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Ghost	Dec 3 2008, 07:28:50 AM
Let The Haunting Begin... Posts: 51 Group: Inactives Member #62 Joined: Oct 13 2008	Quote: Weapons like guns exist to HURT PEOPLE. Sory, but I laughed for about 5min straight after reading that (I had to go get a drink to stop lol). What about hunting for food eh? Rather hard to kill a turkey or any bird with a knife. Quote: I doubt that. You'd usually find that less guns = less shootings. Youd think so. If a law went into effect right now though, how would they collect the guns? Most guns used to kill people are blackmarket, meaning they arnt reported, and wouldnt be collected. Sorry about the beer ban comment, I should explain more. During the 1920's all selling of beer was banned in the US. Within a few months the first "SpeakEasy"s appear, underground bars. Homebrew beer became more and more popular, and pretty soon people in the south needed cars that could out drive the police. SO they made their cars faster and faster. As human nature, they started to race these new speed cars on Daytona beach in Florida. Thats how Nascar, one of americas biggest and most watched sports got its start, bexause of bootleg beer. If guns were to be banned I see the same thing happening. Instead of underground bars, blackmarket gun sales, gunclubs (which are legal as of now, and quite popular, my grandfather attends one regualary), and other means of owning the guns and using the guns would grow to extreme heights. Why? Its american (And maybe human) nature to do things without getting caught. For whatever reason, we try to push our luck, going to extremes. Quote: There are going to be murders no matter what you do. Agreed. If you banned guns, there would still be murders, and because for whatever reason people still want others dead, and the use of other weapons would increase. If the rate of murders would remain steady, how would taking away guns help what so ever? Quote: Frankly, I'd be in more fear of how easily people have a "right" to access a weapon that can kill somebody in an instant. Cant a correctly placed knife do the same? Even YOUR HANDS can. So I suppose the safest thing to do is cut off everyones hands and take away our dinner forks. Quote: Its not the gun rights that causes shootings, its jackasses that buy Illegal guns from the black market. This is what people need to figure out. If they really want less murders by guns, start by making it harder to get a gun, not by taking them away completly. I do agree that the laws need to be made much harder, and much harsher. However, completly taking away a freedom we've had for years isnt the right thing todo, no matter how you look at the problem.
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