GUN CONTROL

[bu villain]

I dont believe in God, but i feel we all have the fundamental right to defend ourselves.

I think most people would agree with the right to defend yourself. However, most would not agree that society shouldn't be able to place any controls or safeguards on things which may be used in the name of self-defense. We all draw the line in different places.

[Sinfix_15]

I think most people would agree with the right to defend yourself. However, most would not agree that society shouldn't be able to place any controls or safeguards on things which may be used in the name of self-defense. We all draw the line in different places.

We live in a country controlled by a government that has enough bombs to destroy the planet we live on, that sells billions of dollars of guns to conflict nations a year, that spends more than 50% of our taxes on military and they want to tell me that my AR15 is not suitable for self defense.

[bu villain]

We live in a country controlled by a government that has enough bombs to destroy the planet we live on, that sells billions of dollars of guns to conflict nations a year, that spends more than 50% of our taxes on military and they want to tell me that my AR15 is not suitable for self defense.

I don't understand your argument. How does having a huge national military translate into private citizens needing AR-15s? If anything, our huge standing army is a reason you don't need an AR-15.

[Sinfix_15]

I don't understand your argument. How does having a huge national military translate into private citizens needing AR-15s? If anything, our huge standing army is a reason you don't need an AR-15.

if our huge standing army was standing on our own soil, i probably wouldnt. But having a massive army guarding the boarders of Pakistan doesnt make me feel any safer in Georgia.

[bu villain]

if our huge standing army was standing on our own soil, i probably wouldnt. But having a massive army guarding the boarders of Pakistan doesnt make me feel any safer in Georgia.

Feeling safer is not the same as being safer and unless you are worried about a foreign invasion, I still don't see what the military has to do with this. Do you have any evidence that shows gun owners are actually safer? How about data showing assault rifle owners are safer than handgun owners? While it wouldn't end the debate, those would be good reasons to allow assault rifles.

[Sinfix_15]

Feeling safer is not the same as being safer and unless you are worried about a foreign invasion, I still don't see what the military has to do with this. Do you have any evidence that shows gun owners are actually safer? How about data showing assault rifle owners are safer than handgun owners? While it wouldn't end the debate, those would be good reasons to allow assault rifles.

What makes one rifle any more dangerous than the next? should we ban AR15s because they simply look more dangerous? A rifle is a rifle. People use rifles in a variety of ways. In my own personal opinion, a shotgun is the single most effective home defense weapon.

[bu villain]

What makes one rifle any more dangerous than the next? should we ban AR15s because they simply look more dangerous? A rifle is a rifle. People use rifles in a variety of ways. In my own personal opinion, a shotgun is the single most effective home defense weapon.

I agree, one rifle isn't that different than the next. Actually handguns are probably more dangerous than semi-auto AR-15s. Now full autos are a different story. Our disagreement isn't whether AR-15s are crossing the line of what individuals should be allowed to own, it's that you say there should be no line drawn at all for any weapon.