azza1625/createdebate-arguments huggingface dataset:
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

Well then wouldn’t the best solution be to educate people rather than punish everyone?
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

Yes but if the principles or any of the teachers of school shootings that have happened over the years the principles/teachers would have been able to shoot the man and might have even stopped the man from even shooting anyone.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

Switzerland has a gun death rate of 6 in 100,00. America has a gun death rate of just over 10 in 100,000. England outlawed all handguns and has a 0.6 per 100,000 gun death rate. [1] The facts are pretty clear that in countries where guns are allowed, more people are shot and killed.In 1999, there were 28,874 gun-related deaths in the United States - over 80 deaths every day. In 1999, 58% of all gun deaths were suicides, and 38% were homicides. Of all suicides, 57% occurred by firearm. In 2000, 75,685 people (27/100,000) suffered non-fatal firearm gunshot injuries.What, exactly, is the point of guns? The fact of the matter is that America has a culture where guns are OK, and the only thing that is ever going to do is mean a great increase in gun crime. Guns are pointless in this day and age.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

Yes we need to ban guns. And while we are at it we need to ban cars because in drunk driving accidents they kill people. While we are at it we need to ban murder, rape robbery incest child battery wife battery dead batteries school shooting, drugs family violence, ....oh wait, those things have been banned for centuries. Well then they must not exist......wait a minute, whats wrong with this picture??
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

Guns can have other uses, such as hunting.Also banning guns won't stop criminals getting guns.Guns can be smuggled to criminals illegally.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

if you shoot people they can die or get hurt very badly.why should people do that and this is why guns should be banned from america
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

My opinion is less valid then yours, for I am no citizen of America. I life in The Netherlands, and I assume y'all know that guns are illegal there, and nobody actually needs them. I completely understand the people who think they need guns to protect themselves but, there are other ways to do that then a gun. Besides that, if guns are illegal, you don't have to protect yourself against guns anymore, which will lower the level of violence a lot. And guns don't kill people? who actually thinks that's true? it's the person who holds the gun that decides to kill, but it's always the gun that's doing the dirty work. If guns are banned the person could still kill, yes that's true, but on such a large scale as with the gun.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

Besides that, if guns are illegal, you don't have to protect yourself against guns anymore, which will lower the level of violence a lot.I'm afraid Americans aren't very fond of airtight logic. They don't understand that if they get a gun so does the bad guy.And guns don't kill people? who actually thinks that's true?Americans. They are cute as buttons.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

I think that they should be banned because yes they do sometimes hurt people and if they are not hurting people or anyone they are using them as a threat and that is not what guns are for. But I do have to say this and hope this does not hurt anyone feelings but I am going to speak from heart and tell my opinion about it, those who do have guns sometimes do not even need them they just have them just to look cool or even act cool and I have heard this a lot and it is you do NOT let the COOL wear YOU, YOU wear the COOL, but still you should not care what others say or think about you because what matters is YOUR opinion and YOU opinion ONLY.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

Let me be clear. When you are a kid, you see guns as instruments of death. One wrong move and you are shot. You are used to playing games where your friends pretend to 'die' if they are shot by your toy that looks like a gun. Just an imaginative game, right?Then you grow up and you realise that guns are actually really dangerous. One push of a finger on the trigger can make the difference between life and death. Psychologically speaking, we are attracted to illegal things. But when that object becomes legal we perceive it as having the liberty of using it whenever we want, even thought there are laws against it. But our brain is attracted towards this thing that can make such a change in someone's life.People like to feel like they are in control. And when they are not, they may use the most disturbing ways of regaining their superior position over the others around them. One thing that we definitely understand about people is that fear is the best weapon to use against others. When you are feared, everything seems to be easier, right?My point is that guns are never used by us for protection. This is just something that we tell ourselves to absorb the guilt that comes with using them. This is your mind trying to fool you. The real reason is because we love power. It is in our human nature to be in competition with others. One thing that differentiates us from animals is that we are evolved in this way: animals use violence to protect themselves, we use it because of our ego. To feel powerful. So guns are only instruments of power that help us in that way. Don't try to tell me that guns don't kill people. Power kills people. Therefore, yes. They definitely do.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

this is why children go too school in fear for the rest of the world that shit is a sci-fi nightmare.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

