why should handguns be regualted?
546332
There are already with permits to carry in most States. You also have a waiting period before you can finalize the purchase of a new handgun. You must also register the weapon too.
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
806742
It's open to a great deal of interpretation. It depends on the body regulating the militia. Does it make sense to allow the one being governed by the militia to govern the militia? Not in my opinion. I believe it is another attempt to institute handgun control.
151081
I means the owner of a handgun does not have to have an FFl to sell his personal collection. He still can't sell to a minor or known felon. This practice is still in force here in Ohio. I am a collector and buy privates sales occasionally. the risk is if it turns out to be a stolen guns you can't get your kinkies back....
233476
Just legalize pistol duels, then people will know when to mind their business.
912137
I am as opposed to gun control as anyone could possibly be. I do however think there should some restraint on not what types of guns you can own, but on who can own them. I like how that part currently is, ie. No violent felonies, No one under 18, And must be a citizen. \n\nThe Constitution says, " The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall NOT BE INFRINGED". Therefore any control over what types of guns you can legally own is un-Constitutional, therefore illegal. People say if you are not apart of a militia you have no right to own a firearm, they are wrong! The militia the founding fathers are talking about is an armed nation of Americans. Like in Switzerland, most men over 18 are apart of the national militia and are REQUIRED to own military style weaponry, unlike America where you are considered a maniac to own an AK-47 or M-16, which I have civilian versions of both. \n\nI found a picture that I really like http://www.haz-matt.com/pics/second%2520amendment%2520primer%25202%2520web.gif , I like how it says, "When they tell you you don't need it, is when you need it most".\n\nWhy I support very loose laws concerning Gun Ownership so much is because when the government starts banning different types of firearms, what's to stop them from banning another, then another, until there's nothing left to defend ourselves but .22 rifles. The Second Amendment is meant to have the people armed to defend themselves against tyranny. To be adequately prepared to fight off a tyrannous government or an invading army we would have to be at the very least equally armed as they are. That means have more civilian access to fully-automatic military arms, not just semi-automatic copies.
1175365
There was Morton Grove, IL, a Chicago suburb which outlawed handguns.  Kennesaw, GA passed an ordinance requiring gun ownership.  Gun control ONLY works on the law abiding anyway!
221176
I somehow dont think this would be a very good idea, there is way too much hostility and road rage in the U.S that if one angers too much he will have his gun readily at hand.
892664
The main context was the right to form militias and protect themselves from the "Government" not directly you have the right to have a firearm.  The reason is at the time it was not imaginable that you would NOT have a right to own firearms.  The reason for the 2nd amendment was to ensure that the new citizens of the US had the right to form militias without fear of prejudice from the government to disban them.
146672
There is no law that says you must register handguns in Tennessee. If you still want to, talk to a local gun dealership.
185386
It should be left up to the individual states to decide.  Gun control measures that might seem reasonable in New York or California would be much more impractical or burdensome in other states.
968556
The pro is that it gives us the right to own firearms. I don't know any cons.
111993
Because 99.999% of the people who own guns don't use them to kill other people.  Your connection between gun ownership and murder is nonsensical.  Learn how to properly structure your arguments.  I own a gun and have never used it to murder or harm another person.
492966
Its simple, get rid of the bans of firearms in the workplace, when people know that other people are packing or assume that someone is, violence will plummet. Those with CCW (concealed carry) permits for handguns are the least likely to commit a violent crime.
285753
I'm pretty sure that it's a federal thing, not state law.  You need to be 18.  21 if you want a handgun.  Background checks apply.  Be safe with it.
1057569
Not every state is backwards and forces their citizens to register their firearms like New York does.  How it compares with other countries is really hard to tell because I've heard stories about people in England loosing firearms before they were banned there.  There are places that the USSR sold weapons to during the cold war (and we did to).  While there is official numbers no one really knows how many firearms there are, the same as not everyone knows how many knives there are.
887724
It is better to have a gun and not need it then to need it and not have it.\n\nThe government has proven that it can NOT protect it\ns citizens.  It can only react AFTER a crime is committed.\n\nIf someone claims citizens should not have guns, suggest that they prove their commitment by putting a "Gun Free Home" sign in front of their house.  I doubt if they will because then criminals will target them since the possibility of an armed home owner is one of the best deterients.