Quote Originally Posted by canucktoker
Its insanity, even on a peaceful pot chat they feel the need to talk up their weapons (not tools weapons).
Nothing good from americans ownership of guns. Even your vice president cant handle one safely, there is no such thing as safe gun ownership. Its like saying you can posess plutonium safely.
Access to guns is why your nations murder rate is so high. And ive heard all your excuses about gun states being safer yadda yadda. You still have an insane murder rate in america, and its because of guns.
There is something wrong with the brains people who collect guns, or who carry one for protection.
Well, for one, this was meant to be a mature discussion about the responsible use of firearms. OK, I'll let you slide with "there is no such thing as safe gun ownership" as accidents can and do happen. However, there is also a responsibility involved and that is a whole separate factor.

How do you logically think we should eliminate the 'gun problem' of America. Why not go in and just sieze every weapon? Highly illegal. Fact is, even if the government said right now, guns are banned, you would never cease the flow of weapons. Those that have them will not neccessarily give them up and those without will begin to fear those with, and possibly get them themselves.

I'm not making a judgement that civilian ownership of firearms is right or wrong. But while I have the right to possess them and those that shouldn't can also acquire them, I will protect myself and my family.

Aside from this, firearms are machinery. They are crafted to perform a function and each model varies in its details. I can take a Van Gogh and smash you over the head with it, does that take away from the artistry? Should we now ban all picture frames because a person makes a decision to use it in a way that it wasn't intended?