Andrespetmonkey said:
Troll_Whisperer said:
I'm not American so I have no right to say what Americans should do, but I'll give my opinion if anyone is interested.
I don't think owning guns is a good idea, I know some people believe it's part of the right to decide by oneself, freedom, etc., but in that case everyone could have the right to own a nuke, for instance. Actually, doesn't the US constitution state that people have the right to bear 'arms'? (and not specifically guns). Obviously some limitations are in place anyway. Even if you think you need a gun to defend yourself, you wouldn't need one if other people weren't armed with guns, right? I don't know, practically no-one dies of gunfire in Europe compared to the thousands of deaths a year in the US, so I don't think safety is a good reason. I don't think the pros outweigh the cons in this case personally.
But this comes from a guy who lives in a country were it's almost impossible to see an actual gun bar some members of the police force or security. And as I said, it's up to Americans to decide what they want, I don't know how popular the idea of gun ownership is over there. |
I agree with you about guns where we are, in Europe, but I don't think outlawing guns is a good idea in a country like America, where there are more guns than people; only the law-abiding citizens will hand in their illegal weapons, leaving the criminals with way more firepower. We don't get this problem is western europe because there simply aren't many guns to go around, so it's harder for criminals to get them; that's why our police don't need them, that's why we don't need them. Total opposite for America. Not saying it's a good thing, but I'm saying banning firearms just won't work in a country like America, crime rates would go even higher than they already are.
If you want an example of a country with a massive gun culture and a very small crime rate, Switzerland. Almost every adult owns at least 1 gun, and gun crime is almost non-existant. But I guess you could say that it's a much smaller and mature (for lack of better word) population so maybe Switzerland isn't the best example.
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