Gun laws?

I'm all for having guns. It sucks people abuse them but if not with guns then they can use some other means of killing.

Knives? Swords? It doesn't matter. That might work against a single person, but you can't walk into a mall and kill a bunch of people with a knife.

Statistics show that countries with gun restrictions have lower murder rate and equal crime rate. It might not bring the crime rate down, but it does lower the murder rate, which means it is worth it to me.

To each his own. Guns won't be outlawed in this country in my lifetime. You can cite whatever statistics or studies you want, being deprived our guns is distinctly unamerican.

Unamerican... hmm. I think that word is overused. Being "American" doesn't mean the same thing today that it did 200+ years ago... there's just no way it could. When this country began, slavery was okay, and steam power (much less electricity!) had not even been invented yet. Classical economics still worked, and it took 4 months for ships to cross the Atlantic. There were no assault rifles years ago. How can you even compare that system of government to today's?

Okay. Taking away guns would distinctly contrast the feelings and beliefs of many of our people.

Many of our people are stupid, though.

True. However, there's nothing wrong with responsible gun use. People are so willing to give up rights for a tiny bit more safety. Fuck that .

Knives? Swords? It doesn't matter. That might work against a single person, but you can't walk into a mall and kill a bunch of people with a knife.

KNIVES LINKED TO DARTMOUTH SLAYINGS
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-42982766.html


"There's something in criminology called the valve theory: If you shut off one avenue, another avenue opens up," said Andrew Karmen, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. "If it's more difficult to get guns, people might turn to knives."
http://www.galleryofguns.com/shootin...es.asp?id=1829

A convicted killer who died in Folsom prison last month has been linked by DNA tests to the unsolved knife slayings of six people in the East Bay in the 1970s and early '80s, authorities said yesterday.


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...9/MN167984.DTL

Mamoru Takuma, who is standing trial for the murder of eight students in a knife attack at Ikeda Primary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, said Thursday he had thought often about committing mass murder since his...
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2...6-10024415_ITM

A Ukrainian immigrant accused in the slayings of six relatives was found hanged in his jail cell early today
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-331150.html

'We Did It' letters eyed in NY stabbings
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080307/ap_on_go_co/times_square_blast_letters;_ylt=AtH50Zhu1gHhjkZo_j .uuJ6s0NUE


You could kill a grip of people with a knife, you could walk the isles at wal mart slitting people's throats just as quick as shooting them, hell and not even make a sound.

You could lock a classroom door and start slicing people up, and the people in the next room wouldn't have a clue, hell atleast if you were shooting people many more would be alerted by the noise.

So why not just outlaw all weapons and make a mandatory self-defense course for all?

Oh, in related argument, I read on CNN today that College Students in some school in Texas I believe are pushing for the right to bear weapons in the classroom, I for one find this appalling and hope that nothing gets passed like this, I don't want to have some shithead having the right to have a gun on campus, because after that gets passed the kids will have them in the high schools etc etc. Fuck that.

That right to bear arms in classrooms is bullshit. It would cause more chaos. Instead of hearing about the brawls in schools, we'd have more frequent school shootings.

Oh, most definately.

I totally agree, here is the link where I read the article at.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/14/campus.guns/index.html

Cincinnati student is leading advocate for college kids to be armed At least nine states are considering legislation to allow students to carry weapons Police chief: "I don't think the answer to bullets flying is to send more bullets flying" "I see carrying a concealed firearm as a kind of life insurance policy," professor says

Stupid fucking kids and professors. Just think about it, that would be the worst idea, ever.

I often provide this example when stating why I believe we should uphold the constitution in its word for word form and continue the right to bare arms. Its a two part deal so bare with me...

If you make guns illegal, the bad guys will still have them...and there is nothing you or I can do about it because we dont want to go to jail for getting one too in order to defend ourselves.

With guns being legal, I like the idea of being in a location where some madman comes in with a gun waving around killing people. Only because I know their is a real good chance that someone else in their has one too and is probrably a better shot with it than the madman.

It's bear not bare. Don't you know they meant we have the right to own a pair of bear arms?

Okay I know lame joke...

I'm sorry I was not aware I was in the presence of an "engwish" teacher. From now on I will do spelling and grammer checks just for you.

We have the right to defend ourselves. No way I'm keeping myself unarmed, when the Zionist agents or criminals could invade my home at any moment.

Do you have nightmares about Jews busting into your house and killing you in your sleep? You sound downright paranoid.