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Originally Posted by Muta
Meh. Table has a point. What's the point in the average citizen having a handgun? Guns were designed for the purpose to inflict harm on another human being. Since their creation, they have become one of man's most lethally used weapons. Guns are important when they're on the side of law enforcement for obivous reasons, but that's it. Nobody else really has a good reason to need a gun.
The less guns in society, the better. Right now we have illegal guns and legal guns as commonplace in our society. If we can eliminate that just down to illegal guns, even better. I would bet that that the elimination of guns in general would have somewhat of an impact on the importing of illegal guns as well, since they then become more out in the open and riskier to import. The chances of gun crimes go down as a result.
Every step helps, even if they are little ones.
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I would disagree, removing the guns from the law abiding citizens further empowers those that are using guns against the law, people who are increasingly more likely to use them. They know they don't have to fear recourse, as the guy on the other side doesn't have the means to defend himself, or if he does he's the one that's in trouble! It's a win win for the criminals. Here is an example from that reason articale:
"In 1999 Tony Martin, a 55-year-old Norfolk farmer living alone in a shabby farmhouse, awakened to the sound of breaking glass as two burglars, both with long criminal records, burst into his home. He had been robbed six times before, and his village, like 70 percent of rural English communities, had no police presence. He sneaked downstairs with a shotgun and shot at the intruders. Martin received life in prison for killing one burglar, 10 years for wounding the second, and a year for having an unregistered shotgun. The wounded burglar, having served 18 months of a three-year sentence, is now free and has been granted 5,000 of legal assistance to sue Martin."