Simply b/c you believe it to be widely held doesnt mean its correct.
the reason you feel this way and I use the word "FEEL" for a reason b/c you stance is based in emotion is b/c you incorrectly view the guns as the cause of the problem. The desire to kill will be present regardless, mcveigh used a bomb not a gun and others would too if a gun wasnt available. The shooter in aurura boobie trapped his apartment with bombs too but Im guessing you didnt know that.
For every country you point out to support your stance I can point out one that supports mine. The reason is that guns arent the problem!!!!
I never said owning a gun means you will protect yourself only that it gives you the ability to do so in a much more effective way that without one.
Your emotions are getting in the way, again take a step back, take a deep breath and look at it objectively without the preconcieved notions you have.
Serious question, have your anyone youve known had bad experiences with guns?
It's odd you keep calling the other side emotional, I feel little to no emotion around the issue, it is simply common sense. Personally, I have never met a group so emotional as the NRA and those that support the issue. Let's take Alex Jones for example. Honest, the people who are against gun control show far more emotion than those family members of mass murdered children who are the real victims. And like most gun Nutters, you seem oblivious to your hysterical emotionality on the issue.
McVeigh was a classic Gun Nut, visiting Gun Shows and credits these shows for influencing his anti government stance. The overly emotional, paranoid beliefs of the Gun Nutters is what shaped his desire to kill as many as possible. And like you said, even if the ability for Crazies to get their hands on the appropriate weaponry is thwarted, the desire to kill will still be there. Well I can live with that, the desire to kill is a far stretch from the actions of doing it. I have known many people who have in the heat of the moment threatened to kill others, from children to the elderly, the emotions pass and they wonder what they were thinking, such is the nature of RAGE. Many of the mass shooters have questioned immediately after why they took the actions they did, once the RAGE has passed.
And the Aurora shooter had a change of heart, and actually informed the authorities of his booby trap, the RAGE he felt had passed once he murdered masses of people. And I disagree with your statement that a gun fives you a means to protect yourself in a much more effective way, I actually think you increase the chances of you being seriously injured or killed, as you now present a greater threat to those who are trying to harm you and will become a primary target, their are studies that bear this out.
I have never had any experience with a gun, I feel absolutely no need in a modern society to think about them, own them, shoot them, purchase them etc... I have met gun nutters before, and listened to their repetitive overly emotional propaganda and lies, it really is quite embarrassing that they remain unaware of how ridiculous they sound. And to think that GUNS are not part of the problem is typical of the classic denial that Gun Nutters indulge in. It really is not only pathological, it is offensive to the many victims and ensures that many more innocent people will die until those responsible for enabling such an environment for these regular homicides to occur are held to account.
