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Should people be allowed to own guns?
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People should not be allowed to own guns. Having guns for protection is great and all but the downside to owning a gun is far greater than the upside. If you think about the flat opportunity cost of the two options, it is something like this:
Allowed to own guns: Pro: self-protection = saving a couple person from potential criminals if actions are carefully executed Con: Anyone at anytime has the ability to commit a mass-murder = many people could die in matters of seconds, without time to protect themselves Not allowed to own guns: Pro: much less destructive weapons = easier to protect yourselves since you or another person could handle the situation more efficiently Con: the danger of not being able to protect yourself well enough Comparing the two options, does it not seem much safer to not own any guns as supposed to being able to own guns? Guns are able to take down thousands of people in a blink of the eye; other weapons (swords, for example) are not able to inflict as much damage as guns. With one bullet, you could be dead, no matter how many people try to stop a gunman, it would be difficult and cost many lives. However, if it is not a "one shot, one kill" kind of weaponry with enough bullets to easily kill 10 people either way, control of this weapon is much greater. If someone were to rob a store with a sword, there are many objects nearby that could be used to save yourselves, such as throwing chairs, bottles, etc. Watch these epic clips ^^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGVB95Hq72o If you have different insights into this, please do explain  EDIT: Oh, if you are arguing that guns are still able to be obtained illegally otherwise, then we might as well agree that there is no hope for humanity or anything at all. There are always many unexpected alternatives to solutions but we must still hold hope for those solutions because that is the best we can do. We have laws in this world but there are still criminals who break them, yet we still keep those laws. Why? They are guidelines to how a peaceful world should be. Same with the debate of guns. We all know there will always be rulebreakers but once you set guidelines, it will become easier to control the amount of rulebreakers in our society. That's how laws work. |
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Pi3volution wrote: People should not be allowed to own guns. Having guns for protection is great and all but the downside to owning a gun is far greater than the upside. If you think about the flat opportunity cost of the two options, it is something like this: Allowed to own guns: Pro: self-protection = saving a couple person from potential criminals if actions are carefully executed Con: Anyone at anytime has the ability to commit a mass-murder = many people could die in matters of seconds, without time to protect themselves Not allowed to own guns: Pro: much less destructive weapons = easier to protect yourselves since you or another person could handle the situation more efficiently Con: the danger of not being able to protect yourself well enough Comparing the two options, does it not seem much safer to not own any guns as supposed to being able to own guns? Guns are able to take down thousands of people in a blink of the eye; other weapons (swords, for example) are not able to inflict as much damage as guns. With one bullet, you could be dead, no matter how many people try to stop a gunman, it would be difficult and cost many lives. However, if it is not a "one shot, one kill" kind of weaponry with enough bullets to easily kill 10 people either way, control of this weapon is much greater. If someone were to rob a store with a sword, there are many objects nearby that could be used to save yourselves, such as throwing chairs, bottles, etc. Watch these epic clips ^^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGVB95Hq72o If you have different insights into this, please do explain EDIT: Oh, if you are arguing that guns are still able to be obtained illegally otherwise, then we might as well agree that there is no hope for humanity or anything at all. There are always many unexpected alternatives to solutions but we must still hold hope for those solutions because that is the best we can do. We have laws in this world but there are still criminals who break them, yet we still keep those laws. Why? They are guidelines to how a peaceful world should be. Same with the debate of guns. We all know there will always be rulebreakers but once you set guidelines, it will become easier to control the amount of rulebreakers in our society. That's how laws work. that is how the law system should work in theory making guidelines and the majority of the people to follow, leaving a minority of criminals and deterring more from becoming a criminal. but the real world does not work that way. look at the crime statistics of countries with high gun ownership. they have the lowest rates. why? because everyone mostly has a weapon with them or in their home. criminals know this and they know that if they try to break into a house they run the risk of being shot at or killed by the owners. so basically the more guns people own the safer the society becomes. now you can hide in your own world (bubble) thinking having a gun leads to more problems than they are worth. but stop and think your pro's and Con's are just the tip of the iceberg. owning a gun and knowing how to use it. is much better than not having one and needing it someday. people should be educated in how to handle a gun, how to maintain it and how to shoot/ kill a perpetrator. and to get a license you need to show that you can handle a gun. most criminals can't even handle their guns. i know first hand. i've have had an experience were a dumb ass tried to mug me with a gun with the safety on. not to mention the way he was holding the gun would have blown his hand first before he even got a shot at me. btw my city is one of the safest cities in the world despite neighboring the most dangerous city in the world.  Federal laws prevent drug users and felons from lawful ownership of guns (http://www.ehow.com/list_6891578_laws-convicted-felons-possessing-weapon...). So its more a matter of enforcing already existing laws than passing new, stricter laws. http://www.datamasher.org/mash-ups/crime-vs-gun-ownership Spoiler Alert! Click to show or hide and yes at this rate there is no hope for humanity |
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