gun ownership??? -for a friend?

Question

debates--do you think people should be able to own guns?? (my friends con) so do you think they should...why or why not?? plz help... we have debates and shes trying to get some info.

Answer 1

Hope you're not as young as that image implies, if you want to carry a weapon.
You live in about the only country in the world where you have the right to carry the ultimate deterrence against serious crime. Cherish it.
No one has the right to stop you from carrying personal protection merely because they would not carry it and they feel uncomfortable around guns. Let them associate with their own unarmed friends and leave you alone to live your life.
Even at the remote risk of one day possibly accidently shooting myself, I would still prefer the peace of mind in knowing that I am not perpetually an unarmed walking crime soft target.

Answer 2

I am for gun ownership, because you should be able to protect your family and yourself no matter where you are. I live in WA and it is an open gun law state. Most people around here have concealed weapons permits, including myself, and it is not a problem. Criminals around here are aware and do not tempt fate.

Responsible gun owners aren't the problem. It's the uneducated and those that don't practice safety at all times. Guns don't just go off, people do. In other words, a bullet will not enter another human being, unless it is

A. Front and rear sights are equal and level
B. The trigger is squeezed

Anything can be used as a deadly weapon. In some situations a knife is more dangerous than a gun. So a gun is just a tool, not the cause.

Answer 3

People have owned guns a whole lot longer than gun-controlling laws have existed. Considering that at one time, using a gun was one of the few ways a person could acquire food, it's very reasonable to continue this practice.

Yes, there is alot of gun crime. However, take away the guns, and there will still be violent crime....it will just use another means. You cannot hold it against all people just because a few are idiots, friend.

Yes, guns should continue to be allowed. Out of the LEGAL gun owners in this country, less that 2% of all crimes are committed. Out of all the gun crime, less than 5% are legal gun owners. The reason for that discrepancy is that a few of them actually realize that guns can be traced, so even tho they own a gun, they find one from outside to use for the crime.

While I don't own a gun, I see it to be very reasonable for others to have them. In today's society, it's becoming more and more necessary to provide for your own protection. I'm not including those who have guns simply for hunting season, I'm only working with those who have them for protection. Hunting is a whole other ballgame entirely, and isn't really the issue at the heart of your question.

Take away the guns, and criminals will still find a way to get them. This would leave the upstanding owners in a quandry........how to protect themselves and their families without one, against someone who has one.

Keep the guns.

Answer 4

In European countries where gun ownership is almost non-existant, they have so many less gun related deaths. A few years ago, the USA had 11,000 gun related deaths, in England that same year they had only 500.

I owe a gun, I own 2 guns. The laws make it too easy to own guns. In Indiana, I carried a gun when I was 18 years old. My mother bought it for me. She thought I was responsible enough after I convinced her for 3 months. I couldn't even buy bullets but I could carry a gun without any training whatsoever!
It cost 25 dollars for the 4 year permit.

Yes, people should be able to own guns. But... it's a slippery slope.... guns don't kill people, people kill people... and I don't think people these days are sane enough to carry guns. It's going to get worse!!! In 50 years, the future generation will have helped deteriorate society into a darkness we haven't seen before!!! As Bob Marley would sings, "Come we gonna chant down Babylon"

Answer 5

I think people should be able to own guns for protections. There should be limits but the criminals are going to get them anyway. Even England is starting to have a huge problem because no one carries guns but the criminals...

Answer 6

it is a constitutional right to own a gun taking away that right is like breaking the law. I can conceive that a convicted fellon have there rights revoked. By tring to pass a law to take away that right is like opening up a can of worms that will never end just like abortion. So my answer will follow the law yes a person has the right to bare arms.

Answer 7

Everybody has the right to self defense,wheres a cop when you need one, and to be secure in their home.
Those who would do you harm go armed.
I strongly suggest taking classes if you are not trained and picking a weapon you can use comfortably,44 Mags arn't for everybody.
A .22 is better than throwing rocks.

Answer 8

guns dont kill people stupid @ssholes kill people- if your gonna blame the gun for killing someone u need to blame your pen or keyboard for mis spelled words, same deal. and the right to bear arms is in the constitution, so everyone should own a gun but owning a gun isnt a free pass to shoot someone.

Answer 9

Certainly, the right to bear arms is in our constitution. Guns don't kill people, people do.

Answer 10

responsible people with a good background check yes crimanals no,but i live in vt we hunt ,in other places people buy guns for a image thats wrong in my eyes