow up. With rights come obligations; If everyone has a gun accidents will happen.