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Originally posted by liejunkie01
I myself cannot own a firearm. This is one of my most shameful(regretful) actions of not giving a damn when I was younger. Yes I am a felon(non violent) and therefor forever screwed up my abilities of ever owning a gun.
Thank you for the enlightening topic. I'd like to add my opinion, although you pretty much outright negate the fact anyone not in the US has an opinion of any worth with your opening statements: If you don't live in the U.S., then your opinion is moot
Originally posted by torqpoc
reply to post by stupid girl
My point is simple: A few machine guns, even heavier armaments won't do a thing in the long run against the kind of military power the governments have.
Originally posted by RealAmericanPatriot
reply to post by torqpoc
Sorry, Dude...but you are wrong on this one. An armed military will not attack it's own citizenry when they know they are going to have to shoot family and friends or family and friends of their military brothers. The military chain of command would collapse in a matter of days.
I see ALOT of Americans on here saying that they own firearms because they have the right to, as afforded them by the Constitution, which is fair enough. My first question is:- How many of you actually NEED said Firearms???
To me, if you don't need them, but have one, it's simply because of fear. Fear of being hurt. Fear of being killed (hell, who doesn't have fear like that at some point?), just a basic fear.
Originally posted by Hawkwind.
reply to post by stupid girl
Just because you have the 'right' to own a gun doesn't make it 'right' to actually own one. This gun ownership business comes from the old days of the wild west, is it still cowboys and indians over there? Guns are made specifically to kill people but it's okay because you have the second ammendment right? Not right.
Hide behind your amendments all you like, guns are wrong, simple as that. I acknowledge that if you've been brought up with guns then they'll be a normal part of everyday life and you're probably wondering why there's so much fuss over ownership but have a look at your murder statistics and accidental deaths with guns.
It's annoying when I see people say ''but cars kill more people, ciggies kill more people e.c.t e.c.t'', this is a very weak arguement and is not a valid point as guns are created specifically to kill whereas cars and ciggs are not.
It doesn't matter what any one of you says, guns are wrong and deep down you know it. None of this matters anyway, it's too late to de-gun the US so debate is pointless.
Now for the backlash, be as harsh as you like.