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Well bad people don't listen to gun laws because it is already illegal to misuse guns.

I agree. But in a hypothetical situation where guns were never invented think how many tragedies would have been avoided.

I see the logic in that. But the fact is you cannot un-invent guns. Also something to think about, the times before guns were invented were the most brutal, barbaric times in history. Honestly I'd rather be shot then brutally killed with a sword... But hey this is all my opinion, you don't have to agree! :)

But that's impossible since guns DO exist so that argument is rather irrelevant. Anyways, I think they should tighten up on WHO they give their guns to (you know, check to make sure they aren't crazy), but I still want the right to own a gun.

If guns were never invented, we'd still be in a world where the strong rule the weak. The first use of guns (in Europe) were simple arquebus's against the mightiest heavy cavalry unit in Europe (French cavalry no less). The reasons guns caught on was because it was easy to hand a commoner a gun and tell him to point it at the other guy. Before, foot soldiers were meat shields and cannon fodder. Then commoners were given the ability to topple knights of (mostly) noble birth. That was world changing.

gun control doesn't do shit to take guns from bad people. If they are gonna commit murder, do you really think they give a damn about some little law that says they can't have a gun? All it does it take the guns out of good people's hands. You know, the ones most likely to STOP the psycho with a gun shooting other people. Why do you think most gun shootings happen in places that strictly ban guns?

It makes it harder to get a gun and every second counts if a psycho is planning on going on a rampage.