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@9GHH4K9 3yrs3Y
Kids killing kids is a problem in today's society. A man with easy access to guns, can simply go out and buy one. Get in the bus with it hidden, and go to your child's school and massacre everyone in that school, including your kid.
@9GHJWNN3yrs3Y
The 2nd amendment gives everyone the right to bear arms. While murder is totally wrong, it would be unconstitutional to deny people the right to carry a gun.
@9RGQQGD2yrs2Y
While I do not entirely disagree, always remember, one persons rights end where another persons begins. Where someone’s right to bear arms exists, the minute it crosses over someone’s right to LIFE there is an issue. When someone, who has the constitutional right to own a fire arm, aims and fires at an innocent child who has the constitutional right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, that right to bear arms is no longer that simple. Owning a gun is fine, but they should be regulated and not end up in the hands of someone who is not mentally stable enough to hold a wea… Read more
@9WS5YHR2yrs2Y
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@B2B6KD61yr1Y
If the second amendment is outdated and only apply to muskets. Then that makes the first amendment even older. So anyone that says that, I hope you like going back to pen and paper as your only way of comunitcation. Also, guns save more lives than they take every year. And cars kill more people than all gun deaths combined. You if you really want to ban the thing that can kill the most and the fastest, than I hope you are going to be with the idea to ban cars.
@B7DLTCL9mos9MO
A few issues I would like to point out. Firstly, mental capacity tests would open the flood gates for politicians (both left and right) restricting peoples rights by aligning the definitions of mentally ill to align with whomever they want to restrict the rights of. Don't forget when the south had strict gun laws and whom it was exactly who was restricted from owning/ carrying them (hint: it was black people). Also lets not forget, people can lie, and will lie on those tests if they want to shoot up a school, it's not that difficult for lunatics to fit in with ordinary people. Also… Read more
@9HZHDQP2yrs2Y
“it would be unconstitutional to deny people the right to carry a gun.”
Yes I agree with you but nobody said that they would restrict anyone from buying a gun... it's just a discussion on if we should establish stricter gun rules or not.
@9T5VWSZLibertarian2yrs2Y
Either way you say it limiting access is the same as restricting access. The question is where's the line and when does it infringe on the 2nd amendment. It's about a balance of public safety and not infringing on the 2nd amendment. Most people would agree children should not have access, those with a violent criminal past should not have access etc. etc. the main issue is where is that line drawn for the average adult American.
So you think bloodthirsty animals who mow down helpless and innocent Kindergarteners are going to give a d@mn about laws against owning guns, or restricting the purchase thereof? Do you honestly think scumbags who couldn't care less about laws against cold-blooded murder are going to respect gun control laws? Do you think they're just going to say to themselves, "Dang it! I wanted to massacre a bunch of innocent children, but it turns out it's illegal to own the gun I wanted to do that with. Never mind! It's wrong to break the law, after all." Of course not. The only people on this planet who are going to obey gun control laws are people who would never dream of using guns for anything but hunting and self-defense.Read more
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@9T5VWSZLibertarian2yrs2Y
I think it's more about if it was harder to obtain a weapon that could do such damage it would deter those obviously sick in the head people into doing it in the first place. Making it a process to obtain a gun won't stop tragedies from happening 100% of the time, but if even one child could be saved from it, I think it's worth trying to do something different. It would mean there are less guns on the street period, and those of sound mind and of proper age would have nothing to worry about in regard to obtaining a gun. I am very much pro 2nd amendment; I think a lot less crimes against women would happen if every woman carried a gun and had the knowledge to use it well. If every man who attacked a women knew that they were carrying it would deter them from attacking them.
@NationalGuy471yr1Y
#8 Engaged Domestic Policy Informed Gun Control
I strongly agree with you, people you use guns for murder or other malicious intents are criminals, and most probably would care getting a gun through illegal ways.
@9GHH9583yrs3Y
Trained personnel, in the right places, would ensure that this would never happen. Mass shootings, like the one in Maine yesterday, wouldn't have occurred if a concealed weapons permit holder with a weapon, had been around. There will always be evil men and they will always find a way to enact their depravity. The overwhelming majority of gun owners are law-abiding citizens others are safer because of.
