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Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

precisely what we are proposing, the fact that all guns will be illegal (aside from certain licenced people) will mean that guns arent allowed and no one has gunsmeaning that the only people with the guns are outlaws and can be dealt with through lawExcept that they haven't, can't, and won't be dealt with by the law. The same reason why banning alcohol during prohibition didn't prevent people from consuming alcohol, and the same reason why the current Drug War doesn't prevent people from doing drugs. Prohibition doesn't work! Even if we wanted to ban firearms, we have a CONSTITUTIONAL guarantee. The only difference this would do is to disarm law abiding citizens and to strip them of their constitutional rights.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: yes

that is a rediculous arguement, thats like saying, people still murder we may as well make it legal. and this is something i dont understand about you americans, why do you want guns so much? the only thing they are there for is to kill and harm others, the fact that you have some flimsy piece of paper saying you are allowed them doesnt make it right that you should. i dont see a single valid reason why you should have a gun and yet there are plenty of reasons that you shouldnt have them. as far as i am concerned you did not present one valid arguement there.the war on drugs we have to fight just like we fight the war on terrorism, it may not be sucessful but its far better than the alternative. the exact same is applied here
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

You shout the criminal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats why we have them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

really... stopping guns is not that easy. with alcohol, when it was banned people could sell it at unreasonable prices. that is how Al Capone got rich. so people would still use guns "under the table". who do you think would be the new Al Capone. criminals rob banks, robbing banks is illegal, so if you add them up you get that criminals would not stop using guns because it is the law.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

uoknow= EPIC FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: yes

even if guns were banned they would still be sold illegally but the hundreds of children dieing because they think its a toy wouldn't be here anymore if the police and the military kept their guns the criminals with the illegal guns would have a much lower gun supply. I am not American and in Europe you need a license to buy guns which already by far lowers the crime rate. America or the world with out guns would be a better place with less shootings, by far. Guns only protect from other guns and create firefights the military and police may need them but for what does anyone else need them? the police can protect you with no guns you aren't a threat to criminals and they wont have guns.I rest my case
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

the police and military arnt your personal body gaurds.lets say 6 gangbangers jump you. then what? in europe you dont have illegall imagrants jumpin the border and robbing places. and forming gangs.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

You are right you are not an American so how bout this keep your uneducated baseless opinion in europe. Thanks
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: yes

I agree exactly what I would say Some people can be idiots with guns
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

The second amendment was created for the following reasons: deterring undemocratic government, repelling invasion, suppressing insurrection, facilitating the natural right of self defense, participating in law enforcement and slave control in slave states (no longer applicable). So the second amendment is in place so people can kill other people under certain circumstances, that is of course what guns are for in the first place. Theres good reason why 12 year olds can't vote, or for that matter own guns.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

Regardless of whether or not you think guns cause more harm than good, this is not the issue. We have a constitutional guarantee, a right to bear arms. We cannot simply disregard the constitution when we don't like what it says.The right to bear arms, is a check on the government. It was set in place to ensure that if the government oversteps it's boundaries that the collective will of the people, could if necessary revolt and start from scratch. It is meant as a last resort against tyranny.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Get rid of guns entirely

Do you really think that if the government were to try and take over, that your 22 in your gunsafe is going to hold off trained soldiers with automatic rifles? In today's society there is no reason for guns. The right to bear arms was fine when everyone had the same revolver or single-round chambered rifle, but things have changed a bit since then.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

Do you really think that if the government were to try and take over, that your 22 in your gunsafe is going to hold off trained soldiers with automatic rifles? In today's society there is no reason for guns. The right to bear arms was fine when everyone had the same revolver or single-round chambered rifle, but things have changed a bit since then.Firstly, I am a trained soldier. And most soldiers never move their weapon's selector off semi.Secondly, Many civilians own rifles; my brother owns an AR-15 (legally). Many Hunters practically own an arsenal. There are many civilian based "Militias" around the country. Many military grade weapons are actually legal to own. Certain miniguns are legal to own in many states, due to the sheer impracticality of committing a crime with them (due to their size). Not to mention the number of weapons owned illegally.Thirdly, if there was such an event where the civilian populace felt it needed to overthrow the government, I'm fairly confident many military members would resign or defect to join that cause.Finally, there are 300 million Americans and enough guns to arm everyman woman and child 3 times over, if the civilian population was determined enough, no military force on earth could stop them.Determination is everything in war.Remember we lost the Vietnam war because we did not have the will to take the war to it's full conclusion, and we won the Revolutionary war against a superior force because we had the will and determination to fight it until the very end.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

