Are you in favor of gun control?

Question

If you are, please explain how you can possibly think that is a good idea, and why you would want to undermine an absolutely critical tenet of the Constitution.

Once we have lost our weapons, we have absolutely no defense against tyranny.

Thanks for your responses thus far! I really appreciate your input.

Answer 1

Oh how I used to be! But now after having seen Martial Law, I understand that every govt on earth first takes away the guns, then the freedoms, then they do whatever they want with you. Mao, Clinton, Stalin, Bush, Hitler, they have all done it and contrary to what people think bush is destroying the 2nd amendment. Gun registration in to track law abiding americans, not criminals, since a criminal would never register a gun by definition. America is a violent violent culture and is being taught to be that way, look at what my parents watch in primetime, criminal minds, csi, law and order, nypd blue etc..not to mention the news...its all their to get you to think about violence so we all give it thought so we make more of it. But we must have guns, and powerful ones at that, that can penetrate body armor when the atf come into our homes to confiscate our guns by force like they did to the millionaires during katrina. Peace.

Answer 2

You are absolutely correct- this would cause tyranny and would allow gov't to have greater control or total control over citizens. I think alot of people for gun control forget to look at that important aspect of the issue. I am in favor of the Consitution- it is not the problem. I really see a police state being slowly set up in the U.S and if we lose our unalienable right to bear arms we have lost The United States of America.

Answer 3

There are two types of gun control that I am in favor of: (a) a steady hand holding the weapon; (b) those with any kind of criminal record (especially felons, violent crimes, armed robbery, etc) do NOT belong with a weapon! I believe that we should conserve the spirit of the Constitution as it was written and we should all fight to defend it as it is... the Constitution represents our rights, freedoms and liberties and the right to bear arms is what keeps any government in check against tyranny.

The criminals are going to have guns regardless of what the law says; law abiding people are put at a disadvantage... they would respect the law and NOT have weapons to defend their homes and families and become easier victims for those criminals that have weapons.

Can anyone tell me if crimes went down in the UK when firearms were outlawed... robberies, break-ins, home invasions, rapes, murders...? Did the crime rates go up, go down or stay the same...?

EDITED: By the way, kids that grow up around guns do not have "accidents" or get hurt because they grow up KNOWING how to handle and respect weapons. And those that do have so-called "accidents" is because of stupidity and gross carelessness. Gun owners take precautions and learn the proper handling and securing of weapons... PERIOD.

Answer 4

Yes, I am in favor of gun control -- I think basic training in firearms should be mandatory. I do not think that would undermine the Constitution if the training wasn't done by the federal government but instead was left up to "the States, or the people" as specified in the 10th Amendment.

I don't know whether they still have it, but I read that at one time, and maybe still, today, Switzerland required every man between the ages of 16 and 60 to own a rifle and be trained in its use. Not a bad idea.

Answer 5

Not in favor of gun control at all. I am in favor of punishing criminals. The government has demonstrated that it is not all that interested in really going after criminals when it comes to guns. For instance Bill Clinton got up and said that thanks the Brady Bill, 60,000 felons had been denied possession of a gun. First any of them that really wanted a gun would just walk out of the gunshop where and go someplace and steal one or purchase a stolen one. But my point is that what Bill didn't tell you was that according to his own Office of Government Accounting, more than half of those 60,000 were just clerical errors and not denied felons.

He also didn't tell you that in order to be denied you had to falsify two forms and it could reasonably be concluded that the felon had handled the gun before attempting to purchase it.. Those actions have a combined total of up to 25 years in prison for a felon. But how many did Janet Reno and her bunch prosecute? A grand total of 6 (at that time) and three of them were not even felons, they simply had not lived in the state long enough to become a resident, a requirement to purchase a pistol.

Last but not least, the CDC did a three year study in which they could not conclude that gun control had ANY positive impact on crime.

Answer 6

Ted Nugent said it best, putting the second shot in the same hole as the first is perfect gun control.

The gun is a tool that was designed for one purpose only: to take the life of whatever was in front of it. However, even in civilized era that most Americans live in, it is still a dangerous world out there. There are still wild animal prowling about and there are still criminals who can get to you before the police can. As such, the gun is still, regrettably, a necessary tool of society.

However, the type of gun needed for home security and hunting is a different matter altogether. Any cop will tell you that the pistol was never designed to kill anything other than humans. No one needs an automatic or a semi-automatic to go hunting with or to protect their home unless they expect to have a rumble between the crips and the bloods in their living room at 3 in the morning. These kinds of gun humpers are too irrational to bother listening to.

Answer 7

No. People deserve a right to protect themselves, their property, their investment, and their families, among other things. I've been hearing all too often about criminals that walk into the wrong house, get shot, then sue the HOMEOWNER! There is definitely something wrong with that picture. Those whining for stricter gun control are the same people wishing to lessen the penalties on such criminals, allowing them to turn around and sue someone they just robbed. Often you'll hear someone cite countries with strict gun control laws and lower murder rates than us as an enlightened country. What they won't tell you about are the number of countries with weak gun control laws and lower murder rates than us. Seems paradoxical, but it happens. But you're assured to never hear a Democrat mention it. Remember those rights that were drafted when we declared our independence? Well, the ones that apply are the ones that Democrats say apply. Keep these idiots out of office and we'll do just fine.

Answer 8

sure, he's in prefer of gun administration. He has as quickly as supported a bill to decrease the quantity a weapons a individual ought to purchase to a million purchase consistent with month. He and the final court docket of their recent ruling concurs that the 2d exchange does supply voters the 'suitable to undergo' palms, yet close by governments reserves the ultimate to alter who, while and how those weapons could be offered, maintained, and used.

Answer 9

For starters the argument that civilian weapons can provide a defense against government tyranny is flawed to the point of being ridiculous.

What are you going to do against a tank? A bomber? A nuclear weapon? That argument stopped working 100 years ago.

The valid argument to oppose gun control laws is that fact that the people who cause trouble with guns are CRIMINALS. Criminals, by definition, are people who break laws.. thus would break gun laws. If the law wouldn't solve the problem and would only affect law abiding citizens, whose weapons aren't a problem.. there is no point in making it.

Answer 10

I have bad news for you, we don't have any defense against tyranny even with our guns, but the blogbaba against anyone trying to take his firearms away on principle. I haven't hunted in years, and quit competitive shooting long ago. I still like the idea of being able to defend my home from the criminal element, and even the most brain dead crack head understands what the sound of a twelve gage pump chambering a round means.