Luxman said:Why do people need assault rifles, aren't handguns enough protection???
1) A large majority of the population supports banning assault rifle. Only a tiny minority wants total elimination of private gun ownership. You saying "I'm against banning assault rifles because who knows when will it end ? It could end up with total elimination of privaye gun ownership" is o different than "I'm against banning open-wheel cars on roads because, who knows, it may be just the beginning. Some here would like to ban all cars"El Diablo Blanco said:I have no problem with raising the age to buy these types of weapons, but banning, and restricting.....where will it end? When will those that are hell bent on a total elimination of private gun ownership stop?
Actually mass shootings, school killings (whatever the weapon) are extremely rare in Europe. There was one in France in 2012 in a jewish school : 3 kids and a teacher were killed. It made headlines for weeks. In the US a school shooting with only 3 kids and a teacher killede would make headlines for about 3 days. To that day, it's still the deadliest attacks on a school in the country's history. In the US, it would be just one more school shooting on the listThe fact is, there are many things that could be done to help reduce this type of horror...you will never stop it, but the brutality in france, and Germany proved that.
Metal detectors aren't the solution. It wouldn't have prevented that massacre : the guy would have come with guns, shoot th guard and entered freelyWhy is it that gun rights are the first compromise, the first option? Why aren't schools made more secure? Why shouldn't EVERY student have to pass through a metal detector?
Why would kids and tennagers all over the country should be punished so that you can keep firing your AR-15 for fun ? Why would your fun be prioritized over their comfort ?Why shouldn't there be only one way in, and it be secured, much like an airport? There are certainly ways to secure entrances, but allow them to be safe exits in the event of an emergency, such as fire or weather. So the kids have to get there 2 hours before school....oh well, welcome to the working world.
Welcome to the working world you say ? The fact is they are kids, they aren't in that world yet s othey shouldn't have to suffer its consequences.
Why would you compromise on everything but guns ?
Why are you requiring other people to give up parts of their freedom so that you can still buy any gun an,d bear it anywhere just because you think they are fun to shoot with ?