Gun control

Thank you for YOUR quick response! "And you it is completely illogical to state that every person who knows of one of these crimes is mentally deranged. " Well, I was going off the Einstein quote, but I think my point still stands. If you would rather substitute the word stupid, crazy, nonsensical, idiotic, backwards, silly, or anything else, please go ahead. I provided the Einstein definition, though, so I feel that my use was justified. But we don't need to bicker and argue about whether or not my word choice was justified. My point still stands that it's absolutely crazy to let these shootings happen and not do anything to prevent them in the future. You did nothing to refute that claim. "Not everybody that flies on a airplane will die, but people that fly on airplanes do, on occasion, die. And many people may die at once. Should we ban all forms of air flight? " People die in car crashes as well. But a shooter is on a completely different plane (no pun intended) than a pilot. The shooter is intentionally pulling the trigger to intentionally kill their victim. Taking a plane or riding in a car is a (very low, but nonetheless existent) calculated risk ("They bought the tickets, they knew what they were getting into, I say, let 'em crash! "). You should not have to calculate the risk of denying someone tenure. That's crazy. Furthermore, banning air travel would do much more harm than good. Controlling the sale of guns would prevent so many unnecessary deaths, but unfortunately the people who enjoy shooting paper targets might be out of luck. It's really not a comparable situation at all. Now, while we're on the topic of planes, I'd like to bring a few things up. Guns are not allowed to be carried on to planes. Then things like 9/11 happen. The most common way to die on planes is when people bring guns or bombs on the plane. That's why we try and keep them off planes. We try and keep bombs off the street as well, but we let people run around with guns, and we can't punish them until people are already hurt or dead. That is ridiculous. Now, they also don't let me bring my water bottle on airplanes, but we're just not going to go there. But I think it would be crazy to let people bring guns on planes, and I think it's crazy that we let people carry them on the streets. "You agree that guns kill people rather than people killing people. " First of all, I will excuse your misstatement. The reason that I am excusing your misstatement is that I gave a huge argument there, and you responded to none of it. Trust me, the misstatement is the least of your worries. Yes, I agree with the words that people kill people. But as I said many many times in my last argument, people kill people WITH GUNS. I find it incredibly humorous that you did not even attempt to respond to that. Since you claim that I agree that people kill people and then gave no further argument, then can I assume that you agree that people kill people with guns? So yes, your argument that people kill people is still there, but I have shown that does not support your cause and in face supports mine, and you have done nothing to rebut that. So basically, I just spent a really long time writing a really detailed an in-depth explanation basically saying that my point still stands. "First, you don't know this. Pipe bombs, moltov cocktails, etc. are very simple to make. " I did know that, in fact. I never said people didn't make them, I just said that you would get arrested if the police found you with one. "Second, they could've walked outside, tried to cross the road, and got hit by a bus for all you know. " Seriously? You and I both know that that claim was incredibly far-fetched. Yes, they could technically get hit by a bus on the way home. But they also could have (and would have had a much higher chance) of not getting hit by a bus. But they didn't get the opportunity to not get hit by a bus, because they were shot. As I have mentioned more than a few times, people kill people with guns. It's so easy to kill a lot of people in a short period of time with a gun. Guns can shoot really far. They are by far the most dangerous weapon that we can own. People kill people with guns, so why should we trust people with a gun if we know that people will die? Yes, I know that not everyone with a gun will kill people, but some will. Whether they are distressed students, or distressed military doctors, or distressed professors, or anyone else, people are dying at their hands. This is unacceptable. Our government has the obligation to promote the general welfare. That is why it is illegal to murder. Unfortunately, murder is only illegal after people are dead. We want to prevent the deaths in the first place. That is why we need gun control. I would like to thank my opponent for a fascinating and fast-paced debate. He has debated very well.