Originally posted by AfterInfinity
No one on this planet needs weapons. Period.

Here's a few people that might disagree with you:

"Firearms stand next in importance to the constitution itself. They
are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under
independence … from the hour the Pilgrims landed to the present day,
events, occurences and tendencies prove that to ensure peace
security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally
indispensable … the very atmosphere of firearms anywhere restrains
evil interference — they deserve a place of honor with all that's
good."
-George Washington

The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on
the other hand, arms like laws discourage and keep the invader and
the plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as
property. The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same
balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms, for
all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay
them aside. Horrid mischief would ensue were one half the world
deprived of the use of them; the weak would become a prey to the
strong."
-Thomas Paine

"Arms in the hands of the citizens may be used at individual
discretion for the defense of the country, the overthrow of tyranny
or private self-defense."
-John Adams

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms in his own
lands."
-Thomas Jefferson

"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone
who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it
but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are
ruined. The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is
able may have a gun."
-Patrick Henry

"The right of the people to keep and bear...arms shall not be
infringed. A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the best and
most natural defense of a free country..."
-James Madison

"Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the
people of other countries, whose rulers are afraid to trust them
with arms."
-James Madison

"...but if circumstances should at any time oblige the government to
form an army of any magnitude, that army can never be formidable to the liberties of the people, while
there is a large body of citizens, little if at all inferior to them in discipline and use of arms, who stand ready to defend their rights..."
-Alexander Hamilton

"Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with
arms for our defense? Where is the difference between having our arms in possession and under our direction,
and having them under the management of Congress? If our defense be the real object of having those arms,
in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands?"
-Patrick Henry

"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
-George Mason, co-author of the 2nd amendment

"And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the Press, or the rights of Conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms; …"
-Samuel Adams

"Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."
-Thomas Jefferson

"The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that … it is their right and duty to be at all times armed; … "
-Thomas Jefferson

"The best we can help for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed."
-Alexander Hamilton

"What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance. Let them take arms."
-Thomas Jefferson

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."
-Thomas Jefferson

And last but not least, I did stumble across someone who agreed with you:

"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"
-Adolph Hitler, Chancellor, Germany, 1933

Originally posted by AfterInfinity

She would never have gotten hurt.

Prove that. Prove that without any doubt right now.

I saw a little girl stabbed to death with an Xacto knife when I was a little kid right on Main Street in front of dozens of people. Guy went into a hobby shop. Stole the knife. Stabbed the little girl to death. Couldnt have been older than 7.

You prove to me right now that in the complete absence of any and all firearms in the totality of the universe that girl would not have been harmed.

Sugar Key facts

346 million people worldwide have diabetes.

In 2004, an estimated 3.4 million people died from consequences of high blood sugar.

More than 80% of diabetes deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.

WHO projects that diabetes deaths will double between 2005 and 2030.

Healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a normal body weight and avoiding tobacco use can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.

And sugar is still legal...!
Even though it is not a natural substance to our bodies.
Definitely not in the amount which it is provided in todays society.
If TPTB are going to ban something because they fear for the populations safety, well guns are not the issue.
I can almost promise that if people could use sugar as a weapon againt TPTB, sugar would have been banned a along time ago.

Originally posted by LiberalSceptic

If TPTB are going to ban something because they fear for the populations safety, well guns are not the issue.

Safety is never the reason.

In the 80's and 90's the public was hammered with stories of handguns on the streets and mythical creatures like teflon coated bullets zipping through bullet resistant vests and ceramic or plastic guns getting past metal detectors.

Every night for years the network news ran these stories.

These mythical guns never existed.

The only real problem that was even remotely supported by any statistics whatsoever was handguns used in crime.

So what did Congress do? Regulate rifles with the AWB. Statistically the least likely weapon to be used in any crime.

They cant even lie right. Their solutions are never consistent with the problem. They go on TV and make themselves out to look like fools talking about shoulder things that go up and heat-seeking incendiary bullets.

Of course they dont care if the measures have nothing to so with the problems or if they look like complete jackasses in front of millions of people because the end game is the same regardless: total ban.

They already did it in Australia, but then again, Australia is supposedly where the ultimate 'global puppet masters' live, so it figures they'd want the Aussie public disarmed and defenceless first and foremost....and for good reason, too - it's become an oppressive hellhole to be stuck living in if you're a believer in the right to personal freedom of any description, so it's only a matter of time before Jane and Joe Public are fed up and begin a revolt.