Additionally, nine of my ancestors fought in the American Revolutionary War to give us the right to protect ourselves from enemies both foreign and domestic. I will NEVER give up my right to protect myself and my family!
But if a teacher ALSO had a gun, she could mow down that scumbag in two seconds flat instead of having to wait half an hour for the police to get there.
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@B8Q9QKV 7mos7MO
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People who purchase guns should be required to become certified in proper gun training and be screened for their intent on usage of their gun. The gun should also be the bare minimum of its required purpose -- an AK-47 should not be regulated for typical self defense, rather a simple handgun would be suitable. People who were previous criminals for acts such as violence or robbery should not be allowed access to guns at all.
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@B8546NT 8mos8MO
People who are selling guns should have certain mandatory checks to do in order to purchase a gun. The process of buying a gun should be much harder and longer than it actually is. The fact that most of the mass shootings, the shooter has a relation to some sort of mental illness does add on to the fact that no one is doing enough during the purchase of a gun.
@B85DFZ78mos8MO
90% of the guns used in mass shootings have serial numbers scratched off, meaning they were likely purchased from a dealer and unlikely to originate in the US. Criminals, by definition, engage in criminal activity, laws will not affect them, rather the law would impose more strain on law abiding gun owners.
@B855W8B8mos8MO
Actually, if we were to make it more strict on who can get guns, it could actually break the 2nd amendment because you are LIMITING people with these type of illnesses from having a gun even though every citizen has the right to bear arms, so in reality, the law to restrict more gun laws would not be passed due to the 2nd amendment clause.
@B86LDG78mos8MO
I agree with this arguement actually. I do believe and stand for the 2nd amendment but when you do background checks and find that someone is clearly unwell mentally and isn't in the right mind to own a firearm and use it safely, maybe we should not allowed the mentally challenged to own firearms for their safety and others. But besides that, just do background checks and let the people use their 2nd amendment right unless reasons occur to not allow them.
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@B8RVQS9 7mos7MO
A lot of people is very harmful based on their thinking skills, and it can go beyond. So in order to have peace and order, restrictions is a must.
@B8SN3SR7mos7MO
Guns are not the things that are harming people, it is the people that are using the guns that are harming people. There are people all over the world that have guns and do not perform heinous acts like some people. Why should some people have to suffer due to the actions of other people even when they did nothing wrong.
@B8TP6HX6mos6MO
Liberals are the ones who kill people but republicans use guns for what they say theyll use them for like hunting and selfdefense
@Bobsocool2mos2MO
#4 Engaged Counter Argument Informed Gun Control
Trying to put labels of "democrat" or "republican" on mass shooters is counterproductive, as well as simply inaccurate. Data strongly suggests that political affiliation has extremely little to do with most mass violence, and in the cases of political motives, it is almost always due to radicalization on online spaces, which have little to do with actual politics.
@Bobsocool2mos2MO
#4 Engaged Counter Argument Informed Gun Control
"Guns don't kill people... oh wait, yes they do." There is a very very large difference between intent and capability, it is true that a gun isn't going to do harm in the hands of someone who doesn't intend to do harm with it, but a person with the intent to do harm is not going to be able to do that harm on the same scale without a gun. If a crazy person wants to go shoot up an elementary school, if they have a gun nothing can really stop them. As soon as you take that gun away though, they are not going to be able to do a whole lot.
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@B898P4KWomen’s Equality 7mos7MO
certain civilians should have the right to have guns but for them to recive the guns they should have a background check done be interviewed and take a test regarding their intentions with the guns
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@B89SMZS7mos7MO
I agree with this, but there is no need for the interview. They can run a background check and that is all that needs to happen.
@B8BBBX9Republican7mos7MO
@B8H9J9T 7mos7MO
Guns are a dangerous tool and the more widespread and easy they are for someone to get their hands on, the more tragedies will occur
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@B78BPKJ 9mos9MO
Black people and illegal immigrants have a higher percentage crime rate especially murder. Get rid of soft on crime policys and the crime will get lower guarantee, the guns are not the problem.
@B78FTN8Independent9mos9MO
While I agree with getting rid of soft on crime laws and that guns are not the primary issue I don't see a point in boiling this down to race as I believe the targets of a hard on crime policy would be gangs and whether or not there's a majority population in the gangs breaking the point down to race may cause future issues.
