Are the riots in England the perfect example of why people have should have the right to bear arms?

Absolutely. In addition, makes a great case for segregated communities...

You do realize that the rioters would have been all armed too right?

They weren't all criminals before this, and most of them probably won't be criminals after this is over.

I suppose they all could have been shooting at each other and the cops too.

Just more foolishness, owning a gun isn't going to protect you from someone setting your house on fire, if you are looking out the front and he's in the back.

Dark night, you might want to check out one of the worst white on black riots to ever take place in Florida, where and entire town went up in flames. It was called Rosewood, and in 1996 there were the St. Petersburg Riots. And there were also Miami riots.

There are plenty of riots in Florida.

In this country much is made of the idea that only criminals will have guns if they are banned.

I'm not sure if you understand that mob mentality can make people do things they would never do otherwise. Like looting, and the undelying resentment against their hopelessness is why they can, however briefly justifiy their behavior. In England, for many years, guns were not an ordinary part of a policemans equipment. Shocking, isn't it?

So wait, I have to see if I am reading what most of you posted right. You think that since the rioters don't have guns that people can't get killed? You are all posting to the effect of "if we put guns in the mix then people would get killed". You guys know that there are ways to kill people without guns right?

I mean a good stick or brick would do the job. However, You got 10 armed thugs coming at you and shoot one, well the rest are as happy to come after you anymore. The thugs have numbers on there side, you need something to even it out a little bit. As for more people dying with guns, people die everyday from violent crime in England, all without guns.

I think so because if they are bad people who mean to do you harm they will find a way to get a gun. If theyre breaking the law they wont be like "hmmm....im not allowed to get a gun...guess I just wont kill anyone"

I wonder how many law abiding people would be dead if the rioting thugs had been armed. It's hard to be overly concerned about rioters who quit at four for tea.

How many rioting thugs might have been armed?

Anyway, what good is a handgun against a mob of 200 people?

Having the rioters armed with guns would make things worse.

Guns are what STARTED the issue, if the riotters had guns, more damage would be done, more people would DIE. the only people who should have guns are police and the army. NOT regular people.

Yes they are. Notice where most riots occur even in the US. They happen in cities and states where guns laws are the most strict. By contrast I live in FL. How many riots do you suppose we have here? None. Because we are allowed to shoot someone in self defense.

Yes. The only place that black mobs have the guts to riot is in states or countries that are disarmed. They use their superior numbers and racial cohesion to destroy the unorganized and unarmed whites. Good thing Obama care take our guns