What do gun proponents think about certain issues?

[CFLarsen]

In the many gun threads we've had over the years, there have been a lot of arguments, as well as misinformation, myths and phony data presented.

Be that as it may.

I think a lot of the issues deal with what people think. Being a gun control proponent, I often find it difficult to understand just how they feel about various issues in the gun debate. How do they handle their guns? What is behind their arguments?

So, in the spirit of advancing this debate by trying to better understand where people come from, I've made a list (true to form) of questions I have found pops up from time to time.

If a gun proponent wants to make his own list of questions to gun control proponents, please do that in a separate thread. (Call it "How do gun control proponents think about certain issues?", to make it easy to locate)

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If you consider yourself a gun proponent:
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01. Do you favor gun control laws?

__ Yes
__ No
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02. Do you favor concealed gun laws?

__ Yes
__ No
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03. What do you think the effect of gun control laws has on
the number of gun crimes?

__ They increase gun crimes
__ They decrease gun crimes
__ They have no effect
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04. Do you feel that criminals will get guns, regardless of gun laws?

__ Yes
__ No
__ There will be fewer criminals who will get guns if gun laws are in place.
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05. If you don't think it is possible to prevent criminals from obtaining
whatever weapon they want, what are you going to do about it?
(check any)

__ Petition the politicians to implement whatever measures needed
__ Stock up on the weapons I feel will counter whatever weapon they get
__ Do nothing - I feel safe enough
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06. Do you feel safe in your home?

__ Yes
__ No
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07. Do you think you are safer, if you have a gun at home?

__ Yes
__ No
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08. Do you carry a gun in public?

__ Yes
__ No
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09. Do you feel safer in public if you carry your gun?

__ Yes
__ No
__ Don't carry it in public
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10. Do you feel it is responsible to carry a gun around children?

__ Yes
__ No
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11. Do you feel it is responsible that others carry a gun around children?

__ Yes
__ No
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12. Do you keep your gun(s) locked in a safe place at home?

__ Yes
__ No
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13. If you keep your gun(s) in a safe place, how long will it realistically
take you to run to the safe place, get the gun out, ready for "action"?

__ seconds
__ I don't keep them in a safe place
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14. If you keep your gun(s) in a safe place, how sure are you that nobody
(e.g. your kids) can gain unwanted access to the gun(s)?

__ %
__ I don't keep them in a safe place
(100% = There is absolutely no chance they can gain access)
(0% = They can gain access anytime)
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15. How confident are you that you will not hurt yourself or your family, if an
intruder attacks you(r family) in your home?

__ %
(100% = Completely confident)
(0% = I know I will hurt them)
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16. Do you think that it makes no difference which weapons are available,
the crime would happen anyway?

__ Yes
__ No
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17. What crime would you kill to prevent?
(check any)

__ Arson
__ Assault
__ Bike theft
__ Breaking into your house when you are not there
__ Breaking into your house when you are there
__ Burglary
__ Child molesting
__ Drug buying
__ Drug possession
__ Drug selling
__ Drug use
__ Embezzlement
__ Espionage
__ Fraud
__ Jay walking
__ Murder
__ Petty theft
__ Pick-pocketing
__ Prostitution
__ Racketeering
__ Rape
__ Speeding
__ Spousal abuse
__ Treason
__ Trespassing
__ Vandalism
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18. What crime do you think should later prevent someone from
acquiring/owning a gun?
(with whatever training/licenses required)
(check any)

__ Arson
__ Assault
__ Bike theft
__ Breaking into your house when you are not there
__ Breaking into your house when you are there
__ Burglary
__ Child molesting
__ Drug buying
__ Drug possession
__ Drug selling
__ Drug use
__ Embezzlement
__ Espionage
__ Fraud
__ Jay walking
__ Murder
__ Petty theft
__ Pick-pocketing
__ Prostitution
__ Racketeering
__ Rape
__ Speeding
__ Spousal abuse
__ Treason
__ Trespassing
__ Vandalism
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19. What weapons do you think should be allowed to be owned
by law-abiding citizens?
(check any)

__ All weapons
__ Automatic
__ Bazooka
__ Conventional bomb
__ Hand grenade
__ Handgun
__ Nuclear bomb
__ Semi-automatic
__ Tank
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20. Do you think that you are capable of handling guns more safely than
the average citizen?

__ Yes
__ No
__ Don't know
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21. Do you think that Americans are more prone to resort to violence
than other nationalities?

__ More
__ Less
__ The same
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22. Is there an upper limit to how many people you will accept getting shot,
before you will accept stricter gun control laws?

__ Yes: __ number
__ No
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23. Is there an upper limit to how many people you will accept getting shot,
before you will accept a total gun ban for private citizens?

__ Yes: __ number
__ No
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24. Is there an upper limit to how many gun killing sprees you will accept,
before you will accept a total gun ban for private citizens?

__ Yes: __ number
__ No
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25. How old must a person be, before he should be allowed to own a gun?
(with whatever restrictions you may prefer)

__ age
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26. Is your position on guns in any way determined by a personal experience or
by someone close to you?

__ Yes
__ No
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27. Do you think that "guns don't kill people - people kill people"?

