What do you think of gun control? Do you believe in the 2nd amendment?

Question

I am a strong believer in our right to arms, but would like to know other's arguements.

I'd like to address the last poster:

you said:

Well, you're under the assumption that the Second Amendment has something to do with a citizen's right to own a gun. It doesn't.
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Yes it does " ...the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed..." Thats pretty clear.

. Nor were they thinking about a distrubed college-kid with a Glock 9 and a chip on his shoulder.
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He had a 9mm and a .22, not a glock

Did you know that if you combine the populations of Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark and Australia you've got a population roughly the size of the United States? We had 32,000 gun deaths last year and they had 112.
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I'd like to see you source, because I think that's complete BS.

You are making your side (gun control lobbyists) look ignorant.

Answer 1

I too support the 2nd amendment and our right to bear arms.

Any person who believes that the only people who should be armed are criminals and the government is begging to live in a dictatorship and not a democracy.

If you don't believe in democracy, I'm sure you can catch the next flight out of the country and be on your way to a place more suited to your needs. For me, I'll keep my freedom and my rights!

Answer 2

Well, you're under the assumption that the Second Amendment has something to do with a citizen's right to own a gun. It doesn't. The only way it says that at all is if you remove some words from it. It says "a well-regulated militia, being necessary for the security of the free state... the government shall not infringe." The words "regulated" and "militia" are in the first sentence. I don't think the Framer's were thinking of four guys in a Dodge Durango. Nor were they thinking about a distrubed college-kid with a Glock 9 and a chip on his shoulder.

Did you know that if you combine the populations of Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark and Australia you've got a population roughly the size of the United States? We had 32,000 gun deaths last year and they had 112. Do you think it's because Americans are more homicidal by nature? Or do you think it's because those guys have gun control laws?

I don't support the idea of banning all guns from our nation. I do think it is our right to own a gun. But there's a huge difference in a man who keeps a gun locked up just in case God forbid he needs to use it to defend his family or his life and some sick-minded individual buying automatic weapons and boxes of ammo with the sole intent of harming innocent people. Why is it when we have such an extensive "background check" in effect people like this still get guns? He didn't purchase it through illegal channels... it wasn't bought on the black market. It was a legally purchased gun. How many people would continue to rally against gun control if it were their kids being buried last week?

Answer 3

I believe in gun control that does not remove the right to own and bare arms. Some people (convicted felons) have that right removed and rightly so. I do however believe that some limitations are not unreasonable. Lets face it, a fully automatic MAC-10 is not typically the gun of choice for home protection (too much chance of also strafing your toddler coming down the hall, target practice (not really an accurate weapon for the occasional sportsman) and not well suited to game hunting. The only reason a person would need a fully automatic or large capacity weapon would be to commit a crime. Assault weapons ban is OK by me. I also think that a gun safety course prior to being issued a carry permit is probably a good idea. I also believe that a gun owner should ask himself "If my life or the life of a member of my family were in jeopardy, could I look another human being in the face and pull the trigger?". If the answer is no or maybe not then keep it locked unless you are at the target range so you don't end up getting killed with your own gun.

Answer 4

See the problem is with that is that gives criminals the right to carry weapons as well. It's a double edge sword really. I think gun control could be a good think if there was another way to go about it. More often then not people can bypass these laws. So if you're going to do I think there should be another way of going about it. I can understand when it's a nessitiy for things and there are responsible gun owner's but then again without the gun control we do have don't you think things might be worse?

I don't own a gun and I don't think I ever will. Sure it's your right to do it, but it's also your responsibility to take care of the weapon and ensure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

Answer 5

If the outlawing of guns was something that everyone grew up with, from day one, then it might be something good.

However, in the current day and age, where guns pervade media and society, gun control should be around only to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally unstable. People intent on committing crimes will not be stopped by a law against guns, if they're going to break the law, then they would do it efficiently.

I do support the 2nd amendment, however there are limitations. Things such as M-16s or AK-47s, or high powered sniper rifles, should not be allowed in civilian hands. Yes, criminals can still obtain them illegal or not, but the high power of these weapons, in order to defend oneself or the home, is unnecessary.

Answer 6

If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns- so goes the old saying. And basically, that is a sound argument. The idea being that the right to have and bear arms ensures that we can protect ourselves and families from an outlaw who has a gun.
I think a lot of gun control advocates fail to realize just how hard it would be to totally eliminate guns. People will always have guns. And why should we take up guns only from those who would be dumb enough to give them up? If the government tried to enforce a law preventing the ownership of guns- that brings to mind gestapo type images of household searches-
Sure there should be limits on how many guns and what kinds of guns citizens should be allowed to bear, but all guns will never be banned. Not as long as there is a US of A.

Answer 7

I think states have a right to limit who can own a gun if you are say a criminal or not a legal resident. I even have no problem with requiring a class on how to use a gun if you wish to own a gun. But limiting law abiding citizens from having guns makes zero sense. All you are doing is guarenteeing that the criminals are the only ones with the guns and they will know it. Those that break the laws to use guns irresponsibly and dangerously do not care how many gun laws are passed. They will have them no matter what.

Answer 8

I believe in our right to bear arms. I mean, think about it, if people were not allowed to do so, the "bad" people would still get a hold of a gun somewhere, somehow. If everyone is allowed to bear arms, then they can stop the "bad people" when they attempt to harm others.
The only exception to this would be airports and gatherings with crowds of people, were a good deal of security personnel are present, and were it is safest to make sure no one brings a gun in.

Answer 9

We are the only Superpower in the world and are one of the most developed nations. Yet we have a gun violence rate that is comparable to many Third World Countries. We need to take a lesson from Canada and Europe. If any of you are familar with the second worst mass shooting in history that took place in Australia (carried out by Martin Bryant in 1996). He killed 35 people and injured another 37. After this incident Australia passed gun control laws and since then, gun violence has almost been non-existent.

Answer 10

I have no objection to one bearing arms. I don't think we need to strap a pistol on our hip like the old West or allow ordinary people to have assault rifles or bazookas etc., but a hunting rifle or two, a shot gun or two and a hand gun or two properly stored and handled only by people who are properly trained should be okay. Although I scored expert shot in the military I don't like guns. That doesn't mean, however that you shouldn't have a gun if you want one. The purpose of civilians owning firearms should be sport including target shooting and hunting, and for protection of one's family and property. In the latter only as a last resort.

By the way I am not a conservative nor member of the NRA.