New Member Tournament: Gun Rights Debate

I thank CON for his reply. Rebuttal “Self Defense from Police” All I’m saying is that anything is possible, that there is a possibility of any government taking advantage of its citizens when depriving their gun rights, it may happen in a country where a leader corrupts himself and obsessed with power uses it to disregard the right to bear arms to be superior to its citizens. Yes, the cops are likely to search a suspect before arresting, but as I said, there are police officers who think they are above the law and will act violently and irresponsibly to its citizens when they know they are, in fact, defenseless, these officers will ignore and disregard their duty and put the law into their own hands, pointing a gun to a corrupt and abusive cop may not make the situation better, yes, but it would likely save someone you are defending (say, a cop enters a house of a probably suspect, who, in this case, an innocent man, for a search, but the cop has no warrant, and intimidates the people in the house as he points his firearm to them, knowing that that cop has a reputation for being abusive and incompetent). “Self Defense from Criminals” It’s up to the question of who carries the gun, if a person carries a firearm, and when he is taught basic and advanced education and responsibility on handling a firearm, it surely outweighs the harms. As I also said, we can assume that the owner does not cause harm when he is competent, responsible, well-educated and takes proper precautions on his firearm. As I said previously, guns don’t kill, people do, saying it the other way around is like saying, “Pencils cause mistakes, people don’t,” We can also hypothesize that if people with no criminal record are willing to exercise their right to bear arms, they are more likely to participate in responsible carrying education and training programs, this can surely be advantageous to society. I think I’ve somewhat explained Warren vs. DC in R2, so I’ll be awaiting your response next round. “Crime Deterrent” Can the person carrying the firearm feel safer and confident? Yes, as I’ve argued in R2, once criminals have knowledge that their potential victims are armed, they are more likely to retreat, this is an advantage to the people and this surely gives reasonable conclusions that carrying deters crime. A gun may not be safe in every person’s hands, but we can assume that gun owners with no criminal record are likely to use guns wisely and responsibly. “Sports” Physical exercise can be gained in the gym, yes, but that’s not the only benefit I’m talking about the advantages of the sport when training for self protection, we can assume that most gunning sport players are the people who have license to use a firearm for personal and protective use, so it can likely train the owner’s mental and physical capability on guns, protection and the surroundings, I think the real question is, do these shooting sports have benefits to people exercising their right to carry? Does it have an advantage when people do shooting sports as means to train themselves for accurate protection? Do these advantages dominate the harmful effects of the right to carry? Gun sports, like all sports, are dangerous. But is it more dangerous than safe? No. With the increase of training programs on gun use, we can assume that the risks and injuries are declining {1}. “Increases risk” But with the benefits I’ve argued previously, the risks can be minimal and lessen the concerns. “Criminals obtain guns more easily” Yes, not all criminals break the law to get a gun but we can’t escape the fact that there are, who will do anything to take a gun in their possession to kill and commit illegal acts. “Increased domestic violence” It really depends on the owner, as I said, there are training programs, educational institutes and other programs that help people to use guns wisely. Since CON only stated that he will just be doing a brief overview, we’re not done yet, I await F-16’s arguments next round and his evidence to support his claims and we’ll see what happens next as I hope to refute them. Thanks again and good luck! References {1} http://goo.gl...