If ordinary people could not use shooting guns, what alternative weapons coul we use to protect our selfs?

Question

What kind of weapon would it be ?and can it hurt the perpetrature without killing them?

Answer 1

If no one had guns, then we would find some way to protect oursleves. Stun guns, mace, knives...you'd think of something. But the great thing is that you wouldn't have to worry nearly as much about car jackings, someone breaking in your house, robbery...because the criminals wouldn't have guns readily available to them. It would make the US a safer place to get rid of them.

Answer 2

Very few must have read this questions and very few answered it though I am also among them a citizen of America before an Indian as we cannot stay a citizen of two countries because being American resident we are no more Indian but we can visit our mother land for ever and are free to live there too loosing all benefits if we stay longer I think , Every body loves peace and hate a place where there is no security . when I see terrorism is a global problem every body should play his or her role . When Malala a muslim girl can fight for education of girls ,when a child wants his or her freedom a terrorist lives in terror and not free from its consequences ,a day would come when people would come forward to wipe it from human minds but it is too late already , there are so many means of destruction to wipe whole humanity if necessary action is not taken sooner . I am too small to take any action ,but all kind of violent films should be removed from media so that we do not have access to them through any means . People can rent these kinds of movies for couple bucks and get up to fight with family members then to next neighbor then at work then somewhere at shopping mall ,then wherever he does not think right triggered by media and resources he can access from cafes and star buck who give this freedom so easily . Then we try to calm the mind which is already bombarded with so much negative information all over the world .

Answer 3

I keep my big dog close by... also, under my bed, there is a sharp serrated knife... I used to also have a big, long metal mag-lite flashlight under the bed... but I'm not sure I know where it is, now...

I figure, If an intruder gets past the general chaos of my messy house, and past the dog, and is carrying a gun, himself, I'm pretty much a goner, anyway... I kind of doubt I'd ever get to use my serrated knife.

The ONLY reason I, personally, refuse to have my own gun, is because I deal with periodic, extreme depression... I've had friends commit suicide, and I know the thought has occurred to me more than once. I don't want it to be that easy when the fleeting thought comes flitting by.

I am not at all against law abiding citizens having guns.

Answer 4

If there was no possible way for anyone to get a gun...like they were all melted down...then mace would usually be enough. It has a farther reach than the average knife, and will throw someone off enough for the attackee to escape.

In the home: baseball bats. A survey awhile back (can't remember where) actually showed that if someone was breaking into a person's house, most people would grab a bat before a knife or gun!

Answer 5

Well to start, we wouldnt have to protect oursleves nearly as much as we do no. But if the situation did come up? There's always "pepper spray" (aka mace) .. that could do the trick. And although most people dont walk around with a car jack or a baseball bat, anything could really be used that was available if the need arose.

Answer 6

That is a very good question. But think about this: Japan is named one of the least violent country in the world mainly because of its strict gun-control.

Like the first of the world other than the US, many foreigners cannot understand why we, Americans, are so attached to our rights to bear arms.

I would say those electric guns would be ideal for citizens to protect their lives. But like I said, the Constitution is a living, breathing document; so we should really reconsider the validity of the 2nd Amendment.

Answer 7

You can get a permit for a gun. As long as your gun is registered to you (this is in the state of NY) if someone breaks into your house and is armed themselves, if you shoot and kill them in self defense you are not accountable for murder or manslaughter...as long as it is done in your own home for your safty. I however am not a big fan of guns...there are other means to be safe. Lock on doors, alarm systems...have a bat near your bed...do what you have to do. Guns however are not the answer...too many people that shouldnt have them are getting them and people are dying.

Answer 8

Anything can be used as a weapon, even a sharpened pencil. This is why gun control will NEVER work. The whole idea behind gun control is enslaving people, so they cannot defend themselves effectively.

Answer 9

Intelligence.

Answer 10

If fewer ordinary people had guns to begin with, we wouldn't have to worry so much about "protecting our selfs."

Fights that now end in a shootout, would end in a fistfight. Better, yes?