Should we Ban Guns?

[Michael-5]

thranx said:

Michael-5 said:

Pepper Spray is available in different concentrations. One of my friends tried it out to see if it worked, 300lb, down in a second. Tasers work too, but you gotta hold them down.

As for your edit, yea, maybe in those neighbourhoods you need one. However that doesn't mean you shouldn't have stricter Gun Regulations. In Canada, if you don't live or work in a high crime neighbourhood, it's much harder to get a gun, and it should be like that in the States.

I also said countless times that Drugs are a much bigger issue then Guns.

It is, but its just not very effective, especially on someone who is angered, or under the influence of drugs. I am sure getting the chance to directly spray a non angered non moving person gets results, but some one who is attacking, charging, and mmoving, and blicking there eyes will not be effected as much. If anything its better to use wasp spray, as I tell any one I care about wasp spray is the best self defence weapon next to a gun. Again with a tazer you have to hold it down, you have to be with in arms reach. Having brother and sisters I know how easy it is to grab and disable a persons arm so they cant hurt you with something. This makes it an ineefective self defence weapon where you are dealing with someone who is holding still.

LOL Yea Wasp Spray and Bear Spray (Wide Shot specifically designed for attacking Bears) might work better then Pepper Spray, I don't know. However for 1 on 1 encounters Pepper Spray is just as effective as a gun. I tried to look up a link to verify this because I heard it on the news, but I can't find one, but with a spray, you din't need a line of sight to spray, and you can have the weapon right up to your chest and use it in a confined place.

As for Tasers, wouldn't most crimes be committed at arms reach? If someone was trying to rape you in a park, they would likely sneak up on you. Guns are only effective at a range, so I could argue the same point back.

I think the main thing is, crime/gangs, aren't as prevalent as they are in the USA. People don't attack each other with guns here, and in the rare event that they do, most Canadians think a bit and just let the person rob us. No point risking your life for property. In the clause of rape, I can't see a gun being an effective, short distance weapon of intimidation. I knife would probably be a better weapon for an attacker, and in that case, you are already close range, so pepper spray is probably a better solution.

Also, I'm not sure about the USA, but our colleges and universities (community college and college in USA) are filled with Emergency Stations. There is always a tall red pole with a big red button you can run to to press for help and within a minute or two, either the Police or Campus Police will come to the rescue. Police here are efficient, and readily available in places more likely to see rape/crime (I would imagine a school would be a good place to commit a rape since girls are younger).