Does the legality of guns benefit society?

1. Does a decision to outlaw guns leave the public at risk from criminals?

2. Does the legality of guns benefit a country?

3. Do the social benefits of gun legality outway the social costs?

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1. Yes it leaves the public at risk because criminals will be the only ones with guns. Them and the government, and if the government can't trust it's citizenship with guns the government is most likely a risk to the public's safety.

2. Yes, if more citizens were armed it would cut down on crime due to the fact that you are less likely to be robbed if you might be carrying a gun. Also it benefits the country because the citizens have the power to keep the government in check.

3. Absolutely. People will still kill each other regardless of the legality of guns, if more citizens have guns and fewer criminals can operate as a result of fear of armed citizens that will cut crime considerably.

I do wish that guns did not exist, that people could reconcile their differences and feel safe without the need of these weapons but the fact is that they do exist and are now necessary in the modern age. You don't like that, you gotta do something about it, stop debating about it and do something to make a difference, because nothing will change until you change your mind.

[QUOTE="KlepticGrooves"]

As an Englishman, I'm not well versed on US rights when it comes to guns, but here's something I want to throw out there:

Do you (Americans) think it is a benefit to the US that guns are legal? The feeling I often get is "because guns are legal, I must arm to the teeth just in case I get robbed by a guy with a gun". Would you rather have had it that guns were never made legal in the first place?

I myself do see a role for guns to fight crime, but of course there are inevitable risk factors involved. As some of you will be aware, the UK has a serious knife crime problem, and guns still play a part in crime in the UK.

So:

1. Does a decision to outlaw guns leave the public at risk from criminals?

2. Does the legality of guns benefit a country?

3. Do the social benefits of gun legality outway the social costs?

mrbojangles25

1. Yes, as criminals get guns illegally anyway

2. Yes, but I wont go into it for fear of sounding like a militia member lol

3. I think so...there really is no social cost, unless your a "gun r baddd mmakay" hippie, or a gun-collecting fat redneck lol. As for crime, well...gun crime happens where crime happens.

Aside from hunting, there really isn't a benefit. Hunting thins out the herd so to speak, in turn not only making the roads safer but also allowing farmers to have larger returns when harvesting. Believe it or not, deer are quite the little pests. Farmers can lose fairly large portions of their fields to deer.

jubino