Should we all be armed?

Question

should we all have weapons (Excluding maniacs and felons)

I mean more on the lines of non opinion based information. like more facts to support. lol sorry im doing a speech on gun control and cant find the answer anywhere.

I mean more on the lines of non opinion based information. like more facts to support. lol sorry im doing a speech on gun control and cant find the answer anywhere.

Answer 1

According to Federal Law, the militia is all able-bodied men aged 17 to 45, all female members of the National Guard, and older men with military experience. These, according to the Second Amendment, should all be armed and trained to use weapons. (Able-bodied also removes those of unsound mind...)

As the events after Hurricane Katrina showed us, this concept of trained and armed people coming together in time of need to defend themselves and their family and friends is not an archaic concept. If you care to include the Beltway Sniper incidents, the LA Riots in 1992, and other incidents where the local law enforcement were either impotent or overwhelmed, this demonstrates the core reasons for a well-regulated (well-trained) militia of all able-bodied men...

People reacting out of gut fear have to remember that most people--rational ones anyway--are not suicidal and that uncontrolled rage or abuse of power in an environment where everyone is about equal in lethality would be a short-lived problem. Most people would learn that quickly and resort to diplomacy and respectful discussion/argumentation with a proper mediator rather than try something they knew they would likely get shot over.

Those who reacted in violent anger anyway would essentially help everyone else learn by serving as a bad example and taking themselves out of the gene pool.

A responsibly armed culture would also likely reveal or remove criminals rather quickly and reduce the need for massive police involvement in our daily lives.

Answer 2

My finely honed body is a lethal weapon
bwahahahahahaha!
All joking aside, I can make weapons out of anything. But for now, I choose a high tech security system. Arms should be an option open to sane, law-abiding citizens.

Mandatory training. Mandatory license just like a motor vehicle. Trigger locks, and storage rules are also important.

Those who want NObody to have weapons are simply begging to have their freedoms taken away, not by some robber in the night but by some government or invader. Does that make me a paranoid libertarian? Not really, just a student of history and human nature. Of course, we now need something much more sophisticated than a smith & wesson....but who has the room for a nuclear warhead in their garage?

Answer 3

The key lies in your parenthetical comment. If you are going to exclude maniacs and felons you need a way to ensure that every person who tries to buy a gun is NOT a maniac or felon. Come up with a way to do that and you'll get a Nobel Peace Prize.

Answer 4

We have the right to bear arms... that much is given in the constitution, however we don't have the right to carry those arms in public areas, we don't have the right to be STUPID about having a gun and we don't have the right to blow off someone;s head just because he sped by us on the road.... We have enough rage in our society today---tell me why a country like ENGLAND, where the police don't even carry guns has less of a crime problem then we do here in the states........ I suppose that kid in Virginia had the right to have all those guns at his school too huh? and he was OVER 21 so it's not an age limit problem. There ARE people out there who should NOT have guns... not just "maniacs and felons" and who is to say who is a maniac? If he is certified then he would already be locked up in a hospital ....... I'd rather see the country "armed" with compasion, understanding and fairness instead of everybody ready to go out and shoot someone....

Answer 5

Yes, Check out the ORIGINAL laws concerning who was required to belong to the state Militias. and who had to provide their weapons.

Every male between the age of 16 and 46 were by law members of the various State's Melita. The Federal Government was not granted a standing army. The US Government had a Revenue Cutter Service, a small Navy with an even smaller Marine Corps. and a Single Army unit called the Old Guard that was for all intents and purposes to be a ceremonial guard for Washington DC.

Answer 6

Absolutely, It is not just our right to bear Arms, but our civic Duty to do so. We alone are responsible for the Crime rate explosion that we have seen simply because we softened our laws, we gave more rights to fellons and petty criminals, and we allowed modern politics who do not support the common wealth of the American People to bind us with junk legislature an allow us to be walked on and as they took away the power of the American People, they began to look upon us all as a bunch of Hebrew Slaves. If we all held strong to our constitution and the Original Bill of rights and Amendments, then I can guarantee you that There would not Be a gang problem in any "Hood", there would not be a problem with pedifiles, rapists, School Shootings, Drug Lords, and any other criminal element, because Strong and Law abiding Americans would have been able to fight back and put all of these issues to rest permanently.

Answer 7

I carry a KelTec P32 with an ArmaLaser site on it everyday, everywhere that it's legal in my state. If we all did the same thing, any potential criminal would have to assume that we were armed and would think twice about his/her action. There is a reason the shall issue states have increased and crime has decreased in those states.

Hey LittleBarb - get your facts straight, evil exists, and England has had more problems than us since that crap started about disarming the bobbies. Look it up. Arming with compassion is that supposed to be serious? Ok mr terrorist, I understand your issues, come here and give me a hug... oops he cut off my head now what?

Answer 8

I believe that when you are taught as a child about firearms and weapons in general, you tend to have a better respect for them and are generally more responsible with them.
We should be teaching people and people should be trying to learn more about responsible ways of dealing with them.
There is no way to keep a weapon in a house out of the reach of children, but you can teach them how to respect them and not abuse them. It's usually the children of people that hide firearms from children that the problems occur.
The US has to wake up from this dream that we will be "taken care of" by the government and remember that our freedoms are our responsiblity.

Answer 9

It wouldn't serve any real practical purpose in modern society, other than to get a lot of people killed over minor disputes that would have resulted in mere fistfights otherwise.

You know how people get a little upset when the cops accidentally, or even purposely, shoot down a relative?

Now suppose your neighbor shoots your brother. He says it was self defense. Another guy says it was murder. Everybody's relatives are armed to the teeth.

Robert Heinlein never served a minute in actual combat.

Answer 10

Yes we should have arms and legs and a Brain in the right place ?
So The other guy can not shoot the wrong body parts off ?