I just wanted to clarify that I'm not for banning guns but I do think there should be far stricter regulations than there are now.

Machine Guns and assault weapons should be banned outright. Every person that buys a gun should have a criminal background check done on them and should be required to take a exam to show that they are competent in basic gun safety and are mentally stable. People should be limited to one gun a month to stop stockpiling which feeds the illegal gun market.

Those are all reasonable suggestions but apparently I would be impeding on your oh so important rights if I made you wait a few days for a background check to be ran.

This is just my opinion but... CIVILIANS DO NOT NEED GUNS!

Seriously look at what happened here, so goddamn pointless.

I was in the army for 8 years.  Most adult Americans are considered part of the unregulated militia so I am part of a militia. 

The US government invaded Somalia but left because of causalities.  The US government invaded Iraq, but still doesn't control much of the area.  Both the USSR and the US governments invaded Afghanistan.  Still, the area isn't completely conquered.

I'm not sure what I made up.

There are federal restrictions on military-style assault weapons that are in place in all 50 states.

Keep in mind that guns laws tend to be very restrictive in the southern US compared to places like NH, ME, VT, WY, MT and AK.  The places in the US with the best guns laws (the states I just listed) tend to be the safest places in the US.  The main exceptions are AK, which is pretty dangerous for many reasons, and ND, which doesn't have good gun laws and is still one of the safest places in the US.

Rights are more important than the government.  The government (at least where I live), was created to protect the people's rights to life, liberty and property.  That is the purpose of the government.

In the US, cops have no duty to protect people.  Cases have gone to court and that is what courts have ruled.  Hardly any nation in Europe is safer than NH.

You likely wouldn't understand the culture where I live.  People wear guns in bars while drinking in NH.  A learners permit for driving?  We don't have that.  Auto insurance and seat belt use are optional.  Even children don't have to wear motorcycle helmets.  A couple years ago, a town voted against creating a government preschool, so the state offered to pay for it and the town leaders agreed.

Sorry but the 2nd Amendment doesn't work that way. "Shall not be infringed" isn't written in Mandarin. The Founders didn't want restrictions on the citizenry to bear arms. 

You mentioned 'assault weapons', all of which shoot one round at a time. All semi-auto handguns fire at the same capacity, ban them too? Wanting more restrictions on gun ownership only benefits the drug traders, cuz they don't go thru background checks to buy/own theirs - they go thru the black market or steal them. Part of human rights is personal defense and when one has a right, how morally acceptable is it to regulate it? 

NH has very loose gun laws and we have the safest state in the country, I can carry virtually everywhere unimpeded. I surely am disappointed about this youngster that shot herself and in fact the parents were irresponsible but the recent suggested feel-good laws regarding gun control take in-home inspections to verify. So, open up everyone's privacy to check on the minute few? That's how freedom in general is lost. 

Anomalies will happen but gun control creates more of that.

I think the "people shouldn't own guns", etc. arguments are missing the point. A gun is a dangerous and powerful device, and people should take them more seriously. But it's not a lot different than owning a chainsaw, hand-held power tools, knives, electric outlets, etc. If used/stored/exposed improperly, they're extremely dangerous. If used properly, they serve a purpose. I'm sure if the father had left a loaded nail-gun plugged in and sitting on the kitchen table and the girl had accidentally shot herself through the eye (which is usually fatal), posters wouldn't be going on about how we shouldn't allow people to own nail-guns. Or maybe they would, but that would be silly... nail-guns are very useful tools. No, I'm guessing in the case of a nail-gun, almost everyone would be commenting on how foolish the father was for leaving such a dangerous device within easy access of a small child. But because it's a hand-gun, the rules all change and we focus on why guns are "bad" devices to own.

It's very sad that this dad (and mom) actually left a loaded, un-safetied handgun lying on the kitchen table with a 3 year old running around the house. I have a strong suspicion that there's more to this story than meets the eye. Something is wrong with this picture. I'm guessing alcohol abuse was a factor. That's why people shouldn't be allowed to drink alcohol. They might run over their kids with the car by accident, or beat their spouses, or do some other foolish thing while intoxicated, so we should protect them and those around them by not allowing them to own/use alcoholic beverages. Driving cars can be very dangerous to the public at large if not done properly, so we shouldn't allow that either.

See... I just solved two other social ills by making sure the foolish masses have no access to anything that can be used to hurt themselves or their families or friends.

Hello Mr. Orwell.

Because of what happened there, all other gun owners should be stripped of their rights? U have a lot of nerve to intervene in my life buster. One child via a dumbshit parent can negate a right that I've attained with age? Simpleton central! All I ask is that u keep ure anti-self defense views to you and your own state, not mine thx.

We didn't leave Somalia because of causalities we left because of politics. We lost something like 50 men in Black Hawk down, do you seriously think thats enough to deter the American army? Yes there's resistance in Iraq and Afghanistan but its minor, you don't have to worry we wont be losing those countries anytime soon.

Also look at the states you listed. They are all states with low populations and a society built around agriculture and other forms of manual labor which minimize centers of concentration. Basically your population is very spread out hence there are less interactions between people in crowded cities. How do you explain the other states I mentioned with high crime rates and low gun control?

Please I would love to see you show me a case that proves that cops don't have a right to protect people.

Like I said before what makes your rights more important than mine?

@FSP-Rebel

The founders also wrote the constitution over 200 years ago. According to the constitution back then black people should count as three fifths of a person, should we follow that too? If you payed attention I even added a regulation that would keep guns from getting onto the black market, where as theres nothing stopping them now. So just because you will be slightly more inconvenienced we should just ignore the massive problems loose gun laws are causing in this country? 

Back when the constitution was written automatic weapons didn't even exist, people didn't have the ability to go an killing spree's with guns. Most commoners couldn't even afford a gun, it was a completely different world. In fact the founding fathers didn't even trust you enough to vote hence why we have an electoral voting system, do you honestly think they would be ok with the "common" people running around with fully automatic weapons that are capable of killing dozens of people in seconds?

If you want I can find you the statistics showing European countries lower murder, rape and crime rates. According to you crime should be rampant in Europe with criminals running wild with illegal guns so I ask again why aren't they?

This is not freedom culture. Its FEAR culture.

So there is no chance that your daughter will get your gun and shoot herself or you and your wife. These things don't happen?????? See how well that works...