__ Yes
__ No
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28. How likely (%) do you think you are to get so angry
that you don't know or care what you do?

__ %
(100% = You are completely out of control)
(0% = There is absolutely no chance you will ever get that angry)
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29. How likely (%) do you think you are to become a criminal?

__ %
(100% = You are a Natural Born Criminal)
(0% = There is absolutely no chance you will ever become a criminal)
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30. How likely (%) do you think other law-abiding citizens
are to become criminals?

__ %
(100% = They are Natural Born Criminals)
(0% = There is absolutely no chance they will ever become criminals)
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31. Do you think you could use other, already legally available, and less lethal,
means of preventing a crime, instead of guns?

__ Yes, there are other alternatives
__ Yes, there are other alternatives, but I prefer a gun
__ No
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32. Would you give up your guns if the police had a duty to protect you?

__ Yes
__ No
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33. Do you think society would be safer, if everyone had guns?
(Everyone = those who could legally own guns)

__ Yes
__ No
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34. Do you think society would be safer, if everyone carried guns in public?
(Everyone = those who could legally own guns)

__ Yes
__ No
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35. Do you think gun ownership should be mandatory for everyone?
(Everyone = those who could legally own guns)

__ Yes
__ No
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36. Do you think that it is up to gun control proponents to prove that guns are
not safe, and not the other way around?
(Owning a gun = default position)

__ Yes
__ No
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37. Do you think that there is a direct causal link between high gun crime and
how easy it is to get a gun?
(the easier it is to get a gun, the more gun crime)

__ Yes
__ No
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38. Do you think gun deaths are comparable to traffic accidents,
drowning accidents, etc.?
(the "cars kill people too" argument)

__ Yes
__ No
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39. What are the reasons you have a gun?
(check any)

__ Personal safety
__ Target shooting
__ Historical reasons
__ Collector
__ Just want one
__ Other: ______
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40. How do you rate the overall effectiveness of guns as opposed to other weapons?
(knives, batons, etc)

__ More effective
__ Less effective
__ The same

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41. Do you think society has less tolerance of a burglar willing to fire a gun,
than a burglar who just wants to steal, but not hurt?

__ Less tolerance
__ More tolerance
__ The same tolerance
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42. Do you have less tolerance of a burglar willing to fire a gun,
than a burglar who just wants to steal, but not hurt?

__ Less tolerance
__ More tolerance
__ The same tolerance
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43. If Britney Spears applied for a gun during Hairgate 2007,
do you think she should get a permit?

__ Yes
__ No
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44. What do you think guns are designed for?
(check any)

__ Killing
__ Target shooting
__ Deterrence
__ There is no design intended
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45. How old do you think a person must be, before being allowed to own a gun?

__ (age)
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46. Do you think that teachers should be allowed to be armed while at school?

__ Yes
__ No
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47. Do you think high school students should be allowed to be armed while at school?

__ Yes
__ No
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48. Do you think grade school students should be allowed to be armed while at school?

__ Yes: from __ grade
__ No
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49. Do you think employees should be allowed to be armed while at work?

__ Yes
__ No
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50. If you feel threatened where you live to make you own a gun,
why don't you move somewhere else?

__ I can't afford it
__ I will take my chances, with the possibilities I got
__ Threats are not the reason I own a gun
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51. Which actions, while possessing a gun, should result in jail time?
(check any)

__ Being drunk at home
__ Being drunk in a public place
__ Driving drunk
__ Jay walking
__ Under the influence of drugs at home
__ Under the influence of drugs in a public place
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52. If you saw a stranger being subjected to a crime,
would you use your gun to prevent the crime?

__ Yes
__ No
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[Quad4_72]

Sorry Larsen, but I think everyone is reading this and going "Damn, that is WAY too much stuff to go through."

 

[AgingYoung]

Quad,

I agree. Sound gun control should be using both hands. In america the idea the population needs the right to defend itself is seen in...

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

I think the idea of 'gun control' infringes on that right but some don't. I also know for a fact the idea of having a gun is no where near as effective as using various legal products in combination that are in violation of the federal law prohibiting them from being used in a manner they weren't intended to be used. I do have a shot gun but it is nothing compared to the havoc I could raise. You could take my shot gun but you couldn't take the creative nature of my natural mind to raise hell.

Gene

 

[Garrette]

1. Yes

2. Yes

3. Little to no effect on gun crimes; possibly a significant effect on gun accidents

4. In the U.S., gun laws have already had little effect on criminals obtaining guns

5. Come up with a better list of options

6. Yes

7. In my current home, no. In past homes, yes.

8. Not now. I have.

9. When I did I did.

10. It certainly can be.

11. It certainly can be.

12. Yes

13. Too long to be of use in an emergent crisis.

14. 99.9% (From a practical standpoint, it is 100%, but nothing really is)

15. 99.9% (Same as above)

16. This needs clarifying, please

17. From your list, definitely child molesting and rape. Possibly arson and spousal abuse depending on the circumstances. The same for assault (assuming you mean “battery” in the legal sense)

18. Interesting question. I need to think on it more.

19. Semi-automatic. Handgun. Possibly automatic. To be consistent in my thinking, possibly hand grenade and bazooka, though I am not opposed to their being illegal now, either. I need more thinking on this, too. You also need to be more specific in your questions and make allowances for special cases.

