foosballnick wrote:Gunsnewing.....Excellent angle that I never considered before. Regular Gun owner "inspection" would certainly be a game changer and could prevent many crimes. Wpuld also add that one of the inspections needs to be psychological evaluation. The obstacle to this is the NRA lobby. They don't want anything related to guns touched in any way. The problem is ownership was made a constitutional right at the time when people needed guns to protect themselves during war time with the British Army and to hunt for food. That constitutional right does not transfer so well into today's society with millions of people living in close proximity, weapons of mass destruction and supermarkets.

gunsnewing wrote:

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Nowhere in the Constitution does it say anything about gun ownership outside of a well regulated militia.

izybx wrote:Threads like this are like saying after 9/11 that we should deport muslims. Like it or not this is America and we have the right to bear arms. Just because a disaster occurs doesnt mean that our rights can be taken away.

Yeah, banning guns through a constitutional amendment is the same thing as deporting people.

BRIGGS wrote:I no longer believe that US homes should have a gun--for recreation home security or anything else. Only police and military should have them and they must be all accounted for. Hunters should use cross bows only. Severe restrictions have to be put in place. Time for violence everywhere in the US to be drastically reduced.

The decline of mental health has become detrimental to our society. Not guns.

Strict gun regulations are a good idea, but will not fix the real problem.

chislic wrote:Suicide has surpassed car accidents as the No. 1 cause of injury-related death in the United States. School shootings on the rise as well.

The decline of mental health has become detrimental to our society. Not guns.

Strict gun regulations are a good idea, but will not fix the real problem.

AnubisADL wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:Might as well ban sharp objects too.

Even better, terminate people with mental illness in gas chambers.

People have been killing each other before guns existed. Banning guns isnt going to change anything.

You wouldn't have the number of casualties if the perpetrator was armed with a sharp object. Seriously, why do people need guns?

Guns are an equalizer. You got psychos out there.

I got finger printer and background checked when I got my carry concealed license.

What if your gun falls into the wrong hands or for that matter you wake up on the wrong side of the bed. Guns need to be banned there is absolutely no reason for civilians to have guns.

JamesLin wrote:
2. It is our constitutional rights. There's a reason behind this. What if the government becomes fascists? So if only military people have guns, we're screwed.

This 'right' is so outdated, it's ridiculous. It kind of made sense when the governments best weapons were guns and the occasional cannon, but the US military is so much more mightily armed now than it was then, guns would be useless in a conflict- really do you honestly believe that you and your gun is going to protect you against fighter jets, nuclear missiles, gas, tanks, explosives, etc etc?

smackeddog wrote:

JamesLin wrote:
2. It is our constitutional rights. There's a reason behind this. What if the government becomes fascists? So if only military people have guns, we're screwed.

This 'right' is so outdated, it's ridiculous. It kind of made sense when the governments best weapons were guns and the occasional cannon, but the US military is so much more mightily armed now than it was then, guns would be useless in a conflict- really do you honestly believe that you and your gun is going to protect you against fighter jets, nuclear missiles, gas, tanks, explosives, etc etc?

izybx wrote:

VCoug wrote:

izybx wrote:Threads like this are like saying after 9/11 that we should deport muslims. Like it or not this is America and we have the right to bear arms. Just because a disaster occurs doesnt mean that our rights can be taken away.

Yeah, banning guns through a constitutional amendment is the same thing as deporting people.

Do me a favor and spare me your sarcasm.

I go out to dinner with my wife yesterday, and guess what, I am armed. If some psycho comes in, I can defend myself. If someone tries to mug me, I can defend myself. Some people are willing to surrender their rights and rely on others for protection. I'm not, and I should not be forced to because of disasters that have an almost nil chance of occurring to me or to one of my loved ones.

On a side note, the reason these mass shootings are occurring so much more is because of the media. Now any psycho can be known the world over, can have the President speaking your name. The massive media coverage encourages copycats. Should we ban twitter? Ban the internet? Limit how many articles each person can read?

Our rights are precious. Men have died for them. We have to be cautious about how flippant we can be in saying they should be disregarded. This is the land of the free, and the home of the brave. At times like this you have to be brave to remain free.

Let's hope that when some psycho comes in and you start playing Wyatt Earp you don't accidentally hit innocent people. Let's also hope that other people who are also pretending that they live in the wild, wild west don't confuse you for the shooter and shoot you instead. And I'm sure that the various wet dreams you've had about winning a shootout have totally prepared you to not panic when you actually face one.