The only people who think in those terms are thugs and criminals who are typically not considered part of a polite society.
I doubt law-abiding gun owners are responsible for that. If anything, they make things safer by deterring criminals who would otherwise be able to prey on defenseless citizens.
Keep in mind that the deaths due to guns are more than 60% due to suicides and accidents. Law-abiding gun owners do nothing to deter the majority of gun deaths, and through their making guns more ubiquitous, actually facilitate many of those suicides and accidents. The “bad guys” preying on innocent citizens actually comprises a relatively small part of the problem. Take that into account when calculating if gun owners are helping or hurting overall.
The part about the peoples right to own equal firearms as the Govt was the founding fathers best way to prevent a tyrannical Govt, Thomas Jefferson said “when a people fear their govt there is tyranny, when a govt fears the people there is liberty” and that is all too accurate.
And yet, had someone else besides the shooter had a gun in the Orlando nightclub, it may not have happened as it did.
Why did any citizen need to be allowed to own a rapid fire military style weapon!
The above is objectively true when it comes to their future (our present and beyond).
And this seems somewhat self-serving and somewhat dismissive of opinions the public may form that differ from from…your own.
…which is also not such an unreasonable proposal…
Trucks are often speed-limited. In principle, speed limiting cars is not unreasonable.
It doesn’t really ring true; but every nation has its history and mystique. This is part of ours, the armed frontiersman blasting away at agents of tyranny.
It’s also a category error.
That question can be asked of many things! Why is it that citizens are allowed to drink alcohol; smoke cigarettes; eat unhealthy foods;? Just like owning a automobile capable of going 160 mph if I obey the speed limit and operate it safely who are you to say I can not own it! I own several “military style” firearms. I own them for their historical significance, engineering design, a person history with that style and other reasons. I am a responsible owner. Are you in favor of banning pickup trucks because someone plows into some cyclists and kills five? Are you in favor banning social media because people bully someone to the point they commit suicide?
Well, I was mainly referring to things our Govt does, like take advantage of mass shootings, they set up gun buy back programs afterwards, they speak about needless death and violence, like they are on our side, and this does sway the minds of many people, Ive seen news reports after Sandy Hook, when a family turned in all their guns, saying, “after listening to the presidents speech, and the tragedy at sandy hook, I do not want any guns in my house anymore” He was standing in a line of 100s of people to turn in their guns???
Well, this is the way our Govt has dealt with problems, instead of fighting the origin, they choose to focus on the tools or methods used, this is very apparent with the recent shooting, instead of the real problem (islamic terrorism), they are going after guns?? How stupid is that?
The Orlando shooting may be the event of the day, but that type of incident is a drop in the bucket compared to the largest source of gun deaths: suicides. And the second largest: common criminal homicides. And another significant type: accidents. All these categories of death by gun vastly outstrip death from terrorism. So railing against Islam would be especially stupid.
I think my prior post, and that of Deo Volente answers this. Why do we need (functioning) rapid fire military style anti-personnel weapons in thd hands on the citizenry ?
The vast majority of suicides by gun are male. If you really want to do something, give them something to live for instead of taking their guns. If someone is really determined to commit suicide, there are plenty of alternative methods. Japan for instance utilizes those methods at a higher rate than the United States.
nap.edu/read/18319/chapter/3 There are 250,000 defensive gun uses every year as indicated by this study which was done at the request of that NRA shill, the Obama Administration.
The world is better off without some people. I hardly see this as a problem.
Whether you are killed by a car or a gun, you are still just as dead, so this is irrelevant.
A weebit judgmental are we?
And your point is?