Ok let me say something and don't take offense for voicing my opinion. The very idea to ban a constitutionally gurranteed right is unconstitutional. I am sure that you live in a large city such as New York or Chicago and work in a cubicle everyday isulated from all of the real threats the outside world presents. I can assure you that if some one broke into your house tonight and shot your family your opinions about the right to own guns would change. You would go out and buy a pistol and be waitinag for the chance to use it. I live in North Carolina and this debate is close to my heart. I have seen first hand what happens when whistle blowers like you get involved and screw things up for our country. Our country was based on the fact that a man could buy a gun and live out in the middle of no where and provide for himself. Firearms do not kill people, the person pulling the triggger does that. The presence of a gun for protection or even for recreation should never be challanged and if you have a problem with guns in Theis country go somewhere else. Thank you
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

Imagine a society in which only the police and higher authoritites have guns. People are greedy and will overstep their privilages. Even though polices officer's duty is to help, their are cops who break the law. And what can we do if they're the only ones who have guns? Nothing. Also, if the government tried taking over there would be more then just one person to stop. Militia would form and revolt. If guns were banned it would do nothing to stop crime. A good example of this is marijuana. Yea, its illegal says the Federal Government, but just about anybody who wants to smoke pot does. People will get a hold of guns one way or another so why bann them and waste time and effort getting rid of them.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

lets say you have a hundred "militia" members with long range weaponry 99 of them surrender immediately the 1% that doesn't is a huge threat say what you will but it is very hard to avoid being killed today if people really wanted it additionally it acts as deterrent if everybody is armed it keeps politicians scared which is an advantage in and of itself
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

lets say you have a hundred "militia" members with long range weaponry 99 of them surrender immediately the 1% that doesn't is a huge threat say what you will but it is very hard to avoid being killed todayBecause you want to live in a society where guns are everywhere you fool.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

ha ha ha ha ha Thanks for the great laugh. Our second amendment was given to us so we THE PEOPLE can uprise against the government if needed. the criminals will always be there to break the law and will find guns illegally. If you have your home broken into and you have no gun then you better hope you can run faster then the bullet they will have following you.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

Well clearly it hasn’t lived for it’s purpose. So now we should be wary of guns you people are contradicting yourselves are we supposed to believe the gun is harmful or the person? In my opinion I think it’s both I guess people don’t really think about it that way.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

None of you understand, stopping the selling of guns won't stop criminals. It will allow them to get away with MORE. You people fail to realize if someone is intent on committing a crime they will most likely GET A GUN, stopping the selling of guns will just restrict civilians from protecting themselves. If someone wants a gun for a bad purpose... they MOST likely WILL get one Illegally and it probably wont be as hard as most of you seem to think.Gun ban = No civilians can protect themselves using a firearm = Criminals can illegally purchase guns, like tons already do. You people are stupid
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

I agree with Urstupid , no matter what . . Stupid people will still buy guns illegally . They will find a way , and im not giving up my guns for nobody . i bought and payed for them the legal way . and if someone came in my home and tryed to rob or kill me I WILL have a gun to protect myself.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

That just proves that only people who own guns go against making it illegal. The idea for banning guns is to make it more harder to get it, which is true. It will be more harder to get access with a gun, and therefore less people are shot.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

A person with bad intentions is bad, for example a man that say he wants to shoot up a school whether he really will or won’t is pretty dangerous, but then if that man has access to rifles, grenades, other firearms then you should really be afraid. The idea that both the person and the gun is dangerous is not really explored. Also that example was from the parkland school shooting. I believe there was 17 deaths.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

Read the CONSTITUTION, or founders knew you long before you were born. They protect you from yourself.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

