Your stance on gun control?

[Bojikami]

I think people have the right to bear arms.

Why?

If you take guns away and make them illegal, your just giving guns to the criminals.

[Kalimbiopia]

There should be a lot of regulations on it and you should also have to present some sort of license of psychological health before you buy one. I don't understand peoples insane obsession with guns sometimes.

[The Joseon Dynasty]

There should be a lot of regulations on it and you should also have to present some sort of license of psychological health before you buy one. I don't understand peoples insane obsession with guns sometimes.

It's beyond me.

[Mkuki]

Sure they save tons of lives, but lives would be in much less danger if gun sales were either strictly controlled or banned entirely. It's much harder, both physically and emotionally, to kill someone with a melee weapon than with a firearm.

How do you defend yourself from tyrannical government without firearms? That's why the second amendment exists. Look at writings from the founding fathers. The second amendment was created so that the people could overthrow he government if it were to ever go out of control.

If i recall correctly the last time people tried to "defend themselves from a tyrannical government" in US history resulted in 600,000 Americans dead and a dead president.

I think that the argument "what would the Founding Fathers do?" is as old and ridiculous as "what would Jesus do?" The founding fathers split slaves into 3/5 of a person. They gave voting rights only to white, property owners. Those men grew up in a different world with different problems, different social values, and different ideas. Asking what they would do makes no sense in 2012. There's a reason why the Constitution can be amended and changed.

The US government shouldn't be run according to the words and beliefs of Alexander Hamilton or James Madison or John Hancock or Thomas Jefferson. Not in this day and age.

Why?

If you take guns away and make them illegal, your just giving guns to the criminals.

That makes no sense whatsoever. If there are no guns how do criminals get them.

[Spreewerke]

How do you defend yourself from tyrannical government without firearms? That's why the second amendment exists. Look at writings from the founding fathers. The second amendment was created so that the people could overthrow he government if it were to ever go out of control.

If i recall correctly the last time people tried to "defend themselves from a tyrannical government" in US history resulted in 600,000 Americans dead and a dead president.

I think that the argument "what would the Founding Fathers do?" is as old and ridiculous as "what would Jesus do?" The founding fathers split slaves into 3/5 of a person. They gave voting rights only to white, property owners. Those men grew up in a different world with different problems, different social values, and different ideas. Asking what they would do makes no sense in 2012. There's a reason why the Constitution can be amended and changed.

The US government shouldn't be run according to the words and beliefs of Alexander Hamilton or James Madison or John Hancock or Thomas Jefferson. Not in this day and age.

If you take guns away and make them illegal, your just giving guns to the criminals.

That makes no sense whatsoever. If there are no guns how do criminals get them.

Same way the Chechens do: http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbulle ... mi-warning!

[Gun Manufacturers]

How do you defend yourself from tyrannical government without firearms? That's why the second amendment exists. Look at writings from the founding fathers. The second amendment was created so that the people could overthrow he government if it were to ever go out of control.

If i recall correctly the last time people tried to "defend themselves from a tyrannical government" in US history resulted in 600,000 Americans dead and a dead president.

I think that the argument "what would the Founding Fathers do?" is as old and ridiculous as "what would Jesus do?" The founding fathers split slaves into 3/5 of a person. They gave voting rights only to white, property owners. Those men grew up in a different world with different problems, different social values, and different ideas. Asking what they would do makes no sense in 2012. There's a reason why the Constitution can be amended and changed.

The US government shouldn't be run according to the words and beliefs of Alexander Hamilton or James Madison or John Hancock or Thomas Jefferson. Not in this day and age.

If you take guns away and make them illegal, your just giving guns to the criminals.

That makes no sense whatsoever. If there are no guns how do criminals get them.

They can make them (it's not that hard), smuggle them in from outside the country (the US's large land borders can be difficult to police 24/7/365), or steal them from law enforcement (it happens more often than you'd think).

[Frisivisia]

If i recall correctly the last time people tried to "defend themselves from a tyrannical government" in US history resulted in 600,000 Americans dead and a dead president.

I think that the argument "what would the Founding Fathers do?" is as old and ridiculous as "what would Jesus do?" The founding fathers split slaves into 3/5 of a person. They gave voting rights only to white, property owners. Those men grew up in a different world with different problems, different social values, and different ideas. Asking what they would do makes no sense in 2012. There's a reason why the Constitution can be amended and changed.