@B7P4LW5Republican8mos8MO
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@B78PLGS9mos9MO
Just because one specific race abuses them does not mean we should be discriminatory, just restrict that person from having a gun, if we do this we are a racist country and we are curving civil liberties for a whole race, and yes the guns are not the problem, the problem is indeed soft on crime policies, but we don't need to be racist towards a specific race.
@B7RSJ26 8mos8MO
Guns are unsafe because people who have impure intentions own guns and some do not know how to properly handle a gun in certain situations. Leading to gun violence, not only in neighborhoods but also in schools too. I think there should be more security before someone can own a gun including, mental health valuations, age checks, and criminal records.
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@B7QJCG8 8mos8MO
The 2nd amendment is just an amendment, we can change it, it was created to be changed. With the rising gun violence rates some things need to change. People might say that is not the gun it’s the person but you still have to understand guns are made to kill and injure. We need to make it harder to buy and own guns.
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@B7QYQJM8mos8MO
Cocaine is an illegal drug but there's still so many people who get their hands on cocaine. If we make guns illegal then the people who want to commit crimes will still get their hands on a gun and the people who are law abiding citizens will have no way to protect themselves. If you were to commit a gun crime would you go to a place where people commonly have guns or a place that almost no one has guns. You would go to the place with no guns because there would be less likelihood of getting shot. Don't ban guns ban idiots.
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@B8RW3HN 7mos7MO
In 2023, 46,728 deaths were caused by guns. If we were able to check backgrounds, we could reduce this number and keep thousands of people from dying.
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@B8SVVPX6mos6MO
people are already getting hurt from guns and if we take it away or harder backround checks on certain people makes it harder for innocent people to defend them selves theives and thugs will still be able to get the guns easily but the common man wont be able to get one to defend outself and most of the people dying are people that dont know how to handle guns and just dont know how to shoot mostly thugs.
@B8VZNZ56mos6MO
Guns are always landing in the hands of irresponsible individuals, deaths to gun violence can show that. Stricter gun laws could save many lives.
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@B8GMJ8PLibertarian 7mos7MO
I think guns should be extra regulated and restricted and the person buying the gun should have to go through intense training and background checks and there should also be better security especially for schools.
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@9GFFTZP 3yrs3Y
if people weren't able to walk around with guns then other people wouldn't feel endangered, and they wouldn't feel that they'd have to carry around a gun as well.
@9GFHMC2Libertarian3yrs3Y
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@KindheartedGranola3yrs3Y
That's a utopia I'd love to see. But in the meantime, in the real world, people carry guns for a myriad of reasons, often for their own personal security. Your suggestion seems to overlook that reality.
We can ensure that responsible, law-abiding citizens who feel the need for protection can still obtain firearms.
Take Australia for example, they implemented strict gun control after the Port Arthur massacre in 1996. The regulations didn’t prevent people from owning guns entirely but made the process more rigorous. Subsequently, both gun-related homicides and suicides saw a significant decrease.
@9GFV3PC3yrs3Y
@B7MGXWF 8mos8MO
Gun violence in the USA is a serious problem and there has been little to no recognition towards preventing or attempting to limit this issue, at least from what I have heard. It is important to recognize the large issues in our country and clearly our government has yet to take action. School shootings have only gotten worse and if I have a child in the future I do not want to be fearing for my child's life everyday.
@B7MBWGT 8mos8MO
@9G3MTS2 3yrs3Y
Every day, 116 Americans lose their lives as a result of gun violence. Guns play a crucial role in the majority of suicide deaths. In comparison to other nations, America has some of the laxest gun laws. In America there are also more guns than people, with about 120.5 guns for every 100 residents.
@9G3PL5HLibertarian3yrs3Y
They need to change the caliber and size of guns certain people can purchase based on experience and trust with types of firearms
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@B9H5KRT 5mos5MO
I think that there should be specific regulations, perhaps the banning of assault rifles, but not the outright abolishment of the 2nd amendment. There should be more obstacles to purchasing a gun, and there should be ID requirements such as criminal record or mental diagnoses, and more security regulations around public areas.
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