Why should we have gun control? It's not the gun that kills but the criminal.

Because it works? In Japan, which as implemented some of the strictest gun controls (and even ammunition controls) in the civilized world they average about TWO gun deaths per year.

it's a lot easier to control weapons than the people who use them

Guns don't kill, people do. But guns make it much too easy for people to kill people, and what makes you trust people with a gun?

Yes, the criminal kills. So you're going to trust him with a gun, because that's wise.

Thats like saying--Why should people have drivers licences--because careful considerate drivers won't do anything wrong if they are good members of society!
Guns in a home(or on your person) risk-Someone using them in a fit of temper-Children getting ahold of them-them being stolden& used for bad things-Someone(mabe a family member ) going though some sort of upset-using them on someone(Anyone)& last but not least-Easy suicide!
Automatic or semi auto-Just make matters worse!
Why is it that Gun owners are so against ANY rules/restrictions to help protect the public-(Including the children-Not bannong guns-But some protection for the public?
Most people would say we don't need to ban public ownership-But having some-hard& fast(Effective) rules just makes good sense for society!

Because maybe we love our children more than we love guns ? Clearly what we're doing now isn't working. The people who are fighting against getting rid of semi-automatic weapons are delusional, or maybe they just don't care. Maybe it's exciting to them to see people having to bury family members. I really don't know. I'm even willing to concede to a single weapon for self protection in the home, even though all the stats around indicate it's more likely to be used on a family member than an intruder (even police officers will tell you that). But trying to justify keeping military style assault weapons or an arsenal is crazy and paranoid.

Cos we suck at keeping crazy people from getting guns. We can lock someone up if they're gonna kill themselves or someone else, but not if they're just crazy. And we can't force crazy people 2 take their meds. There r ways around the regulations we have now, so we need 2 do something else. If no one wants 2 keep an eye on the crazy people, we need 2 ban all guns 2 keep them out of their hands. If no one wants 2 regulate guns, we need 2 keep an eye on the crazy people so they don't kill anyone. Take ur pick.

Legal gun owners need to take responsibility and lock them up in a safe so they are inaccessible for one thing, most gun crimes are the result of easy access or theft by others not authorized to have them.

Some sort of mental deficiency test needs to be involved in the mix to weed out as many loons as possible to prevent the guns from getting into the hands of mentally deficient. If this is gun control then I agree, taking all guns from citizens is wrong.

One can easily mow down 10 people with a car also. People kill, guns are just tools of the trade.

Why does no one say anything about the number of unarmed people shot dead by the police and government orgs every year and they are the ones that don't want you to have anthing semi auto or that holds more than 10 shot mags when every cop has a pistol that holds 15 to 17 shots and also those bullets are special made to cause death and flesh damage Oh, and by the way they have these bullets special made just for them and make it illegal for you to have them and if thats not enough they break out the full auto H&K .308 with armor peircing bullets that have mags that hold 20, 30, 50 and 100 bullets. Also why do they have silencers issued to them? What possable reason does the police need to silence their gun when upholdin the law??? Think about it, If these guns are made just for killing lots of people all at once what are they doing with them??? When is the last time 50 or 100 people robbed a bank or liquor store all at the same time. Did you know that just buy being a cop they have access to and use military grade high powerd wepons with no regulation or record of there use where they go or who they can use them on??? But they dont want you to have any gun at all. Wake up and smell the gun smoke people.

we shouldnt but logically someone needs to pull the trigger on a weapon in order for it to function so what do u think about requiring some form of background check on potential users of lethal weapons

yes i know the weapons used in conn were bought and owned by a person who had passed a background check so really im stuck for an answer

Are you aware that in the Mall shootings in Portland Oregon a couple of months ago, it was a 20 year old man with a concealed carry permit and a weapon who confronted the shooter and appears to have caused the perpetrator to kill himself, almost certainly saving a large number of innocent lives?

Why was this fact not widely reported by the media? Obviously, the facts of the case did not fit the liberal media's established narrative.

Having personally used a gun when I was 15 to save myself from a drug-crazed home invader who said he was going to cut my throat, it will be a cold day in hell before I willingly give up my right to own and bear arms.