[quote="TheLionPrince"]Actually, the Supreme Court has
ruled twice in the
past five years that we do have the right to handguns. Which means banning guns is as unconstitutional as banning free speech and abortion. But they did say restrictions can be placed upon them.[/quote]
Well, legally, yes. Ethically, I think no.
[quote="TheLionPrince"]But who is to decide who actually needs a gun? Does a mother living in a bad neighborhood need one? Because that is more than 0.01%[/quote]
Why would a mother have a gun? That seems like a recipe for disaster to me. I'd never trust my own kids with a gun, especially if they played games like Call of Duty.
But, ultimately, if you say you need a gun, it all comes down to this:
You're saying you need to kill someone, or some animal. Unless you're buying it strictly for the range, and in that case, you don't need lethal ammunition, there's just no other reason.
I can understand owning hunting rifles in rural areas. I cannot fathom the idea of needing a hand gun in a populated area. Even if it's a bad neighborhood, that doesn't make it okay to kill someone. The only time it would ever be okay is if you're being attacked, and in that case, having a gun does nothing but escalate the conflict.
[quote="TheLionPrince"]Guns are also equalizers. If a woman was being attacked with a knife, could she stop her attacker with a knife? Now how about with a gun?[/quote]
Yeah, I think so. Especially a woman with children.
There are some things you just don't want to mess with. Even an
unarmed woman is one of them. Because of adrenaline and all that.