20. There is no average citizen, and gun familiarity and safe-handling vary from region to region and profession to profession. But, yes, I handle weapons very safely.

21. No idea. Please define violence.

22. Who said I won’t accept stricter gun control laws? I will not, however, accept them if the only justification is that they are stricter. I could ask legislators how many unenforced gun control laws will they accept before they start enforcing them as opposed to passing feel good legislation that will likewise go mainly unenforced.

23. There is no set number, no, and your insistence that there need be is misplaced. How many casualties would you have accepted in WWII before recognizing the need to simply surrender? A specific number, please.

24. This is the same question as 23.

25. I would leave it to the parents.

26. This is too psychological a question and so I don’t know. Of course my experiences play into my position on guns, just as they do with all my positions. But I have never experienced a personal situation that left me psychologically scarred and which therefore makes me more prone to gun support, if that’s what you’re getting at.

27. It’s an example of hyperbole by the pro-gun side, just as there is hyperbole by the anti-gun side. (There is a middle ground)

28. Care at the time or care later? I always care later. As far as not caring at the time, I’ll say .001%

29. I already am a criminal. I have both speeding tickets and parking tickets.

30. Most already are. See #29.

31. It depends on the situation. I know that you are intelligent enough to know this. Whether you are capable of admitting it, I do not yet know.

32. No.

33. In a statistically significant way? Probably not. Probably not less safe, either.

34. See #33.

35. No.

36. Yes, but even that would not be sufficient, depending on you define “safe.”

37. Probably.

38. Comparable? Of course. Identical? Of course not.

39. All listed.

40. Effective at what? In what circumstances?

41. Both legally and socially, yes.

42. Yes.

43. Not enough info.

44. Killing and target shooting, though there are exceptions in which the design is for ornamentation purposes.

45. Did you forget your earlier question similar to this?

46. No. Nor do I think they should carry swords, baseball bats, pornographic magazines, briefcases full of Vicodin, or lopping shears.

47. See #46.

48. See #46.

49. Up to the employer.

50. What a stupid question.

51. Assuming that “possessing” means “carrying on your person or so near as to not make a difference” then all but jaywalking, though how you would enforce the violations at home, I have no idea.

52. Depends on the crime and the circumstances.

 

[Ian Osborne]

If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will shoot Sky Marshals...

 

[CFLarsen]

Sorry Larsen, but I think everyone is reading this and going "Damn, that is WAY too much stuff to go through."

Clearly, not "everyone".

Yes, it's a long list, but there are also a lot of arguments thrown around. I've merely collected those I could find other people use.

You have been active in the recent gun thread. Could you make an effort, so we have a much better understanding of where you come from?

 

[CFLarsen]

5. Come up with a better list of options

If you don't think the list contains options that cover what you think, tell me what is missing.

10. It certainly can be.

11. It certainly can be.

Depending on what?

16. This needs clarifying, please

Let's say there are no guns anymore - nobody has them. Will the crime happen anyway? (assault, burglary, murder, etc)

19. ... You also need to be more specific in your questions and make allowances for special cases.

No I don't, because that would be imposing a form of gun control.

20. There is no average citizen, and gun familiarity and safe-handling vary from region to region and profession to profession. But, yes, I handle weapons very safely.

We can definitely speak of the average citizen here.

If you don't think there is an average citizen, how can you determine the average income?

21. No idea. Please define violence.

Any act that is legally defined as a violent crime.

22. Who said I won’t accept stricter gun control laws? I will not, however, accept them if the only justification is that they are stricter. I could ask legislators how many unenforced gun control laws will they accept before they start enforcing them as opposed to passing feel good legislation that will likewise go mainly unenforced.

You didn't answer the question.

24. This is the same question as 23.

No, the difference is that #23 is about the number of people getting shot, while #24 is the number of gun killing sprees.

29. I already am a criminal. I have both speeding tickets and parking tickets.

Criminal as in having been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor.

31. It depends on the situation. I know that you are intelligent enough to know this. Whether you are capable of admitting it, I do not yet know.

Read the question again: "Could" you use....

40. Effective at what? In what circumstances?

Self-protection.

43. Not enough info.

Britney Spears, with a recent history of drug abuse and heavy drinking, flees several times from a drug rehabilitation center, shaves off her hair in public, clearly out of control.

You sure don't follow the news....

45. Did you forget your earlier question similar to this?

Oops. Disregard.

50. What a stupid question.

Perhaps. But I have heard the argument that people who are afraid of living in their neighborhood can simply move somewhere else.

Thanks for your replies.

 

[Garrette]

Claus, I actually do want to respond to your post but today is very busy and I will be unable to access a computer after today (except for a few moments here and there) I will have no access for a while.

Don't think I'm ignoring you if it's not until next week that I respond, though I will try to do it before then.

