Everyone's so up in arms about this whole gun crime thing, so i decided to put some things in perspective for you guys.
in 2007 12,632 people were killed by guns via homicide
118,021 people died from random accidents(like slipping off a ladder)
68,705 died from diabetes
137,353 died from respiratory disease
567,628 died from cancer
128,842 died from a stroke
599,413 died from hear attack
25,000 people are killed each year in alcohol related accidents
That last fact is the one I find the most compelling. Many of the above statistics will be dismissed as irrelevant, because they are "self inflicted." Also, many people say that guns are different because they are only useful for killing. That there is no balancing factor to justify ownership of a gun, but what is alcohol good for? It makes you stupid enough to forget how shitty your life is for a couple hours. Having a few drinks at a party can definitely be a good time, but so is firing off a gun at a firing range. In fact guns offer many owners the feeling of safety in security in their own homes. Having a gun next to your bed, can help you rest easy knowing that if someone tries to break into your home you will have some sort of power over the situation. So which is more useless, guns or alcohol? To me they're both a good time when used responsibly and a terrible tragedy when put in the hands of a moron or an asshole.
Banning guns wont make them disappear anymore than making drugs illegal has made them disappear.
When i mentioned to a friend that I agreed with the maxim "gun's don't kill people, people kill people." He said "yeah but people kill people with guns; without guns a single person wouldn't be able to kill that many people." He's wrong though people will always find a way to kill people and there are more than enough options for them to choose from. What would happen if u drove your car through a crowd of people? How many people can you kill with a bomb you made from chemicals you bought at Walmart? How hard was it for a couple muslim extremists to kill 2,996 people with some box cutters and 3 planes?
People just want to feel secure; they want to feel safe in a world without safety, and they are willing to sell their freedom away to the government for the PROMISE that the government will make the bad people go away.
*Edit*
Some people have felt the need to attack me instead of my argument.
to be clear:
I am not a republican
I am not a member of the NRA
I do not want to deregulate guns
I do not think concealed carry makes everyone safe
I believe that a gun is the ultimate symbol of power. A person with a gun will always have power over a person without, and to make laws that ban people from having guns is to make laws that ban civilians from having power. The United States is a country founded for the people by the people. The power should rest with all of us equally
in 2007 12,632 people were killed by guns via homicide
118,021 people died from random accidents(like slipping off a ladder)
68,705 died from diabetes
137,353 died from respiratory disease
567,628 died from cancer
128,842 died from a stroke
599,413 died from hear attack
25,000 people are killed each year in alcohol related accidents
That last fact is the one I find the most compelling. Many of the above statistics will be dismissed as irrelevant, because they are "self inflicted." Also, many people say that guns are different because they are only useful for killing. That there is no balancing factor to justify ownership of a gun, but what is alcohol good for? It makes you stupid enough to forget how shitty your life is for a couple hours. Having a few drinks at a party can definitely be a good time, but so is firing off a gun at a firing range. In fact guns offer many owners the feeling of safety in security in their own homes. Having a gun next to your bed, can help you rest easy knowing that if someone tries to break into your home you will have some sort of power over the situation. So which is more useless, guns or alcohol? To me they're both a good time when used responsibly and a terrible tragedy when put in the hands of a moron or an asshole.
Banning guns wont make them disappear anymore than making drugs illegal has made them disappear.
When i mentioned to a friend that I agreed with the maxim "gun's don't kill people, people kill people." He said "yeah but people kill people with guns; without guns a single person wouldn't be able to kill that many people." He's wrong though people will always find a way to kill people and there are more than enough options for them to choose from. What would happen if u drove your car through a crowd of people? How many people can you kill with a bomb you made from chemicals you bought at Walmart? How hard was it for a couple muslim extremists to kill 2,996 people with some box cutters and 3 planes?
People just want to feel secure; they want to feel safe in a world without safety, and they are willing to sell their freedom away to the government for the PROMISE that the government will make the bad people go away.
*Edit*
Some people have felt the need to attack me instead of my argument.
to be clear:
I am not a republican
I am not a member of the NRA
I do not want to deregulate guns
I do not think concealed carry makes everyone safe
I believe that a gun is the ultimate symbol of power. A person with a gun will always have power over a person without, and to make laws that ban people from having guns is to make laws that ban civilians from having power. The United States is a country founded for the people by the people. The power should rest with all of us equally
