Actually, I think religion causes more people to be self righteous asshats as well.

Look at the red states where the first place they cut is teachers and how much we pay them. Not going to get the best teachers when you take away all their benefits and pay them less than what they could make at Starbucks.

Having a gun makes it easier to kill people.

If the dude makes his own, well guess what, he has a higher probability of being caught before he does it because of his search history, purchases, or friends seeing him make these things.

Ridiculous. We don't exist in a vacuum. Other countries had gun problems, the citizens had guns so the genie was just as much out of the bottle. Enough massacres occurred so they banned them and guess what...gun violence is almost non existent.

Statistically, you are more likely to have a family member killed with your equal protection than protecting yourself.

I seriously hope this stupid post is sarcastic because it sure as heck is not insightful.

I can't believe anyone was dumb enough to fall for the NRAs ad.

Obama's children could be kidnapped and held for ransom by crazed citizens or foreign threats. Presidents and their families are targets for assassinations. Of course they need armed guards. Ordinary citizens do not have the same issues, so they don't have the same protection.

And seriously, if you want that, we can have it, just expect your taxes to go way up.

How is this relevant to what he is talking about? Muskets were the weapon during that time and would be considered what is "armed" or not. You can consider gun and knives arms to...so what? You aren't making any new distinction.

Well, here is something to think about...

What if these things are completely separate topics that should be handled differently? Your analogy is stupid. It is a strawman (that you didn't even come up with yourself) to distract from actually talking about the issue.

So you should tell us what bliss feels like.

The EPA has actually made huge strides in the U.S. To the point that big cities which used to have smog constantly and you could see the air are now clear.

There is always room to approve...but if you think we are anywhere near China...you aren't really paying attention.

Why are people so stupid about statistics?

Yes, hand guns are used in more crime. Why? Because more people have them and they are easier to conceal.

What would you do if you wanted to kill a bunch of people in an incredibly short amount of time? Get handguns? No, you will get a gun that can shoot as fast as possible with the largest capacity magazine you can buy.

This culture is lost. When otherwise intelligent people can't have a discussion on limiting a very specific type of weapon without immediately going to the "they are going to take all our guns" and "we need these weapons to overthrow the government"...then we have already lost the battle. I don't know how many more massacres it will take to regain some sanity.

Ok, let's just legalize personal nuclear weapons. Because let's be honest, if the government can nuke us, we will never be safe.

Your arguments are just distractions. Do private citizens need to own these types of weapons for any reason? Hunting? No. Home protection? No. Tyranny from an extreme government? Don't make me laugh, they have tanks and drones.

There is no justification to have these weapons other than the childish "wah wah, I want to" and the brainwashing of the NRA.

Or they will just ban the magazines and people who manufacture or are caught using them will be fined.

This is why it is impossible to have reasonable debate in this country. Just completely nutso views on what our rights are and what government is trying to do.

No, it isn't. Man, you guys have been fed this lie so many times from the NRA you just believe it blindly like a Christian believe in Jesus.

The second amendment was for militias run by the state. I believe the south wanted it so that they could bear arms to control potential uprisings from their slaves.

Of course, don't actually read history...

But think for a second, what government puts in their constitution the ability for their citizens to have weapons to kill them if they don't like what they are doing? Are you seriously that naive?

Except when Gifford was shot. They disarmed the guy when he reloaded. Another guy ran to the scene and almost shot the guy who disarmed the killer.

If you think it is easy to run in to a situation and know what is going on, you are completely stupid. You don't know if the guy has body armor and will just kill you. You don't know if the situation has been stopped. You don't know if your shooting will kill innocent bystanders.

Great, you ignored the word militia. And you are wrong, they were well regulated from our same definition today. They had regulations on guns, how they handled their guns, and how they took care of their guns.

What, you mean places with huge populations are dangerous...that happens no where else in the world! Durr.

Your other stuff is just fluff...you are the one with confirmation bias but are too deep down the rabbit hole to even realize it.

There is a lot less data on guns because the NRA makes sure they pay off blocking studies constantly. You don't care about real answers, you just want the one you already decided.