tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409203774253961958.post4406907593166281754..comments2024-03-03T11:07:26.751-06:00Comments on True American Stories: How do we Solve Gun Violence?Bernie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07495216592033548760noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409203774253961958.post-89200654733610522722016-01-24T20:30:21.981-06:002016-01-24T20:30:21.981-06:00I'm sorry, but I'm not too sure if I see w...I'm sorry, but I'm not too sure if I see where you're coming from with your argument of America full-out banning guns from everyone, because there are definitely good and logical reasons for owning them, such as hunting and self-protection, which you mentioned, but never offered any other alternatives for. People who live in rural areas almost NEED a gun in their household for their protection, as police cannot arrive on the scene as quickly as they could in the city/suburbs, which is incredibly critical in a home-invasion situation. You say that all the purposes of ownership don't make up for the fact that one could use a gun maliciously, but I could say the exact same things about literally everything, knives and saws being an example, which are used for cooking and woodworking and PLENTY of other things. By your logic, just because someone has stabbed another with a knife, they should be BANNED due to the potential risk of injury to another human being, regardless of the benefit of having them. What about our hands? People have been choked/beaten to death, what are we going to do about that? I'm not saying your opinion is wrong, it's definitely a solution that could be put into place, especially regarding things like assault weapons that have no true alternative use other than killing, but what I'm trying to get through to you, I guess, is the fact that people are going to be malicious assholes with whatever you give them, whether it be a gun, a knife, a PVC pipe, or a dictionary. Something violent is bound to happen with pretty much any object at one point or another, and it's unavoidable unless you manage to change human nature or violate a lot of rights, so I don't see the benefit in banning an item due to it's malicious potential. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409203774253961958.post-79936058557491863002016-01-24T18:58:05.619-06:002016-01-24T18:58:05.619-06:00I definitely agree with your argument, especially ...I definitely agree with your argument, especially about owning assault rifles. One way to bolster your argument would be talking about how your proposed plan would affect the the second amendment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409203774253961958.post-40361776839000651912016-01-24T09:16:25.892-06:002016-01-24T09:16:25.892-06:00I like the political cartoons you included, they b...I like the political cartoons you included, they boosted your argument. It seems like the United States glorifies guns way more than any other country with movies and video games, so if the "gun culture" changed maybe the laws could change too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409203774253961958.post-20247039668613368212016-01-22T14:09:03.406-06:002016-01-22T14:09:03.406-06:00At the beginning I was a little confused on what y...At the beginning I was a little confused on what your argument was. But once I kept reading I understood that you were arguing against ownership of assault weapons. I completely agree with your argument and think it is completely unnecessary to own any sort of weapon with that much firepower.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com