i dont own a gun, and i really dont feel the need for one. i can see why people would want to own a gun for recreational purposes like hunting....but other than that, i dont really see the point to owning one. do you really feel that unsafe in your neighborhood that you need to have something that will kill? i dont know, i can see both sides of the argument, maybe one day i'll grow some balls and commit to one side of the argument.

It doesn't really matter if you see a point to it or not. The issue is allowing law abiding citizens to own them for whatever purpose.

human emotion is a powerful thing. we go through so many emotion during the day, now put a gun in front of one of those emotions.

I don't understand your logic. There are millions of personnel (cops, agents, military, hunters, citizens....etc) in this country armed this very second. Are we in danger because one of them may get angry over a rusted paperclip?

"Normal" people know how to deal with the ups and downs of everyday emotions. Only the "unstable people" have trouble coping. Are you one of them?

We starting a commercial here?

My opinion is if the government tries to take away our guns there will be a big uproar. I dont per say live in an area that i need to protect myself from other people, but due to the fact that i live in a very rural area with livestock of sorts having a gun to protect them should the need arise is necessary. Im not one to hunt but i do enjoy the sport of shooting at a target, clay pigeon or a paper target. Would i shoot someone would tried to harm me or my family, without a second thought.

Going to arkans comment about 'unstable people,' he's pretty much nailed the issue on the head, with a few exceptions. Yes its the emotionally unstable people that shouldnt weeld a gun, or those that have know psychiatric problems ie anti-social personality disorder, sociopath. Though anyone, previously labled stable or not can snap under severe circumstances, the people with these disorders are know to snap very easily and these are the disorders you often find people having who are serial murderers, assault-rapists etc. then again thats like labeling a person a criminal even if they have never commited any crime prior. I say the government spend less on the 'drug' war and more on the gun war, taking down black market dealers. at the same time the likelihood is theyd take down drug dealers as well

I can help you understand his logic, just imagine that the person he figuratively puts a gun in front of is one of your 'unstable people.'

the 2nd amendment is the ultimate check against government tyranny

guns are retarded. and the right to own a gun is retarded even though i believe in freedom todo what you want. guns = problems. so if guns are illegal then there will be less guns around to cause such problems even if those bad guys would always be able to obtain them, because most of those weekly school shootings you get out there seem to be legally obtained.

no, those are usually stolen from a parent or friend. they don't sell guns to 16/17 year olds that go for weekly visits with the school psychologist.

ja i know that but those they take from their dad or a friend are all legal and fun and dandy thats what i ment

that's been stated many times in this thread.

Fuck you asshole. Fuck you.

By that same logic we should ban video games and violent music, since many people think video games cause problems. We should also ban alcohol, since many people who drink also drive drunk, and that's dangerous. Let's ban sex too, because far more people die from STDs than homicides with a firearm every year.

We shouldn't have to live in a country where our government feels the need to hold our hands from cradle to grave.

BTW, many school shooting incidents come from weapons that were done on a straw purchase, which is buying it indirectly through 1 or more people and it's illegal. Columbine was a straw purchase.