No it's not dangerous.

Get it through your heads. There is nothing wrong with owning a gun. It should not be a crime to own a gun.



In my opinion you have no idea what you're talking about and you're absolutely wrong.

Im sorry, i dont remeber asking for your opinion.

how bout askin me now?

^ I agree with you, for the most part. People would still be able to get a gun if they really wanted to, but I think gun control would definitely help cut down on shootings.

You're not really adding anything to the discussion other than your opinion.

For practical purposes, it seems like gun control should be left for each state to decide.

While gun ownership is a right that affects the U.S.A., the characteristics of each state are the ones that should determine under which conditions said right to bear arms can be exercised.

Federal bans would be too broad and therefore unable to satisfy the needs of every state. More than likely a ban of that order would be as ineffectual as Clinton's federal ban was.



Preparing citizens to take upon themselves the responsibility of bearing and using arms seems like a good option.

However, how could we do bring it practice? It could be mandatory "gun safety" lessons when acquiring the gun, voluntary training, or practice sessions run by nation-wide organizations such as the NRA; to name a few from the top of my head.

I am really interested in this idea.

Switzerland requires their men to undergo military training. And what they're doing appears to be working.

But the Swiss model would most likely fail if applied to the USA. People in the States have an inbed libertarian streak whereas the Switzies are used to draconian legislation; such as paying a pollution tax for motorbikes over 600cc (I think that's the limit, the tax exists for sure anyway).

Well that explains alot then... I forgot all about that. It's the same way for Germany and Spain. They require all men to serve in the military. I'm not sure about Spain, but I think Germans have to serve for two years, whether they go to college or not. So I guess pretty much everyone who owns a gun knows how to properly use it?

Too bad something like that would never work here.

Military service is no longer compulsory in Spain; and when it was, you could always ask to do social work instead of wasting time in the army. I, however, got away with doing nothing all after the recruiter declared me not apt for service after a rather misfortunate accident.

Don't get me wrong, getting a career in the army can be interesting, but the Spanish army has done something worth mentioning since the 1500s, and the prospects for the immediate future aren't much brighter.

i believe we need to preserve the 2nd amendment in order to protect our other civil liberties. but a gun is a deadly commodity so there should be safety measures to protect other people from those who abuse the 2nd amendment.

one thing gun manufactures have to do is make guns much easier to track. guns can have their serial numbers scraped off or the markings reduce to gibberish. if guns are easier to track, it eliminates the good, law abiding citizens who don't abuse their rights. hopefully, with future technology, linking a gun from a crime to a person would be akin to scanning a barcode.

another thing is a better cooperation between states to lock down on gun transportation. a big problem is people going to state A and buying a gun by doing a little dance then going to state B.

QUOTE(Kurd Jam @ Apr 22 2007, 9:33 PM)

For practical purposes, it seems like gun control should be left for each state to decide.

While gun ownership is a right that affects the U.S.A., the characteristics of each state are the ones that should determine under which conditions said right to bear arms can be exercised.

Federal bans would be too broad and therefore unable to satisfy the needs of every state. More than likely a ban of that order would be as ineffectual as Clinton's federal ban was.
Preparing citizens to take upon themselves the responsibility of bearing and using arms seems like a good option.

However, how could we do bring it practice? It could be mandatory "gun safety" lessons when acquiring the gun, voluntary training, or practice sessions run by nation-wide organizations such as the NRA; to name a few from the top of my head.

I am really interested in this idea.

one reason why gun crime is still so high in nyc, even with our strict gun laws, is because some people travel to other states to obtain guns. it seems unreasonable and plain stupid/dangerous if one state has really lax laws and the neighboring state has much stricter. i'm personally insanely scared of guns because it makes it insanely easy to kill someone. it takes a life away with a highly accelerated piece of metal the size of a pebble.

Would that solve shootings like the one Seung-Hui Cho carried out? (He was, after all, wielding hand guns)...