What is everyone's problem with responsible gun ownership?, page 2

reply to post by redled

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As you (unintentionally) pointed out with the comment about knives--your people are not safer, they've just moved on to other weapons.

Trying to take the weapons away doesn't solve anything. The criminals will always find them.

reply to post by asmeone2

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Nah, it's a new craze and police are stopping and searching all over the place and gradually it will chill out. Communities are moving over it.

reply to post by skeptic1

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My opinion is that the exact amount of registration should be decided on the state level, by putting it to a general vote and letting the people decide.

reply to post by skeptic1

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New DC gun law:

Handguns, as well as other legal firearms such as rifles and shotguns, also must be kept unloaded and disassembled, or equipped with trigger locks — unless there is a "reasonably perceived threat of immediate harm" in the home.

and as you correctly pointed out:

It remains to be seen how much of the district's new regulations will withstand constitutional challenges, Helmke said, adding that it could take years for the courts to sort it all out.

The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision June 26 that affirmed the right to have guns for self-defense "raised more questions than it's probably answered," Helmke said. "They haven't explained where you draw the line."

usa today




[edit on 10/12/2008 by schrodingers dog]

reply to post by schrodingers dog

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I still wonder what good an unloaded and disassembled gun will do in the situation where a criminal breaks into your home and you need to defend yourself and your family.

What are you supposed to do....say "Hang on, wait, let me assemble my gun....ok, ok, just a few more minutes......ok, gotta get the bullets.....ok, ok now we are even....get out of my home or I shoot". That's gonna work well. Same goes for the trigger locks.

This is unfortunately one of those never ending "Less-filling! Tastes great!" debates. I've posted in another thread listing some of the "myths" about gun ownership so I won't duplicate my efforts. All I'll say is if you're truly open minded and want to get some facts, take the time and READ through the entirety of the document found here:

www.gunfacts.info...

After you've read it, come back and make an educated and informed, non-emotional post one way or the other with some supporting documentation.

[edit on 10/12/08 by surfinguru]

reply to post by surfinguru

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Good material to read.

What stuck out to me in that paper was that guns are used 60 times more often to protect lives than to take them and that you are far more likely to survive a violent assault if you defend yourself with a gun.

My handgun is for protection. I have hunting rifles and shotguns to hunt with (but those are kept off my property in a gun safe). I would rather be safe than sorry and do not want to suffer through an assault again without anyway to defend myself.

Those who think we don't live in the 'Wild West' might be right if they don't live in the inner city or must visit those places where the law doesn't matter to the inner city dwellers. Try living in New Haven ,Ct. in the last 2 years the average is one shooting a night with 40% death rate. New Haven has a large police force and isalso the largest 'Santuary City in the North East. That mean more illegals per capita. Gun laws mean nothing to these folks. Hell' traffic laws mean nothing either. The statistics on motor vehicle arrests for unlicensed and uninsured drivers in that city is off the map. Police cannot and are not responsible for protecting you. They are responsible for protecting the government that they are attached too by court rullings. You as a citizen must protect yourself before the cops get there. They only show up to take names and make reports and if at all possible arrest someone. Thats the facts and thats why the 2nd amendment states what it does. Citizens are responsible for their own well being! Heres a link to case history on what police responsibility is:

www.firearmsandliberty.com...

Zindo

[edit on 10/12/2008 by ZindoDoone]

Originally posted by ZindoDoone
[SNIP] ....Police cannot and are not responsible for protecting you. They are responsible for protecting the government that they are attached too by court rulings. You as a citizen must protect yourself before the cops get there. They only show up to take names and make reports and if at all possible arrest someone. Thats the facts and thats why the 2nd amendment states what it does. Citizens are responsible for their own well being! Heres a link to case history on what police responsibility is:

www.firearmsandliberty.com...

Zindo

[edit on 10/12/2008 by ZindoDoone]

And there is the reason why I choose to own a firearm. There is no way I am going to let me and my family be victims - it's MY responsibility.

reply to post by surfinguru

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Exactly. It is our responsibility to protect ourselves and our families.

In this day and age, when almost everyone's motto (on here, at least) is "don't trust anybody", who else are we suppose to depend on to protect us if not ourselves?

reply to post by asmeone2

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I like your writing style, but you keep saying one thing that is wrong. You do NOT have to "register" a firearm in TX. Only NFA stuff with the NFA branch of the ATF. Not anyplace in TX. The rest of your info is pretty good. Dealers keep a record of sale, but that is it. After the dealer goes out of biz they are suppose to send in the records to ATF to be stored. But I have several friends at ATF and only about 28 percent send in anything after they close. Most just "loose" them. There is no penalty for the loss of records when you give up FFL.

[edit on 29-10-2008 by TXMACHINEGUNDLR]

[edit on 29-10-2008 by TXMACHINEGUNDLR]

reply to post by skeptic1

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I read, participated, and followed that same thread for quite awhile.. And noticed how the Original post kept degenerating into an argument for/against gun ownership..

I wish that I had known about this thread earlier.. I had mentioned in the other thread, that one thing that alot of Europeans seem to have difficulty grasping is the simple fact that the right to bear arms is in the U.S. constitution...

In other words it is written down, stated and ratified. that we are allowed to have guns... No other Country that I am aware of has such a provision for the ordinary citizen..

Another, that is just as important if not more so, is the 1st ammendment.. again, It is a "right" that is written down, stated, and ratified. That we are allowed to peaceably gather and pretty much speak our minds...

Once again, I know of no other Country that has such a provision for the ordinary citizen.. But, I do not hear a whole lot of Europeans, or even U.S. citizens arguing about abolishing the 1st ammendment, or even asking if it may be outdated, and have no relevance anymore..

My point has always been. relevent or not, the 2nd ammendment is part of our constitution. So therefore, Like it or not, U.S. (American) citizens CAN have guns.. And also Under the 1st, I can say that!!!! LOL

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