Why do Americans not use their guns?
451739
because they're pusssies\n\nthey just like owning them, posing with their guns on my space.  it's like an SUV.  you don't actually take it off road.  but you rationalize owning one because you're too stupid to be trusted to tie a 2x4 to the roof of your car.
707773
Bound's hubby here:\n\nFirst, thank you for identifying upfront that this is a homework assignment!\n\nI believe that any person who is not a convicted felon has the right to possess guns (and ammunition) in their home. I was brought up around guns, and taught a healthy respect for them. I realize many people have not been brought up around guns, and may have a healthy fear of guns ...I respect this. \n\nThe decision to possess firearms in the home is a personal decision, plain and simple! A firearm in the home may serve one or many of multiple purposes: recreation (sport shooting), occupation (a tool of one's job), collection (a person's hobby), hunting (putting food on one's table), or defense (protecting one's loved ones and home). \n\nYes, I know in today's modern society most people do not "need" to hunt. For some, this is not a choice ... it supplements their income or its their choice to have leaner meats that are free of steriods which are not available at your local grocery store!\n\nI know it is an old cliche, but it is coming more to life every day ... when honest people no longer have guns, only criminals will have guns. With the increasing number of home invasions, often being perpetrated by members of the drug culture, a "911" call will not hold them at bay until the police arrive. In today's society, as much as in the past, the individual has a right and obligation to protect themselves and their loved ones!\n\nGood luck!
378853
THE TEARM FREDOM OF SPEACH COMES FROME THE CONSTTUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THATS WHAT OUR ARMY AIRFORCE AND NAVY FIGHT FOR EVERY DAY  YOU DONT EARN IT ITS YOURS BY BIRTH ITS NOT A CHOICE THEY CANT TAKE IT AWAY LIKEGUNS WHICH ARE ALLSO A RIGHT BUT SO MANNY ANTI GUN FOLKS CHOOSE NOT TO BRING THER ASS TO BEAR WHY SHOULD THEY BRING A GUN/?
45654
B/c people would take advantage of that law. I have a License to carry a conceled hand gun. I took the course to be able to do this and of course passed. I only have this so I can keep a hand gun in my car. I rarely keep it on me. Of course if all states did this it would be like the old west again. Everyone would hvae a gun and they would be scared of that person if they made that person mad then they would start shotting at each other. I know New Mexico has it open and not conceled. I believe it is good to have one b/c you never know when you will need it. I live in TX, i have a ranch so i have plenty of guns to choose from. I believe in the right to bare arms and I love my country for it. But there are people that will abuse this and thats why its not in every state. Mainly CA, I wonder why that is. LOL
1184215
Because Americans are stupid...
1017589
Why do Americans not keep America clean?
369850
Alot of people who have never seen war like it. Most Americans have not seen war because since 1865, there's been no military conflict in the US. \n\nSoldiers don't like war, but they have to do what they're told.
831347
As a Brit  I apologise for stepping in here, but would just like to say that the only two members of my American family who possess guns are police officers.  The remainder refuse to own guns on the grounds that too many 'accidents' occur in households where weapons are kept. They have a point - I lived in New York for a while and the number of accidental (fatal) shootings by children of children, in the home, amazed me - as did the arbitrary and senseless shooting of people on the streets.  So I guess the family has a point. \n\nIncidentally, regarding the comment above that the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution gives Americans the constitutional right to own guns, doesn't the relevant sentence say  "A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed."   Surely, all that means is that in the absence of a standing army (the newly formed United States not yet having a regular army when the Constitution was drafted), the people were allowed to bear arms, as members of a disciplined militia, in order to protect their new nation in case of an attack by outside forces?  Now that the USA has both a National Guard  _and_  an enormous Regular Army, isn't that Amendment now redundant and a couple of centuries out of date?     \n\nI'm only asking... but it's a question that's worth calm, reasoned discussion, surely?
22621
Well this is a very debatable question. But I would argue that allowing humans to own handguns, even in order to protect themselves will lead to far more shooting and killing than without. The US are a good example of this. I quite believe Canada to be a country where it is pleasant to live, but to my mind such a ban would drastically increase the "level of civilization" there. Just my opinion though :)
1004451
personally I am not but in my area I am kind of rare.   I was raised in a California and currently live in North East Texas.\nI believe fears are directly related to up bringing \nI don't have a gun but I am not afraid of them nor do I have a problem with you having one.  The house next to mine is empty and all I pray is that a good honest family moves in.  Muslim, hindu, mexican, black-I could careless.