 

[Darth Rotor]

If you consider yourself a gun proponent:Yes
01. Do you favor gun control laws?
Question too vague, please be more specific. "Gun Control" is a very broad category of legislation. Some is sound, some is not.
02. Do you favor concealed gun laws?
I am in favor of lawful citizens carrying concealed weapons.
03. _X_ They have no effect
04. Do you feel that criminals will get guns, regardless of gun laws?
_X_ Yes
05. If you don't think it is possible to prevent criminals from obtaining whatever weapon they want, what are you going to do about it?
What I am doing right now.
06. Do you feel safe in your home?
_x_ No
07. Do you think you are safer, if you have a gun at home?
_x_ Yes
08. Do you carry a gun in public?
Not normally.
09. Do you feel safer in public if you carry your gun?
_x_ Yes (when I do, but it has been a while)
10. Do you feel it is responsible to carry a gun around children?
_x_ Yes
11. Do you feel it is responsible that others carry a gun around children?
If they are as responsible as I am, yes.
12. Do you keep your gun(s) locked in a safe place at home?
Some of them.
13. If you keep your gun(s) in a safe place, how long will it realistically take you to run to the safe place, get the gun out, ready for "action"?
The home defense piece is accessible.
14. If you keep your gun(s) in a safe place, how sure are you that nobody (e.g. your kids) can gain unwanted access to the gun(s)?
_100_ %
15. How confident are you that you will not hurt yourself or your family, if an intruder attacks you(r family) in your home?
_95_ % I can't control the movement of my family while my attention is on an attacker. If they do something stupid, like get between me and the attacker, the risk of them getting hurt is greater than zero. You can tell kids and a wife what to do, but if they don't do it, sometimes bad things happen.
16. Do you think that it makes no difference which weapons are available, the crime would happen anyway?
Stupid question.
17. What crime would you kill to prevent?
(check any)
Depends on the scenario.
18. What crime do you think should later prevent someone from acquiring/owning a gun?
A felony conviction, particularly a crime against persons.
19. What weapons do you think should be allowed to be owned by law-abiding citizens?
(check any)
_x_ Tank Claus, this is tedious.
20. Do you think that you are capable of handling guns more safely than the average citizen?
_x_ Yes
21. Do you think that Americans are more prone to resort to violence than other nationalities?
Don't care. I live here, I deal with the conditions here.
22. Is there an upper limit to how many people you will accept getting shot, before you will accept stricter gun control laws?
No.
23. Is there an upper limit to how many people you will accept getting shot, before you will accept a total gun ban for private citizens?
No.
24. Is there an upper limit to how many gun killing sprees you will accept, before you will accept a total gun ban for private citizens?
No.
25. How old must a person be, before he should be allowed to own a gun?
18
26. Is your position on guns in any way determined by a personal experience or by someone close to you?
What does this question mean?
27. Do you think that "guns don't kill people - people kill people"?
Yes. People sometimes kill people with guns, and sometimes with other things.
28. How likely (%) do you think you are to get so angry
that you don't know or care what you do?
0%
29. How likely (%) do you think you are to become a criminal?
Define what you mean by criminal. Shoplifting is a crime.
30. How likely (%) do you think other law-abiding citizens are to become criminals?
Define what you mean by criminal.
31. Do you think you could use other, already legally available, and less lethal, means of preventing a crime, instead of guns?
Depends on the crime.
32. Would you give up your guns if the police had a duty to protect you?
No.
33. Do you think society would be safer, if everyone had guns?
Yes.
34. Do you think society would be safer, if everyone carried guns in public?
Yes. Caveat: not in bars. Guns and booze often make for a bad mix.
35. Do you think gun ownership should be mandatory for everyone?
No.
36. Do you think that it is up to gun control proponents to prove that guns are not safe, and not the other way around?
I think the question is a red herring.

(Owning a gun = default position)

37. Do you think that there is a direct causal link between high gun crime and how easy it is to get a gun?
???? This looks like a self licking ice cream cone.
38. Do you think gun deaths are comparable to traffic accidents, drowning accidents, etc.?
(the "cars kill people too" argument)
Yes, since the end result is dead people.
39. What are the reasons you have a gun?
(check any)
_x_ Personal safety
_x_ Target shooting
_x_ Historical reasons
_x_ Other:HUNTING!
40. How do you rate the overall effectiveness of guns as opposed to other weapons?
(knives, batons, etc)
In doing what?
41. Do you think society has less tolerance of a burglar willing to fire a gun, than a burglar who just wants to steal, but not hurt?
Who cares? You don't have a right to steal.
42. Do you have less tolerance of a burglar willing to fire a gun, than a burglar who just wants to steal, but not hurt?
No tolerance for either.
43. If Britney Spears applied for a gun during Hairgate 2007, do you think she should get a permit?
Is she guilty of a felonious hair crime? If so, no. If not, yes. CA has a 7 cooling off law in any case, which is where she lives.
44. What do you think guns are designed for?
(check any)
Shooting.
45. How old do you think a person must be, before being allowed to own a gun?
Repeat question. 18.
46. Do you think that teachers should be allowed to be armed while at school?
If the local school board approves, yes.
47. Do you think high school students should be allowed to be armed while at school?
With what?
48. Do you think grade school students should be allowed to be armed while at school?
With what?
49. Do you think employees should be allowed to be armed while at work?
Yes. Boss has a right to know, since he owns the property and is liable for them, so being armed is subject to his authority on the job site.
50. If you feel threatened where you live to make you own a gun, why don't you move somewhere else?
You can't move off the planet Earth.
51. Which actions, while possessing a gun, should result in jail time?
(check any)
All are irrelevant to having in possession a gun.
52. If you saw a stranger being subjected to a crime,
would you use your gun to prevent the crime?
Depends on the scenario.

