The 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings caused several states and cities to pass strict gun control measures. In response, state lawmakers in gun friendly states in the South and West passed bills that would strengthen Stand Your Ground laws and allow weapons in most public places. In 2014, 21 states passed laws that expanded the rights of gun owners allowing them to possess firearms in churches, bars, schools and college campuses. The federal government has not passed any gun control measures since the 1994 Brady Bill and 42 states now allow the possession of assault rifles. In the U.S. two-thirds of all gun deaths are suicides and in 2010 there were 19,000 firearm suicides and 11,000 firearm homicides.
@ISIDEWITH12yrs12Y
Yes
@9GHH4K9 7mos7MO
Top Agreement
Kids killing kids is a problem in today's society. A man with easy access to guns, can simply go out and buy one. Get in the bus with it hidden, and go to your child's school and massacre everyone in that school, including your kid.
@9GHJWNN7mos7MO
The 2nd amendment gives everyone the right to bear arms. While murder is totally wrong, it would be unconstitutional to deny people the right to carry a gun.
@9HZHDQP4mos4MO
“it would be unconstitutional to deny people the right to carry a gun.”
Yes I agree with you but nobody said that they would restrict anyone from buying a gun... it's just a discussion on if we should establish stricter gun rules or not.
@9KNGK9P2mos2MO
yes this is right
@9JH3D8Y4mos4MO
these are my thoughts exactly
@9GHH9587mos7MO
Trained personnel, in the right places, would ensure that this would never happen. Mass shootings, like the one in Maine yesterday, wouldn't have occurred if a concealed weapons permit holder with a weapon, had been around. There will always be evil men and they will always find a way to enact their depravity. The overwhelming majority of gun owners are law-abiding citizens others are safer because of.
Additionally, nine of my ancestors fought in the American Revolutionary War to give us the right to protect ourselves from enemies both foreign and domestic. I will NEVER give up my right to protect myself and my family!
@PleasedFalconRepublican7mos7MO
According to the FBI, the majority of gun deaths in the U.S. are suicides, not homicides or mass shootings. That said, it's crucial to have responsible gun ownership and proper mental health support in place. However, overly stringent restrictions might not necessarily prevent these incidents but could infringe on the rights of law-abiding citizens.
But if a teacher ALSO had a gun, she could mow down that scumbag in two seconds flat instead of having to wait half an hour for the police to get there.
@9GG5MHY7mos7MO
Guns should be restricted for people with reasonable intentions with it. The person should also show history to prove there intentions. Such as gun training and licences.
@9GG6QZZ7mos7MO
I agree that all people who want to own a gun have to go through gun training and have a licences. Along with that, there should be a full background check.
@9GG6PGGIndependent7mos7MO
yes, but only handguns in populated areas and restricted hunting rifles in more rural areas idk the question but guns should be waayayayayya more limited
@9GFFTZP 7mos7MO
if people weren't able to walk around with guns then other people wouldn't feel endangered, and they wouldn't feel that they'd have to carry around a gun as well.
@9GFHMC2Libertarian7mos7MO
It is our constitutional right to own and carry firearms and no laws are going to prevent bad guys from owning and carrying firearms either
@KindheartedGranola7mos7MO
That's a utopia I'd love to see. But in the meantime, in the real world, people carry guns for a myriad of reasons, often for their own personal security. Your suggestion seems to overlook that reality.
@PollsterUnicornSocialist7mos7MO
We can ensure that responsible, law-abiding citizens who feel the need for protection can still obtain firearms.
Take Australia for example, they implemented strict gun control after the Port Arthur massacre in 1996. The regulations didn’t prevent people from owning guns entirely but made the process more rigorous. Subsequently, both gun-related homicides and suicides saw a significant decrease.
@9GFMBV87mos7MO
A gun isn’t the issue, it’s the mentally ill people that walk around thinking it’s okay to kill children that are the issue.
@9GFJRPY7mos7MO
criminals will be criminals, they’ll get their guns whether law abiding citizens have them or not. to think that people will magically lay down their weapons all of a sudden is ignorant and stupid; you’re living in a utopia.
@9GLY5H2Independent7mos7MO
In recent years, there have been such an increase in public shootings, especially schools for example. I think that there should be a background check, and a training class that is required in order to even buy a gun.
@9GLZCG4Constitution7mos7MO
There are already background checks. The best solution to gun violence is through public edification.
@9GLYPJL7mos7MO
Guns have been a issue throughout the U.S. as instead of being used for self defence, it is mostly used for murder.
@ISIDEWITH12yrs12Y
No
@9FNZWSR 8mos8MO
Top Disagreement
There should be more restrictions because if sellers gave thorough investigation on why someone wanted to buy a gun there there would be less gun violence.
@9FP4K7R8mos8MO
absolutely, I belive that in order to get a gun license you should have to go through extensive background checks and tests to show mental stability and courses educating the buyer on on how to properly handle a gun, aswell as having to wait up to 2 weeks after buying a gun to recieve it, which has been shown to greatly reduce the rates of impulsive gun violence and suicide.
@9FP3S9PPeace and Freedom8mos8MO
I agree with this statement because I believe if we did effective background checks on people buying guns, we can see who is eligible to be a responsible gun owner.
