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disolitude on 14 July 2013
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insomniac17 said:
 
 
disolitude said:

I can understand having weapons for self defense in your house, for home defense purposes. Hell I grew up in a house which had a hunting rifle and a shotgun that belonged to my grandfather and my dad... However where I live, I absolutely dont see a reason why a civilians need to carry guns on them.

I dont live in USA, and am not saying you are wrong or dont know better... you do what you need to do to protect yourself where you live.

Here is a video which argues my point that civilians and guns do not mix, even for "self denfense"...especially when an argument occurs and people lose their cool.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ87CGV9Wkg

But there are plenty of times where the mere presence of a firearm carried by a civilian prevents a crime from being committed. And it's not like crime shoots way up when people carry. If anything, there is a weak correlation towards the opposite. Also, cops accidentally shoot more people than people who carry concealed firearms. The cops can get away with it. The civilian will go through hell and will probably face some very serious punishments.


Its possible that some crimes may be prevented but if you look at the overall stats and yearly deaths by firearms, USA tends have 10000+ per year while a neighbouring country Canada has around 150. Even when you adjust the population difference, you still get to a 7:1 higher death ratio involving firearms in USA.

Having a gun on you at all times can protect you in grave danger. But it can also lead to irrational decisions, escalated arguments and remove the likelyhood for civilized and  non violent resolutions for fights and arguments. After all, youre packing heat...why would you not charge in to a potential altercation head first? Push comes to shove, its self defense...