DR

 

[CFLarsen]

Claus, I actually do want to respond to your post but today is very busy and I will be unable to access a computer after today (except for a few moments here and there) I will have no access for a while.

Don't think I'm ignoring you if it's not until next week that I respond, though I will try to do it before then.

Okie.

 

[Admiral]

I just want to jump in here to say that being against gun control does NOT equal being a "gun proponent," any more than being for gay marriage makes you a "homosexuality proponent," or being in favor of free speech makes you a "racism proponent" or "communism proponent."

 

[CFLarsen]

Question too vague, please be more specific. "Gun Control" is a very broad category of legislation. Some is sound, some is not.

Generally speaking: Do you favor gun control laws?

What I am doing right now.

And what is that?

The home defense piece is accessible.

In seconds, please.

Stupid question.

Perhaps you didn't understand the question. Let's say there are no guns anymore - nobody has them. Will the crime happen anyway? (assault, burglary, murder, etc)

Don't care. I live here, I deal with the conditions here.

The question wasn't about where you live, or if you deal with the conditions there.

What does this question mean?

Did you become a gun proponent because someone among your family/friends was victim of a crime?

Define what you mean by criminal. Shoplifting is a crime.
...
Define what you mean by criminal.

Criminal as in having been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor.

Depends on the crime.

I'll take that as a yes. You could use other means. Not that you would - but you could.

I think the question is a red herring.

I'll take it that you think it is equally up to both parties, then.

???? This looks like a self licking ice cream cone.

I don't understand what you mean.

In doing what?

In preventing/fighting crime.

Who cares? You don't have a right to steal.

Question not answered.

Shooting.

Shooting what?

With what?
...
With what?

Guns, of course.

You can't move off the planet Earth.

I'll take that to mean you feel threatened anywhere.

All are irrelevant to having in possession a gun.

The question wasn't about relevance, but whether each action, while possessing a gun, should result in jail time.


Thanks for your replies.

 

[fuelair]

In the many gun threads we've had over the years, there have been a lot of arguments, as well as misinformation, myths and phony data presented.

Be that as it may.

I think a lot of the issues deal with what people think. Being a gun control proponent, I often find it difficult to understand just how they feel about various issues in the gun debate. How do they handle their guns? What is behind their arguments?

So, in the spirit of advancing this debate by trying to better understand where people come from, I've made a list (true to form) of questions I have found pops up from time to time.

If a gun proponent wants to make his own list of questions to gun control proponents, please do that in a separate thread. (Call it "How do gun control proponents think about certain issues?", to make it easy to locate)

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If you consider yourself a gun proponent:
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01. Do you favor gun control laws?

__ Yes
__ No
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02. Do you favor concealed gun laws?

__ Yes
__ No
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03. What do you think the effect of gun control laws has on
the number of gun crimes?

__ They increase gun crimes
__ They decrease gun crimes
__ They have no effect
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I was going to answer this for you but there is a problem with the first three questions. What do you mean by the phrase "gun control laws"?If you mean "no guns in the hands of regular, law abiding, functional citizens" thats' very different from "any regular, law abiding, functional citizen must be licensed to carry a gun with proper training" (that's "no guns" to "shall issue").
Without that distinction, answering other questions - specifically #3 - is not reasonable. I will add that I do favor a shall issue law requiring sufficient data to make sure that the gun can be identified if used in a crime and that its' owner is a functional, felony-free human.

 

[Lonewulf]

Hm, I'll print this out and fill it out when I have the time. While I suspect that some of the questions are "weasel questions", many of them seem valid enough, and with the somewhat informalness of this thread, I can explain my reasons well enough for each selection I pick.

I like it.

 

[Quad4_72]

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If you consider yourself a gun proponent:
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01. Do you favor gun control laws?

__ Yes (To an extent)
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02. Do you favor concealed gun laws?
__ Yes(To an extent.)
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03. What do you think the effect of gun control laws has on
the number of gun crimes?
__ They decrease gun crimes (Depends on the law though)
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04. Do you feel that criminals will get guns, regardless of gun laws?
__ Yes
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05. If you don't think it is possible to prevent criminals from obtaining
whatever weapon they want, what are you going to do about it?
(check any)
__ Stock up on the weapons I feel will counter whatever weapon they get
__ Do nothing - I feel safe enough (I choose both, since I already have plenty of weapons)
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06. Do you feel safe in your home?
__ Yes
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07. Do you think you are safer, if you have a gun at home?

__ Yes
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08. Do you carry a gun in public?

__ Yes
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09. Do you feel safer in public if you carry your gun?

__ Yes
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10. Do you feel it is responsible to carry a gun around children?

__ Yes
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11. Do you feel it is responsible that others carry a gun around children?

__ Yes (If they have proper training)
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12. Do you keep your gun(s) locked in a safe place at home?
__ No
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13. If you keep your gun(s) in a safe place, how long will it realistically
take you to run to the safe place, get the gun out, ready for "action"?
__ I don't keep them in a safe place
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14. If you keep your gun(s) in a safe place, how sure are you that nobody
(e.g. your kids) can gain unwanted access to the gun(s)?

