Court Hears Second Amendment Debate On City Ban

[Igosplut]

Agree. And let's not forget gun owners are statistically more likely to have their own weapons used on them than using them for self-protection in cases of home invasion robberies, etc.

That statistic does not ring true. Like all info, it depends on the interests of the people who "claim" the statistic.

[kwame k]

Agree. And let's not forget gun owners are statistically more likely to have their own weapons used on them than using them for self-protection in cases of home invasion robberies, etc.

The whole keeping a gun loaded in the house for safety is about useless.....get a fucking dog, most professional criminals won't even touch a house with a dog in it. Plus, it gives you an opener when you see a hot chick while walking your dog. Called a win win!

All of my guns are stored in a safe that's bolted down to the floor and I have never found a reason to keep my guns loaded in the house.

Having said that....I kept a loaded 45 in my tool box when I was rehabbing houses in Detroit :0

[Igosplut]

The whole keeping a gun loaded in the house for safety is about useless.....get a fucking dog, most professional criminals won't even touch a house with a dog in it. Plus, it gives you an opener when you see a hot chick while walking your dog. Called a win win!

All of my guns are stored in a safe that's bolted down to the floor and I have never found a reason to keep my guns loaded in the house.

Having said that....I kept a loaded 45 in my tool box when I was rehabbing houses in Detroit :0

And your luck enough to live in an area that that is possible. But what about people living in other parts of your state that don't? Should they not have the right to have a loaded gun because you don't have the need?

[Igosplut]

One of the biggest problems with the gun argument is that only moral people follow laws.

You can't force morality.

[jhale667]

You can't force morality.

Or legislate it, but that never stops Republicans from trying to...

[LoungeMachine]

One of the biggest problems with the gun argument is that only moral people follow laws.

You can't force morality.

Yet we try every day in this country.

Like abortion, no one ever changes their mind on this subject, and I'm not about to waste time trying.

There's a reason why there's 30,000 gun deaths in this country, and 30 in Canada every year, and it aint because they can't shoot straight.

[kwame k]

And your luck enough to live in an area that that is possible. But what about people living in other parts of your state that don't? Should they not have the right to have a loaded gun because you don't have the need?

Actually, here in Colorado they have an Open Carry Law.....you can carry a handgun as long as it's visible and you lawfully own it. Denver is the only exception.

Detroit.....fuck, do whatever you want....it's fucking Detroit after all.

Hey, I'm all for gun ownership....just make it as difficult as getting a Drivers License.

Really, thinking about it, I'll take back my stance on registration. I'll register all the old guns that were handed down to me. All the guns I've bought are already registered. I mean, I'll get a heads up if they start taking away our guns because that'll make national news and give me plenty of time to get to my super-secret bunker

[binnie]

How do you decide what guns are legal, and what guns are not?

[kwame k]

How do you decide what guns are legal, and what guns are not?

By the guns that are legally for sale here.......

[LoungeMachine]

How do you decide what guns are legal, and what guns are not?

If it can stop a plane at 30,000 feet they usually frown upon it...

Otherwise, you're pretty much free to Rambo Up

[binnie]

By the guns that are legally for sale here.......

But if I have handgun and the criminal has an Uzi, surely I need a more powerful gun to be able to defend myself effectively?

(I am joking, BTW.)

[Blackflag]

There's a reason why there's 30,000 gun deaths in this country, and 30 in Canada every year, and it aint because they can't shoot straight.

It probably has something to do with there being 1/10 as many people in Canada?

And the 30 number is wrong. If you're going to argue statistics, you have to at least make sure they're in the ballpark.

[LoungeMachine]

But if I have handgun and the criminal has an Uzi, surely I need a more powerful gun to be able to defend myself effectively?

(I am joking, BTW.)

I actually think you're struck on something there, Bin...

I think many gun owners are like the guys with jacked up trucks, they're overcompensating for other "shortages"

Ammo Envy if you will....

[chefcraig]

There's a reason why there's 30,000 gun deaths in this country, and 30 in Canada every year, and it aint because they can't shoot straight.

"If you combine the populations of Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark and Australia, you'll get a population roughly the size of the United States. We had 32,000 gun deaths last year. They had 112. Do you think it's because Americans are more homicidal by nature? Or do you think it's because those guys have gun control laws?"

[Blackflag]

There's more than 112 just in Australia. But at least now I know where LoungeQueen gets his bad statistics.