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The problem with leaving "law-abiding citizens alone" is that with the Homeland Security Act, Patriot Act, terrorist watch list, phone tapping, GPS tracking, street cameras.....etc., most people - in one way or another - no longer fall into the law-abiding citizen role -- even if you don't know it yet.

One of the problems with allowing governments such leeway in determining who is and who is not a potential terrorist is that they keep changing the definition.

Further, looking at what the US government currently views as possible terrorist organizations and/or organized militias -- don't be surprised to find an organization you are a member of also now on the list.

That is why we need to fight to keep our rights for everyone -- and only fight for them to be taken away from someone once they are actually found guilty of a crime that warrants it in a court of law.

Many on this site, and throughout our country, think: Well, I'm not a terrorist so let the government do what they want with them....

That sounds good, but with the credentials of who is and who may be and who could know a terrorist forever changing every day, we are also going to erode our own rights -- yes, the ones that think we are "law-abiding citizens".

Further, keep in mind that as the government is also looking to tighten internet security, and cyber threats, and more closely monitoring blogs, posts, comments, etc. -- are you so sure that you have never written something online that could possibly be construed as a "threat"? Knowing, of course, that the definition of what a "threat" actually is still continues to change.

We are slowly being squeezed from all sides. The fight is no longer law-abiding citizens versus criminals, but rather citizens versus whom the government thinks could potentially be a criminal and/or may simply know one.

The answer to whether or not handguns should be banned lies in the drug war.

Drugs were out of control, people were dying, it was unsafe to have available to the general population.....so we'll make it all illegal.

Now, after trillions of dollars, cartels and drug lords have emerged and proven to be victorious. The amount of deaths -- done to simply protect said illegal activity -- is astounding. Many of whom may or may not have ever even done drugs or ever even wanted to.

Further, we pay for said war on drugs through taxes. Even if you've never been tempted to try drugs, you still pay to go after those that do. Can you imagine the price tag on going door to door to collect handguns and continuing to enforce it?

Meanwhile, back in the war on drugs, everything has gone underground, the CIA uses the market as their own personal bank account, and we have more drugs being transported into the US everyday. It has become a huge business and made the government millions....literally. Do you really think there would be as many massive underground tunnels going from Mexico to the US if drugs were legal?

Gun bans will do nothing but make more criminals more dangerous and more wealthy. Oh, and let's not forget that the government will profit as well....

Further, people will still acquire guns just as they do drugs. However, now that it will illegal the quality of weapons may go down and become more dangerous. With nobody monitoring it, and people unable to "complain" since they would be participating in an illegal activity, there would be checks on quality control whatsoever.

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yeah lets ban handguns legallize weed,cocaine and take god out of america and this will be a uoptia and crime free.


this blows my mind that antigun people thinks taking them away and there wont be any crime.

it just makes it easier to the "Real criminals" to assert there will- i ask you when has a cop prevented any crime????

a handgun or any gun less than a foot away or run to a phone an pray the a 911 operator answers your call doesnt place o on hold or hang up on u.

second ammendment for every because cops are always around when u dont need them and never around when u do.

you dont like guns fine but dont take my right to own one away if you want to be a defensless sheep ripe for ther evils of men thats your choice. my choice is to depend on the one person i know who will take care of me-myself.