Is owning Guns good or bad? (evolve, birthday)

Comprehend · #1 02-18-2007, 03:27 PM

Jonny inspired this thread with his becoming a man thread... and I happened to have purchased another gun yesterday (I have many).

QUESTIONS: (pick any or all)

Do you think owning guns is good or bad. (generally).

Would you personally ever own a gun? why?

Is an armed populace good or bad? Does it protect against despotism?

jacquie4000 · #2 02-18-2007, 03:33 PM

It all depends in how you are raised and what the purpose is that you have a gun.
It can be fine and it can be bad. My dad collected guns for many years. They were never misused. He mostly just liked them. Shot some cans and targets.

Green Gaia · #3 02-18-2007, 03:36 PM

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Do you think owning guns is good or bad. (generally).

Depends on the person who owns the gun. Responsible people = good. Irresponsible, stupid people = bad.

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Would you personally ever own a gun? why?

I own a gun, although it is not in my possession at this time. For my 12th birthday my grandfather gave me the rife that he bought when he was 12 years old. Right now my brother has it because has other guns and keeps it cleaned and maintained for me. Plus, when the kids were born I didn't want it in the house while they were growing up.

Halcyon · #4 02-18-2007, 03:37 PM

Coming from a country where guns are illegal (unless you have a license for a specific purpose, eg. farmers have guns for shooting vermin) i'd say they were bad. Just look at the number of gun related deaths you have in the US compared to here in the UK.

Ðanisty · #5 02-18-2007, 03:38 PM

Do you think owning guns is good or bad. (generally).
That depends on the person.

Would you personally ever own a gun? why?
Yup. I'd like to have more than one actually...a practical gun for home defense and a .45 single action revolver for fun.

Is an armed populace good or bad? Does it protect against despotism?
How could I know? I think there is definitely a reason we have a right in the US to own guns. Our founding fathers weren't stupid.

ch'ang · #6 02-18-2007, 03:56 PM

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Do you think owning guns is good or bad. (generally).

The more guns the better, so good in any case.

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Would you personally ever own a gun? why?

Yes I have many

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Is an armed populace good or bad? Does it protect against despotism?

An armed populace is always good but I doubt it does anything to stop despotism, people are far to weak. Remeber just because someone owns a gun does not mean they have the mental fortitude to use it, even when they think they should.

Scuba Pete · #7 02-18-2007, 04:08 PM

It's written into our constitution, so I am remiss to want to see gun ownership end. HOWEVER, the gratuitous violence and random carnage simply sickens me.

I own a Brittish Enfield from WWII. It was used in combat and I keep it as a reminder of what man is capable of doing to his brother. It shoots fine, and whenever I have it out, I ponder if it ever took someone's life.

Bishka · #8 02-18-2007, 04:12 PM

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Do you think owning guns is good or bad. (generally).

Depends on who is usuing the gun. I'm not a gun enthusiast, but I would like to learn how to shoot. Instead, we keep knives (my husband collects them) around our apartment. As soon as we have children, those knives will go under lockdown as well as any guns we may have by then.

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Would you personally ever own a gun? why?

Yes. I'm not really sure why.

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Is an armed populace good or bad? Does it protect against despotism?

Not necessarily. As Halycon pointed out, we seem to have a lot more gun crimes here.

NoahideHiker · #9 02-18-2007, 04:20 PM

Do you think owning guns is good or bad. (generally).

Good!

Would you personally ever own a gun? why?

Yes! i just bought a new one yesterday. I have two pistols I use for concealed carry for personal protection. I carry every day but pray i will never use it.

Is an armed populace good or bad? Does it protect against despotism?

I feel it is good. It is every single person's right to protect themselves from attack. Criminals have little fear from an unarmed poplulation. But with these rights comes great responsibility. I feel everyone who wants to carry a gun should be able to as long as they show they are responsible and trained to do so.