Gun owning

Police officers and military forces dont walk around with license, but they do cary guns.

They still had training to do for their job, they're not just given a gun and told to go shoot some bad guys.

I agree partly with @Yue when they said,

So i think it should only be police and armies that can have them and not normal persons.

Yes I don't think regular people should be allowed to own a gun because of all of the gun violence in the world and because of accidents happening all of the time that involved guns. They are very dangerous things. More so in the hands of the wrong person. Which makes this worst.

I think there would be less deaths in the world if guns were banned.

Plus even kids are bringing guns to school now. And for anyone who didn't know here's a interesting fact, movie studios like Disney are very careful when it comes to gun in their movies for children.

And I read something about this part in this old 90s Disney cartoon that had a part where a gun was held to the main characters head and they cut it when it aired on TV.

And when I think about it I don't think very many kids shows and movies have guns in them now.

But yes I don't think regular people should be have gus and I don't think that Christians even more so should have them. Now I don't mean to tell Christians what they can and can't do like some do. And I only think that because guns can kill people and one of the ten commandments say that you shall not murder. And you can murder someone very easily, to easily with a gun. And I don't understand why Christians would want something that could take a life.🤔

And I think that even some Christian parents don't allow their kids to play with toy guns.

But as for only cops having them I think even though they should only use it if it's in shelf defense and they try not to kill anyone. So I think they should use it very very wisely.

I completely agree, because it is logical for you as a human being to have the necessary tools to defend yourself, your family, and your home.

Would you wait for the thief or murderer and ask him for permission to call the police to defend you, and then drink tea until the police arrive?

In this case, fewer people will think about breaking into your home, stopping you on the street, or trying to assault you.

Of course, there should be appropriate rules to maintain order, but people should not be prevented from defending themselves, especially with the availability of modern weapons.

One can't own a gun, the gun rather owns the one since there is a reality such as epidemic of gun violence. Last but not least, firearms turn bad situations into even worse. In a gun to gun encounter, it's not easy to pull the trigger as you think, and if you hesitate, you are simply dead, there is no option such as wind back and restart. Criterias for legitimate self-defense are severe. You are not allowed to claim that "I simply fired against the bad guy" and happily walk back to your home. For those very reasons, strict gun regulations must be effectively implemented by officials. Any possession of firearms without a licence must be prohibited and states should register all firearms; and that unlicensed possession should be treated as a criminal offence. Gun licences should be time-limited and training on how to use the weapon should be mandatory. The number and type of weapons that an individual can possess should also be strictly limited in line with the principles of necessity and credible justification. Some firearms and ammunition represent an unacceptable level of risk to public safety and should be banned for personal use. These should include, at a minimum, fully automatic firearms, semi-automatic assault rifles, semi-automatic shotguns and semi-automatic submachine guns. "People kill people, not the guns" isn't a rational but a distorted argument, truth is that "People kill people with guns."

Collector and shooting enthusiast here. I also live in the US, so take that as you wish.

1) No to fully automatic weapons, outside of collector pieces (a WW2 STG-44, for example). Believe it or not, private ownership full automatic weapons here in the US requires a special license (been that way since the 1930s). Also, you cannot any full auto weapon made after 1986. Period. Honestly, I don't see why anyone would want to own one, firing a weapon on full hog, isn't exactly a fun experience. Plus... I don't have $10K laying around to buy one.

2) The notion that owning a firearm makes you violent, is flawed at best. I don't grab a gun every time someone upsets me. Does having a butcher knife at your house make you more likely to stab someone? If an inanimate object has such a hold on you that it makes you commit violent acts, then I would suggest you seek therapy.

3) Much ado is made about gun violence here in the States. First, it's not as prevalent as one would think. In my 50 years on this Earth I was only mugged at gunpoint once... in DC, in the 1990s. I was mugged twice in London when I was there in 2014. The issue here isn't the guns themselves, it's a America's relationship with them. We have a love-hate relationship with them. First person shooter video games, Hollywood action films, movies that often glorify criminal behavior (usually involving firearms)... all have some responsibility in fueling a culture that makes misuse of firearms look cool... and we're paying the price for it.

4) From my experience, the Swiss seem to have a perfect balance between private ownership of firearms and the social responsibility that ownership should bring. I wish we had that mindset here.

Just my 4 cents...

The issue here isn't the guns themselves, it's a America's relationship with them.We have a love-hate relationship with them.
First person shooter video games,
Hollywood action films, movies that often glorify criminal behavior (usually involving firearms)...

All have some responsibility in fueling a culture that makes misuse of firearms look cool... and we're paying the price for it.

I can completely agree with that, but don't forget the media influencers who broadcast for hours about events with guns and knives, just for the money.

Even social apps send uncensored videos with this content to very young children, who, without parental supervision, see the most inappropriate behavior and experience it as normal.

Don't want to make this conversation into something religious but how many atrocities have happened throughout history and still happening today because of some misguided religious belief? Not only pointing fingers at Christians. Pointing fingers at all people who took lives in the name of their religion. Killings happened long before the invention of the gun.

And I don't understand why Christians would want something that could take a life.🤔

At least im happy that guns are not allowed in my country. Now it is already unsafe with knives and if they could get guns they would probably use them faster. Bc when they were first using small knives now they are getting knives and they are big like your forearm and it is gettting worse and worse. And even if there are rules that they cant get guns, the more guns there are the easier that it can go wrong too. So i believe that it should not happen in my country and i think most ppl think in the same way.

People do tend to use objects for the wrong purpose. For example the gun is meant for protection and in any case for war but some people use it to kill others and endanger lives.