JediKnight707 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 This is a simple, yet very complex question. If you had the power to destroy all guns in the world, would you sieze the oppurtunity, or let it pass by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-1162 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 destroy them of course. then at least people will cease to kill other innocent people in the crossfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapNColostomy Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Ummm...no. I own guns. I'd rather not destroy things that I own that cost well into the hundreds of dollars price range. Why aren't you asking about ending violence instead of ending guns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-1162 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 ending guns will eventually end violence at least to a point. thats better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladimir-Vlada Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 What's the difference if we do destroy them? There will still be rascism, nacism, sadism and so on. It is better to teach people to look at each other like individuals, rather than like members of groups. Guns aren't the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-1162 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 actually, i said it would end violence to a point meaning large scale wars wouldnt be fought as often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladimir-Vlada Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Yes, but there will still be a 'genius' who will come by and say "War is good, let's kill each other". And especially there will still be a guy like Bush who will hire someone to make guns and go to war again. Â It's better that we condem those people in prison, rather than that we just destroy something they make again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aash Li Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 * Nacism? * This is one of those topics that is just going to end up in a flame-war I think. Â * Guns arent the problem, like a lot of the people think it is. Its idiots who own the guns, and the gun shops that sell the guns to said idiots. Wars will still be faught, we would just go back to using swords, polearms, and archery like we did for thousands/millions of years. And then youd have whacky-liberals whining about how swords are killing people, and how swords should be banned... and youd have whacky conservative Charlston Heston-like people as spokesmen of the NSA (National Sword Association XD). Â * I assure you, the same thing would happen if we ended up with only butterknifes as weapons. Â * Another thing: weapons are also used for hunting, which is an effective means of curbing animal populations, you dont want to have an area with thousands of deer, and no predators of any sort, because then the animals would starve to death from over-grazing. Anti-hunting people dont think of this stuff though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTV2 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 actually, i said it would end violence to a point meaning large scale wars wouldnt be fought as often. wars will still be fought, the government will give the military guns to fight. they should just ban guns on the street, not destroy them, how are we supppose to have fun hunting if there destroyed? and not everyone owns a gun legally, they wont all be destroyed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladimir-Vlada Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Another thing: weapons are also used for hunting, which is an effective means of curbing animal populations What the hell? Hunting is way of harvesting food, not killing off animals in order to reduce their population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 What the hell? Hunting is way of harvesting food, not killing off animals in order to reduce their population. It is a common practice here in the U. S. "Hunting Season" in certain areas, or temporary lifts on restricted game is a common practice in order to control animal population...  Happens here in the southern states (US) all the time...(and I recall in Michigan quite often as well.. at least when I lived up there )  --------  Now.. get back on topic please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Obi-Wan Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 End Violence? As if......people restort to other weapons...but I would probably result in a lower murder rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapNColostomy Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 ending guns will eventually end violence at least to a point. thats better than nothing. Â ? That's a rediculous assumption since violence has already been around much longer than guns. What do you think it was, a eutopean society until Sam Colt came along? Â PS. Those guys in your sig? Those are guns they're toting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 What the hell? Hunting is way of harvesting food, not killing off animals in order to reduce their population. This happens all the time with a wide variety of species for all sorts of reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 ^^^^ Wisconsin (US) is the same as 'down South'--here people hunt deer for both food and sport (those that hunt for sport donate the meat to homeless shelters), but if we didn't have hunting season here, the deer population would get very out of control, and we'd start seeing a lot of deer die of starvation and disease. Â I'm not a gun owner, but I appreciate the right to own firearms for hunting and protection, as long as they are handled responsibly. There's not a problem with people who use firearms responsibly. The problem is the people who are buying illegal semi-and full automatics for things like shooting down rival gang members in drug wars, among other unpleasant uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 to make a fairly common quote: 'Don't treat the symptom, treat the disease.' the same is true with guns: they're just a symptom of a greater problem. unfortunately, it seems that curbing violence, although a very worthwhile cause, seems to be a impossible due to the natural way that us as humans are. Â is it a pointless envdeavor?? certainly not, but its definately not a problem that's just going to go away by taking away one tool of violence. take away guns, and we're likely to just revert back to using spears, swords, axes, and arrows to solve our violent tendancies. Â just my two pennies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourdad Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 ending guns will eventually end violence at least to a point. thats better than nothing. Â So technically, the Roman Empire conquered the world through peaceful means...yes... Â I know it's politically incorrect to say this, but guns are sexy. They really are. Modern guns are so cheap and ugly sometimes but who can resist the sight of a Tommy gun? Or a beautiful and sexy german K98? Â Destroying all guns will result to nothing. After guns, it'll be swords, then knives, then clubs, then fists, then legs, then heads, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinkle Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I agree with the opinion commonly expressed thus far in this thread...destroying guns will not eliminate violence. To quote Ani DiFranco: Every tool is a weapon if you hold it right. Â And Chainz...here in Pennsylvania, kids in rural towns are off from school on the first day of deer hunting season XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 What's the difference if we do destroy them? There will still be rascism, nacism, sadism and so on. It is better to teach people to look at each other like individuals, rather than like members of groups. Guns aren't the problem. Quoted for emphasis. Guns aren't the issue, it's idiots and sadists, and war-mongers. EVERYTHING is a weapon in the right hands. Even a waffle-iron, a cuddly toy, an apple (see the "Fawlty Towers" episode "Waldorf Salad" ). If you destroy guns you just hide people in the cuddly, frothy belief that the world is basically safe and nice and good. IT ISN'T. Â Rifle shooting is a sport, and is great fun (I have taken part in shoots on occasion, 'though not recently), and is usually safe, because safety precautions are in place, and most people aren't stupid enough to try to kill someone else with a 7.62mm bore bolt-action rifle, or whatever else is being used (generally, 7.62mm is used for the Imperial competition over here, and some others, other sizes/types of weapon tend to be used for specialised shoots, and revolver shooting is illegal.) Â Hunting is used for curbing populations, though not in the UK any more, since fox-hunting isn't natural, according to our mad government. Gassing them in their sets, and killing the cubs is, however. :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Getting rid of guns, if that is indeed possible, would be part of, but not the entire solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 This is a simple, yet very complex question. Not really, it's more of a stupid, yet absurd, question. Â I voted no. Â It upsets me when people are so naive as to think guns are the issue. Maybe if people looked beyond quick solution crap they've been trying to push since the beginning of the "civilized" world, they'd realize gun violence is a hint at a much larger issue. I suggest you step out of your idealistic dreamworld before the crushing weight of reality destroys you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snafu7 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 First of all, it's impossible to destroy all guns, someone somewhere will always have a gun. Â Quoted for emphasis. Guns aren't the issue, it's idiots and sadists, and war-mongers. EVERYTHING is a weapon in the right hands. Even a waffle-iron, a cuddly toy, an apple (see the "Fawlty Towers" episode "Waldorf Salad" ). Â ^^^^ Pretty much what my second point was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET Warrior Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 No. I don't own a gun, I don't LIKE guns, but as it's already been said, treating the symptoms of the disease isn't going to cure the disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 If you take away guns then they'll get something worse. Guns aren't the problem in the long run. Now take away all the murderers and suicide bombers, that would solve something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Guns don't kill people, people kill people. I agree with DM, guns are not the problem, it's the people who use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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