What justification is there for an American to own a gun?

Question

And how is this different to Iran having it's own nuclear weapons.

Answer 1

Honestly, if you can't see any difference between the US and Iran, I can only suggest that you start reading more.

Here's a very simple start for you, that won't even require you to actually buy a book.  Compare these two:

Human rights in the United States of America:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_right...

Human rights in the the Islamic Republic of Iran:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_right...

Then come back here and carry on telling us the USA is morally indistinguishable from Iran.

Answer 2

None!

Answer 3

You have got to be kidding.

Answer 4

I can picture women that are in defenceless positions, but when they have guns they won't be.

Answer 5

2nd Amendment

Answer 6

Guns have been widely available for years.  It is usual for criminals to have a gun.  The Law-man can be far away, so a citzen may own a gun TO PROTECT HIS LIFE AND PROPERTY, and that of othe family members.

                                We SHOULD have guns in the UK.  A government cannot trample it's subjects when they are armed.

Answer 7

1) when you prove I have no right to own a gun, we will discuss this.

2) it has no correlation whatsoever to Iran and nuclear weapons

Answer 8

i think it is the second ammendment that gives the right to bear arms

Answer 9

It's called the 2nd Ammendment. We have a Constitutional right to own a gun.. not weapons of MASS DESTRUCTION.

Handguns and nuclear weapons are not even closely related.  Duh!

Answer 10

Because it's in the American Constitution, they have the right to bear arms.

We may not agree with it but it is against the law in the UK but not in America.

Answer 11

This refers directly to the Second Amendment in the Constitution that guarantees the right to keep and bear arms.

The belief in the right keep and bear arms dates back to before America was independent from Britain. It was adapted from English law, though English no longer continues this practice. This was particularly important at the time of America's Independence because of our reliance on local militias to fight the British. Local militias were also used in later wars, not just the revolutionary war.  

Some scholars would interpret this right as only referring to the right to form of militia. In modern days, many people interpret this to mean the individual right to own weapons. This also reflects America's strong independent attitude by being able to protect oneselve as an individual and also the custom of hunting wild game with guns.

While this right does grant citizens the right to own a gun, it does not guarentee any type of weapon. Particularly powerful weapons are still banned and in some places handguns are banned. This might change soon though since the Supreme Court recently ruled that the handgun ban in D.C. unconstitutional.

As for Iran, One defending this right could say that American's aren't allowed to own any weapon they want. An American citizen cannot own assault weapons, much less a nuclear weapon. The United State is not making the case that Iran should have no military at all.

However, I think your argument would have more ground if you questioned the United States own possession of nuclear weapons, since it would be comparing a government to another government, instead of citizens to governments.

Answer 12

. . . . and they walk among us, ladies and gentlemen.

There are always a few who make us question the wisdom of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Answer 13

LOL

Answer 14

Because one side will beat the other side.  Pretty simplistic.

The International community doesn't want Iran to get nukes.  So you can argue their side that they should get them all day long, but the end it's that the strongest side will win.  It's just aruguing over labels and whether one entity is a freedom fighter or a terrorist.  Argue all day long on idiotic talking points, but in the end call them what you want and I hope we kill all their freedom fighters.  

Other than that, Americans owning guns and Iran getting nukes is such a stretch I could begin to answer it.

Answer 15

It is necessary for the preservation of a free state. Meaning we need it to protect our other rights from our own government.

A handgun or a semi auto rifle are a little different that nuclear arms. You cant be serious.