Michael-5 said:
Kasz216 said:
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First of all, why are you so damn pro-gun, when you yourself used to argue that gun/no guns - homicide rates are the same? I left this thread for days, and you're still here trying to pursuade people.
3% - Handguns, not all guns. A lot of rednecks outside the city own rifles and hunt deer,
As for whatever claims you're acusing me of, your twisting my words....and then telling me that I lack an understanding of statistics.
Canada has always had strong gun control, even before the 2 day wait period. Most homicides in Canada are not gun related (like the USA), so why would stricter regulations reduce gun related violence? The fact that were strict about guns obviously reduces our homicide rates, but at the same time we've reached that stable equlibrium where whatever homicides which are gun related do occer, occur because of illegally smuggled weapons. This is where USA poor gun controls hurt us.
You know....if you read my post you quoted......, I called you a hypocrite for arguing that gun control doesn't change homicide rates, and then telling me that "people in Canadian cities would be better off if they could carry guns." <- This statement is completely false.
You're arguing with yourself at this point, and your so set on convincing people that guns are good, that your blind to what other people are telling you, and what you yourself are arguing.
As for USA doing a better Job... Look at your own Data. Canada's data only goes back two decades, but even then we see a 33% reduction in the homicide rate (2.7 in 1991 to 1.8 in 2006). USA followed a similar trend. This implies that the reduction in homicide rates in both our countries, is probably not related to gun laws, and related to other factors (Maybe immigrants coming in are calming people down somehow).
So if you're going to quote me again, read my quote before you call me an idiot, because this arguement you just brought up had nothing to do with what you're quoting me for. And still you havenm't stood up for yourself on my acusation of you being a hypocrite.
You're pro-gun, despite statistics (your own statistics) showing you otherwise, and you hide your bias by trying to argue that gun laws do nothing.
If gun laws do nothing, then who cares if they are passed or not? Why is this thread such a big deal for you? If homicide rates in USA stay the same despite gun ownership, then why not remove them? It would be a hell lot less intimidating for tourists, it might make mass shootings less likely to occur, and you won't have to freak out when you go to Wal-Mart and you forgot your gun at home. If homicide rates stay the same, with or without guns, why are you trying to convince people not to ban guns? It's pointless (again using your own data).
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I never called you an idiot? Just that you don't seem to understand the underlying statistics. Which you don't seem to.
Once again, if people in Canada started carrying guns i would work as a preventitive measure from things like home invasion has been shown. Not homicide. You may not lock your doors in Canada, but your also much more likely to be robbed by a stranger if the UK is any indication. Unlike the US where you actually don't need to lock your doors because nobody is going to break into your house unless you know they're gone. (In which case a lock is often a moot point.)
Outside which the two graphs in my post look the same... because they are the same, the second graph was Canada's murder rate from 1961 to 1971. The US Graph was refrencing a previous post
What's the big deal about gun laws if they do nothing? Well first off they don't do nothing, they prevent lesser crimes like home burgalaries... outside that, your talking about preventing people from doing something they want to do for literally no reason at all. It's the same reason why I think people who are against gay marriage are off base. To rob somebody of a right, or hell even just something they want to do, you should be forced to show real tangiable evidence for why that thing should be banned. Otherwise your just being a dick denying someone from something they want to do based on superstition and random guessing unsupported by statistics.
It'd make more sense to ban alchohol then it would guns. Hell it kills more people, ruins peoples lives, and has no practical use in life. (Outside hunting) and as you've already stated, MORE related to homicide then gun ownership. I'm guessing you'd be against that because you or your friends like to tip a few back... even though under your reasoning for banning guns, beer should be like triple illegal. (I don't think either should be banned personally.)
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I never claimed that you called me an idiot, but it's clear that you have a huge ego if you think that anyone who has a grounded opinion which is different then yours is. Clearly you don't grasp the statistics if your statistics are showing one trend, but you're claiming another.
Everything you're saying now is opinion, and no longer based on statistics.
Canadians need guns to serve as a deterant? Says who? If we honestly had a home invasion issue, we would just lock our doors. If guns are such a good deterant, why do Canadians leave our doors unlocked, but Americans lock them? You're logic is flawed.
Guns prevent lesser crimes? Says who? When you rob someones house, you can't be certain that they have a gun until you see them firsthand. A Dog is a much better deterant against house robbery (At least here it is, I clearly don't understand how messed up it is in the USA).
As for a comparision to banning alcholol, that doesn't make sense either. Yes Alcohol is detremental to society, but banning alcohol has shown to give a very negative affect on society, where banning guns has not shown this. Regardless, since you want to compare this, my stance on alcohol is very similar to my stance on guns. No Alcohol in public, drinking should only be permitted in designated areas (bars/home), no drinking and driving, and if you're identified as an alcoholic, you should be banned or limited access to alcohol. In the same regard, people should not be able to carry weapons, weapons should only even be present in locations where they have use (a shooting range, hunting, and if you insist in the home, for house protection), weapons and ammo shouldn't be able to be carried at the same time (keep ammo at home, and the shooting/hunting range) and if you or any member of your family doesn't pass the psych test, you should be able to get a gun.
If USA limited their alcohol % to 40% like Canada, I'm sure we would see immediate positive affects in healthcare, manslaughter rates, and well anything you could mention.
While you may have shown that a gun ban wouldn't make much, if any difference to homicide rates, you're arguing that people should carry guns without solid reasoning. You're using you data, and arguing a different point, which is hypocritical. You're suggesting that countries with lower homicide rates should adopt legislations from countries with higher homicide rates only because you prefer it that way.
You can't seriously expect Aliens (the term for non Americans I believe) to adopt your nations policies, when the USA is the most problematic of all the developed countries (Highest Poverty/Homicide/Obesity rates, and I'm sure there are a ton more too).
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Anyway, I stated this threat to get an idea of how Americans in General view gun regulations. I never realized how different, and how much scarier the american lifestyle is (Why would you want to risk your life, possibly kill or be killed in a gun fight, for property?). I won't pretend to know why the USA has so many issues compared to other developed nations, but I can honestly say that I am shocked at some of the attitudes and morals of Americans after reading this thread. Pro Gun or not, I think Americans need to become more tolorant to one another, and put more value on a life.
I can only say that I hope the US Police Force becomes more compitent in the future because to hear so many people from different states feel a lack of trust for their own law enforcement, is just plain disguisting. It gives me the image that America is run like some Russian Mob. Maybe once the police force actually do their job, and get illegal guns off the street, then maybe Americans can feel safe enough to go to Wal-Mart with the option to carry, instead of the need.
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