The US government shouldn't be run according to the words and beliefs of Alexander Hamilton or James Madison or John Hancock or Thomas Jefferson. Not in this day and age.



That makes no sense whatsoever. If there are no guns how do criminals get them.

They can make them (it's not that hard), smuggle them in from outside the country (the US's large land borders can be difficult to police 24/7/365), or steal them from law enforcement (it happens more often than you'd think).

That's why there's such considerable gun violence in the UK, people and their smuggled guns.

[Gun Manufacturers]

If i recall correctly the last time people tried to "defend themselves from a tyrannical government" in US history resulted in 600,000 Americans dead and a dead president.

I think that the argument "what would the Founding Fathers do?" is as old and ridiculous as "what would Jesus do?" The founding fathers split slaves into 3/5 of a person. They gave voting rights only to white, property owners. Those men grew up in a different world with different problems, different social values, and different ideas. Asking what they would do makes no sense in 2012. There's a reason why the Constitution can be amended and changed.

The US government shouldn't be run according to the words and beliefs of Alexander Hamilton or James Madison or John Hancock or Thomas Jefferson. Not in this day and age.



That makes no sense whatsoever. If there are no guns how do criminals get them.

Same way the Chechens do: http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbulle ... mi-warning!

That "stock" looks like it'd be uncomfortable.

[Gun Manufacturers]

They can make them (it's not that hard), smuggle them in from outside the country (the US's large land borders can be difficult to police 24/7/365), or steal them from law enforcement (it happens more often than you'd think).

That's why there's such considerable gun violence in the UK, people and their smuggled guns.

Yeah, because the group of islands that make up the UK have a similar size LAND border to the US.

[Without Remorse]

Switzerland has about the same gun crime rate as the U.K. And every single fit citizen is issued a government rifle, ammo, and uniform. If everyone had a gun, then the criminal knows if he tries to rob a house, he WILL be shot. Therefore, less robberies.

[Without Remorse]

They can make them (it's not that hard), smuggle them in from outside the country (the US's large land borders can be difficult to police 24/7/365), or steal them from law enforcement (it happens more often than you'd think).

That's why there's such considerable gun violence in the UK, people and their smuggled guns.

The U.K. has considerable gun violence... So I will read this with no sarcasm.

[Occupied Deutschland]

They can make them (it's not that hard), smuggle them in from outside the country (the US's large land borders can be difficult to police 24/7/365), or steal them from law enforcement (it happens more often than you'd think).

That's why there's such considerable gun violence in the UK, people and their smuggled guns.

UK = Island in Western Europe. (Edit: Alright, IslandS I guess...)
US = Roughly half a continent just north of MEXICO.

See the problem yet?

Same way the Chechens do: http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbulle ... mi-warning!

1) That made my night. Possibly my whole week. Hell, that probably just made my entire MONTH.
2) As I sit here thinking, I realize I have all the tools to do what this dude did. Summer project!
3) I love how there's a bottle of "Absolute Vodka" in the photo where he's bent the angles. Good stuff.

[The Joseon Dynasty]

Switzerland has about the same gun crime rate as the U.K. And every single fit citizen is issued a government rifle, ammo, and uniform. If everyone had a gun, then the criminal knows if he tries to rob a house, he WILL be shot. Therefore, less robberies.

You're comparing a well-trained and highly monitored militia to the situation in the United States.

[The Joseon Dynasty]

That's why there's such considerable gun violence in the UK, people and their smuggled guns.

The U.K. has considerable gun violence... So I will read this with no sarcasm.

The UK has one of the lowest firearm-related death rates in the world, mate.

[Without Remorse]

Switzerland has about the same gun crime rate as the U.K. And every single fit citizen is issued a government rifle, ammo, and uniform. If everyone had a gun, then the criminal knows if he tries to rob a house, he WILL be shot. Therefore, less robberies.

You're comparing a well-trained and highly monitored militia to the situation in the United States.

Maybe we should have a "well-trained and highly monitored militia". Cheap way to cut down on crime. Anyway, responding to an earlier post, it's easier to kill with a knife than a gun against an unarmed civilian. That's why there is more laws regulating knifes than guns in my state.

