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Quote from: Russell Bell on January 08, 2013, 09:55:09 PMThe gun debate is crazy right now.Ive got a question for all you cupcake Euros who think the Queen knows best - How did the Assault Rifles Ban of 1994 effect the Columbine Incident?I'll wait...It didn't. But then again I'm not for an assault rifle ban. I am for a licensing process in which before anyone buys a gun, they must prove they can take care of one and they have the proper training to carry one. Many people leave loaded guns around their house and their kids get to them. I had a friend die from a mom who left a loaded shot gun out, and the statistics of children who die in home accidents is just crazy. If a licensing process saves one kid, if it educates gun owners about the true dangers of guns, then it would have worked.Now in terms of the Assault Rifles ban, England has outlawed assault rifles and hand guns for almost 2 decades, and no one has invaded them yet. So far they have had all the benefits and none of the negatives that we as Americans fear. I personally don't support the US adopting that policy, but it can be argued that we'd be better off if we did.
The gun debate is crazy right now.Ive got a question for all you cupcake Euros who think the Queen knows best - How did the Assault Rifles Ban of 1994 effect the Columbine Incident?I'll wait...
Quote from: M Dogg on January 08, 2013, 10:19:30 PMQuote from: Russell Bell on January 08, 2013, 09:55:09 PMThe gun debate is crazy right now.Ive got a question for all you cupcake Euros who think the Queen knows best - How did the Assault Rifles Ban of 1994 effect the Columbine Incident?I'll wait...It didn't. But then again I'm not for an assault rifle ban. I am for a licensing process in which before anyone buys a gun, they must prove they can take care of one and they have the proper training to carry one. Many people leave loaded guns around their house and their kids get to them. I had a friend die from a mom who left a loaded shot gun out, and the statistics of children who die in home accidents is just crazy. If a licensing process saves one kid, if it educates gun owners about the true dangers of guns, then it would have worked.Now in terms of the Assault Rifles ban, England has outlawed assault rifles and hand guns for almost 2 decades, and no one has invaded them yet. So far they have had all the benefits and none of the negatives that we as Americans fear. I personally don't support the US adopting that policy, but it can be argued that we'd be better off if we did.If you know people that have loaded weapons around their children, then they need parenting classes, not gun classes. And violent crime increased after England banned their guns. So did Australia. Switzerland is probably the ideal model for gun policy in the world. Their crime rate is almost zilch because everybody there has guns, they are all taught how to use them. No one commits violent crimes because they are kept in check by the fact that everyone has the means to protect themselves. US and the Swiss are basically the last remaining countries standing in the way of global disarmament. That is a fact.Why do you think criminals will obey gun laws MDogg?