Gun Control is Necessary

By Werner Haas, published Mar 22, 2007
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"Gun violence in the United States has become an epidemic. From the Civil War to the present, 567,000 Americans have died in combat; but since 1920, over 1 million American civilians have been killed by firearms (Pacific Center, 1994). "Among teenagers 15 to 19 years old, the problem of gun violence is particularly alarming: one of every four deaths is attributable to a firearm injury" (Bilchik 1). In researching the subject of gun control and legislation to stop the incidence of violent crime as well as accidental killing with a fire-arm, the library shelves are filled with opinions and statistics on both sides of the argument. However, no matter how serious gun rights adherents are in their cries that citizens' rights are violated, gun control is necessary."

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Gun control is the only solution. Only by creating new laws which impede the freedom of law-abiding citizens will criminals suddenly decide that they should obey the law. Murders and other gun related crimes would never happen if criminals knew that it was against the law to obtain guns. Oh wait...that's just stupid.

Posted on 02/15/2008 at 11:02:05 AM

 
If guns kill people then spoons made Rosie O'Donnel fat. Go to http://www.chlgrapevine.com and see the other side.

Posted on 07/17/2007 at 2:07:00 PM

 
maybe god will save you from the rapist,murderers,muggers or whoever breaks into your house while you are home alone fast asleep say a prayer before you go to bed at night and ask god to strike them dead before they bring harm to your twisted self. wake up and open your eyes there is two sides to every coin

Posted on 06/08/2007 at 6:06:00 AM

 
I cant seem to tear myself away from your article. Iv read it a few times and just fail to see the logic in what your saying. Jeff down below has the right idea, if you take the guns away from the "good guys" who bought them legally, the "bad guys" will still get tehir hands on them. So, what are you going to do when some piece of shit(with a gun) breaks into your home some night? hm? Pray him away? or call the police and wait ten minutes for them to get there? You must be living in never-never land. My advice, grow up and buy a gun....you pussy.

Posted on 06/01/2007 at 10:06:00 AM

 
Oh, and Maddy, you're a pussy too.

Posted on 06/01/2007 at 10:06:00 AM

 
You sir, are a pussy.

Posted on 06/01/2007 at 10:06:00 AM

 
blaming guns for crime is like blaming cars for drunk driving fatalities. instead of working to create new law for criminals to ignore, why dont you use your time and energy to make our current laws actually work? its because of bleeding hearts like yourselves that murderers are released for good behavior only to commit another crime against law abiding citizens. now i'm gonna go run over random people so i can sue toyota for making me do it.

Posted on 06/01/2007 at 4:06:00 AM

 
I'm not sure what happened to your son, but guns are NOT to blame. It is irresponsible people. If you ban guns, you arm the wicked. The only people who comply will be the honest and scared. I agree some gun control is good (violent criminals, and the mentally unstable should not have them) But to blame guns for violence is rediculous. Many people carry/own guns, and there arent mass blood sheds in the streets...Think about it before you go blaming an inanimate object for killing. I am sure your tune will change when it's someone with a gun that saves you life, of that of a family member.

Posted on 05/31/2007 at 8:05:00 PM

 
Bewhewhew.. your little brat got his head blown off. Beats wrapping his car around a telephone pole which would have probably happened otherwise.

Posted on 05/31/2007 at 8:05:00 PM

 
OOPS! Ran ot of space. Anyway I am sorry for ranting, I seem to do a lot of that these days. It just seems so hopeless sometimes and I fear for all of our children! Anyway, Thank you so very much for the wonderful article.

Posted on 05/17/2007 at 10:05:00 PM

 
Thank you so much, for posting about gun control being necessary. Please read my story gun violence in the USA.My Son was one of the many, many innocent victims killed through gun violence.My life and that of my family has been forever broken. My son is gone and I will never be able to hold him in my arms.Many of the so called rights in our country is what has led to the deterioration of our country. Right to bare arms, so we can all kill one another? The media to the point of sex and violence all over the television. Heck I can remember when they couldn't even say damn on T.V. Yes we should have rights but many of them should come with limitations (within reason). Our country was founded on God but so not to offend others this has been revised,then I wonder why our government still prints "In God We Trust" on our currency! I guess that will be removed next. Our country is becoming ammune to violence. Through T.V, rights, lack of strickter laws. Morals are becoming cliche'. Sorry I'm

Posted on 05/17/2007 at 10:05:00 PM

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