How will more gun control save lives?

You didn't say much, but there's much in what you say . The old saying "Outlaw guns, then only outlaws will have them !" is true . A gun is neither good or evil . It's up to the person holding the gun . The answer doesn't lie with changed laws, but changed hearts . My old shop teacher told me "A power tool has no brains . It depends on you to do the right thing !" . By the same token, a gun has no brains . It depends on you to do the right thing .

I told myself I wasn't going to answer any more questions -- and then I saw yours ! This is a guy who hates being single with a vital message for our times .

I own guns. I live out in the country and if I dialed 911 it would take a deputy at least 40 minutes to reach me. So yes, I have a handgun for home protection and feel it is a legitimate need. I also have a shotgun and a rifle to handle the occasional nuisance critter. If I were a hunter (I'm not, but recognize that as a legitimate pursuit) I might have a few more rifles.

Having said all that, I am in favor of more gun control. Conservatives have a great saying: Make welfare as hard to get as a building permit. Well, we should make gun ownership AT LEAST as high a responsibility as having a driver's license. Requiring a driver's license (and the training and testing that goes with it) doesn't keep lousy drivers off the road, but it DOES reduce their presence.

Having a little more common sense gun control will not keep nut-jobs from having and using guns...but it WILL reduce it a little. Furthermore, while the real crazies out there will find a way no matter what the law says (even going so far as to make their own guns and ammo), there are a lot of borderline cases that don't quite have the drive or cleverness to overcome the system, and will get stalled out by a law that prevents them from buying an assault rifle at Wal-Mart. The saying that when guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns is true up to a point: Only the SMARTER outlaws will have guns; a lot of the dumber ones won't -- just as every meth-head isn't smart enough to cook meth, and every doper isn't smart enough to grow weed.

Another great saying conservatives have has to do with common sense being so rare that it should be considered a super-power. Well, this is a great opportunity for gun owners to step back, admit that "yes there is a problem" and start coming up with some common sense solutions, instead of just saying "no."

There is no correct or credible answer. It will not only cost us our God-given rights and liberties but also lives. It did nothing to prevent Columbine so I dont understand why they think itll prevent more shootings. The government could care less about saving lives. They want to control lives.

Military grade weapons? A semi auto AR15 is not a military grade. Even with a high cap mag. Besides a well disciplined militia should be allowed to have military grade weapons.

The 2nd amendment is not for hunting. I have no idea how that lie was perpetuated, but it couldnt be farther from the truth.

guns do not kill human beings, regardless of ways many liberal newspaper headlines say so. in case you eliminate guns, all you'll do is create a huge black marketplace for unlawful guns, criminals will nevertheless be in a position to get guns notwithstanding the human beings getting robbed and raped ought to haven't any way of shielding themselves. look at Switzerland, each guy is had to have a gun, the right thanks to apply it, and continually have one of their living house. Their gun crime information are so low they don't look to be even kept. that's about society, no longer guns. Criminals received't obey gun guidelines, they don't obey the guidelines we now have, that is why they are criminals. guns were banned at different cases in China's heritage too, and what did it get them? a number of the deadliest kinds of hand accessible wrestle. If human beings favor to kill one yet another, they are going to, regardless of in the experience that they have got a pistol or no longer.

This is your problem, but pease don't lie about England.

Now I know you're all brainwashed by the NRA but the actual facts are,

In 2011, 1.2 million guns where held in Britain ; we had only 59 homicide by guns; 551 homicides by different methods.

Both rates are lower than the Us with the gun being 30 times smaller!!

According to the OECD, us/ UK crime rates are similar, except for homicide.

We are at a 30 yr low for homcide and our gun crime is 50% of its 2005 high, that's 7 years reduction.

Now these are facts, so don't try and use England as an excuse that you don't care how many people die of guns in the US.

It's your problem, and I don't care what you do BUT please Bob stop repeating lies, that the NRA are saying.

Look forward to repeating this at your next massacre.

yes I do agree that criminals will always have the weapon either way just like drugs and other stuff I think we should make sure the gun owner is not mentally ill some how

Chicago has the strictest gun control laws in the country, yet they have the highest gun related crimes and gun related homicides in the U.S. I'd want to have a chance to defend myself, instead of being a defenseless victim.

Yes. You're right. Criminals will always get weapons somehow, but no one's denying that. The issue is that mass shootings have increased, and gun control could decrease the probability of these shootings happen. If there is even the slightest chance to save more lives, why wouldn't you take it?

It is not always true that criminals attack only the weak; just because a person is armed, doesn't automatically mean that they can defend themselves against an attack.

Well, if that's the case, why is the National Association of Chiefs of Police advocating for still more restrictive gun control? Hmmmmm?

Less bullets per minute can save lives in mass shooting scenarios. Would you rather a terrorist use a nuke or a car bomb? You cannot stop terrorists but I guess by your logic we should invite al Qaida over let them have a pick if our arsenal. They will kill with anything they can use so why not let them have the mass firepower and lethality.