"Yes, they're lethal. We know this. But so are knives, rocks, plastic bags, pillows "
No where near as lethal. You have to be close with a knife to get someone. Same with most things. A gun is a lethal ranged weapon that a 8 year old can use. ( And do ) It is how easy they are to use that are the problem.
I am not scared of guns but there is ZERO reason for ANY civilian to own one.
Aye mate
Time is on our side
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Im not afraid of guns at all, But then I am blessed (or cursed depending on point of view) to live in a country where we have very strict gun control laws. Sure criminals can get their hands on them, but its a lot harder to do so.
Now if I lived in a country with a culture of easy access to guns, I would be afraid. Not of the gun because that is an inanimate object. What I would be afraid of is the person carrying it has no value of life and would easily point and shoot someone.
I like collecting, I like shooting at the range. Nor is it called the bill of 'needs'. We dont 'need' free speech to live either.
Hunt deer with pistols, great idea.
Moreover, why do you lock in on rifles of all things when the mast majority of gun crime comes from pistols
Im getting the vibe you think pistols fire smaller rounds or something
You do know the 5.56/.223 round is near the perfect home defense round save #1 buckshot? It's a round that is designed to stop and loose energy when it hits something by tumbling/fragmenting after impact. This makes it so you don't accidentally blast through 4-5 walls and kill your neighbor sleeping in his bed. If you hit your target you generally don't have to worry about it going through the intruder and travelling through a wall.
http://www.gunsandammo.com/2012/02/1...fense-caliber/
The video link talks about using an AR15 vs double barreled shotgun for home defense. Lot's of good info and entertaining to watch.
we are not afraid of guns.
we are afraid of the idiots wich hold them.
saw fruitvale station yesterday. wtf at that.
nobody should ever be able to have a gun on its person. its too easy to grab and use it in the wrong kind of situations.
I can do without a lot of things. I can do without pools, which kill more than guns every year as I pointed out earlier.
Threads reminding me of this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkt1vAX0MRM
Why do you even need to hunt?Hunt deer with pistols, great idea.
I don't blame guns for people using them, I blame the people for being so fucking stupid. Laws need to be put into place so that people who don't have proper respect, understanding and training are not allowed to own guns. I'm fine with responsible people owning guns, I'm not fine with how lax gun laws are that irresponsible people can easily get extremely deadly weapons. There are an absurd number of accidental shootings in Texas, the sad part is many of them are children shooting other children. There are too many people who own guns and don't teach their children proper gun safety or practice it themselves. I have never fired a gun and yet I know basic gun safety.
The laws we have in place do NOT have strict enough requirements to ensure that the only legal gun owners are responsible enough to own firearms. We need laws that require more training before you're allowed to own a gun, it isn't any more unreasonable than the requirement of a drivers license. Both vehicles and guns can easily be deadly weapons, however one is very easy to get while the other requires a large time investment and demonstration of responsibility.