hjmick
Diamond Member
You're right, a gun is much more expediant than using your bare hands. However, a person is no less dead having been strangled than they are having been shot.
We have laws on the books right now designed to prevent the wrong people from owning handguns, more legislation is the wrong way to go. No matter what laws are passed, if a person really wants a gun, they're going to get one, whether it is legal or not. I could drive down to Los Angeles right now, get a gun off of the street, and be home before dinner. I don't know a single person who lives in Los Angeles. The Vermont shooter, if he truly wanted to wreak havoc with firearms, if guns were the only way he could get his jollies, would have found a place to get guns, legally or not. There was a murder in Japan just recently. Japan bans all of it's citizens from owning a gun. The manner of death? Gunshot. Now, how in the hell did the killer get a gun in country that bans it's citizens from owning guns?
This question only works if my intent in owning a gun is to kill you, otherwise it is nonsensical. You have no reason to think that the average, legal gun owner means you harm. This is not the case. The truth is, if you lived next door to me, you wouldn't even know there were guns in my house.
Huh? While I'm not too sure that I understand your question, I will try to answer it anyway. Yes, I believe that the Second Ammendment affords every citizen of the U.S. who is of legal age the right to own firearms. I do not believe that it is necessary to legalize assault weapons for the average American, but I do believe that handguns, shotguns, and rifles are reasonable. I also believe that every nation has a right to protect themselves from their neighbors by any means necessary, including WMDs. The idea that a nation such as North Korea or Iran might someday have such a weapon is bothersome to me and less than ideal in a global perspective, but it was unavoidable. Until the day comes that every nation agrees to dismantling their WMDs, and everyone forgets how to build them, they will be part of our existence. The best that we can hope for is that cooler heads will prevail and they will never again be used.
We have laws on the books right now designed to prevent the wrong people from owning handguns, more legislation is the wrong way to go. No matter what laws are passed, if a person really wants a gun, they're going to get one, whether it is legal or not. I could drive down to Los Angeles right now, get a gun off of the street, and be home before dinner. I don't know a single person who lives in Los Angeles. The Vermont shooter, if he truly wanted to wreak havoc with firearms, if guns were the only way he could get his jollies, would have found a place to get guns, legally or not. There was a murder in Japan just recently. Japan bans all of it's citizens from owning a gun. The manner of death? Gunshot. Now, how in the hell did the killer get a gun in country that bans it's citizens from owning guns?
Can you possibly think of a reason why I might be uncomfortable giving you the ability to easily kill me?
This question only works if my intent in owning a gun is to kill you, otherwise it is nonsensical. You have no reason to think that the average, legal gun owner means you harm. This is not the case. The truth is, if you lived next door to me, you wouldn't even know there were guns in my house.
Just curious...if you think individuals have rights to weapons, do you think nations have the right to have larger weapons ? (WMD perhaps?)
Huh? While I'm not too sure that I understand your question, I will try to answer it anyway. Yes, I believe that the Second Ammendment affords every citizen of the U.S. who is of legal age the right to own firearms. I do not believe that it is necessary to legalize assault weapons for the average American, but I do believe that handguns, shotguns, and rifles are reasonable. I also believe that every nation has a right to protect themselves from their neighbors by any means necessary, including WMDs. The idea that a nation such as North Korea or Iran might someday have such a weapon is bothersome to me and less than ideal in a global perspective, but it was unavoidable. Until the day comes that every nation agrees to dismantling their WMDs, and everyone forgets how to build them, they will be part of our existence. The best that we can hope for is that cooler heads will prevail and they will never again be used.