Yes that does happen here, People going into their house and getting a weapon and using it. That would be the same as someone getting a knife outta your kitchen cabinet and using it also. In your country they would have to go out and find a weapon, by then he could calm down. yes that is very true, I am sure that happens here to. Alot of our violence comes from the younger generation. They believe that if they get into a fist fight or get put down by someone, it okay to do what ever means to get back your self respect and honor. I believe there are other ways to do this but the younger generation believes any thing you do to get it back is okay.
Slaucher (sp) Why would Americans hold that agianst you guys? (abortions and doctors killing you) Those are called freedom of choice. In America it is illegal to smoke pot unless you are terminally ill. That is one I dont have a good answer on. Some say legalize it like beer and the problems would go away associated with pot. I would tend to agree (driving while under the influence of pot) should be illegal here though.
Now for the questions you wanted answered
1)Are you US guys talking about having weapons in your homes to defend yourself there, or do you want to bear arms on
the streets as well
Answer) I would love to see weapons just inside the homes for personal defense and for hunting. That is not what happens when bad guys get ahold of weapons. Some states have made it legal to carry weapons outside the home. This has been proven that this lowers the crime rate dramatically.
2)Do all crimes take place inside people's homes?
answer) no, Nor in any nation does these crimes happen just inside the home.
3) Where do illegal weapons come from? (I.e. are they imported or taken from law abiding citizens)
illegal weapons i.e. uzis and m16s come from the black maket, imported or stolen. if they were illegal weapons they should not be in the hands of law abiding citizens. These are what the bad boys use. Most have nothing to do with them what so ever. Hand guns can be bought about anywhere though. They are small and pack a quick punch, That is why these weapons are so popular.
4) Will every US citizen take enough safety precautions concerning the storage of their weapons? (Accesibility to kids)
answer) Kids under the age of 6 should not have access to guns IMO. At age 7 and older I believe they should be taught about safety and the proper usage of guns. If kids are taught about weapons (the good and the bad) there would not be the problems with accidental shootings. this goes right along with anything else in the world that is dangerous, proper safe handling is a must for anyone with a fire arm. No matter how much you try to put your weapons away, If they are wanted bad enough they can get them. Locks can be picked and broken. I believe the answer here again would be to teach kids about the dangers of weapons. Knives can be just as dangerous if used the wrong ways. Your kids have access to knives dont they? Why dont they use them? Because they know they are dangerous.
5)Can goodguys be shot by badguys? (Your movies make me believe otherwise ) So you'll just kill the intruder, and he
won't kill you, right?
answer) what kind of a question is that? You know as well as I do that the bad guys get killed and alot of times the good guys do to (in real life situations). Please ask real questions
6)Do you want your relatives to become involved / threatened by a shootout inside your home?
answer) no that is a very dumb question. Of course not but on the other hand if something does happened and they are threatened the 3 to 5 minutes it would take for the cops to get here might be a little to late. I would rather have a weapon in hand to defend my family.
7)Won't more legal guns produce more illegal guns? (If you get shot, your gun will probably be taken and used to commit a
crime)
answer) no, I dont believe this an issue. Most of the time the criminal has around 3 to five minutes to get away, taking a weapon that can be linked would be a bad move cause then it would link them to murder also not just the crime they would commit with that weapon. Why if they have a weapon would they want another one? Most of the time the murder weapons are within 1 mile of the crime scene ditched to avoid being caught with it. Taking the other weapon would only link them back to the original crime.
How many different religions do you guys have in your countries? We have every type known to man kind here within a 2000 mile area, All able to go anywhere they want and mingle amoung others. That is where alot of the tensions come from. I would hardly doubt you guys have this many religons within your countries. I would love to have three or four types of nationalitys but then again that would make me pregedous(sp). Anyways with so many different backgrounds who would we get rid of
That was where the original topic came from, people of one religion killing of a whole other type of religion or beliefs. If you think about it for a second thats what was going to happen to Americans when we first delared our independance, A certain Country
Thought they would knock out our beliefs and take control of us. We proved them very wrong. This same country today is one of our better friends. They back then were going to make America go under the queens rule and we would have to obey her wishes, Hmm lots must have changed since then huh? I this year will celebrate our independance along with all other Americans on July 4th. I am very proud of what our for fathers did to make our contry safe from other countries telling us what we could and could not do.
QUESTION, If someone is, for whatever reason, very pissed off, and wants to kill people, here he has to go out
and find a place to buy a gun; by the time he finds it, assuming he will, it is very well possible that he has
cooled down a lot, and sees a different sollution to his problems. In the US, he would go to the kitchen of his
house, take out whatever gun is available, and he would go on a rampage, possibly killing a lot of people.
Answer) This has happened in every country in the world. If its not a gun its a knife or car or whatever means a person has access to. America is not alone when it comes to violence which is what this topic is about. You might say no its about gun control but it is not that is just a means to violence. We did what your countries do now 20 years ago. We used fists or knives or sticks. It will happen in your country. As I have said before we are ahead a few years when it comes to guns and violence. It is going to happen in your country to. Our violence is dropping like crazy, every major type of crime has droped dramatically in the past three years, can you say that in yours? No cause its gonna get worse for you guys. You guys ever see our shows called cops? Those shows are taped in the the worse areas in the USA. They are real but that is not what America is all about. We have in our city around 12 murders a year. These are mostly two types, drugs related or domestic violence (family issues). These same things happen in your countries to just either not to the same extreme or they use different weapons.
you still shouldn't do it.