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Explain that thought, please.
Ever look into gun laws and Kennesaw, Georgia?
Ever back away from a growling dog, a skunk with it's tail up, a charging bull? No injury may ever occur with any of these, but it provides protection for them. Same way a gun can provide protection for a person IMHO.
leftrightleftrightleft said:Who is out to get you?
Sometimes you never know.
I question how much you actually know about proper firearm use if you make statements like this. One of the fundamental rules of guns is that you only fire at something you want dead. If you don't intend to kill then don't take the shot, period.
Nope. But it would help pull in a lot of dishonest people before they hurt someone rather than after.
Who is out to get you?
No it won't, because they don't obey the laws. There are laws against murder, but they still do that. So what's one more law (that they're not going to follow) going to accomplish other than taking something away from the law following citizens?
No it won't, because they don't obey the laws. There are laws against murder, but they still do that. So what's one more law (that they're not going to follow) going to accomplish other than taking something away from the law following citizens?
Because you can pull someone in and charge them with illegal possession of a weapon before they murder someone. Currently, a childish understanding of an Amendment that is frankly irrelevant in this century anyway means we have to let nutters run around with weapons and wait until someone is dead or seriously injured before locking them up.
And this black and white dichotomy between "criminals" and "law abiding citizens" is nonsense. Studies show the "law abiding majority" is a myth. The majority of adults regularly break, or have broken, the law. Recreational drug use, speeding, tax evasion, petty theft...the majority actually don't abide by the law, only by the laws they agree with.
This is awful logic. People still rape, lets make it legal, yeah. There are decent reasons for keeping guns legal, please use those instead of this weak nonsense.
Apples & Oranges
Rape infringes on the rights of others, gun ownership does not.
I was pointing out that making an anti-gun law isn't going to magically take them off the streets nor would it solve any of the problems that the anti-gun folks are worried about.
You kinda read my post out of context
SithDoughnut said:Paranoia is not a healthy state of mind.
Sometimes you never know.
Speaking as a person that was a customer in a gas station when it got held up, I know of 2 people for sure(who were never caught incidently)
I know everyone bring up how statistically unlikely it is, but that's no excuse to be unprepared. If I would have been prepared 7 years ago, that gas station attendant wouldn't have gotten punched in the face several times and had his safe and cash register cleared out while me, my cousin, and the 3 other customers had to hide like weaklings while those 2 peices of human garbage got away free & clear with the money that I'm sure they probably used to buy drugs or something illegal.
Although, there's no way to be sure, 2 other gas stations in a 5 mile radius of the Shell station I was at got hit and one of the attendants got grazed in the shoulder. If it was the same two guys, me being prepared that day could have prevented future crimes.
Rude and baseless, SD.
I don't think owning a gun is wrong; they have their purposes - farmers needs guns. But I am pro-gun control. Sort of.
I do think tighter gun laws are good, and work to keep people safe. I think looking at countries with tight gun-control proves that. BUT as someone said earlier, I'm not so sure it would work that well in a country with such a gun-culture like America.
I don't need a gun to defend myself, coz the person who breaks into my house is not likely to have a gun. It's possible, but not as likely as someone in America breaking in with a gun. So I understand why you guys want your guns for protection.
So I am pro-gun control, but implementing that in America would be a dangerous thing. I would definitely fight to keep tight gun laws in my own country though.
Those people were not out to get you...
I'm all for preventing governmental tyranny, but the fact is it cannot be done based on ordinary violence. Their capacity is so superior, a gun, even in the hand of every citizen, will make no difference.
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