2006-11-19 05:58:17 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
no some people are just to immature to know how to handle one properly or they get angry so quickly that may shoot their spouse or children in a heatted argument
2006-11-19 06:27:40 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. A shotgun is better for close quarter defense and you can be a little off target and still hit somebody especially if the barrel is shortened. Semi-auto is best, pump comes in second especially with an extended magazine. Double barrel or single barrel single shot ones are too cumbersome to reload.
2006-11-19 14:26:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, with certain exceptions, just like the Swiss government requires of Swiss households.
It works for Switzerland, and Switzerland has very low crime rates, and a very low rate of accidental shooting incidents. The Swiss government also requires regular training for proficiency.
Edit: The Swiss law actually requires that each household have what Americans would consider an assault rifle.
2006-11-19 14:12:49 · answer #3 · answered by Ragnarok 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont know if this statistic is still true but...I remember listening to Paul Harvey talking about the town of Kennesaw GA back in the mid 90's. It was a law that every home had to contain at least one gun. The burglary rate in Kennesaw was approaching ZERO when the program aired
2006-11-19 14:03:36 · answer #4 · answered by RScott 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is America....think about it. If every single family owned a rifle, the American population would be cut in half.
2006-11-19 14:03:20 · answer #5 · answered by JayJay 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no because the right to bear arms is a RIGHT of every American citizen NOT a responsiblility, so if a memeber of an American family chooses to own a rifle for self defence, or they don't, it's there right to choose which they do.
2006-11-19 14:02:02 · answer #6 · answered by Dark Sunshine 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This would not be America if rifle owning was made MANDATORY (key word: madatory). It is a RIGHT to bear arms, not a RESPONSIBILITY to do so.
2006-11-19 14:01:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never thought about it!!
Not a bad idea.....
Except maybe Not the bad guys?? If you HAVE a violent crime on record... no gun for you!! I bet it would help!
It would also help if the LAWS actually allowed you TO defend yourself. Here in Michigan it's ....hide if you can.
2006-11-19 15:57:07 · answer #8 · answered by the23FireKeep 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Mandatory is never good. It usually raises insurance cost or taxes.
2006-11-19 14:03:22 · answer #9 · answered by honiebyrd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont know about rifle....that will never happen. handguns maybe. I hate gun control advocates. It's pointless
2006-11-19 14:00:45 · answer #10 · answered by Joe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