Guns should be far more restricted than they are now. We have far higher murder rates than almost any other first-world country. Yes, it's important to protect 2nd amendment rights. But they should not be unrestricted.In Arizona, the Republican led state legislature has become enamored with a law allowing concealed weapons on every university campus in the state - the schools cannot ban them. What's worse, they originally wanted to extend that to the public school system!I have a number of friends who are good, honorable gun owners. I know they are very responsible with their weapons. I also have a friend who is border-line mentally disabled, and was given a concealed weapons permit. Once, I took him to the local convenience store to buy him a Coke. When we returned, there was a guy walking toward the house, with the intention of stealing his bike. "Oh no! I've got my .45 there!"This nitwit left a loaded .45 in a bike bag, and parked the bike in the driveway unlocked - instead of leaving it inside the fenced yard, which was guarded by a Rottweiler and a German Shepard! Never mind the fact that had he said something, of course he could have put the freaking thing in the locked house!He's a security guard, and a few months later he decided to take the gun to work. Never mind that he's only licensed as an unarmed guard. It's against the law for him to have a gun with him. Never mind that the company he worked for didn't have a license for him to have it, either. So what does he do? Of course! He left the same loaded .45 in his LUNCH BOX, unguarded on his desk at work, where it was stolen!I have two huge problems with both these situations:1. I completely object to being forcibly made part of a gun battle between someone like this and a shooter. I know this guy, and he's more likely to have the gun taken from him and used against him or someone like me, than he ever would be to defend anyone.2. People like this unwittingly supply the black market to street thugs at discount prices no less.His right to a gun has to be weighed against my right to be secured from his negligence. Don't involve me in a fantasy some people seem to have that this is the wild west and every theater and fast food place is the OK Corral.Responsible gun ownership, please?!
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

Well if you would like more gun restriction why not just move to Chicago where they are basically banned. First of all, you do not have a right to safety, if your friend was acting in a negligent manner with his firearm and breaking the law then he shall be prosecuted. To demand that other people forfeit their rights as guaranteed by the constitution so you can gain a false illusion of safety and security is absurd, although sadly this is the view of many today. Just about every downfall of a free nation to a totalitarian one begins with irrational fear, then the removal of human rights in the name of public safety. In regard to your "problems".1. Whether or not you object to being in an unsafe situation is irrelevant, you are responsible for your own safety in the end. Don't like it? Too bad, as I said being safe is not a right, it's your responsibility. Easy solution, don't hang out with that guy.2. People like this do not supply the black market in significant numbers, as most gun owners are not this irresponsible, although a lot of illegal guns are stolen and straw purchases. But nonetheless, it really makes no difference where they come from because as long as there is a demand, there will be a supply, if they can no longer steal guns, they will illegally import them, if they can no longer import them they will fabricate them themselves. Don't think that is possible, then you are very ignorant of reality because they can fabricate fully automatic assault rifles in third world countries with primitive tools and skills, and I have even seen cases of people making a .22 handgun in a state prison.This argument is so exhausted there's no other word for it than stupid. And it's not just guns, it's the prohibition of anything. This country has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that banning any type of item does not work, and in fact only makes the problem significantly worse. It has not worked with alcohol, the war on drugs is an even more impressive failure and waste of money, it has not worked with the current restrictions on firearms, and will not work with any further ones. If gun restrictions worked in this country, Chicago and DC would be the safest places in America, in which they are not, and Vermont and New Hampshire would be the most dangerous.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

The police will do an excellent job at investigating the murder of you or your loved one but they will NOT protect you from it happening. Those that are so against gun ownership and concealed carry have never been the direct victim of a violent crime.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

The police are handcuffed by liberal laws which deny them the ability to properly do their job. These days, criminals have more rights than law-abiding citizens. Blame your society, not the police. The threat of death must be held over the head of every criminal who seeks to kill by arms. Ever wonder why there was no crime in the former Soviet Union?
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

There is some wackos out there, to me YOU are one of them as well, and YOU dont need a gun. But I would never stand in the way of every perfect mental sane person owning a bazoka, machine gun or any other type weapon.I am a COP and 21 years Military, WHO ARE YOU JOKER>Take my rights away because you hang around the mentals.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

