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Post by Cam on Nov 22, 2010 8:30:18 GMT
I think they should. But only police can have them. I'm not sure if this is true or not but everyone says that people in America carry guns around? If so that's crazy! Most people would've never seen a gun in NZ! So I think banned and it will stop a lot of killings.
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Post by hbk on Nov 22, 2010 10:46:19 GMT
No they shouldn't.
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Post by ooop on Nov 22, 2010 12:49:55 GMT
In the USA that would be unconstitutional so that's not happening here anytime soon (but Obama DID want to-.-)
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Post by russellr on Nov 22, 2010 13:19:22 GMT
Well when things become banned the interest generally increases yes?
Best just to perform some type of media blackout but that would be pointless really, might make the world safer but once they have been introduced they will be around and if it is licensed at least you can have some control over where they are used unlike an illegal underground market.
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Post by Nick on Nov 22, 2010 14:16:59 GMT
No, because the bad guys will always have guns no matter what the law is. We should have weapons to defend ourselves.
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Post by russellr on Nov 22, 2010 14:34:09 GMT
That's what you need to overcome, how will it really defend you, I've never felt like I have needed a gun and I doubt I ever will, I take it you have never known a life without guns? So I would not know what its like but surely you would prefer it is there were no guns for anyone I see what you mean but you can actually change these 'bad guys' from having weapons some way or another I believe it is possible can you see what in saying there?
If you believe that you can only feel safe with a gun maybe you should move somewhere else as it sounds out of hand....
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Post by Nick on Nov 22, 2010 14:49:22 GMT
Im trying to go more the way of that if you ban stuff, it becomes more of a problem.
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Post by russellr on Nov 22, 2010 15:18:43 GMT
Yes it is a tricky situation and with something like this once its there its similar to an addiction i suppose its hard to remove it as you need to take the host and all but I'm not sure it would be possible in all truth.
I mean there are many cases guns might be needed paintball guns for one!
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Post by Nick on Nov 22, 2010 15:45:05 GMT
Well, I know my family has needed a gun because there have been dangorous animals around. I just dont think it would be realistic to ban guns.
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Post by Cam on Nov 22, 2010 17:47:11 GMT
I have never been bought up with a gun so it's would be easy for me if it was banned.
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Post by Nick on Nov 22, 2010 17:49:23 GMT
Its like drugs. Yeah, theyre illegal, but a ton of people still get them no matter what the law is.
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Post by hbk on Nov 22, 2010 18:04:35 GMT
How would the government and police make sure that there are absolutely no guns left on the streets? It's not physically possible.
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Post by edenwax on Nov 22, 2010 19:02:33 GMT
I dont think they should be banned, but that only people of a certain IQ should be allowed to have them.
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Post by Nightwalker on Nov 22, 2010 22:11:56 GMT
The founding fathers wanted the people to be able to protect themselves from the government. Why would you ban guns? Bad guys will get guns weather they are banned or not. By removing them you are only making it so bad guys know that the person they are attacking doesn't have one.
In america it is hard to get a gun. You have to get a background check and fill a bunch of paper work. I am in support of making it hard to get guns if you have been arrested before but to make it so that no one could have them would only be asking for trouble.
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Post by ooop on Nov 22, 2010 22:19:21 GMT
Like Night said, If you remove the guns, the bad guys will still use it. So yeah.. that just means the good guys wouldn't have guns, and they would be killed off because they wouldn't have guns? >.>
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Post by Nightwalker on Nov 22, 2010 22:24:44 GMT
If i am a criminal and i want to kill someone but i know he has a gun i might think twice about it. If i know he doesn't have a gun then i would do it in a heart beat...
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Post by Nick on Nov 22, 2010 22:54:00 GMT
If i am a criminal and i want to kill someone but i know he has a gun i might think twice about it. If i know he doesn't have a gun then i would do it in a heart beat... ^^ this is good xD
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