“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.” (Quoting Cesare Beccaria)
Thomas Jefferson
2007-06-06 12:21:29 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I don't like guns personally, but I don't think the solution lays with outlawing them. It's to teach people to respect themselves, each other and the weapons they hold.
2007-06-06 12:28:55 · answer #1 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not only do I agree, I think that is pretty much a fact. Check out the numbers of legally owned arms and their use in crime, vs. illegally owned arms and their use in crime. Also criminals by definition are banned from owning firearms yet still do anyway, gun control is a joke to them. New York, California, New Jersey, Chicago, and until VERY recently Washington DC all have extremely high handgun restrictions or outright bans, yet have the highest handgun crime in the nation as well. Al Capone was an advocate of gun control because he said it made his job easier.
2007-06-06 19:31:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely! I can't wait to see the Leftists come on here and disagree with Jefferson who they tout as a Liberal. This should be interesting.
2007-06-06 19:26:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Agreed.
2007-06-06 19:39:05 · answer #4 · answered by gone 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree. I am opposed to gun control. However, to be fair, if uzis and assault weapons are banned we can still bear arms. They will never ban shotguns and I will certainly never give mine up.
2007-06-06 21:53:28 · answer #5 · answered by BOOM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely agree!!
2007-06-07 10:17:30 · answer #6 · answered by missingora 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, but they didn't have AK-47's or assault rifles back then. Perhaps a little more moderation in our gun laws is in order. Who needs an automatic or semiautomatic weapon to go kill Bambi? My god, it takes more hoops to jump through to drive a care or get decent health care in this country than get a gun.
2007-06-06 19:46:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
I agree completely.
2007-06-06 19:28:46 · answer #8 · answered by wisdomforfools 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
rights or no rights mean nothing in Oakland, CA where friends of my students die almost once a week
2007-06-06 19:26:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes that makes sense
2007-06-06 19:25:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