11607
you dam right they should get to vote and to have guns also, america just once another reason to take away your rights if they could and they definatly can they would take everyone's guns they would take all voting away from all men and women black and white except for the rich white man i'd say boycott the us government this isnt the united states its the devided states where there are no laws and the constitution means exactly nothing Americans lol dont have the guts to stand up for themselves period what a weak country.
128326
Yes, Americans must be allowed to have guns.  The reason this is a constitutional right is to insure that the government can never subject us to a dictatorship.  As American citizens we have the right to rise up with arms to overthrow any repressive government.  Did you not learn this in school?
1075875
No they don't function the same!!! You can buy fully automatic weapons in the US, with an extremely invasive background check that exceeds what it takes to work in nuclear weapons labs & signing a consent for federal agents to search any property in your name or that they can associate with you in order to inspect storage conditions of any weapon you may own, plus of course a significant fee. \n\nThe weapons you saw LOOK LIKE m16s or AK47s. The M16 actually would be the civilian AR15 version, and the AK47 typically available in the US is imported & significantly modified so that it is semi-automatic & difficult (not to mention highly illegal) to modify back to fully automatic. \n\nThat said, you don't need weapons like this for home defense or hunting, and generally they are not very good for either one. However, a lot of people like to see what the weapons used by soldiers are like. That's fine, if they want to spend 2500-3000 dollars to shoot what aren't the best guns available anyway then what do you care?\n\nAs far as WHY guns should be available, you do have to understand WHY that clause is in the constitution. The founders had just been thru a war where it was necessary for the population to rise up & overthrow an oppressive govt by violent means. They wanted the public to own weapons as a check/balance against the US govt becoming the oppressive thing the British had been. Now obviously the world has changed somewhat & I'd be fairly worried if you could go out & buy anti-tank missles, but the point of the constitutional provision still prevents swift police state like tyranny by the govt, and that's a good thing.
1179731
Not necessarily. The U.S. or any other countries don't use theirs. If they are "used," per se, it is as a deterrent for other countries using nuclear weapons.
375661
Buna Ziua Andrei!   Love your country!  I am former gunstore owner and at present am safety instructor.  Most states in the USA have some requirement to take familiarization and/or safety course before receiving license to be able to purchase a gun... although there are some more remote states where this is less necessary.  As was posted earlier, the US has written Constitution with Amendments which guarantee the Rights of any citizen to protect themselves from those who wish to do them harm.  I presently work in a city called Lexington, Massachusetts and here there is a great history from when the American revolution started when citizens took their guns and beat down the overbearing British monarchy... hence the legacy of guns in the hands of freedom-loving-people was born here.   The US has a culture of people who truly believe that freedom lies within the peoples' ability to guarantee that the government will never be more powerful than it's citizens.  It may be mostly symbolic, but the guns make it a real part of US custom.  Hope this helps!
464167
I think the second amendment is just that, the right to bear arms.  I honestly think if murdered people had a gun in their home and had time to get it, they would not be dead and their murderer would be, or at least injured and in jail.  In some of these homicide cases, the murderer is never found.  I would rather have the comfort of knowing that way up in the corner of my closet where no child can reach is a my life saving .45 automatic then nothing and being slaughtered.
157380
The thought that America is at war with "muslims"... is way off base.  Not to mention wrong... but that's not the question here, so I won't dwell on that.  The right to bear arms has been a corner stone if you will of this country from the start.  Times though have changed from then to now, it was more so a way to keep our country safe from invasion.  As more and more states create an easier method for obtaining concealed gun permits, the crime rates are starting to drop.  Now I'm not saying that murder rates in some places don't rise.  But the majority of the car jackings and home invasions, seem to be dropping.  You won't stop the drug related murders.  Not to mention, the number of gun related crimes commited by those who have the concealed weapons permits are very small.  Those who legally obtain understand the responsablilty that's involved and are very cautious with regards to thier weapons.  The Brady Law, did little for the country with regards to assault weapons, and the fact that it's no longer in effect, speaks for itself.  Not to mention it made no sense at all, seeing that Brady and Reagen were shot with a small caliber hand gun.