That is utterly false. Guns in people's homes have prevented them from being victims of violent attacks in countless thousands of cases, and your militia you refer to was composed of regular urban men, not military men and they were armed. Seriously, you want everyone to believe that the right to keep a gun by your bed does not help keep a person able to grab it in the face of a violent attack and fight back? Do you really believe that the "police" would ever be able to respond quick enough if they could even be called? Or do the lives of people who dont have homes with alarms and steel doors matter? Tell you what, the day you are faced with a violent attack and get to experience this first hand, we'll see what you have to say then!
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

What about the other half? Would you want your family in that half? Think about that.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

The factual basis of your argument is correct but only in the absolute manner, it's a lot more than this. moreover, your argument was way too generic to begin with.When cocaine from colombia and mexico even shaked the reagon administration, do you think if there wasn't any 2nd amendment it would've stopped americans from getting their hands on automatic or any fire-arm for that matter(from south-america) especially in the south?No,right? because money wasn't the issue for southerners knowing that even their culture supports that.people in this debate are asking wrong question because this is more of a pschological and cultural thing and it takes time to go towards progressive or regressive path.Guns are built-in american culture especially in the south and you just can't take that away from them no matter what.i could've explained you the importance of 2nd Amendment but it's pretty explained in the constitution(modern day bible for american's) but i thought it'd be better if present the psychological aspect of the issue.do u think opium problem in Pakistan and inparts of Afghanistan is because of the fact the people consuming it are poor,low-life and illiterate?..no,right?that's my point
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: yes

Yes of course!!Guns might hurt people or even kill people!The point is:u cannot control the ones actually have guns!They will hurt people when they want!!They will use their guns!!If u don't ban it,what is the use of police??They trained to be strong and catch the thieves...Now,all Americans got guns..Even police cannot stop them from stealing..(because they got guns either)...So how can we let the Americans hurt people by using guns again and again?
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

This is a very flawed point of view. For one, guns are meant for self defense and to fight wars. Even if we did ban guns people will still get them, how do you think people get weed? Keeping guns legal would keep the black market activity down and with people without guns it would be so easy to rob someone's house. Besides you can't carry a cop around with you now can you?
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: yes

everybody is talking about how the government is going to take over, and guns will be the only way to protect ourselves. it sounds like some bad movie premise. how has the government taken over exactly, and what is so bad if it did? i mean isn't a nation supposed to be run by a government? if we were under the control of a tyrant, then i could understand, but we live in a democracy. we choose our leaders, and can impeach them if we do not like them. it is not a perfect system i know, but it ensures that no person can take control of our country. even if somebody did, then do you really think a gun is going to be you saving grace? if there was a so called tyrant, then he probably has taken over the militia, and do you think that you would win against a trained solider who probably has better weapons.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

We are not a democracy, we are a republic. In case of a military coup', or a bad president somehow holding on to power, we need guns.if there was a so called tyrant, then he probably has taken over the militia, and do you think that you would win against a trained solider who probably has better weapons.The US Armed Forces has 1.5 million personnel. The population is about 350 million. Currently 21.6% of Americans own a firearm. Thats 1.5 million v.s. 60 million. And we have all economic powers on our side. Its hands down, BP and other gas stations have the gas the military needs, and we also have the food they need. We might even be one of the few countries left who's citizens could defeat the military. Also, I just realized this, but in the event of WWIII, we could have 60+ million soldiers. Along with the 44% of the world's military budget, we could easily conquer the world.http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_percentage_of_Americans_own_guns
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

First of all if you dont think we ae run by tyrants, you dont watch the news. Second off, when was the last time we had a leader who inflicted terrible damage on the country, as Obama has, and gotten them impeached? Your arguement is entirely false, and on top of it, I am not worried about using guns to stop some government filled with corrupt leaders. I enjoy target shooting, I enjoy owning antique guns, and I fel a hell of a lot safer knowing that if I am attacked, I will not be empty handed and helpless. End of story.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: yes