__ I don't keep them in a safe place
(100% = There is absolutely no chance they can gain access)
(0% = They can gain access anytime)
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15. How confident are you that you will not hurt yourself or your family, if an
intruder attacks you(r family) in your home?
(100% = Completely confident)
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16. Do you think that it makes no difference which weapons are available,
the crime would happen anyway?

__ Yes
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17. What crime would you kill to prevent?
(check any)

__ Arson
__ Assault
__ Breaking into your house when you are not there
__ Breaking into your house when you are there
__ Burglary
__ Child molesting
__ Drug buying
__ Drug possession
__ Drug selling
__ Drug use
__ Murder
__ Rape
__ Spousal abuse
__ Treason
__ Trespassing

(These are all greatly dependent upon the exact situation and my response could vary.)
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18. What crime do you think should later prevent someone from
acquiring/owning a gun?
(with whatever training/licenses required)
(check any)

__ Arson
__ Assault
__ Bike theft
__ Breaking into your house when you are not there
__ Breaking into your house when you are there
__ Burglary
__ Child molesting
__ Drug buying
__ Drug possession
__ Drug selling
__ Drug use
__ Espionage
__ Murder
__ Petty theft
__ Pick-pocketing
__ Prostitution
__ Rape
__ Spousal abuse
__ Treason
__ Vandalism
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19. What weapons do you think should be allowed to be owned
by law-abiding citizens?
(check any)

__ All weapons
__ Automatic
__ Bazooka
__ Conventional bomb
__ Hand grenade
__ Handgun
__ Semi-automatic
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20. Do you think that you are capable of handling guns more safely than
the average citizen?

__ Yes
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21. Do you think that Americans are more prone to resort to violence
than other nationalities?

__ The same
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22. Is there an upper limit to how many people you will accept getting shot,
before you will accept stricter gun control laws?

__ No
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23. Is there an upper limit to how many people you will accept getting shot,
before you will accept a total gun ban for private citizens?
__ No
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24. Is there an upper limit to how many gun killing sprees you will accept,
before you will accept a total gun ban for private citizens?

__ No
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25. How old must a person be, before he should be allowed to own a gun?
(with whatever restrictions you may prefer)

21 age
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26. Is your position on guns in any way determined by a personal experience or
by someone close to you?


__ No
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27. Do you think that "guns don't kill people - people kill people"?

__ Yes

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28. How likely (%) do you think you are to get so angry
that you don't know or care what you do?

0%

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29. How likely (%) do you think you are to become a criminal?

0%
(100% = You are a Natural Born Criminal)
(0% = There is absolutely no chance you will ever become a criminal)
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30. How likely (%) do you think other law-abiding citizens
are to become criminals?

This question cannot be answered accurately

__ %
(100% = They are Natural Born Criminals)
(0% = There is absolutely no chance they will ever become criminals)
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31. Do you think you could use other, already legally available, and less lethal,
means of preventing a crime, instead of guns?


__ Yes, there are other alternatives, but I prefer a gun (This depends on the crime)

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32. Would you give up your guns if the police had a duty to protect you?

__ No (They already do. It may not be in exact writing all the time, but find me a police officer who says that they won't protect you if they can)
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33. Do you think society would be safer, if everyone had guns?
(Everyone = those who could legally own guns)

__ Yes

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34. Do you think society would be safer, if everyone carried guns in public?
(Everyone = those who could legally own guns)

__ Yes

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35. Do you think gun ownership should be mandatory for everyone?
(Everyone = those who could legally own guns)


__ No
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36. Do you think that it is up to gun control proponents to prove that guns are
not safe, and not the other way around?
(Owning a gun = default position)

__ Yes
__ No
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37. Do you think that there is a direct causal link between high gun crime and
how easy it is to get a gun?
(the easier it is to get a gun, the more gun crime)


__ No
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38. Do you think gun deaths are comparable to traffic accidents,
drowning accidents, etc.?
(the "cars kill people too" argument)


__ No
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39. What are the reasons you have a gun?
(check any)

__ Personal safety
__ Target shooting
__ Historical reasons
__ Collector
__ Just want one

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40. How do you rate the overall effectiveness of guns as opposed to other weapons?
(knives, batons, etc)

__ More effective


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41. Do you think society has less tolerance of a burglar willing to fire a gun,
than a burglar who just wants to steal, but not hurt?


__ More tolerance

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42. Do you have less tolerance of a burglar willing to fire a gun,
than a burglar who just wants to steal, but not hurt?

__ Less tolerance

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43. If Britney Spears applied for a gun during Hairgate 2007,
do you think she should get a permit?

__ Yes (haha. If her history is clean and she meets all the requirements, fo right ahead)

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44. What do you think guns are designed for?
(check any)

__ Killing

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45. How old do you think a person must be, before being allowed to own a gun?

21(age)
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46. Do you think that teachers should be allowed to be armed while at school?

__ Yes (this gets fishy though.)

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47. Do you think high school students should be allowed to be armed while at school?


