Gun rights, for or against?

Question

To whom ever can give the most insightful answer to their position, I will give best answer. This is my position:

I am very much for gun rights because I see why the Founding Fathers put it into the Bill of Rights. It is not just an individual right to protect oneself, but a right to society as well. They knew this country could one day develop unjust rulers as the British were to the colonies beforehand. And as they did, we could too use force to make just of an injustice. The Founding Fathers wanted to give every tool to the people to make any change that was deemed necessary by the people. I know the arguments against this. Some say communities with much higher gun restrictions statistically have less armed crime than communities with more guns. First of all criminals don't usually acquire their guns legally, and if we just enforce the laws better already in place. But even if it were true, if you got rid of a lot of rights society would be safer. If you got rid of freedom of assembly, their would be no more street gangs coming together to beat people up, but you wouldn't get great thing like the civil rights movement. You could also get rid of habeas corpus so it would be easier to jail criminals and so they get off the streets faster, but there would be a lot of innocent people going to jail if it weren't as hard to convict someone. So even if a complete gun ban will make us safer, it won't make the country freer. The government would have free reign to do anything unchallenged by rebellion if it somehow became an authoritative state as the British were unfair to our Fore-Fathers when they rebelled. It is an American right and a necessary right to ensure American freedom.

What is your position, I promise to not be bias in deciding the best arguement.

Answer 1

absolutely for...okay that last answer was a bit harsh...in the words of Chuck Heston...'from my cold dead hands'

Answer 2

I appreciate that the constitution makes specific reference to this, but I think it is governed my a MUCH higher principle.  The principles of freedom and the inate rights of people to have as much RESPONSIBLE personal freedom as possible.

PRO GUN all the way and a proud Libertarian, the only party that can truly call itself 100% pro gun rights.

Answer 3

If we are not allowed to own guns legally the only people with guns will be the criminals!

Answer 4

I fully support the 2nd amendment.

Answer 5

"The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed and that they are entitled to freedom of person, freedom of religion, freedom of property, and freedom of press. Does the government fear us? Or do we fear the government? When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. The law of self-preservation is higher than the written law. No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. A little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing. Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure."

–Thomas Jefferson

Answer 6

Love it or hate it folks, the subject is treated in the second amendment the Constitution, so all Americans have to live with guns in our midst.  The question is how to manage guns so that they are used sensibly.  

The genius of the US Constitution is that it provides a vague overarching guidline for gun rights, and so it is up to individual states to manage gun laws as they see fit.  The Washington DC handgun ban was recently overturned, and as long as that reflects the will of the people of DC, then it's ok by me.



You can carry a concealed weapon without a permit in Vermont, while in neighboring Massachusetts, carrying a gun across the state line carries a mandatory on year jail sentence.

Bottom line is, If you don't like the gun laws where you are, then get out there and say something.