Most objects have the potential to be a threat. A knife sitting on a kitchen table may be harmless but in the hands of a thief it can be deadly. Guns have more potential to be dangerous than knives but simply being dangerous is not grounds for banning an object.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

"simply being dangerous is not grounds for banning an object."What?! Of course it should! Under that logic, all drugs should be legal. Surely you can see a problem with that.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

That is why we have a license for certain guns.... You drive a car knowing the risks and that you can die from driving them, people still drive them anyways.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

No. There is a difference between 'dangerous' and a 'threat'. A car is dangerous because it can run you over but it is not a threat. It can be a threat if it's driven by a mad man.Drugs are not 'dangerous' just sitting on a table with no-one to consume them. They become a threat when they are handed out to kids on the street.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

You my friend are and idiot. If I hand a gun to a mentally fit person who knows how to handle the gun then they shall be fine and will not kill someone. Hand the same gun to a person who has a mental issue and also can handle that gun you have a murder on your hands. Banning the gun will not help the unstable person they will use some other weapon to commit the crimes their brain tells them to. Help the unstable person and then no murder.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

Well you guys have answered the question already danielcraig and ta9798. A totally sensible approach with the only, somewhat irrational argument for retaining your weapons to defend against the Government! Sorry THEDert, but hardly likely or relevant, at least we hope! Lets face it, history dictates we are hardly a nice race are we? We use any excuse to batter the living daylights out of each other; race, religion, fun, etc. To think how much more advanced we'd be if we didn't constantly flatten everything we've spent time and money building and spent those resources on developing our society. But hey, it'll never happen. It's a sad world we live in where certain life forms find it necessary to fly planes into buildings. Disarming the terminally insane would be a good start, but who's to judge who're the insane?!
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

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

That provides no logical defense for your side.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: Yes

guns aren't needed on the daily by people outside of the armed forces so i really don't see a need for us carrying guns. it only leads to violence and gangbanging anyways...besides, i remember reading once that in the countries that had banned guns and an over 90% less deaths to weaponry than in the u.s. now THAT says something.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

Banning guns wouldn't bring down gun violence significantly because people who are committing gun crimes are getting their guns illegally in the first place. And other countries that have banned guns have alot more variables to consider besides just banning guns alone. most other countries have a much tighter justice system that doesn't give any wiggle room for crimes in general let alone gun crimes.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: yes

Democrats all the way son!!! Obama Obama Obama... Republicans are bums
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

if a robber came in your house you would want a gun.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: yes

Actually, no I wouldn't.If a robber came into my house in an area where gun ownership is legal, I'd have to seriously consider whether or not this person is also going to have a gun; why would they enter my house unarmed if they knew that chances were that I would have a gun? All this is going to do is cause a shootout, with most likely someone (50% chance it's me) getting shot.I'd rather hand over my stuff (it's just stuff), claim on the insurance afterwards and have a greatly reduced risk of ending up dead.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

So let me get this straight... Home invasions almost always means that they are just there for your stuff, that means that they are not going to rape your wife and daughter in front of you while you're tied to a chair then kill all 3 of you after they get their kicks then take your stuff? Uh, who's going to collect the insurance? Probably whoever is not at home durring that time I guess, or some other family members currently not living there right?
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: yes

"Home invasions almost always means that they are just there for your stuff."Actually, yes. Thousands of burglaries happen every day, and I'm sure in a lot of cases they happen when people are at home. There are not, however, thousands of the scenario you described. So, yes, home invasion almost always means that they are there for your stuff."Uh, who's going to collect the insurance?"If they were to burgle my house, then me. I'd buy some nice shiny new shit, and enjoy it knowing that I didn't get shot in the face because I tried to be a hero.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

That's your opinion and I respect that, but, there still is a chance of a rapist invading your home. If you fall down the stairs, maybe one in a thousand times you will break your neck. I know that is a small chance, but the consequences for that small chance are drastic. Also, just shouting "I have a gun!" at a robber, will scare them away. Especially if they can't see you, you speak in as low a voice as possible, and with as much confidence as you can muster. Then, cocking your weapon wil double the effect. In 1995, an 85 year old man's house was robbed, he shot and killed the robber. Later, the police confiscated his weapon. Three days after that, another robber came into his house, the 85 year old man's body was found strangle in his room. Neighbors say he would have been OK if he had had his .22 rifle. They also said he was commonly robbed, when people would see him working in his backyard.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