[Without Remorse]

The U.K. has considerable gun violence... So I will read this with no sarcasm.

The UK has one of the lowest firearm-related death rates in the world, mate.

So does Switzerland. And every major dictatorship an communist country.

[The Joseon Dynasty]

The UK has one of the lowest firearm-related death rates in the world, mate.

So does Switzerland. And every major dictatorship an communist country.

You just leaped to a different point. Your previous post was complete bollocks, is what I'm trying to say.

[Without Remorse]

Why is it that every major Anti gun lobbyist in the US owns multiple personal firearms and has fully armed staff

[Vareiln]

There should be a lot of regulations on it and you should also have to present some sort of license of psychological health before you buy one. I don't understand peoples insane obsession with guns sometimes.

Define "insane obsession".

[Without Remorse]

So does Switzerland. And every major dictatorship an communist country.

You just leaped to a different point. Your previous post was complete bollocks, is what I'm trying to say.

I think that about 15 of the worlds countries have higher gun crime rates. Mostly Latin American countries

[Without Remorse]

How do you defend yourself from tyrannical government without firearms? That's why the second amendment exists. Look at writings from the founding fathers. The second amendment was created so that the people could overthrow he government if it were to ever go out of control.

Other countries manage well enough without them. British parliamentary democracy has been chugging along for centuries now.

Well, without guns, the US wouldn't have separated from them. That would be... Interesting...

[The Joseon Dynasty]

You just leaped to a different point. Your previous post was complete bollocks, is what I'm trying to say.

I think that about 15 of the worlds countries have higher gun crime rates. Mostly Latin American countries

Both Switzerland and the United States have some of the highest firearm-related death rates in the OECD, although the United States leaps ahead in the overall intentional homicide rate, ranking just behind Mexico and Estonia.

[Bojikami]

How do you defend yourself from tyrannical government without firearms? That's why the second amendment exists. Look at writings from the founding fathers. The second amendment was created so that the people could overthrow he government if it were to ever go out of control.

If i recall correctly the last time people tried to "defend themselves from a tyrannical government" in US history resulted in 600,000 Americans dead and a dead president.

I think that the argument "what would the Founding Fathers do?" is as old and ridiculous as "what would Jesus do?" The founding fathers split slaves into 3/5 of a person. They gave voting rights only to white, property owners. Those men grew up in a different world with different problems, different social values, and different ideas. Asking what they would do makes no sense in 2012. There's a reason why the Constitution can be amended and changed.

The US government shouldn't be run according to the words and beliefs of Alexander Hamilton or James Madison or John Hancock or Thomas Jefferson. Not in this day and age.

If you take guns away and make them illegal, your just giving guns to the criminals.

That makes no sense whatsoever. If there are no guns how do criminals get them.

Its called smuggling.

[Without Remorse]

I think that about 15 of the worlds countries have higher gun crime rates. Mostly Latin American countries

Both Switzerland and the United States have some of the highest firearm-related death rates in the OECD, although the United States leaps ahead in the overall intentional homicide rate, ranking just behind Mexico and Estonia.

Also, culture affects gun crime. If you read Lt. Col. Dave Grossman's book "On killing" you will see how. I highly reccomend this book. I learned that in the American civil war, only 5% of soldiers fired their weapons. In wwii, on all sides, this was between 15-20%. In the US war in Korea, 50%. In vietnam,95 %.

[Frisivisia]

If i recall correctly the last time people tried to "defend themselves from a tyrannical government" in US history resulted in 600,000 Americans dead and a dead president.

I think that the argument "what would the Founding Fathers do?" is as old and ridiculous as "what would Jesus do?" The founding fathers split slaves into 3/5 of a person. They gave voting rights only to white, property owners. Those men grew up in a different world with different problems, different social values, and different ideas. Asking what they would do makes no sense in 2012. There's a reason why the Constitution can be amended and changed.

The US government shouldn't be run according to the words and beliefs of Alexander Hamilton or James Madison or John Hancock or Thomas Jefferson. Not in this day and age.



That makes no sense whatsoever. If there are no guns how do criminals get them.

Its called smuggling.

And it's SUCH a huge problem in the UK, which has a ban on guns. There are mass shootings all the time, and since no one has a gun to defend themselves with, the shooters shoot even more people. OHWAIT