So you think guns should not be in the hands of law-abiding citizens?
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I'd get a samurai sword.\n\nlol\n\nGun laws only affect law abiding citizens.\n\nCriminals aren't law abiding therefore, for the most part, gun laws don't affect them.\n\nGun laws only succeed in disarming the wrong people and giving the advantage to criminals.
71126
Your facts are true.  The criminals will get guns whether they are legal or not.  We have a right under the constitution to bear arms. Period.
250255
You know, one of the first things the Nazis did in coming to power was to ban the private possession of firearms.  There's a reason; when they wanted to knock the door down and carry people away without due process of law, they didn't want anyone to be able to fight back.  \n\nIt is also true that when guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.  Now, some would say no, outlaws and cops.  I argue that at that point, those two groups become indistinguishable.  Do you honestly believe that every cop in your town is honorable and trustworthy?
788155
That is just what I want. A felon with a firearm. Don`t break the law, and you do not lose your rights. I hope that a nobody like you does not succeed in changing the law that our law abiding forefathers fought for. I am a law abiding citizen, and guess what? I have a license to carry a gun to protect myself and my home. I was able to get the license because I am not a felon, and I earned the right.
882664
I live in the United States and the 2nd Amendment grants each citizen the right to keep and bear arms.  In the recent past, there have been attempts by Democrats to misinterpret our constitution and claim that the 2nd Amendment applies only to the military.  Well, they are wrong and I'd be very surprised if they ever succeed in taking away our 2nd Amendment right (please research the Emerson case for more specifics on what I'm referring to).\n\nPrivate citizens need guns for many purposes.  Hunting for sport and meat has been and continues to be a right exercised by millions of law abiding Americans.  Some of us collect guns because we simply enjoy the fine craftsmanship of a well made firearm.  Some of us shoot for sport and target practice as a form of recreation and honing our skills.  As for using firearms as weapons against people, there is much evidence to indicate that a criminal will be quite reluctant to attack a person if there is a possibilty that that person is armed.  I feel quite confident that my  parents, wife, children, and numerous other friends and relatives are well equipped with the proper skills and weapons to defend themselves if they should ever be attacked by a life-threatening criminal.  If more people practiced their skills, and responsibly carried firearms, there would be a much reduced threat of criminal attack.  Once a person has been convicted of a violent crime, his 2nd Amendment right should be taken from him.  Those of us who enjoy guns in a responible manner, however, should be allowed to pursue our hobby in whatever way we wish, without the threat of uninformed people threatening to take away our rights.  Guns are dangerous weapons at times, but in the right hands they can be used responsibly and are an integral part of how this country came to be in the first place.  Before anyone spouts off about gun lovers who are hiding in bunkers, harboring irrational fears, and making ready to commit mass killings, you should consider the fact that most gun owners are not weirdos who want to kill you.  Our guns are much less dangerous to society that your teenage kids, riding around drunk in their new sports cars that you bought for them......\n\nFor Bob D.:  "A well regulated militia being neccessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed".  I expected someone to try to misinterpret this again.....it keeps happening and we keep proving you wrong.  As I said, please research the Emerson case to see what the Courts have to say about this.  And, Bob, please cover up your bare arms!  The correct word is BEAR.
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I own guns and have for about 50 years and none of them have ever harmed another human or myself. I use them for sport and exercize. I do not think that I or my guns need controled. However if I was to use them for ill will then I think that I could expect to receive maxamum puninishment for doing so. In other words guns do not harm humans, humans harm humans. I do think the laws ought to be geared toward that.
446204
In a ideal situation we should remove the laws that restrict posession by law abiding citizens.\n\nBut more importantly...\n\nENFORCE the laws we already have.
221176
I somehow dont think this would be a very good idea, there is way too much hostility and road rage in the U.S that if one angers too much he will have his gun readily at hand.
887724
It is better to have a gun and not need it then to need it and not have it.\n\nThe government has proven that it can NOT protect it\ns citizens.  It can only react AFTER a crime is committed.\n\nIf someone claims citizens should not have guns, suggest that they prove their commitment by putting a "Gun Free Home" sign in front of their house.  I doubt if they will because then criminals will target them since the possibility of an armed home owner is one of the best deterients.
1117644
Guns serve the people who have them in the hands of terrorist they serve terror in the hands of free Americans they deter crime and terror...So no....
943558
No, it would just be like prohibition. Everyone who wanted them would own guns, anyway. I work with a bunch of gun-lovers (cops) and they would never relinquish their guns, even if it meant breaking the law. Of course, this will never happen, anyway.
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Stop the craziness.  . . end violence.  A regular citizen has no need to own a handgun.  Read the statistics and you'll see what I mean-- regular domestic squabbles turn into murders when there's a handgun available. . . burglars who break in use homeowners' own guns to kill them. . . kids who are shoplifting a candy bar are shot to death by vigilantes (yes, shoplifitng is wrong, but not worthy of MURDER. . .)  Please please rethink your reason for owning a gun.  Until there are psychiatric tests given when people want to buy guns, there will be more and more violence.  You don't need a gun to be a real man.
132553
Now... if you're asking whether you, yourself can buy a gun at United sSate of american, I say probably not. You don't write like you're from America and you must be a citizen in order to purchase a gun..at least legally.
866849
Yes guns should NOT be legalised in britain. It opens it up for any maggot to get a hold of one, One of the nice things about living here is knowing that we have little chance of ever seeing one, let alone having one pointed at us. However we do have the right to bear arms and defend ourselves against intruders. This could be anything that comes to hand, even your hands themselves. Maybe a handy baseball or cricket bat, or a hammer. Personally I favour the razor sharp samurai sword. Nothing says 'get the fuck out of my house' quite like one of those.
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I also support mandatory gun ownership.  Everyone in the U.S. should be encouraged to own, master and care for their privately owned firearms.  Bad guys would think twice about victimizing law abiding folks.  People would learn to accept some responsibility for their own safety, and feel a sense of liberty from knowing that they are truly free.\n\nBenjamin Franklin said that any person who is willing to sacrifice liberty for security is entitled to neither.  Let's remember the lessons of our Founding Fathers.
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Convicted felons and people with active DVOs cannot have guns.  I don't think it would be your fault if you gave one to them though if you did not know.
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Short answer: NO!\n\nIn this country (America) we have a beautiful constitution. This constitution gives us immense inalienable rights. Rights no one can take away from us. One of those rights is the 2nd Ammendmant right, the Right to bear arms! We have the fundamental right in this country to own guns to protect our country, our family, our neighbors, and ourselves. Banning guns would violate the document that has ensured and protected our freedoms for centuries. \n\nMore importantly if you ban guns the only people left with guns would be criminals and the military. And criminals on a daily basis have more access to my house, my street, and banks than the military does. Banning guns would make criminals more deadly.\n\nIn the famous words of Charleton Heston speaking at an NRA meeting, "The only way you'll remove my gun is to pry it from my cold dead hands."\n\nhope this helps.