The world needs more guns

[SquartleTurtle]

HEY YOU!!!! PUT THOSE WEAPONS ON THE FLOOR AND HANDS WHERE I CAN SEE THEM!

"You're gonna have to pry it from my cold dead hands."

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[Clownfish]

if they take away guns it will make rednecks mad
but it will also stop school shootings
it will not stop criminals but maybe Hardcore Gamers
idk it's a win lose

[Electrk.]

except never mind the fact that switzerland has a high gun ownership rate and a low gun-related death rate

[Tyler66]

except never mind the fact that switzerland has a high gun ownership rate and a low gun-related death rate

but don't they have a much lower gun per capita compared to the US?

[jonnyman5656]

but don't they have a much lower gun per capita compared to the US?

They also have a much lower batstuff insane people per capita compared to us

[WaterOre]

but don't they have a much lower gun per capita compared to the US?

additionally, isn't military training (and therefore gun safety training) compulsory over there?

[Clownfish]

additionally, isn't military training (and therefore gun safety training) compulsory over there?

I believe so
they need 2 years of it?

[Clone v.117]

except never mind the fact that switzerland has a high gun ownership rate and a low gun-related death rate

There are many societal factors that play in to the nurturing of a shooter, there are many differences between living in Switzerland as compared to America, one is able to function with guns and one is not. Is keeping guns in an environment that has shown more than clearly for years that it results in a constant barrage of attacks and murders really a good idea?
Not everyone with a gun will shoot someone, but everyone that has been shot was shot by someone with a gun, and in America there are a LOT of people being shot.

Also, as for the argument that "criminals will get guns anyway"
Think about all the school shootings you can remember, oft carried out by youths who had access to guns or by someone that went and bought a gun to commit their crime.
When guns are illegal this is not an easy thing, for starters buying guns of the black market is far more expensive(watch the whole thing it's hilarious) and in no way affordable to the majority of people that have/would commit these crimes.

[Tayasaurus]

lol u linked to the shooting in Cali, the most un-armed state in the whole US

Also a massive ban on firearms would improve Black Market sales and effectively saturate the market with even more weapons. Sure its hard to get a black market gun now but wait till you start pulling hefty law bullstuff on it.

[MoltenKitten]

everyone that has been shot was shot by someone with a gun,

Good work detective

At this point you lost all credibilty I gave you on the subject. People get shot by 2 types of people: The criminals who do the crininal thing and obtain the guns illegally and the people who had improper background checks. Guns are fine, it is people that need the work. To go upon this I am going to ask my grandfather to load his rifle and put it in front of him to see if it shoots him.

[Electrk.]

I agree that it's a combination of societal factors. However, I think the problem is how mental health is treated in the US. I also think there should be background checks and training. I think that people have the right to bear arms, though; it's clearly stated in the constitution.

[bestguy22]

the world needs more spiders

[log]

Good work detective

it was humor

[Col. Burton]

Making guns illegal will just make them against the law. People will still have guns. Marijuana is illegal here in Florida but I know people that smoke weed religiously, illegality doesn't make it unobtainable.

[Tayasaurus]

I agree that it's a combination of societal factors. However, I think the problem is how mental health is treated in the US. I also think there should be background checks and training. I think that people have the right to bear arms, though; it's clearly stated in the constitution.

The interpretation of the 2nd Amendment is highly debated, both parties with their bias actively try to interpret the words in their worldview so nobody is really going to settle on a sure answer.