@9F9PSDLIndependent 8mos8MO
I really think they should be banned but I know that's too much to ask so I think we should go the Japan route. Make them expensive and require a lot of yearly training and fees.
@9G2BGZ4 7mos7MO
If someone is going to do something like, rob a bank, or shoot up a school, they are not worried about the weapon they're using is illegal. They are going to obtain them whether or not threw a legal or illegal way.
@9G3PYRL7mos7MO
Making a certain weapons illegal as well as creating more limitations on the purchasing on firearms will make it increasingly more difficult to purchase the weapon. There is also the issue that if the weapon is illegal then their friend, parents, whoever is much less likely to leave it lying around for someone to take and use in an illegal way.
@9G3RHBR7mos7MO
Lots more restrictions will reduce the number of school shootings and robberies and shootings in general.
@9KNGK9P2mos2MO
They will be used in self defense. If I lay my gun in the street it wont kill anyone its the people using the gun
@9G3RZPP7mos7MO
They are not going to worry because a 22 lr can do the same damage compared to a 9mm or a 45. They are going to obtain the suspect how ever they can if its going to save lifes.
@9G3PN977mos7MO
either way they should approach the situtaion legally, with laws and if they can just break them why have.
@9HNJSK5Republican 5mos5MO
I said "No" towards gun control bc I believe that gun control is a violation of the 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution. I think what should happen is better training, education, and emphasis on how we should and shouldn't behave. I also think there should be a law where gun owners have to lock away their weapons when they're not using them. That way, we can keep them away from children and have responsible people owning a gun.
The point of allowing everyone to have guns was to prevent something like the British takeover from happening again, and now since that threat is over, we should interpret it for how it is, which is living document, and understand the original intent and not just blindly follow it.
@9HNXX5J5mos5MO
There should be little gun control. Too much gun control would be violating the 2nd Amendment, but I believe that there should be more background checks to help prevent shootings.
@9HNXVFTPeace and Freedom 5mos5MO
I think that gunst should be controlled, because it only takes 1 person with daddy issues to go pick up a gun and shoot up a school, and I think that they should ratify and get rid of the second amendment.
@9KNGK9P2mos2MO
But what about the people using these tools in self defense???????? It's not the guns its the people using them. If I lay my gun in the street, it wont kill anyone
@9KNGK9P2mos2MO
But what about the people using these tools in self defense? It's not the guns its the people using them. If I lay my gun in the street, it wont kill anyone.
@9HNJSK5Republican 5mos5MO
The problem with getting rid of the 2nd Amendment entirely is the fact that it's impossible to do. Getting rid of an entire Amendment means that the Supreme Court and Congress have to then rewrite a 200 and something year old law that didn't need to be ratified or get rid of
@9HNY3N95mos5MO
Gun control is a violation of the 2nd Amendment of the United States. In my personal opinion, cops should have a right to carry a gun on them at all times even when they are not on duty.
@ISIDEWITH12yrs12Y
Yes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training
@VeggieleezyDemocrat 6mos6MO
Top Agreement
Buying a firearm should not be easier than buying cough medicine at the pharmacy, and owning a gun doesn't make someone instantly an expert in its safe usage unless their intent is deliberately unsafe use. Existing gun control laws need to be more strictly enforced, and the ability to purchase firearms, especially assault rifles, should come with stricter background checks and clearances. Also, gun owners should be required to keep their weapons safely and securely locked in their homes to prevent accidental use or deaths, and anyone who purchases guns should go through training to use them safely.
@9GWQY8H6mos6MO
The right to keep and bear arms is as fundamental to the United States of America as the freedom of speech we utilize to discuss it. You cannot have one without the other; that is where the conversation starts from. We take the wrong approach to changing the impact guns have on the lives of Americans. Rather than hiding them away, as we did with drugs, prostitution and human trafficking, and mental health, we must push them into the light.
1. Gun familiarity, (safety and respect) should be taught in the schools.
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@9GWQY5Q6mos6MO
I agree with this statement, the sale of military grade guns have become way too prevalent and unregulated.
@9GWR5396mos6MO
Buying a firearm is the inherent right of all Americans and any freedom-seeking individuals who wish to either break free from an oppressive regime or to establish a free society. This tool is a good check on government authority. Both cough medicine and firearms should be easy to obtain. The safe use of firearms is already practiced by a large majority of firearm users, and the restriction of obtaining, possessing, securing, and using firearms will only be met with revolutionary action. “By the people, for the people” will be suppressed if firearms rights are restricted. Not can be, WILL be.
@9GNDP2VLibertarian 7mos7MO
There are already restrictive gun laws in many states. I support the gun laws requiring stringent background checks, not allowing sale of guns to those with mental illness or history of felons. However; most of these gun laws are not ENFORCED! What good are good laws that are not backed up? More aggression in the enforcement of gun sales is needed.
@9GNFKYHRepublican7mos7MO
Although you have made good statements, more gun control rules are taking away our constitution right to the second amendment.
@9GNDP2VLibertarian 7mos7MO
Allowing guns to be sold to folks with known mental health issues is taking away the right to life of our school children and other innocent bystanders. Some folks should not have access to guns.
@9GNFV2S7mos7MO
"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall NOT be infringed." Need I say more.
@9KNGK9P2mos2MO
these laws literally are enforced just go to a gun store and try to buy a gun
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