If someone breaks into a home the homeowner almost always has the advantage. They know the layout of their house better than whoever is breaking in. when it comes to real-life applications the chances of you geting shot are way less than 50-50. Look it up
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

Yeah and we all know how fast insurance money comes in right?
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

Id er have to disagree with you on that. What if they steal some of youre valuable stuff, like computers, and flat screens. what if insurance companies dont cover that. Oh right, youre next idea is probably to put this under guvernment control, as if the government dosn't control enough of our daily lives. At any rate, If someone broke into my home (how would they have gotten those guns with all the restrictions may you ask? Simple, they would have stolen them illegally), I would defend my hard earned stuff. Im not willing to risk it after working so hard to earn the stuff, only to have it stolen. And what if the intruder's aim is to kill me? Am I supposed to just let him? Maybe you people wouldnt mind, but I would. Im not about to lay down my life for some random creep. I would prefer to live, personal preference you know? The only way to defend myself is to bear arms myself.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

" why would they enter my house unarmed if they knew that chances were that I would have a gun"excactly. so protect yourself dumbass. if i was going top rob a house in an area guns were legal or not i would have a gun.because guese what if im breaking the law anyway might as well be a pro at it.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

Well being in an area where gun ownership is illegal is not going to have any thing to do with the criminal having a gun. They will have a gun anyway. Breaking and entering is illegal so do you think that are going to worry about carrying a gun also.The insurance part I totally understand cause I have a lot of stuff in my house and have it all insured and I can replace them. I have 12 GA Shotgun loaded with 00 Buck for home protection. Now when I'm not here the insurance takes over, the gun is only to protect my family. You'd rather hand over your stuff and write it off etc.. what about when they want you wife and daughter to do what they want. Not a cold day is $&ELLthat's going to happen to me. Think about it. You don't have to kill someone just cause you have a gun. You have the option to if needed.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

I don't mean to be a ass, but that is one of the dumbest answers ever. First off it would not matter if guns were illegal in your state or not, if a criminal wants to get a gun they will get one somehow. second off if they knew you were armed i seriously think they would reconsider entering your home. and the third thing is that if they know you are home chances are they are there to do more harm than just steal your crap. learn how to use a gun, be responsible, protect yourself and your family. In the neighbor counties around me there have been three different murders, and they think it is the same people, they are targeting people that are home tying them up and killing them. would you not feel at least a little better knowing you could possibly defend yourself ?
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

No offense but I've been threw this and u have no idea what ur talking about I would rather get in a shoot out than have my wife or kid raped and killed u have no idea about what happens in a situation like this u think that they just want money
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

What if the intruder did not come in for your things? Would you be able to protect your family?
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

yup yup your wrong there bum. People need weapons to protect their liquor stores from being robbed by your people bum. U.S. is supposed to be in caps you uneducated bum. I buy your people bum.
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

guns aren't needed on the daily by people outside of the armed forces so i really don't see a need for us carrying guns. it only leads to violence and gangbanging anyways...What about hunting? Anyway, guns are illegally imported everyday. If there was a gang that was coming into my house, trying to rob me, I would want my gun to kill them.besides, i remember reading once that in the countries that had banned guns and an over 90% less deaths to weaponry than in the u.s. now THAT says something.That's not true. If it is, then show me a link. In a Australia they band guns, and guess what? Crime went up drastically. Bad guys are always going to have weapons, it's just a fact. So, shouldn't me or you have the right to protect ourselves?
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: yes

actually austrailia has one of the lowest gun mortality rates in the whole world
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

I never said they had a high gun mortality rate, but they have a high crime rate (compared to before the gun band.)
Debate: Should guns be banned in America?
Side: No, guns don't kill people.

Yes, because 'gang-bangers' got their guns from legal sources to begin with? Banning guns will stop gun violence, like the prohibition stopped people from drinking. All this would do is create a greater demand for an illegal gun trade.And again, I must reiterate, that we still have a Constitutional Guarantee to own guns.