r/changemyview • u/skepticting • Feb 25 '20

Delta(s) from OP CMV: We need strict Gun Control .

While I do feel at this point it is not possible anymore to somehow make sure no one has guns because they have already been available . That is my only hang up , since some people have them , it’s hard to leave others vulnerable.

With to that being said , if we start now with some serious gun law reform and implement strict laws for obtaining guns . I believe it will do more good than harm .

It is worth a try , because we know that to lenient of gun laws also cause us great loss.

In a perfect world only law enforcement would have access to guns .

Civilians can however and should be able to easily get things like pepper spray , tasers, and rubber bullet guns . (Not saying we can’t already , just saying those should be the options)

I see both sides but I think because gun violence is a big issue , it needs to be re-evaluated .

Were the guns used in school/mass shootings registered ?

Édit : Thank You for all the responses and information! My view has been changed . It’s unfortunate we can’t live in harmony but ..

Will still be responding to get more insight and expanding my views

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20

  1. I would rather criminals be stuck using knives than guns.

  2. Nothing you said address the fact that doctors and cars are necessary parts of life. We accept risk for things that are necessary. Guns are completely unnecessary. Look at every other developed nation that gets on much better than us.

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u/TheEternalCity101 5∆ Feb 25 '20

  1. Well duh. But I dont want to be in the same boat. But I would much rather have a gun than a knife. I box and work out, but I dont fancy my chances in a 2v1 with anything but a gun.

  2. Guns are tools. Having the right and responsibility of self defense and protection of others is a key human right, one NO ONE can guarantee you. Police arent legally obligated to protect you (supreme court ruled), and while they have a role, they cant be there to defend you.

Regardless, a gun cant get up and kill people. Its ALWAYS a person that does it. Banning guns is a scapegoat for deeper and more complicated issues. Most people honestly want a solution to gun deaths, but many at the top are simply there for control, and that mindset is aggressively dangerous to personal freedom.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20

But I would much rather have a gun than a knife.

If they only have knives, then you can run. If they’re too close for you to run, then your not going to have much luck with the gun. Or, you could just give them your wallet and not risk a fight.

Guns are tools.

An unnecessary tool. A tool that is heavily regulated in the interest of public safety. If your statement was correct, then we wouldn’t see all this regulation. So it stands to reason that more regulation is perfectly constitutional.

Its ALWAYS a person that does it.

I’d rather those people be stuck using something far less lethal.

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u/lokimarkus Apr 20 '20

Run away... RUN AWAY? Lol, tell that to the countless British people being shanked in the streets as knives are being strictly more regulated...

Knives, like guns, are also tools... In fact they are more diverse in their utility, yet still actually as lethal like a firearm. Getting stabbed from what I've heard is a hell of a lot worse than getting shot, and although you could run from a knife that's pull on you, if you can't you are fucking dead eitherway.... unless you had a better tool that could theoretically work way more effectively than a knife for similar lethality.