__ No
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48. Do you think grade school students should be allowed to be armed while at school?


__ No
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49. Do you think employees should be allowed to be armed while at work?

__ Yes (Once again, situational dependent)

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50. If you feel threatened where you live to make you own a gun,
why don't you move somewhere else?

__ I can't afford it
__ I will take my chances, with the possibilities I got
__ Threats are not the reason I own a gun
(My own answer...it does not matter where I live. Crime can happen anywhere)
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51. Which actions, while possessing a gun, should result in jail time?
(check any)


__ Being drunk in a public place
__ Driving drunk
__ Under the influence of drugs in a public place
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52. If you saw a stranger being subjected to a crime,
would you use your gun to prevent the crime?

__ Yes
__ No----------------------------------------------------

There I did it. Many of your questions greatly depended upon specific situations though. So are you going to go through everyones answers specifically or what?

 

[Darth Rotor]

Generally speaking: Do you favor gun control laws?

Yes, in moderation, and consistent with the right to own and operate firearms lawfully.

In seconds, please.

Variable, from 1 to 10 seconds. Depends on where I am in the house at the time.

Perhaps you didn't understand the question. Let's say there are no guns anymore - nobody has them. Will the crime happen anyway? (assault, burglary, murder, etc)

Yes, but it's a fool's hypothetical, as the gun geni is out of the bottle.

The question wasn't about where you live, or if you deal with the conditions there.

You mentioned America, and that is where I live. So, yes it does matter.

Did you become a gun proponent because someone among your family/friends was victim of a crime?

No. Thanks for clarifying that. It began with target shooting, and shooting varmints. (Stray cats, rats, etc.)

Criminal as in having been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor.

So, a speeding ticket makes someone a criminal? Again, far too broad a classification.

I'll take that as a yes. You could use other means. Not that you would - but you could.

Depends on the scenario. If I can resolve a situation without using a gun, I'd probably do so.

I'll take it that you think it is equally up to both parties, then.

No, I think "gun control proponents" at this stage in the game are a load of liars, and are in fact interested only in control of the population. Again, I contend that gun ownership is a default position, and the choice of 'no, I'd rather not for my own reasons" is a valid one as a citizen's choice. That choice needs to remain unfettered. I am Pro Choice.

I don't understand what you mean.

To put it a bit more clearly: I think there is likely a correlation, but it varies with locale and cultural influences. You can't have a "gun" crime without a "gun."

So, what is a "gun" crime? Assault need not be a crime with a gun. Assault with a deadly weapon need not be with a gun. And so on. "Possessing an illegally modified firearm" is a pure gun crime, and is in many cases a pointless crime to both classify and pursue.

Caveat: I don't like cops dying as a rule, so I support the "no automatic weapons" rule as a reasonable balance between civic responsibility, discretion, and officer safety.

In preventing/fighting crime.

Guns can in some cases prevent crimes against persons in the hands of someone who has wit and presence of mind. It won't prevent crime if it isn't used intelligently.

Question not answered.

Bogus question. No one has a right to steal. Anyone breaking and entering into any private residence shoud be subject to being shot and killed.

Shooting what?

What you aim at.

Guns, of course.

Since I answered the "18" to own a gun, twice, the answer has to be no.

I'll take that to mean you feel threatened anywhere.

Anywhere that the beast who walks on two legs lives in large numbers.

The question wasn't about relevance, but whether each action, while possessing a gun, should result in jail time.

None.

Possessing a gun, as opposed to using it, is not worth changing what the offense for an already extant crime is. USING a firearm, for example in a robbery, is another matter. Mere possession is and ought to be irrelevant, as noted in the first reply.

Thanks for your replies.

DR

 

[Quad4_72]

Hm, I'll print this out and fill it out when I have the time. While I suspect that some of the questions are "weasel questions", many of them seem valid enough, and with the somewhat informalness of this thread, I can explain my reasons well enough for each selection I pick.

I like it.

A lot of the questions have too many variables that must be considered. But I went ahead and answered them anyways. Hopefully before any of my answers are taken out of context, Larsen will give me the respect and ask for details, as I took the time to fill out his survery.

 

[Irony]

01. Do you favor gun control laws?
I favor licensing and bans on certain types of guns. I don't favor laws that attempt to prevent law-abiding citizens from owning pistols or guns used for hunting.

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02. Do you favor concealed gun laws?
I believe that any non-felon should have the right to carry a concealed weapon. I respect the need for restrictions on this right in certain areas.
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03. What do you think the effect of gun control laws has on
the number of gun crimes?
Decreases gun crime, increases overall crime.
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04. Do you feel that criminals will get guns, regardless of gun laws?
Yes.
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05. If you don't think it is possible to prevent criminals from obtaining
whatever weapon they want, what are you going to do about it?
(check any)

__ Petition the politicians to implement whatever measures needed
__ Stock up on the weapons I feel will counter whatever weapon they get
_x_ Do nothing - I feel safe enough
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06. Do you feel safe in your home?

Reasonably.
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07. Do you think you are safer, if you have a gun at home?

