Questions on gun laws in America....

iclostsofpills, ive only red three of your posts so far and i agree with every single one of them

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Originally Posted by mellow mood

plus if theres a burglar i guess he will have a gun on him too if its legal. and i guess this law only encourage viloence but Bush is so much paid by the gun company(forgot the name) that he just cant illegalize it.

fuck weapons, we must live in peace.

peace!

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w paid by the gun company??thats a new one.good job. :confused:

Exactly Buzz UK we English know the score when it coms to violence. Anyone can shoot somebody, n to be fair ive seen some yanks fighting on video and they look pretty lame without a gun. just seem to sucker punch then give shit when the persons nice and KO'd on the floor.

Cricket Bat instead of Baseball Bat, they are muggy aswell!

Amsterdam fraid its not entirely true that loads of people have guns in the u.k. and most gun crime is kept within gangs and doesn't usually harm the public. Detroit had more shootings than the whole of the Uk last year. Like everywhere else in this god damn world its not completely the case, but compared to america, Uk is fine.
I find it strange that America strives to cling on to the ancient principle that it is better to let people have the oppurtunity to defend themselves when it has been proven to be so wrong and hundreds die.

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Originally Posted by cotch and bun

Amsterdam fraid its not entirely true that loads of people have guns in the u.k. and most gun crime is kept within gangs and doesn't usually harm the public. Detroit had more shootings than the whole of the Uk last year. Like everywhere else in this god damn world its not completely the case, but compared to america, Uk is fine.
I find it strange that America strives to cling on to the ancient principle that it is better to let people have the oppurtunity to defend themselves when it has been proven to be so wrong and hundreds die.

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what are you gonna do?violence is fun?

my uncle pete has a gun,my cousin rosie who is 24 and lives in london has a couple as does her friend tony.i think americans just like shooting people,LOL.

the law will NEVER change so people should get over it.

"oh come on man. do u really think any country would be safest if everybody would have a gun??? jeez man i mean wtf. tahts the worst thing to do. i guess u dont know how much teenagers kill students at school coz they are nerd. if someone gets crazy boom he kill someone. thats stupid man. i never wanted to wear a gun on me i mean wtf if u really need to have a gun u gotta problem or u should just change of country."

No, Mellow Mood, not at all mate. You've misunderstood me. Of course it would be crazy if everybody carried guns, I wasn't saying that. I was just saying that it pisses me off when people get prosecuted for defending themselves, their family or their property. I know it's a tricky subject, it's hard to draw a line somewhere when it comes to "reasonable force".

P.S- I'm not naming names but there were some unfair comments about Americans and violence. I know there are some extremely bad areas in America, far worse than many countries. But there are also extremely nice areas too, where the people are friendly and peaceful so it's unfair to say stuff like "Americans are violent". There are violent people everywhere no matter what country.

In alaska you don't need a permit to have a concealed weapon. We have one of the lowest murder rates in America, but sadly high rape and suicide. If women carried guns........well rapists agree its a lot harder to rape someone whos shooting you.

lowest murder rate in america? hahahaha. come ON. where do u take your sources?(or were u talkin only bout alaska? coz alaska does not have a lot of population...) coz from mines i always heard america has the highest criminalitity rate in north america, if not the world, and highest suicide rate too.

plus, how many shooting tragedy have been recensed each years in USA's schools? thats awesome. i live in cananda and we had like 1 or 2 in the past 15 years. sorry i may not be right but plz gimme your sources(link if u can) coz i can beleive USA has the lowest murder rate.

PLUS, if the rapist wanna rape the girl, well he'll proly have a gun TOO. so is he wanna rape sum1 i guess that should be even easier. anyway...

Watch "Bowling for Columbine", maybe that'll change your outlook on guns.

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Originally Posted by GTC21

Is it legal in all states to carry a gun as long as you have a permit?
No. Only about 45+ states have a concealed carry for handguns. they vary greatly as some states you can just carry a gun without a permit and some states you hve to be in extremely unique circumstances to get one. Over 36 staes have what is called a "Shall issue permit" which is if you qualify you must be granted one. You must realize that for some reason even though they are much less accurate, powerful and useful handguns are considered to be more dangerous by the idiots who makes laws so most of these regulations don;t apply to rifles and shotguns which can be carried without a permit more freely than handguns.

Can you carry a gun pretty much anywhere?

No. I am not sure about other states but in Texas you cannot carry on Federal property, schools, polling places, secure area of the airport, racetracks, or in bars.

What would happen if you were carrying say your brothers gun which he had a permit for, would you get arrested?

Again it depends on which state. If in a state that dosn;t require permits you will be fine. Totally legal. If you are carrying a rifle or shotgun in Texas it is totally legal without a permit. But you need to have a permit for a handgun

What kind of guns are illegal in America, if any?

Most all small arms are legal. Some things you need to pay a special tax for. Like grenades, HE (High Explosive),machine guns, suppressors, and short barreled rifles.

What kind of guns can you carry besides pistols?

In Texas pistols are the only type of gun you need a permit to carry. Rifles and shotguns can be carried without a permit.


I have an interest in guns but the nearest I can get to them is watching programmes about them on TV. I would go to America for the sole purpose of going to a shooting range.

Make a visit. You can go to a shooting range and rent guns if you have too. Machine guns or anything you want. I would just bring some ammo and ask to shoot other peoples guns. They will let you shoot as much as you want 99% of the time if you are shooting your own ammo.

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Later!