"WHEN IT COMES TO GUNS"

Hi Nam. Guns is a touchy subject these days and yes they are here to stay. I have no problem with people having guns as long as they are responsible owners. My problem is with people that have assault weapons.

I don't mind that guns are here, or if they are here to stay...I mind that killers are here, and that they are here to stay. We have more native born killers than any other nation in the world! At least we can be proud to be great at something!

Wenny


"Again Ill Say It"


"If They Pass Laws Outlawing Assault Weapons?'


"And Take Them All Away?"


"The Black Market Will Pick Up The Slack"......................

User

"So..By Your Own Admission"

"That Killers Are Here To Stay"

(And That... In One Way... Or The Other...They Will Be Able To Aquire These Weapons)


"What Is The Average Citizen Going To Use"

"To Defend Themselves Against These Killers?"....................

Miss Bear

"Thats Exactly My Point"...................

Nam, yes the black market will still be in business. Maybe stronger laws on the ones that are caught selling and buying. The debate on guns and laws will never end or guns being in the wrong hands.

"Some Drive Their Cars Into A Crowd"


"Killing People"



"Then..... Just Like Theyre Screaming To Ban Guns?"


"Cars Should Be Banned Also".........."Right?".....................

"Four Guys Jump Out Of A Vehicle"


"They Start Stabbing People With Knives"


"Seems We'll Have To Ban Knives Also".......................

Pat

"True"..."I Totally Agree With You"

"But.... It May Not Be As Easy To Get One"

"Probably More Expensive Too"


"But In The End?"

"Theyll Get One"..................................

Pat

"Youre A Rational Guy"


"The Government.... Can Take Away Everything There Is"

"And People Will Just Find"

"Another Way To Kill"


(I Understand The Wanting To Ban Guns..........Las Vegas?................Was.A Very Rare.... Extreme Example)


"I See It As............. Its What A Person Wants To Do"

"And Then... He/She..... Decides How ......He/She.... Wants To Do It"


(And Yes I Must Agree.... On The Banning Of Machine Guns...And Stuff Like That)


"But.....With People That Want To Kill People?'

("They'll Gonna Find A Way")..................................

Nam, Here in Canada, we have some tough gun laws. Machine guns are prohibited, clip size restricted, handguns highly regulated, and the list goes on and on...... and that doesn t stop the crimals from obtaining firearms, Here in the province where I live, Knives kill more people than guns, especially kitchen table knives in domestic disputes. Our population here in Canada is 1/10th that of your country, but our crime rates are comparible, and worse in some cases.
The way I see it , if there were NO guns at all, there would be another weapon of choice. Society has to change its attitude to appreciating life, not hating life ,and showing it with guns, and other weapons. Definitely something wrong in this world,

think sensible people see if you get rid of guns things will get better is not easy do but this is why we have goverments .....to many of wrong people have and are able to get is same here theirs guns in most houses in rural Ireland nd a lot I would not allow walk a dog so how they get I don't understand

Namaron : if the decision-makers in Washington D.C. were as honest as you, in this blog, perhaps they would have found some solution, fairly acceptable, to end the spiral of death and horror.

"Maybe They Can Double Down On It A Little"

"And Make It Harder For People To Get A Licence For A Weapon"


"But.......... Its Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.............. To Late"

"And Surely..... Impossible"


"To Put The Tooth Paste..... Back In The Tube".................

Hello Nam, In the words of Stalin (yes that so and so) , If a few people get killed its a tragedy, if ALOT of people get killed Its a statistic.

"I Understand What Youve Just Said Ole Oney"


"But For Some?"


"You Might Have To"

"Paint A Picture"


"And Even Then?"


"You Might Not Get Through"...............

"Are We On The Same Page?"



("Only The Shadow")


("Knows For Sure")..................

Some people have no idea of what an assault rifle is by the looks of it. In U.S. armed service, I carried an M-60( up to about 650 round per minute) or sometimes, an M-16. My side arm was a model 1911 .45 caliber hand gun. Only fire arms with fully automatic capabilities are assault rifles such as the M-60 machine gun and the smaller M-16 rifle( which has a selector for the rate of fire desired)Single rate 12-15 rounds sustained, 45-60 rounds per minute burst, up to 700+ rounds per minute on auto. Then there is the M-249 S.A.W., squad automatic weapon,(rate of fire from about 750-1000+ plus rounds per minute determined by a selector valve). Just a few of the basic weapons our military might or still uses. They come in different designs, mounting methods, and actuating methods, based on application for the battle field. Some rates are basic but will do more or less depending on the operator.

It takes a dealers license for automatic weapons. The vast majority of people can not buy or own an assault rifle in the U.S.

Further more; no one can say what a person will be like down the road. Perfectly docile and law abiding then one day something goes wrong. We can't account for that. We can't account for a person that might suddenly become "radical" what ever. Just as we refuse to account that most mass shootings happen in places where the law abiding gun owners can't have their fire arms. We can't account for every well though out plan to take as many lives as possible for what may seem to be no apparent reason.

Even by best estimates, if the U.S. government tried, they may only manage to take away about 1/3 of the fire arms in the country. That would still leave roughly 200 million fire arms at the people's finger tips. Most people know the second amendment was put there for us, the people. It was put there to help protect us against the government and any other troubles that might potentially arise.

Every time some idiot politician talks about gun laws, when we actually do have more than enough of them, it reminds me who actually has the most to gain from taking as many fire arms away as they possibly can.

There's a reason why the U.S. has little worry from invasion among other things. The greatest atrocities have always been committed by a government. In all of those instances, the people had to first be subdued and disarmed. With some said governments even now, killing people for political differences as treason or some sort of insurrection, many seem more concerned about U.S. gun laws.

Leave the laws alone. There are many laws and the right to bare arms has more than a few purposes with reasons. When you take into account population size, any number of different views and values(which can lack severely in better directions), how many may not even know or understand anything about fire arms and laws but want one, how much greater is the possibility of radicalism, emotional melt down, or just plain being on the wrong side of the law?

Oldguy, the NRA spends more time and resources fighting politicians and politics since there are many that would sooner continue to usurp authority to continually take more rights away.

The government is not the answer but more of the reason for some of our biggest problems.

They have nothing to do with sales. They're not a dealership. No; I'm not a member but the more people scream about more gun laws when they are clueless about many that are in place, used, and work; the more I'm starting to consider it.

More resources to keep fighting worthless politics and too many clueless people on just how much laws, back ground checks, and more are already in place, is starting to appeal to me enough to actually consider becoming a member.

BTW,the NRA isn't the only game in town!
There are other Associations for the preservation of the 2nd!

But the NRA-Bogeyman is usually utilized to demonize lawabiding Gun-owners!
I suppose it would please some if this situation would become the "New Normal"!