The US Should Ban all Firearms

C1.) Suicide Do you honestly believe that if guns were taken away, people would not commit suicide? There are SEVERAL other ways of killing your self without guns, you know. After guns are poison! Everybody has at least a dozen different kind of poison scattered throughout there house. Cleaning solution, such as bleach or or even SOAP,which has an antibacterial chemical used in soap is pretty close to agent orange as it's a potent nerve chemical. Then there are pesticides and herbicides, which is poison that is strong enough to kill people too if they drank it, not just pests in your lawn. And for America? A more recent study by the HRF (health research funding) done in 2010 have stated that for America, we came in tenth place for the amount of suicide committed per nation. First place is Greenland, of all places! then South Korea, Then Lithuania, then Guyana, then Kaytsichastan, then Belarus, then China, then Slovenia, Hungary and japan. America is in tenth place with 38, 364 estimated suicides per year. Plus, Suicide is actually only the tenth leading cause of death, next to murder, drunk driving, and diseases. C2.) Homicides Enacting a ban on Firearms would actually INCREASE the crime rate. Over in developed country like Germany and England, The crime rate for rape, break ins, and burglaries are actually HIGHER then in America! You see, The founding Fathers gave US the right to bear arms so we could protect our selves! VIP's for example, like the president, Rich people, Corporate CEO's, and Musicians all have heavily armed security guards armed with firearms(Commonly Pistols) so they can protect their boss. So by denying the general populace the right to protect themselves from criminals, you are devaluing civilian life because then we aren't even worth protecting! Not to mention what always happens when the general population is powerless to stop a tyrannical government because they don't have guns! "In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. "In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians under Turkish rule, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. "In 1938 Germany established gun control. From 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million innocent Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated. "In 1935 China established gun control. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated "In 1964 Guatemala established gun control. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. "In 1970 Uganda established gun control. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. "In 1956 Cambodia established gun control. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. "Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million. So now you see, Gun control will not make death go down, but up actually! And then there are Knife crimes! when a criminal can't get a gun, they will steal one or build one! it's not that hard. all you have to do is get a metal barrel, put explosive powder in it, and then a projectile. BAM! homemade gun. Then there are other long range weaponry, such as throwing knifes, bows, crossbows, and spears, just to name a few. SO if a criminal can't get a gun, he'll just use a knife. Gut their victims like an animal when they rob them or kill them. C3. Accidents This one is real easy to explain, so I can be short on this one. Accidents with firearms are caused because people don't know how to handle them. Waaaaaay back in the day, children were careful with guns because their fathers taught them how to use them and they were around them all the time. Kids knew how to properly clean them, they could shoot straight, and they knew basic, common gun safety rules, such as always treating a gun as if it were loaded, even if it's not: Never substitute a safety switch for being unsafe with a firearm: and keep firearms out of children reach. If you ever buy a gun, it ALWAYS comes with a booklet for how to use your gun and the very first few pages always have safety instructions on them. So what we need actually, is MORE GUN SAFETY CLASSES for adolescents. Now, have you ever heard of Murphy's law? Murphy's law states that accidents are unavoidable and that we will never know when they happen. So the only thing we can do is to help prevent them by doing everything in the beginning of this paragraph. Now that i have stated my side of the debate, I will let my opponent, Hayde, have his turn. Good luck and good sportsmanship! https://www.osha.gov... http://www.naturalnews.com... http://healthresearchfunding.org... http://www.telegraph.co.uk... http://www.theguardian.com...