[Gab]

Oblivion, I'll have to agree to disagree. I think it's crap the way you put. If a burglar doesn't plan to kill you, then he won't likely bring a gun , it's that simple. Having a burglar alarm (like I've said numerous times before!!) is the best solution. If a burglar plans to kill someone or he's afraid of witnesses , then he'll likely bring a gun with him. You usaully can't do much to stop him then , even with a gun. Many people keep their guns locked away. If it's the middle of night and they're fast asleep (most aren't very light sleepers like you) and suddenly get woken up the presence of a theif, the person won't likely respond quick enough nor is the theif going to wait for someone to get their gun. Plus the theif is more likely to shoot if someone is armed. The only benifit I can see from having gun is that if the burglar doesn't have a gun or any other weapon, the person might be able to scare them off, but then again an alarm is usually just fine at scaring the burglar away.

You're statements about rights about countries being dictorships because of gun control is absurd. Canada has gun control and has never had dictorship or even came close. You can say the same for Britain. I'd dare even say that the United States has come closer. It's quit deluisonal with today's democracy. Besides, even if there was a dictatorship, the government would have the military under it's control (it must be pretty weak if it doesn't and could be overthrown by a mob) wich has far more dangerous weapons (machine guns, bombs, tanks, flamethrowers, etc).

Sure you can kill someone with a knife or bat. Fists??!!! That'll be really hard. Someone would have a much easier time killing a bunch of people with a gun rather than a knife or fists. Plus there's not much the person can do to defend themselfs.

[ 02-25-2004, 08:17 PM: Message edited by: Gab ]