How can we keep guns out of the wrong hands without giong against the bill of rights?

Question

A normal citizen should have the right to bare arms!

Answer 1

You're absolutely right, Guitarman! And I quote you here:
"A normal citizen should have the right to bare arms!"

I believe that the answer to this dilemma may be found in SUNSCREEN!

Thanks for the 2 points.

Answer 2

There's an old saying about gun control: it wouldn't stop a Lizzie Borden, but it would sure slow her down.

One has to balance our second right amendments with the realization that there can be logical controls on its extent. We do not, for example, allow our citizens to own nuclear bombs or chemical weapons simply because they technically constitute "arms." So the question becomes one of degree: how much can we reasonably circumscribe the second amendment without doing away with the basic right?

I don't pretend to have a good answer for that, but I suggest that that question might be worth asking...

Answer 3

Umm...define normal? Some people seem normal, that is until they shoot someone with the gun that they who are so seemingly normal just bought.

I think if no one has guns then there will be less violence resulting in death. And we would be that much closer to world peace. Ok, I know I am dreaming, but guns get into the hands of all the wrong people everyday. I really don't like guns. Well, maybe I like them for recreational purposes only, like shooting ranges, hunting (animals not humans) etc...but I think that allowing every "normal" person to be able to get one is a mistake. But if the wrong people want a gun, they will get it, legally or illegally, so there is no sense in trying to fight the system on this one. So yes, give everyone guns. The world will be a much safer place...right?

Answer 4

At the time the right to bear arms was written, the weapon was a muzzle loader. Try to kill multiple people with that. I spent 27 years in the military and have fired about every weapon out there. I hunt and enjoy it. However, I see no reason for semi or full auto weapons in the general population. If you can't bring an animal down with a bolt action rifle, you shouldn't be hunting. And if you restrict pistols to revolvers, people will still be able to protect themselves but will find it extremely hard to go on a shooting rampage. The revolver limits you to six shots and then takes a good bit of time to reload. You can still shoot if you want but while you're reloading I have a chance to get my hands around your scrawny neck. The gun manufacturers and people selling them are the ones financing the fight to keep them.

Answer 5

I think a normal citizen should be able to have a rifle or shotgun, but no other guns are necessary. If there were no guns available, the VT shooting could not have happened. For the one or two people who say their life was saved, That does not make up for the tragidy caused by guns. Imagine him trying to kill 32 people with a knife.

Answer 6

You can't keep guns out of the wrong hands. And you definitely will not achieve that by taking guns out the hands of law abiding citizens.

Answer 7

I agree.First we need every state to impose a waiting period during a backround check.If that would have happened in Virginia 32 people wouldn't be dead.A law that when you transfer a gun to another party you have something like a title to a car that has to be transfered.Make people responsible for their guns.If your kid gets a hold of it and kills someone I'm sorry but you have some liability there too.As many have said often, Guns don't kill People kill.I take my gun ownership very seriously.I have kids and Grandkids in my house and keep them locked away with bullets locked up.I can readily access it in the event of an intrusion but the kids have NO access.Responsibility.

Answer 8

If we travel to a foreign country, we are not allowed to carry a gun under any circumstances. We Should not allow ANYONE who is a foreigner, student or not, to be able to apply for or carry a gun period!

Answer 9

We can't. We should have our guns, and we take our chances that crazies will also get hold of them. I am one of those rare things, an armed liberal.

Answer 10

If people want their freedom to own guns, they will have to accept that death by guns will be a byproduct of that. That is the harsh truth that gun owners have to admit to.