Gun control? What is your definition and opinion?

I want to know why people are for or against guns. And forget the guns kill people theory..Gun control? What is your definition and opinion?
I live in the United States and the 2nd Amendment grants each citizen the right to keep and bear arms. In the recent past, there have been attempts by Democrats to misinterpret our constitution and claim that the 2nd Amendment applies only to the military. Well, they are wrong and I'd be very surprised if they ever succeed in taking away our 2nd Amendment right (please research the Emerson case for more specifics on what I'm referring to).





Private citizens need guns for many purposes. Hunting for sport and meat has been and continues to be a right exercised by millions of law abiding Americans. Some of us collect guns because we simply enjoy the fine craftsmanship of a well made firearm. Some of us shoot for sport and target practice as a form of recreation and honing our skills. As for using firearms as weapons against people, there is much evidence to indicate that a criminal will be quite reluctant to attack a person if there is a possibilty that that person is armed. I feel quite confident that my parents, wife, children, and numerous other friends and relatives are well equipped with the proper skills and weapons to defend themselves if they should ever be attacked by a life-threatening criminal. If more people practiced their skills, and responsibly carried firearms, there would be a much reduced threat of criminal attack. Once a person has been convicted of a violent crime, his 2nd Amendment right should be taken from him. Those of us who enjoy guns in a responible manner, however, should be allowed to pursue our hobby in whatever way we wish, without the threat of uninformed people threatening to take away our rights. Guns are dangerous weapons at times, but in the right hands they can be used responsibly and are an integral part of how this country came to be in the first place. Before anyone spouts off about gun lovers who are hiding in bunkers, harboring irrational fears, and making ready to commit mass killings, you should consider the fact that most gun owners are not weirdos who want to kill you. Our guns are much less dangerous to society that your teenage kids, riding around drunk in their new sports cars that you bought for them......





For Bob D.: ';A well regulated militia being neccessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed';. I expected someone to try to misinterpret this again.....it keeps happening and we keep proving you wrong. As I said, please research the Emerson case to see what the Courts have to say about this. And, Bob, please cover up your bare arms! The correct word is BEAR.Gun control? What is your definition and opinion?
gun control is using a two-hand grip
Guns don't kill criminals, I kill criminals. I have many guns and I intend on keeping them. If you want a society who will be totally controled by the ones in power, take away the guns from everyone.
Gun control, aim carefully and squeeze the trigger.
I'm very much for allowing all non-felons to carry guns at any time. The facts have shown that the places in the US that do permit this have much lower crime rates than other places in the country. People are much less likely to commit a violent crime against someone that just might be holding a gun, or when their might be a gun very nearby. Without that, the criminals will always have the advanatage.





Also, I've often heard it said that the world would be a better place if guns were just outlawed. That actually couldn't be further from the truth. If guns were outlawed, they would not disappear. In fact, if guns were outlawed, only outlaws would have guns. If only outlaws have guns, than the rest of us don't stand a chance to defend ourselves..
like the old saying ';GUNS DON`T KILL ,PEOPLE DO';
';Gun Control'; is of course governmental regulation of who has access to firearms.





In lands where persons are not 'free citizens' so much as 'subjects' - cradle to grave charges of the government who live, work, and eat from the government's hand their whole lives (i.e. Europe, Canadia, China, Massachusetts, Maryland) - people expect the government to take care of them and wouldn't know what to do with a gun in the first place. They have absolutely no concept of personal responsibility or independent action. This is a pathetic state of human existence and typical of the Darwinian mindset of evolutionary concepts: we are herd animals.





However the United States was founded on principles of individual responsibility and personal accountability. That is why it is so radically different from the rest of the world. The concept that humans, working together for their own individual betterment but brought together in a common struggle to maintain a refuge for personal freedom, could frame and maintain a central government strong enough to cohesively establish and defend a homeland, control trade, build infrastructure, and see to the welfare of its population is ridiculous. Yet here we are. That is why the rest of the world hates us - because we are beautiful, strong, and free wild horses while they are just placid bovines. We fight off every challenger individually, while they just allow a few of their fellowes to fall victim to predators in the name of herd survival. We have personal relationships with the Creator of Heaven and Earth - while they think they are descended from pond scum.





Gun ownership represents personal integrity, citizenship in its highest form, and accountability to God Almighty. Gun control represents denial of personal control or accountability, serfdom, and the desire to have someone else in charge of your fate.
gun control is being able to hit the target...seriously, if you own a gun, i think that you need to be responcible for it. keep it away from children, and make sure you go to a range or something so you can be proficient in handling it.
If you know how to use a gun and you have a permit to carry it. Then what's the probelm with you proctecing yourself from criminals. Now if you've been in prison and r convited of a feloney than no you shouldn't be allowed to carry a gun. Just for the fact that you can't keep yourself out of trouble. So I'm all for someone having guns...... Cops aren't always around to proctect you so you have to take the matter into your own hands.
I believe it is an antiquated idea who's time has passed. Back in the 1700's when the founding fathers included the right to bare arms, they finished the sentence with, the right to bare arms in a militia. Not the right to bare arms. When settlers faced natives, they had to defend themselves, had to have guns for food. It is over 200 years later, food is readily available in grocery stores, natives are no longer an everyday threat, the U.S. military is the best equipped in the world , yet everyday citizens seem to have the idea that they have a ';God-given'; right to an Uzi or AK47. If you would like to own a gun, I have no problem with it, license your weapon as you'd license your car. You need a driver's test to get a license, have a test before licensing a weapon. This is not an affront to responsible gun owners, only to those that choose to abuse the ';privilege'; of possessing one. I am not anti-gun ownership , nor anti-personal choice. But each year hundreds of our children are killed. Maybe through registration, those numbers could drop to double digits(or lower). Isn't something like that worth it??





This is for NN


You quote the 2nd amendment. It reads, the right to bare arms in a militia. The sentence does not end at arms.It ends at militia.





NN





I gave you a thumbs up earlier for your intelligent answer and I stick by my interpetation whether a court case ruled otherwise or not. Thank you again for your intelligent reponse.Very sorry for spelling bear wrong, always thought it was bare as in baring, and I do not ever profess to be 100% correct. This is my opinion, please bear that in mind.Again though, thank you for your intelligent response.
the definition for gun control is being able to shoot and drink a beer at the same time.
Gun Control...





Arguments for: (I'll just stick to three points.)


1. Safe use of firearms (for instance, protection from children, and knowing how to handle guns)


2. Guns should not be in the hands of those who have no real need of guns.


3. Crime prevention. Which law abiding citizen would have need of guns? With proper gun control systems in place, people would have no need for gun ownership out of fear. (Witness places like Canada, Germany or Switzerland, where it is normal for people to have guns, and yet shooting incidents are rare, unlike in the US.)





My personal definition...


Gun control is the means by which gun ownership is limited to those who are deemed responsibile enough AND have LEGITIMATE use for the gun(s). For instance, the military.


(Why would civilians require guns?)





Opinion:


I live in countries where it is illegal for civilians to handle guns. (Ireland and Gambia) Shootings? very unusual in the Gambia, and very unusual until quite recently in Ireland. (More organised crime by armed civilian criminals)
I think that every law abiding American has the right to bear arms.
Every american has right to bear arms....im in the army, they give me my arms and keep me alive.
gun control is hitting what you aim at.
I beleive guns don't kill people, people kill people.





The original reasons it was put into our constitution were:


1. If the government gained too much power and became oppressive, the people could overthrow the government.


2. hunting and safety from wild animals





I beleive people should be allowed to own guns, just they have to get training, a liscence, background checks and all that jazz first.