Do You Want The Gun Laws To Change In America...?

Asked By: TheatreMediaPerformance 18-21 3 months ago

And why if you do, or why not if you don't?

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Posted by AdamInChains Jan 23rd, 2013 at 3:37PM

I wish people realize that firearms do not make any place safe. They just raise the risk of being harmed for everyone, bad guys included. But that is not safety. It is mutual threat. Apparently, many people in the US mistake it for safety. Rough times.

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Reply by Coldwarrior Jan 24th, 2013 at 2:53PM

@ adams Where did you get this data from? Bad guys arent stupid. If they know there is a chance of them getting hurt they dont commit the crimes. When people carry crimes against women go down by 3 X 4 Times. Univeristy of Chicago study more guns less crime.
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Reply by AdamInChains Jan 24th, 2013 at 3:07PM

That is what I said. It is called mutual threat. It is better than being slaughtered, true. But it does not follow from this that more guns - more safety. Will you agree to make it obligatory to carry a gun in public all times for everyone? Do you really think it would reduce the number of deaths by firearm? No guns - no deaths by guns. It's only 30 thousand a year, though. You might think it does not worth saving any of them so that we can still polish and cherish our beloved guns.
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Posted by FlauntTheImperfections Jan 23rd, 2013 at 1:00PM

I would like to change them.
Why? They currently don't work. Australia changed gun laws and haven't had an issue since. That is a good example of it working. We need better filtration and tracking among other things but that's not your question.

How? I wouldn't go as far as to take away guns meant for protection but I would get rid of any guns that were designed for war. The way I see it, if a hunter needs an assault rifle to hunt a deer, they suck at hunting. I know I'll catch flack for this answer but you asked my opinion. There it is.

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Posted by lmw1985 Jan 23rd, 2013 at 12:54PM

Changing gun laws won't solve anything. It's the same as drugs being illegal. It doesn't matter because the people who are causing the problem don't care what the law says. If they want it, they'll find a way to get it. Besides, why are we blaming guns for violent people? We don't blame cars for drunk drivers.
Oh, and by all means feel free to quote me. :-)

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Reply by AdamInChains Jan 23rd, 2013 at 3:25PM

Agreed, it's not the guns its the people. That's why we have to regulate people's access to guns not gun's access to people, pally.
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Reply by Coldwarrior Jan 24th, 2013 at 2:58PM

@ adams you sound like a facist! You want to CONTROL. lets look at the cold hard facts. 2011 8k people were murdered by some turd with a gun. that is .0025 % of the population. 2 thousands of a percent. You really want to control 99.9975 % . that is INSANITY.
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Posted by underconstruction Jan 23rd, 2013 at 12:50PM

Yes.

But that´s unlikely, considering some Americans love their guns more than their children.

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Reply by Coldwarrior Jan 24th, 2013 at 3:04PM

what a load of CACA
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Reply by underconstruction Jan 24th, 2013 at 11:13PM

Since you have **** for brains I am not surprised to read your statement.
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Posted by DIYman Jan 23rd, 2013 at 12:50PM

changing gun laws will do nothing to solve the problem if the mindset of many Americans is still in that dark place

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Posted by Vessa Jan 23rd, 2013 at 12:49PM

No. I'd like them to enforce the laws that are there.
And I'd like the culture to change.

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Reply by heywoodaa Jan 23rd, 2013 at 12:50PM

nicely said....
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Reply by Vessa Jan 23rd, 2013 at 12:51PM

Thank you.
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