Should we Ban Guns?

[Michael-5]

ishiki said:

I would say no, because it causes a shitstorm and is going to be a slow process. 

The U.S. should be worrying about other more pertinent things. Like a balanced budget that cuts government spending. Than playing politics accusing Obama of not shooting skeet, and then obama showing him a picture of a shotgun.

imo anyways.

What about other countries? Canada's gun ownership rate is much lower then USA.

spurgeonryan said:
No. Sorry. In some countries prostitution is legal, others drugs are legal. This is our vice. Guns are legal. Ban guns and you effectively ban freedom. We banned alcohol once. Was a disaster. We ban drugs. Is a disaster!

What new problems will arise after guns are banned? There is always something.

Is this a good vice to have? People go to other countries for sex and drugs, but do people come to USA to shoot people? You can still have guns legal at hunting ranges, or shooting ranges.

Alcohol has a purpose, what purpose do guns have? If you need to de-stress, and shooting a gun does that for you, do you not already do that at a shooting range? Why do you need to take the weapon home?

JoeTheBro said:

Watch this video if you are against guns and think you have stats backing it up.

That video is so biased.

A) Criminals will still keep weapons, and only law abiding citizens will follow the law? Aren't guns in the USA registered like in Canada? You go door to door and take away guns, or put individuals in jail. Also it's a slow process, don't ban all guns at once, start at semi automatics.

If it's already too dangerous to take semi autos from registered owners, USA has some big issues, gun related.

B) Mass Murders by young individuals - Happens too much in the USA. That video counters this by mentioning a cop who used a gun correctly? Obviously Gun should carry guns, that's a silly counter.

C) Violent Video Games - Yup, Canada, much lower homicide rate

D) USA is more violent - It is, statistically, USA is among the most violent country out of all the developed countries. Your video counters this by mentioning Mexico, but again, how hard is it to smuggle a gun into Mexico? Just because guns are banned, doesn't mean they don't find their way into the country.

D-II) LOL He mentions a Mass shooting in Germany. Like I said, a gun ban won't solve everything, you need to stop guns from comming into the country. Gemrnay has a free boarder, so just like in USA, people can easily bring in a gun from another country....illegally.

E) - Removing Guns = less violence? Not right away, I agree with your video, China is a good example, but mass stabbing result in less murders then mass murders.

Anyway, I watched 7 minutes of the video, it's arguing a different point them me. I'm talking about banning guns, and making it difficult to import weapons. What's the point of banning guns if people can still smuggle them in?

This is why Canada has never had a mass shooting, and never will (unless an American smuggles a gun into the country and does this himself). This is why our homicide rate is that much lower.