That's why I'm staying in good ol' Canada.

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Civilians should not have guns. Weapon possession should be illegal. Of course, it's never going to happen in the US of A because 90% of the Texas population would be arrested.

That's why I'm staying in good ol' Canada.

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The only problem is that only criminals would have guns, would you feel safer then?

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Quote: from thrive in bliss at 9:34 pm on April 21, 2007

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Civilians should not have guns. Weapon possession should be illegal. Of course, it's never going to happen in the US of A because 90% of the Texas population would be arrested.  

 That's why I'm staying in good ol' Canada.

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The only problem is that only criminals would have guns, would you feel safer then?

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1) It wouldn't be as easy for criminals to get guns.
2) It would be easier to crack down criminals, since anyone possessing a gun would be one.
3) Fewer people would have guns and that alone would make me feel a little safer.

Truth be told, anyone who really wants a gun will get one, whether it be legally or illegally. I just don't think civilians need guns. Possession of fire arms can be dangerous even in a "responsible civilian's" hands.

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The problem is with the trends in our society.  Now it's cool to be stupid, suicidal and depressed.  Anti-depressants are proscribed like candy.  On top of that, the diet of the majority of the people in the US is based on Cheetos, Diet Coke and Big Macs.  I'm not sure people realize how MUCH this changes the way people behave.

Yeah, go ahead, pray we ban guns; hope for school mass murders on scales currently unimaginable as the kids find more creative ways to kill.  Guns suck.  They're terrible at killing rooms full of people.  Bombs and poison gas on the other hand, that's what they're used for.  And they're not hard to make.  The media will tell you that they are.  You probably have chemicals under your kitchen sink that could be used to end the life in a room full of people.  This is no exaggeration.  You probably do.  Take the guns away and the kids start looking under the sink.

Things aren't looking good right now, but gun control isn't the way to fix things.  People need to be educated.  A redesigned school system could bring us out of these times.  People need to know how to live.  But system isn't designed around letting people do this.  It's designed around money.

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