Why do so many people support the right to have guns?

Question

I mean its like saying I am going to build a bomb in my backyard and its my right to do so. I once met this American who said to me "oh, its my right to bear arms to protect me from all the *****s(racist word for black person) and other ethics. All I need now is an excuse to wipe them all out". Do you really want that kind of person to have the right to own a gun?? You can go on about cars killing people too, but thats just a fault of what they were really designed for. Car manufacturers has taken great steps to prevent death in car accidents. A gun is designed for the sole purpose of killing people. People say that banning guns will leave them in the hands of criminals, but then how do you explain that countries that ban guns hardly have such common mass shootings.

Answer 1

I honestly don't know.The thinking is absolutely thick.Guns are made to kill. If you don't want to kill don't have a gun ever.If you feel that not having a gun leaves you at risk from criminals you must together with countless thousand others demand that your government gives you the protection you and your family require.If you need 10 times as many police the state must pay.If all criminals with gun convictions were imprisoned for at least 25 years this would help and the government must pay.Any murder from using a gun is a mandatory death sentence.Any felon seen holding a gun in a public place or threatening a member of the public may be instantly executed by a member of the police or security forces.without any comebacks whatsoever.There are no human rights that are not earned,Break the rules and you have no human right at all. The law abiding citizen would have nothing to fear but the person whose career ventures on the side of not so legal will have plenty of worries.The events of the last day show a side to this argument.With no gun shops, no mail order gun supplier, where would the person involved have got the guns he used. I know there are illegal gun suppliers to the gangsters and mobs, but would this student have had access to these illegal sources.Ban all sources of guns will be a start.The right of people to defend themselves should be limited.Defend against what.If the law enforcement agencies were sufficiently well financed to really make a difference would the average American be prepared to pick up the bill in taxes to pay for this law enforcement,My impression is that the average American wants the maximum of support from law and anti terrorist agencies but is not prepared to put his hand in his pocket to finance this sort of cover.Generally speaking the American person is much lower taxed than his European counterpart.If you want yhe sevices you have got to pay for them, Especially the tax paid by corporate big business.This tax could be increased 4 fold and the busineeses would still be running. Wheher the government was still in power is debatable as the US government is controlled by the big corporations and until such time as an American administration is prepared to tell the corporations to get lost, and if necessary drastically alter the American economy, then I,m afraid this saga will go on and on and on.

Answer 2

I own guns and I do not support gun control laws. The only guns controlled by those idiotic pieces of legislation are legal guns. Most were passed to outlaw an action that was already unlawful. Case in point: A man entered a school yard and started shooting kids with a semi-automatic rifle. The response was to outlaw semi-automatic rifles. Does that mean that entering a school yard and killing kids with a semi-automatic rifle was legal before the new law was enacted? I don't think so. Criminals, by definition, do not obey the law. So how in the world does passing yet another law do anything constructive? The Second Amendment ends with the words "shall not be infringed". That means limited or made more difficult. Only a very naive person could be made to believe criminals can be controlled with laws. It requires police, jails, prisons, and execution chambers. A killing spree is ended forever at the end of needle. When the American public is disarmed, and it will happen, will you fear the criminal, the police or the military the most. "Locate and confiscate all privately owned firearms". A position common to Hitler, and Stalin, see how well that worked for the people. This is a very open ended question. Send your email to my profile and I will provide more if you are interested. Final thought: An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man is a subject, and a disarmed man is a prisoner.

Answer 3

It's the "right" to kill people, "protecting oneself" is just a cover up. So many fatal accidents occur from the gun of the owner of the household, not an intruder - doesn't that say something?
Guns should be abolished, that way there would be nothing to "be protected" from.
The police are supposed to be their to protect you!
There may be arguments towards the efficency of America's Police, but surely two rights don't make a wrong.
Battle the initial problems first, the roots of it all, bad policing, bad parenting, treatment for those who are mentally ill and start the mass killings in the first place! Pay attention to the psychological research at hand!

People need to be less ignorant and focus on sustainable approaches, stop freaking out that they're loosing money on projects, when infact by "strengthening security" they are not only keeping death tolls high, but at a cost to the economy too.

So many other countries, whilst everyone has their initial problems, are healthier and happier, I'd say America is far from perfect.

Answer 4

Beanie........the problem here is not the guns, its about whose hands there in....unfortunately , in most cases in the hands of the idiots and thieves. I feel like you do a lot of times,but I have been robbed and my house broken into while I was home. I have a family that I have to protect. We live in a world where there are no morals ,no respect . It would be nice to live in a world that you see, but we don't. This is the bottom line for me.....I don't like being this way but society has left me no choice. This is what I live by..........It is better to have a gun and never use it, than to need one and not have it !
Again , I know where you are coming from and I agree with you to a point. I would like to see how you would feel with your life in jeopardy and you needed some kind of protection for a loved one and did not have it at the time you so desperately needed it. I think if you are honest you will agree there is a time and place for everything.

Answer 5

Arguments like yours are not based in any sort of logic, and I'll bet that you don't have any facts to back up your claims. Do you have statistics that prove that countries that ban guns have less gun crimes? Even if they have less gun crimes, how many more people are killed with knives, golf clubs, piano wire, etc.?

The majority of gun owners in this country are responsible, law abiding people. You never hear about these people in the news, because they never have problems to report. You only hear about the few whackos that have other issues, and would have found another way to kill people if they didn't have guns.

Making laws to restrict gun ownership will indeed leave them in the hands of people who break the law. Also, it will increase crime. A burgler risks much more breaking into a house if the people inside are armed. If you ban guns, that burgler knows that the people inside aren't armed and can't put up a defense.

It all comes down to responsibility. I own guns, and I am responsible. I have never had the urge to shoot anyone, nor have I ever flipped out and gone on a rampage. I have also never seen a gun crawl out of it's box and shoot someone on it's own.

I do feel better, though, that I have a gun in the house in the event that someone tried to break in or kick in my front door.

Answer 6

As long as people keep asking the same question over and over, I'm just going to re-post my answer....

why do people always pick out a bad incident to make it took bad for all.....
I think they should outlaw all knives since people keep getting stabbed. I mean the knife must be bad.
Outlaw alcohol too, as it kills more and destroys more families than guns do every year.
Obesity is killing more and more people, therefore we must outlaw food.
Freedom of speech is only dependent on who you are. Some people can have it, some cant.
The Internet promotes ignorance...just look at the Q&As. Down with the Internet.
They used airplanes to kill people on 9/11...we must make it illegal to fly
Lets just take all the freedoms away......

Answer 7

Because some thinking people are still around,thankfully.Criminals will always find a way to procure arms.If citizens do not bear arms,they fall prey to both criminals and tryannical governments.People against private gun ownership simply do not know history.

Answer 8

Guns are banned in schools, and look what happened. If the students had the right to bear arms, like they're supposed to be guaranteed by the Constitution, they could have defended themselves.

Answer 9

Is it your right to build a bomb in the backyard?

I want the right to own a gun to protect myself and loved ones from the nuts you mention.

Answer 10

You are beating a dead dog here, dear. I will not give my guns up for any reason. I refuse to leave my safety and the safety of my family in the hands of law enforcement and government. Who are often times criminal themselves.