Never looked at these issues in this context:

[ocrenter]

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[moneymaker]

So buying a gun is like going on a date. Buying a bullet is like taking a drink. Just like there are alcoholics I think there are people that just can’t have enough guns and ammo on hand. Moderation is the key!

[FlyerInHi]

Guns are in the constitution, abortion is not.

Shit happens. It’s the price of freedom.

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=FlyerInHi]Guns are in the constitution, abortion is not.

Shit happens. It’s the price of freedom.[/quote]

Regulations happen too. It’s certainly constitutional not to sell guns in vending machines.

Drugs are regulated because people think they’re dangerous….

[ocrenter]

[quote=moneymaker]So buying a gun is like going on a date. Buying a bullet is like taking a drink. Just like there are alcoholics I think there are people that just can’t have enough guns and ammo on hand. Moderation is the key![/quote]

We don’t need to go down to path of pit bulls and so on.

Just saying if there’s a political will, measures to restrict a particular activity are very much possible.

[an]

Why shouldn’t they make it this difficult to get a gun?

But I feel like this is a false analogy. Especially if you believe life start at conception. If you believe abortion is killing babies, then more babies were murdered than all of these terrorist attacks combined.

Since one side want to ban guns and the other side want to ban abortion, should we ban both? I wonder how they would vote if a bill like that comes to the floor.

[ocrenter]

[quote=AN]Why shouldn’t they make it this difficult to get a gun?

But I feel like this is a false analogy. Especially if you believe life start at conception. If you believe abortion is killing babies, then more babies were murdered than all of these terrorist attacks combined.

Since one side want to ban guns and the other side want to ban abortion, should we ban both? I wonder how they would vote if a bill like that comes to the floor.[/quote]

as much as I am pro-choice, I would totally go for banning abortion and gun if that’s the price to get this done.

[paramount]

[quote=FlyerInHi]Guns are in the constitution, abortion is not.

Shit happens. It’s the price of freedom.[/quote]

Precisely. I don’t really care for guns, but you have a right to defend yourself. With a gun.

Guns and abortions: 2 totally separate issues.

[an]

[quote=ocrenter][quote=AN]Why shouldn’t they make it this difficult to get a gun?

But I feel like this is a false analogy. Especially if you believe life start at conception. If you believe abortion is killing babies, then more babies were murdered than all of these terrorist attacks combined.

Since one side want to ban guns and the other side want to ban abortion, should we ban both? I wonder how they would vote if a bill like that comes to the floor.[/quote]

as much as I am pro-choice, I would totally go for banning abortion and gun if that’s the price to get this done.[/quote]my fear is banning them is as effective as banning alcohol during Prohibition or the current war on drugs. Which mean, you’ll bring the rise to gang, mafia, etc. and people still getting abortion, but they’ll just do it underground in some ally.

[flyer]

Personally, I think people who want to get guns for whatever reasons will find a way to do so, regardless of what laws are in place. Imo, some level of insanity is involved in most, if not all of these cases, and, unfortunately, that can’t be banned.

[joec]

I used to be completely anti-gun, but the problem with ANY gun control laws now is any law-abiding terrorist (prior to the terrorist act he commits) will be able to get guns anyways so making it “harder” I don’t think will stop the violence in and of itself. 1 “clean” buyer can buy a ton of guns and give it to all this evil friends. Yes, he might get caught after the fact, but with enough funding, and the possibility that he’d be one of the shooters, he isn’t going to care that he just gave tens of guns to more people.

Like in France, I think America will have citizens who don’t have a criminal record simply going to get guns legally and commit violent acts.

Also, I think a lot more people than we realize own guns already (maybe ask your family/friends).

People who I never thought would have guns do.

As bad as the gun situation is, with it being in the constitution and if you lived by yourself as a smaller female, having a gun with some crazed people out there (assuming you also got a lot of shooting and gun handling training) is a good thing I think. I certainly think if, say a robber/rapist knew you were well armed in the house and knows how to use it, they will definitely look for another house to rob/attack/rape.

On the political front, looking at how bad Iraq/Syria is turning out, maybe ignoring atrocities is the easier way out. We already do it for various places in Africa (Boko Haram), etc…We never have a solution after removing a dictator and things seem to be a lot worst and the US becomes a bigger target afterwards.

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