GUNS - illegal, or legal?
340964
Invention of necessity. Look in to the History and development of the gun. Let the legal stuff be damn. Defense, defense, defense, or die. A rock will kill you just as easy.
906868
I do not think flag-burning should be illegal.  I also think it should be legal to shoot flag-burners.\n\nUntil they are both legal, neither should be.
779860
This is guided by Arms Act in which categories of weapons have been identified requiring licence from govt.Some weapons such as .38, 9mm revolvers/pistols can not be possessed by citizens except members of Armed Force and Police.Air guns(both pistols and guns) do not come under this category.You are free to buy and use it for peaceful purpose.But you cant intimidate others by this.Also hunting by any means is a penal offence.
835082
Only law enforcement agencies have resources to check on whether a gun is stolen, or not.  A gun can still be stolen, and not be on any law enforcement database.The only sure way of buying a clean gun, is to purchase it in new condition.
1024603
If we outlaw all guns, only outlaws will have guns.  Do you REALLY want to give crooks that kind of advantage over us law-abiding citizens?  Many Patriotic Americans proudly own guns...  and that's why no country will even consider invading us!  (except for Mexico, of course)
621592
It isn't illegal. The Constitution specifically says the people have the right to assemble and to petition their government for grievances. There is more to it than just the right to sell machine guns to toddlers, you know?\n\nBesides, it is up to the individual Congressman to decide if he is going to listen or not. Remember all the ruckus about the Lobbyists? After a lot of hand-wringing, the Congress has decided they are just going to quietly give the Lobbyists even more access to power. Just because people are angry doesn't mean that anyone in Congress cares about their feelings or their grievances.
243405
Without a doubt, absolutely!  More people use carry concealed guns.  More Guns, means less crime.  Less guns, more crimes.  Sounds backwards.  But guns are banned, the honest people will turn them in, thugs and criminals will won't turn in their guns.  So only the Criminals will be armed.
493200
You can enter a gun store at any age.  My Dad collects old riffles and I remember going to a gun store with him as a child.  The legal age to buy a gun is 21.  You can legally fire someone else's gun, though.  My Dad took me to a shooting range a few times.  I didn't mind the shooting, but the loading of the bullets hurt my hands.  I pretty much hated going there. :)
927325
I just answered a question about silencers and automatic weapons stating the same thing you just wrote here! There seems to be a lot of uninformed children on this section who seem to think just because they play Xbox they're suddenly a firearms expert.I don;t claim to be an expert by any means, but I would think after over 30 years of shooting experience i would know a little something about firearms and firearms laws. I'll be the 1st to say "In my opinion" instead of stating my opinion as a fact.If these kids on here would do a little research before spouting off their uninformed ignorant opnions about topics they know nothing about, we'd all be much better off.
877227
Yes, it's illegal, and I've seen things on TV talking about how the authorities are starting to get tough on that sort of thing.\n\n.
461062
I have told there is a town in Texas (?) where it is mandatory for all allowable residents to carry a gun at all times, they are given instruction on it's use etc. The street gun crime rate is almost non-existent. Gun toting criminals have found out the hard way, to go somewhere else.\nSensible use of guns should be applauded.\nTake this scenario\nGuy pulls gun on couple walking back from theatre, he hears from all around him, "hold it one moment sucker" and finds that maybe 20 people have pulled their guns and pointing them at him, at the same time due to their training the couple have dropped to the ground and have their own guns out.... not a very auspicious moment for the mugger.\n\nI am not advocating the carrying of guns without due training, that is like giving a 10 year old the keys to a Porche... crazy.....
1023138
Yes it is illegal but angry people with guns don't usually care about the law. I have been in your shoes and the man is in jail for now. In Vermont we have UMBRELLA which helps women like us find a safe place and other things that they need. They even went to court with me to keep him from trying to hurt me. Look in the yellow pages where you are for battered womens help or Legal Aid. Be careful and please stay safe. There is help out there please look into it. Thank you
1144369
there's good logic.  instead of banning guns let's ban idiots.  it's always a good idea to just scrap a part of the constitution because someone got angry and abused their right to bare arms.  let's suspend that freedom of speech amendment because people say stupid things and hurt other peoples feelings.  i'm abusing alcohal right now should we ban beer ?  the answer is never to suspend the rights of the law abiding but to punish those who violate the law.  no guns should not be banned in America i'm with ted nugent on this one.
1054800
If the pro gun people think that the right to be armed shall not be infringed, why then do they think that criminals should be disarmed??? Seems like what they're really saying is that only THEIR rights should not be infringed!
724672
Well, you're right about it being a sort of obsolete law. Historically they wanted to allow people to have guns in case we were attacked, as our militia was not as strong as it is today.\n\nBut now, in this "civilized" society, we have police forces in every town, the strongest military in the world, national guard, coast guard, etc. Who are we using guns to protect ourselves from? Each other? I know people like to say "people kill people," but really, the gun was designed for one function. To kill. \n\nHowever, to ban it now would be almost impossible. There are so many guns out there, and a lot of the criminals would be the only ones to have them. There should absolutely be a ban on the semi-automatics, and bullets designed to go through law enforcement vests.\n\nSteve: that's a good idea, we need some bullet control! LOL
907825
well you must mean bb gun. first off if you consider it playing you shouldnt even have one. and as far as the state law in illinois when i worked at a gun shop if it had a velocity of 700fps or more it had to be sold as a firearm with the same paperwork and background check as any firearm. state laws will vary though. dont consider it playing though. even a low powered air gun is capable of putting some ones eye out.
912137
I am as opposed to gun control as anyone could possibly be. I do however think there should some restraint on not what types of guns you can own, but on who can own them. I like how that part currently is, ie. No violent felonies, No one under 18, And must be a citizen. \n\nThe Constitution says, " The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall NOT BE INFRINGED". Therefore any control over what types of guns you can legally own is un-Constitutional, therefore illegal. People say if you are not apart of a militia you have no right to own a firearm, they are wrong! The militia the founding fathers are talking about is an armed nation of Americans. Like in Switzerland, most men over 18 are apart of the national militia and are REQUIRED to own military style weaponry, unlike America where you are considered a maniac to own an AK-47 or M-16, which I have civilian versions of both. \n\nI found a picture that I really like http://www.haz-matt.com/pics/second%2520amendment%2520primer%25202%2520web.gif , I like how it says, "When they tell you you don't need it, is when you need it most".\n\nWhy I support very loose laws concerning Gun Ownership so much is because when the government starts banning different types of firearms, what's to stop them from banning another, then another, until there's nothing left to defend ourselves but .22 rifles. The Second Amendment is meant to have the people armed to defend themselves against tyranny. To be adequately prepared to fight off a tyrannous government or an invading army we would have to be at the very least equally armed as they are. That means have more civilian access to fully-automatic military arms, not just semi-automatic copies.