Should U.S. Citizens Have the Right to Bear Arms?

What do you think? Should U.S. Citizens Have the Right to Bear Arms?

No because then that means the stupid people also have that right
I think so people should be able to but stupid people ruin it for the rest of us.
Wait don't we already have right to bare arms?

Has anyone watched the documentary, bowling for columbine? It’s a Michael Moore flick....
But it was really scary to see some of the nut jobs they interviewed, that were also gun owners. So no, americans also have the highest death rate due to murders, although that fact came from the movie and I dont think it was too accurate. But it wouldn't surprise me at all.

But then you think about hunters, some families are too poor to buy meat, so they need to hunt. (As much as I don’t like hunting ) But if your doing it for just sport It should be illegal

Of course Americans should have the right to bear arms. Of course their should be restrictions (some pretty strict ones, too), but it's a fundamental American right.

Its in the bill of rights.

Funrunner you say it's a fundamental American right (bill of rights) but so is freedom of speech and people still get in trouble for saying stuff

Push Towards State wrote:Its in the bill of rights.

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Running With Scissors wrote:Funrunner you say it's a fundamental American right (bill of rights) but so is freedom of speech and people still get in trouble for saying stuff

Obscenities are specific exceptions to the 1st amendment. Your right to use obscenities ends where my right not to here them begins (I'm not saying I want the language here cleaned up, I'm just making a point).

funrunner wrote:

Running With Scissors wrote:Funrunner you say it's a fundamental American right (bill of rights) but so is freedom of speech and people still get in trouble for saying stuff

Obscenities are specific exceptions to the 1st amendment. Your right to use obscenities ends where my right not to here them begins (I'm not saying I want the language here cleaned up, I'm just making a point).

good point but I just don't thing stupid people should have this right

I agree with funrunner, Americans should have the right to bear arms, but we should be stricter on the people we allow to have guns and there should be a bigger punishment for the purchase/holding of an unauthorized gun.

I agree that Americans should be given the right to bear arms.

Did anyone read up on the D.C. case a while ago dealing with this amendment?

There should be restrictions that should be the same across the board--each state should have the same mandatory restrictions in order to decrease the profit and ease with which illegal guns can be bought and sold. I think we need to get rid of gun shows, where there are no background checks and you can walk out with a gun (or two, or three) immediately without a mandatory waiting period.

But (IMO) outlawing guns entirely would be ridiculous. Crime won't go down. Crime goes down when people are allowed to carry guns (look it up, it's not just a baseless statement).

It's OK to have Americans bear arms but not OK for people out in the country who have no use for them and are just a threat to other people.

It could also be a big issue if the let future terrorists have guns.

The Bee's Knees wrote:It's OK to have Americans bear arms but not OK for people out in the country who have no use for them and are just a threat to other people.

It could also be a big issue if the let future terrorists have guns.

People out in the country use them for hunting.

FK wrote:

The Bee's Knees wrote:It's OK to have Americans bear arms but not OK for people out in the country who have no use for them and are just a threat to other people.

It could also be a big issue if the let future terrorists have guns.

People out in the country use them for hunting.

I meant to talk about stupid people who are future terrorists. THEY should not have the right to bare arms.

The Bee's Knees wrote:

FK wrote:

The Bee's Knees wrote:It's OK to have Americans bear arms but not OK for people out in the country who have no use for them and are just a threat to other people.

It could also be a big issue if the let future terrorists have guns.

People out in the country use them for hunting.

I meant to talk about stupid people who are future terrorists. THEY should not have the right to bare arms.

Under tighter restrictions they would not have that right.

FK wrote:

The Bee's Knees wrote:

FK wrote:

The Bee's Knees wrote:It's OK to have Americans bear arms but not OK for people out in the country who have no use for them and are just a threat to other people.

It could also be a big issue if the let future terrorists have guns.

People out in the country use them for hunting.

I meant to talk about stupid people who are future terrorists. THEY should not have the right to bare arms.

Under tighter restrictions they would not have that right.

But the idiot in office now doesn't enforce that.

I didn't say he did, I'm referring to my first post in the topic.

It is nearly impossible to get a hand gun up here. I don't know what your murder rate down there is but we only had like 65 murders (with guns) in Toronto, which has 2 or 3 million people in it.

BagoXC25 wrote:

hahaha, thats what I was gonna say.

^^^^^^^^^^
lol!

Well, I'm not a US citizen, but I think people should have the right here as well. You can own guns, but you have to get a license and stuff first. I think you have to have a license to own a handgun in the US anyway, am I right? But I think it's important people can defend themselves. Sure, some people will murder. If someone shoots someone, then it's the criminals fault only. But if someone is unable to defend themselves because of gun control laws, then it's the governments fault the person died. I don't think the government can be responsible for anyones death, so I think leglization is the only fair thing.

we agree on something....i think you should be able to have a gun but there should be some restrictions on who can like if you have a history you dont need to have a gun...

thelagwagon wrote:Well, I'm not a US citizen, but I think people should have the right here as well. You can own guns, but you have to get a license and stuff first. I think you have to have a license to own a handgun in the US anyway, am I right? But I think it's important people can defend themselves. Sure, some people will murder. If someone shoots someone, then it's the criminals fault only. But if someone is unable to defend themselves because of gun control laws, then it's the governments fault the person died. I don't think the government can be responsible for anyones death, so I think leglization is the only fair thing.

Yes. In the United States you need a permit for a handgun (some places they are illegal). I'm pretty sure you need a license to buy other kinds of guns too, but maybe that's just here around D.C. You also need separate permits if you want to carry it on you at any given time (cc permit, etc).

duh of couse you should have the right..how would you go hunting. That would like ruin my entire town lol.