i took the liberal side for the class discussion on gun control. liberals dont think that guns should necessarily be banned from homes, but htere should be limitations on who can own a gun. its more dangerous to have guns in the hands of the wrong people than it is to live unprotected. the only reason youd need a gun in your home would be to kill someone who is breaking and entering and we have 911 to handle that. what about children who know their parents have a gun? will they think its ok to carry a weapon? what if they steal it and play with it? its not ok for EVERYONE to own one, there should be limitations, laws, lisences, tests etc before letting someone buy a weapon.
personally im kinda torn on this issue. i agree that it is people that kill people not guns that kill people, but why would you give guns to people who kill people? you could argue that if a person has the intent to kill, they will find the means no matter what the weapon, so it doesnt even matter if they have a gun or not. i still htink the gun makes a significant difference. when a person has a gun in their hand and they have the intent to kill, half a second later the other person is dead. with lets say a baseball bat or a sword, theres more of a personal feel to it, and it is mentally harder to kill someone. the gun can be more easily regretted because of how easily it can kill. so what im saying is that the gun gives the killer unwanted power sometimes. maybe it isnt always the person killing the person, its often just the accidental or impulsive slip of the finger. guns shouldnt be given to people who have no control of their hands in a tense situation. so i guess in the end i am liberal on this issue. i think that before someone is issued a gun lisence there should be psychological tests on them to see how they respond to certain stimulations, written tests to see if they know the laws behind owning a gun, and criminal history reviews. if they seem worthy of controlling such a powerful weapon, they should have the right to protect themselves