Do you believe that people have the right to own guns, or should guns be illegal?

Answer 1

I believe people should have the right to own firearms except of course if they are a convicted fellon or anyone else who is unfit to own one. Anyone who is responsible enough should have the chance. I feel they must take firearm safety courses first and they must demonstrate competency with firearms and understand safe gun handing rules before being able to purchase a gun. There are too many new-comers who are very irresponsible and unsafe. That needs to be stopped.

I don't think a gun owner should confront an intruder in their house. I think they should barricade themselves with their family and call 911. But, if the intruder breaks into that barricaded spot, then by all means the person has a right to defend their life and their family's lives with that gun.

And who cares if guns were originally created as a wepon. They are now created for sporting use as well. People who don't enjoy sport shooting don't understand that you can have firearms and be completely safe to others.

And why ask the same thing twice? Also, this question belongs in the political section. What kind of answers do you expect from hunters? Seriously.

Answer 2

Law abiding citizens should absolutely have the right to own guns, for both sporting, and self-defense purposes. Remember, here in the United States of America, the Bill of Rights would be worthless without the Second Amendment. We've all heard enough nonsense concerning a decline in violent crimes if there was a ban on guns. Every country that has enacted strict gun laws has experienced a rise in violent crimes. One of the previous answers stated that we should use our fists instead of guns. That's great, but what do I do when someone attacks me using a gun? Fists just ain't going to cut it! Many people believe that we should rely on law enforcement to protect us. How long do you think you'll survive a violent attack in your home, or in public before an already understaffed law enforcement agency can respond to your emergency call, if you have time to make a call? The naive people of the world need to wake up, and face reality. Violent criminals will always exist, and will always have access to guns, so why shouldn't law abiding citizens have the right to own guns to protect themselves from these violent criminals?

Good luck to us all if they ever ban all guns; we're going to need it!

Answer 3

This is a double edged sword...some people feel guns are the cause of many deaths and violent crimes.

I personally believe a weapon can be anything, and we have a right to bear arms, just like a right to bear knives, drive cars, and take medicine.

All can kill you, but it takes intent or not having enough information. For example, someone could run you over with a car, either willfully or by accident. Same thing with a gun, someone can shoot you either willfully or accidentally.

We have to work towards educating people about the right way to use, care, and keep guns.

Answer 4

There are good and bad points above.

Gun control only effects those willing to abide by the law. Criminals will always have guns.

Heroine, Cocaine, and Marijuana are illegal but available in EVERY city and town in the U.S.

Do you think if all guns were out-lawed it would be any different

People willing to commit murder, robbery, rape, assault or any violent crime think nothing of violating a weapons law.

It's a lesser charge compared to their primary intent.

Banning fire-arms, even specific "Bad" guns will not deter ciminals from attaining weapons. A kilo of Cocaine costs virtually nothing in Bolivia, an AK-47(akm) costs 1 chicken in Uganda!

Banning legal fire-arms will cause a huge black market for weapons driving up there street value and removing the law abiding Americans the means to defend themselves.

A lot has been said regarding the Second Amendment to the U.S constitution.

It is NOT about hunting!!!

The intent of the Second Amendment was to proivde the common citizen( or group of citizens) the ability to protect themselves not from deer, jack-rabbits or coyotes.

But from an oppressive government un-willing to represent the will of the people!

The second amendment HAS ALREADY BEEN INFRINGED!!

Forget "assault rifles" and "high capacity magazines"

To defend against the tyranny of a modern government a "well regulated militia" would need several armored divisions equipped with M1A2 tanks, a volunteer airforce flying F/A-22s and a Carrier battle group or five would "be essential to the security of a free state"

Don't fool yourselves.

Answer 5

Read the Bill of Rights. Study history. We have the right to own guns period. That's why there are over 70 million gun owners in this country.

If people were better educated on this issued we'd never have this debate. The spirit and intent of the framers of the constitution were quite clear but our education system has worked really hard at dumbing down our school kids when it comes to the history of this country and what the founding fathers intended. You have to educate yourself on this issue. Not just on guns but about freedom, liberty and justice. Most people were taught little of nothing in school and what they were taught is often biased.

Answer 6

It has been said several time eloquently already above that the Second Amendment is OUR RIGHT and we should know that it was given to us for a real threat against our nation. A tyrannical government I believe is how it was worded. When people or government want to take away your weapons, its time to see what kind of BS they are up to. History has proved that country's that have disarmed the general population have lost their ability to be labeled a Democracy. Which in turn makes us what we are today, a free nation. Just like freedom of speech it has its place and is our right.

Answer 7

People DO have the right to own guns. There's no "should" to it. There are things that can be debated in law, but this isn't one of them. That's what the Bill of Rights is all about. Government has no jurisdiction in certain areas, and this is one.

Answer 8

Gun ownership is a right that is in the Constitution. Guns should not be illegal, because then all hell would break loose.

Answer 9

I'll answer with another question;

Why do so many people fear one piece of machinery or a tool over another?

Put it this way, I have a machine that can travel 500 kilometers on a tank of fuel, I can use it for good deeds or bad deeds.

I can use it, notice that, "I", as in "me", as in the "human" responsible for the operation of the machine.

Machinary nor tools have a will of their own. Only a human can make it do something.

The exact same thing can be said for firearms.

Answer 10

That would make a lot of sense make guns illegal so that law abiding citizens cant have them and all the criminals will get them anyway!