I don't understand what purpose handguns serve that nothing else could be used instead. Don't get me wrong, I completely understand people who feel the need to defend themselves, but if some guy tries to mug/rape you, I'd say you have better chances with mace than trying to pull a handgun out of your purse or side holster -- what if you miss? If some asshole breaks into your house, you have a much better chance of hitting him with a 12 gauge than a Colt 45. What about Virginia Tech? -- he bought his legally. And since you never hear of gang members toting around 30-06's, isn't it reasonable to assume gun violence would see a decline? Now, I'm not saying anything about banning rifles, because, I'll admit, I love to shoot -- I just don't see a need for handguns.
I mean, think about it, what purpose do they really serve?
You don't hunt with them. Hold on, let me rephrase that: you don't hunt animals with handguns -- you hunt people with handguns.
2007-09-09 19:15:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
muslim_pork_king: So are you saying that criminals aren't people?
2007-09-09 19:49:47 · update #1
NYPearl: You're right, guns do not themselves kill people. But you know what? People can't just make other people die at will either. If whoever really did shoot JFK hadn't had the gun to do it with, would he have just died anyway? No. So you see, guns don't kill people -- they give people a means by which to kill people.
I mean, think about it: say some maniac is trying to lop your arm off with a machete -- don't you think that taking the machete away from him is probably going to mean the difference between you keeping or losing your arm?
2007-09-09 19:56:30 · update #2
Lana_Sands: You said that one of the laws he had broken was carrying a firearm on campus, but then you say that if some other student had had a handgun of their own, then they could've stopped that maniac. But wouldn't the "hero" have broken the same law Cho did?
2007-09-10 19:00:05 · update #3
Dry up...the 2nd Amendment is not negotiable!...
2007-09-09 20:04:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
youre a moron and your logic is stupid. If you were attacked and couldnt get to your gun in your purse what makes it so easy to get to your mace? Having a armed populace means the govt cant just take over and youre wrong about v tech he got them illegally but the system failed to follow through,. he had a serious mental issue and that would have prevented him from obtaining the firearms but a judge forgot to put it on his records. besides what would you have done with him shooting at you? spray mace? good luck in that stopping him but if you brought in your .38 or .357 or .45 or .40 he sure would have not been so quick to keep on shooting cause he was a d i c k and a pansy. too many testimonies of handguns saving lives and preventing crime for me to say put away handguns. go back to your cave liberal
2007-09-10 03:09:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Why are swimming pools legal? They Cost alot, Use too much fresh water & Kill hundreds every year............
Handguns Are USED FOR HUNTING!!!!!!! That kid that bagged the 1000lbs. wild hog this summer, had a .500S&W revolver. Handguns are used In The Olympics. In both pistol matches & modern pentahalon. Handguns Are used in match shooting for IPDA & IPSC & SASS national competions.
Mace and other less than lethal weapons have high failure rates. Many police have used it and tasers on suspects high on drugs like PCP only to have the perp still fight. Remember Rodney King????? It took 6 cops & Night sticks to bring him down, after the taser. Virgina Tech? Yes, he bought them Legally. Then violated serveral laws: Carrying on Campus, Carry with without a permit, Murder, etc...... In fact had fellow students or teachers been armed with a handgun, that could have stopped the killing.
2007-09-10 03:06:27 · answer #3 · answered by lana_sands 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Here in Chicago it is ILLEGAL to defend yourself with ANY weapon.
You can't carry mace, pepper spray, a gun, a knife, a stun gun or tazer, or anything else that may be considered a weapon. Lethal or otherwise.
The Police can not be there to help you in an attack. You cannot SUE the city of Chicago for their failure to defend you even though they have denied you the Constitutionally GUARANTEED RIGHT TO DEFEND YOURSELF!
See the problem?
Besides, the right to bear arms was originally intended to give the people the opportunity to defend themselves against a tyrannical government if such a situation were to develop in some (at the time) unforeseen future.
Here in Chicago, I think we have met that future.
2007-09-10 02:30:00 · answer #4 · answered by Philip H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
typical leftist drivel...though there are legally purchased hand guns used in crimes like the vt massacre, law abiding citizens are so far in the minority of gun crimes committed as to be a non issue. gang members do not purchase legal hand guns genius, as there is this little thing known as the 'black market' out there in the real world...go back to your ivory tower and sit your *** down!...
2007-09-10 08:11:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They serve the purpose of not perverting this country's Constitution like Hitler did once he cajoled the guns away from the citizens.
2007-09-10 02:49:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
second amendment
dont take away our rights
guns dont kill people
people kill people
and guns are just a tool. if you take away a gun there are 346789 more objects that can be used.
2007-09-10 02:27:13 · answer #7 · answered by FoodFitnessLife 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like you don't like hand guns, or the second amendment..
2007-09-10 08:55:26 · answer #8 · answered by John 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your last statement was wrong, We hunt criminals with handguns.
2007-09-10 02:30:16 · answer #9 · answered by muslim_pork_king 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