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Connie Jo;228359 wrote:The reality for me is that it wouldn’t matter how strict our gun control laws were, the criminal element in our society will always be able to obtain guns illegally. The bottom line is guns don’t kill people, people kill people. You could eliminate all guns in society, but violent crime won’t be stopped, nor reduced. If someone has a mind of violence they have many weapons to choose from, including chemical.
Absolutely agreed! Rep!
honda522;228358 wrote:Aussie, its a right for Americans to bear arms, its in our constitution. Alot of people go hunting with their guns and others target practice. Some how, every once in awhile, someone who shouldn’t belong near a gun gets ahold of one and people get shot.Personally, the gun control here in the US isn’t what it should be. My dad got his AK-47 after filling a short form out. I just bought my gun and it only took me 10 mins of waiting time. It seems to easy for a single person to get ahold of a gun legally.
If you ever get the chance to go shooting…take it, cause it is fun and you will enjoy it.
I highly doubt that AK47s is why the Right to Bear Arms came to be.
Guns are legal in the US and more people are murdered in the US than anywhere else in North and South America. I dont think thats a coincidence.
Connie Jo;228359 wrote:The reality for me is that it wouldn’t matter how strict our gun control laws were, the criminal element in our society will always be able to obtain guns illegally. The bottom line is guns don’t kill people, people kill people. You could eliminate all guns in society, but violent crime won’t be stopped, nor reduced. If someone has a mind of violence they have many weapons to choose from, including chemical.While I agree with the premise that guns dont kill people, people kill people, I do however disagree with the rest. Canada and the US are two very similar countries, but the murder rate here is significantly lower than in the US. The fact that guns are easy to get plays a large factor in their use both legally and illegally. The more guns there are…the more people are going to use them.
Chiefster;228371 wrote:Remember guns don’t kill people…husbands that come home early do. 😆:lol::sterb184:
Canada;228377 wrote:I highly doubt that AK47s is why the Right to Bear Arms came to be.Guns are legal in the US and more people are murdered in the US than anywhere else in North and South America. I dont think thats a coincidence.
that is simply not true-http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur_wit_fir-crime-murders-with-firearms- as you can see, Columbia(a South American country) is significantly higher than the U.S.. Click on per capita and we fall to #8 below Mexico and Costa Rica. I do not condone murder but if I have a weapon, I might be able to stop my own.”The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” Owning a weapon is not for everyone. Neither is drinking and driving, but a lot of people do it. More people(17,000) will die this year due to drunk driving than guns. Shall we take all the cars away as well?Drinking and Driving Accidents in the US
Murders with firearms (per capita) by country. Definition, graph and map.
sorry about that. Oh, and here is another food for thought. If our Justice system was working we would not be having this conversation. Murder is Illegal with or without a gun. They keep wanting to restrict this and that as far as guns go. New laws! we do not need new laws when the ones we have on the books are fine, as long as they are followed to the letter. I’m with CJ on this. It’s people who kill people, period. The last study they did was to leave a loaded gun on the table to see what would happen…..nothing. It did not jump up and cap any body in the a$$! A parked car without a drunk person driving in it curiously will not kill anyone either.
If you do not like guns, that’s fine. Call me a redneck or whatever if you want, but I like guns. Grew up with them. People who want to own one should be able to, as long as they are legally able to.
The #1 cause of death in America is Heart disease. #2 is cancer. The numbers in these categories are way beyond what guns do(again, not in anyway condoning it)so if everyone had a gun and hunted for their food, they would be eating better(way less fat in wild game) and living healthier. Hey, it’s an idea.honda522;228358 wrote:Aussie, its a right for Americans to bear arms, its in our constitution. Alot of people go hunting with their guns and others target practice. Some how, every once in awhile, someone who shouldn’t belong near a gun gets ahold of one and people get shot.Personally, the gun control here in the US isn’t what it should be. My dad got his AK-47 after filling a short form out. I just bought my gun and it only took me 10 mins of waiting time. It seems to easy for a single person to get ahold of a gun legally.
If you ever get the chance to go shooting…take it, cause it is fun and you will enjoy it.
Yeah, I mean dont get me wrong, Im not completely against guns but Canada has has got a point with the most murders thing.
My friend owns a farm out west (we live in Sydney so out west is the country/bush) (not an actual farm that harvests crops but he just owns a few acres of land and has some animals) and he also owns a rifle to shoot rabbits. And last year he brought a rifle scope to school and showed us. it was pretty awesome, but if he brought the actual rifle he would probably get into trouble somehow LOL
Canada;228338 wrote:Nope, its about the same as Australia here. Guns for hunting but no handguns on people while they are walking down the street. Thats just crazy if you ask me.You guys make is sound like it is the wild wild west here in the states. I don’t know what it is like in other parts of the country, but I can guarantee you that you will not see people walking down the street with a firearm strapped to their hip in the US unless they are a police officer.
While it is perfectly legal to do so, it is not something that occurs.
Hayvern;228405 wrote:You guys make is sound like it is the wild wild west here in the states. I don’t know what it is like in other parts of the country, but I can guarantee you that you will not see people walking down the street with a firearm strapped to their hip in the US unless they are a police officer.While it is perfectly legal to do so, it is not something that occurs.
a lot more people get shot inthe US than they do in Canada. /the difference i see is the amount of guns there are in the US
Hayvern;228405 wrote:You guys make is sound like it is the wild wild west here in the states. I don’t know what it is like in other parts of the country, but I can guarantee you that you will not see people walking down the street with a firearm strapped to their hip in the US unless they are a police officer.While it is perfectly legal to do so, it is not something that occurs.
That’s true as well i guess.
Canada;228406 wrote:a lot more people get shot inthe US than they do in Canada. /the difference i see is the amount of guns there are in the USOh, I don’t know, I think there are other things in play as well. How bad is the gang problem in Canada? How many drug runners do you have in Canada coming in from Mexico?
Hayvern;228592 wrote:Oh, I don’t know, I think there are other things in play as well. How bad is the gang problem in Canada? How many drug runners do you have in Canada coming in from Mexico?So putting guns in the gang members hands is you solution to the problem?
Gun control laws in this country keep honest people honest. If one is the kind of person that will commit violent crime using a firearm then one is most likely the kind of person that will not obtain that firearm legally in the first place; thus making guns illegal will not prevent this sort of crime IMO. If one is set on injuring people, committing murder or suicide then one will do so whether they are in possession of a firearm or not. Just my two cents.
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