And Virginia Tech was not an "incident," it was a massacre. If all the students had also had guns then there is no way that asshole could have killed as many innocent people as he did. My condolensces to the families of the victims.If all the students also had guns, there'd be massacres on a regular basis.Guns don't kill people, people do, but people with plastic butter knives kill far fewer people than people with guns.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

If someone believes that students with guns would lead to regular massacres, then they obviously have one terrible school system or are afraid of some rotten kids. Aside from that lame arguement, no one is suggesting arming students, we have long suggested that instructors and officials in schools who want to be armed should be, unless of course you are going to argue that principals will go on shooting rampages. Ever hear of that?
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: yes

gun's are baaaaaad crack. they should so be banned, too many young people can access them too easily! BAN NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: yes

both guns and knives kill people, but guns are way more effective at doing so, that's why we send soilders over seas with guns and not knives, and that is why guns should be banned because they are too effective as weapons
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

Guns being effective is a good thing. If I was a 40 year old man with a wife and kid, and someone barged into my house trying to rob/harm us, I would shoot him. Also, guns being effective is great for hunting, I've seen people try to hunt with bows, it's insanely hard.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

You are right on the money. first we banned drugs, and that lead to a drug free country. Then we forbade drunk driving and that put an end to drunk driving accidents. If we just had the sense to ban murder and rape, robbery, carjacking, along with guns........hey wait a minute....
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: yes

all guns are used for is killing, they are weapons. that is why we should outlaw them, because all they are made to do is kill. sure you can kill with other things, but most homicide weapons are guns.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: yes

guns are made to kill, if not then can you tell me how they can be used without shooting at somthing?
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: People don't deserve to be shot

Guns should be banned because although most of the time they don't do anybody real harm the police pose a threat and if they miss they could hit anyone.  Surely, even if somebody has robbed a sweet shop or something similar to that they should not be shot. That is a unnecessary.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

lets say a cop pulls someone over with a trunk full of dope and they have an illegally bought gun. then what? ask him to stop? no police need guns to keep the piece.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: yes

I believe that there is a reason the police are trained with a knowledge of martial arts and there is also a reason why they have bullet proof vests and all of that.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: yes

What I do not understand is why the winning argument for this is 'no, guns don't kill people', when clearly they are a weapon used for harming or killing. There is no way a sane person can honestly say guns are good and the fact they exist is a great way to improve our planet!' Guns are bad, they kill. However I realise that if there were a serious offence and someone attacked the police with a gun things could turn bad quickly. Which is why I have tagged this as 'Keep the Guns, Change the System'. Perhaps they should change the law and copy the English where the police have guns in serious conditions but usually they leave them alone.Any arguments?Any arguments?
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

Every year 30,000 people die of gun shots in America, and still there are many states that don’t keep guns illegal. There are people who are afraid to get shot when they travel there; this is a sad fact. I argue that guns should be illegal for many reasons. First of all, guns give a better chance for criminals to commit crimes; knowing that with knives they don’t stand a chance. Second, there is a greater percentage, by data, that people are more harmed with guns rather than protected. Gunshot incidents in school make it all the more clearer that kids can unintentionally shoot. Finally, if guns are illegal than it will be harder to get buy a gun and therefore less people will be murdered.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

Sure, if guns were banned it would be hard to get them, kind of like it is hard to get a joint, hard to get cocaine, hard to get crack......bull! There are two things that make a gun dangerous, a stupid person or an evil one. The rest of us own guns, work and live around people who dont know we have them and we do just fine. For all you know you've been around fifty people today who had a piece on them and you are alive right now because non of them were criminals. One criminal, and gun or not, you'd be in deep doo doo.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

You want to know why it's so easy to get drugs? Because people get addicted and need the high, and there is good business behind it, not to mention the ingredients for weed and cocaine grow in the ground, so there is an unlimited supply. I completely agree that guns are dangerous in the hands of an evil or stupid person, but there are also countless accounts of accidental shootings. Point being, guns are meant to hurt and harm, regardless of who owns them and for what reason. I understand that banning guns will not stop criminals from accessing them, but it will surely drop the crime rate and make it much harder to get a gun. Imagine trying to fend off someone who is pointing a gun at you rather than a knife, which situation do you think you'd have a better chance of surviving?