Gun Rights

You did ask about it... I'm sorry to break this to you, but Connecticut tightened its gun laws AFTER and because of the shooting. OK, let's make this simpler. If you are selling a gun to somebody, how do you know if they are a law abiding citizen or a budding serial killer? How do you know that this weapon will not pass into the hands of a serial killer? The truth is, you don't know. Exactly right. Now subtract the gun and gun related events from there, and what do you have? And where did those handguns come from? It is simple to buy the gun in a neighboring state with less restrictions" I must admit to you that all of this Second Amendment stuff is really annoying me. Don't you have any other arguments? The Constitution is not a valid argument because (A) The times change and living by the rules of 1776 will not necessarily work in 2013, (B) The second amendment outlines a right for a MILITIA to bear arms anyways, and (C ) The Constitution does not outline all problems the nation has faced, and people have solved those problems like slavery quite successfully without the advice of the founding fathers. You talk about knives, and I am thinking, could all those kids and people been killed by a knife at Sandy Hook? A man with a knife is much less dangerous than a man with a gun. I can tell you why the media don't talk about getting rid of knives. It's because they serve a culinary purpose. Guns were made to kill animals and people. Those are their only purposes. Period. I disagree. Look at these numbers. Total gun deaths in the US 2011: 32,163 2010: 31,672 2009: 31,347 2008: 31,593 2007: 31,224 2006: 30,896 2005: 30,694 2004: 29,569 2003: 30,136 2002: 30,242 2001: 29,573 2000: 28,663 1999: 28,874 Almost all of these deaths are those law abiding citizens you talk about. The US is trying it your way. The people of the US are getting more and more guns, and more and more graves along with those guns. If it was working, wouldn't those numbers be decreasing? They increase by hundreds of deaths each year. How many more thousands of people need to die for conservatives to realize that guns aren't a logical solution? You don't think so? The US is moving in the right direction, NIH is banning smoking on campus, people are getting more info about how to quit". Hotlines have been set up for alcohol and drug abuse, suicides, there are more traffic cameras to catch people speeding to prevent accidents, and the list goes on and on. Should gun violence be the only thing on your list that does not have a control and prevention measure? With all due respect to all of the people that you quoted, they are all long dead to my knowledge. The times do change, things that were fine in 1776 just MIGHT not be fine in 2013. Just a thought. It would. I'm not saying it should be implemented, but don't you agree that everyone would drop a few pounds with no restaurants, utensils, or cows? The reason that they're not banned is that utensils have been used in many non food related things, such as science projects and home art. Restaurants can be a place of celebration. Cows can be at zoos and the like. Ah, but with paper we run into the same thing all over again. Paper serves a purpose other than to be harmful to people, so it's fine. See, when something is banned because of one thing it does, if it was used for other things that had to be done, those things will not be able to be done and the banned item will soon make a re-entry. Guns are used to kill, which is what they should be banned for. They have no other purpose, so it is fine. Side Note: I noticed that somebody said that you were messaging random people trying to get them to vote for you in this debate. What kind of karma is that? This is supposed to be a battle of wits, where the best person wins! Winning should not be calculated by the person who messaged the most people telling them to vote for him! I would lose in that case, as I have not told ANYBODY to vote for me. I urge you to stop so this is a fair debate. Sources http://www.cnn.com... http://www.gunpolicy.org...