us is dominate in iraq they destroyed the old government and have control over the new government there are few groups who keep shooting at them but its nothing major besides these countries have the home field advantage . frankly i cant imagine a bunch of fat rednecks defending themselves from the strongest army in the world

*claps* you said it yourself,thats exactly why they shouldnt be conveniently available for everyone.

i'd like to add this


you've got to be kidding..the US isnt dominating in iraq?haha
like eblees said they're in total control over the new government

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Not against guerrilla warfare. If we had "total control," we wouldn't be having this:

http://icasualties.org/iraq/fatalities.aspx

Controlling a government vs controlling the people are two entirely different things.



Guns are not for everyone, which is why a thorough background check and probably a physiological exam should be required to purchase one.

However, that said, you conveniently leave out a key fact:

http://www.policyalmanac.org/crime/archive/firearms_and_crim e.shtml



So, basically, you only punish the honest folk, while the vast majority of criminals obtain it illegally anyway.

BTW: link your sources. Its good etiquette and it doesn't make your argument look weak.

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you're only giving people a chance to get trigger happy whenever they get the chance or a reason, or at least they think that that reason is reason enough to end a life. and what about all those people who had anger issues? and this firearms things is legal and they are coincidentally holding a firearm and they are also coincidentally angry.. what happens then. BLOODSHED. and no, i wont give an evil laugh, dudes, this is serious. to me at least.

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GUESS WHO??

Oh noes people got killed. TRAGEDY.

sorry. I don't agree.

Its going with 'if It saves one life its worth doing' line of reasoning. after which people club the person who said it with a blunt instrument.

You can put a value on human life. I'm not going to give up a god given right just because less people die a year to something than are struck by lightning.

Are you going to ban Marriage? Most marriages end in death. or a least a large % of them do.

Ha-ha.

yes because there are:
1) some happy-trigger cops and
2)criminals/bad people who no matter what will somehow obtain firearms

I'm not saying everyone needs firearms thou, but sometimes they become necessary. Although I do think that it's a bit too easy to get a gun in this country once you become 18...

the balls are you laughing son? You worship some sissy religion where god doesn't give you the right to bear arms?

I took it as him laughing at your statement that a magic invisible man that no one has ever seen gave you the right to carry around weaponry.

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Weaponry made thousands of years after this magical man supposedly lived, no less.

Anyway, I think guns should be illegal. There are a hundred ways to kill people and a hundred ways to defend yourself without guns. Just look at the United States' gun violence stats compared to other countries. People don't really use it to defend themselves much anymore - it's become a power trip ("I've got a gun, so fear me.").