So now that I know I cant safely go to the gym anymore. Or go to any type of mall or Daycare..or even an Immigration Office without feeling like I'm going to be shot be a middle aged man whos hated the types of people that go there all there lives, isnt it time that we crack down laws on guns?
Everyone is depressed now, and instead of going to thereapy they lock themselves up with lots of pulls and drunk a few bears then go down to the pawn shop and get a gun and shoot up a place. Prefferibly with women and children.
That 'there is a bigger chance you'll die in a car accident then get shot' may stil be there but its rising. Does anyone feel the same way? This is getting aggrivating and it needs to be stopped.
2009-08-05T07:30:48Z
AT LEAST REGULATED FORGET THE BAN. Japan actually has a pretty good functioning society without guns, its hard for people to get them..and even then they have to go through training before they even get one. Of course there are other ways for people to commit murders, but nothing like the U.S and the shootings.
2009-08-05T07:32:12Z
Well, it was stupidly for me to say "Guns need to be banned", but I think at LEAST regulated a lot.
2009-08-05T07:33:44Z
TAT, Gun violence has gone up. I dont know where you have been.
!dragonfly!2009-08-05T07:46:29Z
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I know it's frustrating but I have to agree with that other guy on here. Making guns illegal will ensure that only criminals will have them. I think in the long run that would obviously make things worse. Think prohibition... when alcohol was outlawed did that mean nobody had any alcohol during that time frame? No, it made it so that only those (criminals) who really wanted it or (and this is the big part) those who could make good money from it still had access to the alcohol. That's why prohibition didn't really work and also why making guns illegal won't work either. What we as a country really need to do is change the circumstances of people who resort to using guns in violent ways. The only way to get around the problem for real is to solve the problem at its root for real. I know this way seems much longer and harder but if you want real change it's never easy.
More regulation might be a good idea. It would not hurt the law abiding citizen because they should have everything in order to make a legal purchase. It may take a little longer for the paperwork to go through but that is not an issue for these people (not really anyway). Again the only problem is that criminals can falsify documents and still get their gun anyway. It also means that criminals will probably have access to more guns and be able to get them faster than say a policeman. That seems odd. I agree with you though that something needs to be done. It's tough though because you have to think of all the ways the bad guys can cut corners. We tend to think in terms of rules but to criminals rules are nothing but roadblocks for the good guys. The bad guys usually find their way around the rules. You're definitely right, it is frustrating!
Mexico does not allow their peasants to own guns, but their violent crime rate is much higher than the U.S. rate. Guns are regulated a lot. When only honest people obey laws, more laws do not make anyone safer. You can not compare Japan to most if any other countries, their homogeneous society works for several different reasons, and will not work here. Complex issues can not be solved by slogans and in case you did not notice when Congress passes laws they usually have many unintended consequences which create other problems.
How many people on the news that have done horrific things have a record as long as your arm? In states that have a carry law have much less crime. We have laws (federal) that carry 10-20 year sentences for illegal use of a firearm wth no "good time" but local judges "bleeding hearts" for a quick guilty plea drop the gun charges. Then drop the charges to simple robbery instead of armed robbery, get 2 years and out in 12 months. Don't say we should change our constitution, take the choice away from these Judges (like they had to for drug charges) and in the case of a felony with a firearm, it should go right to federal court. They used that law against our own border patrol agent when they shot him in the butt, but won't use them against crimminals.
I agree with you but it'll be a long way to go to ban weaponry. Though there will a group of people who think that weapons need to be banned so that the corrupted or mentally unstable people can't purchase one, there'll also still be people who think that they need weapons to protect themselves. thing is, anything can be a weapon. If guns are banned, there's no stopping these baddies from using knives or other stuff as weapons. There will be few groups with their own concepts and reasonings. We can't entirely rule out that guns are bad, it's not just all drawbacks, there are advantages to it also.
The sad thing is it turns harmful when in the wrong hands.
Have you ever viewed what the moment modification rather approach or that it's going to now not be legitimate in todays society? Probably no longer. And your resolution is to arm extra individuals? What occurs while such a protection guards has a nasty day and makes a decision to shoot up but one other study room filled with youngsters? What's your argument going to be while that occurs? Common experience turns out to have long gone fully out the window with a few individuals. The truly drawback is seen to the leisure of the arena. If you are simply going to disregard it then do not assume something to difference.