MERGED: Pro-Gun or Anti-Gun?

[herp_doctor]

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Guns don't kill people. PEOPLE kill people...

[KlaytoN]

In a land where Law and Order is the first order, in a place where the word "Responsible Gun Ownership" comes second to none...

Told myself kung pwede lang madala ni nako sa pinas.. Pili lang mo! Tag singko ang tapuk!

[love_lorn]

both, depende sa pag gamit but if you kill with a gun, you'd die through a gun...

[jedguppy]

dpends on the user

[CocoCrunch]

Guns are merely tools much like a sundang, kutsilyo, screwdriver or a pala. It's not the gun that is evil (if this is what you are trying to imply), it's the one who's holding the gun that is. How many people here in Cebu have been killed by knives/sundangs/etc vs being shot for the past 10 years? I am speculating but I do believe it's not the gun who's on top.

Our government and the police, and even the military, have been advocating responsible firearm ownership. In the cases you are citing I think if the gun used in SM was purchased legally then the person who bought the weapon should be held accountable, too. Why wasn't it stored in an area that is inaccessible to kids? Much like you and me who fear for our own safety and of those that we love, we purchase a firearm in order to protect ourselves. PERO that does not mean our responsibilities stops there -- we also have huge responsibilities that come with owning a firearm.

In some cases, people own a gun for recreational purposes and do shooting as a hobby/sport. There is absolutely nothing to fear in a gun. Just ask the guys on this thread: https://www.istorya.net/forums/hobbie...iasts-301.html

In the case of street gang shootings, bank robberies, and other crimes, I have not seen the official reports but I will speculate that the guns used are paltik weapons and were acquired illegally.

In my opinion, if a criminal has a gun, then good people should have a gun, too, just to even the odds. To answer your question, the gun in this case is protecting the good people.

im lazy now so ill just quote sandman's post.lol

i agree with sandman.
In our city in danao, almost every house naay pusil. ilang rason? "to protect us from people with guns." i know lisod icontrol pero dapat mangusog jud ang government na istrikto jud og implement ang licensing and purchasing.
sa danao basta mag away ang mga OA, KSP na frat members kay isig kuha ra dayon sa ilang pusil. baws baws lang og pika. kung naay mamatay mosulong dayon ang members sa laing balay.

[ParengHilton]

Protecting us!

Syempre, mingaw kaayo among lugar and almost every month naay ma kawatan. may nalang naay pusil oie kay naa palang magpa kita nga mumu

[splendid moonlight]

In the hands of the wrong person, the gun is dangerous... yes, yes that's already a given. Obviously the thread starter is not asking whether or not a gun kills or protects by itself, without a person wielding it. It's the accessibility of guns in society - is it killing us or is it protecting us? That, I believe, is how the question should be interpreted. Yes it is people that kill people, but guns certainly make killing a lot easier and faster.

I'm with the thread starter on this - it's either kitang tanan dapat naay pusil, or dapat walay naay pusil.

Not anti-gun nor pro-gun, I just wish humanity would ponder more deeply before inventing stuff. I dream, of course.

[cptn_star]

a very common saying states that:
"guns don't kill people. people kills people."

in the context of being the bad guy wielding a gun, the intention is to shoot to harm. however, in the context of being the RESPONSIBLE gun owner, the intention is not to kill someone but eliminate any impending threat that "someone" may bring. if that "someone" dies after being shot, it's just plainly part and parcel of the threat elimination process.

[salbahis]

In a land where Law and Order is the first order, in a place where the word "Responsible Gun Ownership" comes second to none...

Told myself kung pwede lang madala ni nako sa pinas.. Pili lang mo! Tag singko ang tapuk!

oh mama a complete zombie survival kit... i think ive seen heaven!!

[cptn_star]

asa na dapita ang gun market nga naa sa pix? giloka tan.awn ui. maglibog ta'g pili.