That depends on a large number of factors.
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08. Do you carry a gun in public?
No
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09. Do you feel safer in public if you carry your gun?
Don't carry it in public
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10. Do you feel it is responsible to carry a gun around children?
Depends on if you follow proper safety procedures.
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11. Do you feel it is responsible that others carry a gun around children?
see 10.
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12. Do you keep your gun(s) locked in a safe place at home?

_x_ Yes
__ No
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13. If you keep your gun(s) in a safe place, how long will it realistically
take you to run to the safe place, get the gun out, ready for "action"?
several minutes. I don't own a handgun. I keep my hunting rifles in a safe.
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14. If you keep your gun(s) in a safe place, how sure are you that nobody
(e.g. your kids) can gain unwanted access to the gun(s)?
near 100%
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15. How confident are you that you will not hurt yourself or your family, if an
intruder attacks you(r family) in your home?
20%, It's very likely that I would cause some injury to myself; like bruising my fist on his face or injuring one of my fingers while I'm choking him. I'm 100% certain that I wouldn't harm anyone with my guns, as I could never get to them in time.
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16. Do you think that it makes no difference which weapons are available,
the crime would happen anyway?
For premeditated crimes, No.
For crimes of passion the presence of a weapon of any type might change the severity of the injuries.
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17. What crime would you kill to prevent?
(check any)

_x_ Arson : If lives were at risk only.
_x_ Assault
__ Bike theft
__ Breaking into your house when you are not there
_x_ Breaking into your house when you are there: I would view this as a threat to my life and that of my family.
__ Burglary
_x_ Child molesting : Depends on how severe
__ Drug buying
__ Drug possession
__ Drug selling
__ Drug use
__ Embezzlement
__ Espionage
__ Fraud
__ Jay walking
_x_ Murder
__ Petty theft
__ Pick-pocketing
__ Prostitution
__ Racketeering
_x_ Rape
__ Speeding
_x_ Spousal abuse : Depends on how severe
__ Treason
__ Trespassing
__ Vandalism
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18. What crime do you think should later prevent someone from
acquiring/owning a gun?
(with whatever training/licenses required)
(check any)

_x_ Arson
_x_ Assault
__ Bike theft
_x_ Breaking into your house when you are not there
_x_ Breaking into your house when you are there
_x_ Burglary
_x_ Child molesting
__ Drug buying
__ Drug possession
__ Drug selling
__ Drug use
__ Embezzlement
__ Espionage
__ Fraud
__ Jay walking
_x_ Murder
__ Petty theft
__ Pick-pocketing
__ Prostitution
__ Racketeering
_x_ Rape
__ Speeding
_x_ Spousal abuse
__ Treason
__ Trespassing
__ Vandalism
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19. What weapons do you think should be allowed to be owned
by law-abiding citizens?
(check any)

__ All weapons
__ Automatic
__ Bazooka
__ Conventional bomb
__ Hand grenade
_x_ Handgun
__ Nuclear bomb
_x_ Semi-automatic
__ Tank
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20. Do you think that you are capable of handling guns more safely than
the average citizen?

_x_ Yes
__ No
__ Don't know
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21. Do you think that Americans are more prone to resort to violence
than other nationalities?

__ More
__ Less
_x_ The same
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22. Is there an upper limit to how many people you will accept getting shot,
before you will accept stricter gun control laws?
Pointless question. Without knowing the circumstances under which they were shot I can't say anything about acceptable numbers or what type of controls would be appropriate.
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23. Is there an upper limit to how many people you will accept getting shot,
before you will accept a total gun ban for private citizens?
_x_ No
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24. Is there an upper limit to how many gun killing sprees you will accept,
before you will accept a total gun ban for private citizens?
_x_ No : A gun ban wouldn't stop this. In fact, higher rates of gun ownership would probably cut down on the number of deaths.
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25. How old must a person be, before he should be allowed to own a gun?
(with whatever restrictions you may prefer)
16 years with a mandatory gun safety and operation course.
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26. Is your position on guns in any way determined by a personal experience or
by someone close to you?
_x_ Yes
__ No
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27. Do you think that "guns don't kill people - people kill people"?

__ Yes
_x_ No : Damage from the bullet kills people.
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28. How likely (%) do you think you are to get so angry
that you don't know or care what you do?

near 0%
(100% = You are completely out of control)
(0% = There is absolutely no chance you will ever get that angry)
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29. How likely (%) do you think you are to become a criminal?
Define criminal.
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30. How likely (%) do you think other law-abiding citizens
are to become criminals?
Define criminal.
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31. Do you think you could use other, already legally available, and less lethal,
means of preventing a crime, instead of guns?

_x_ Yes, there are other alternatives
__ Yes, there are other alternatives, but I prefer a gun
__ No
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32. Would you give up your guns if the police had a duty to protect you?
They do, and I haven't.
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33. Do you think society would be safer, if everyone had guns?
(Everyone = those who could legally own guns)

_x_ Yes : Provided gun safety knowledge was a requirement for legal ownership.
__ No
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34. Do you think society would be safer, if everyone carried guns in public?
(Everyone = those who could legally own guns)

_x_ Yes
__ No
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35. Do you think gun ownership should be mandatory for everyone?
(Everyone = those who could legally own guns)

__ Yes
_x_ No
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36. Do you think that it is up to gun control proponents to prove that guns are
not safe, and not the other way around?
(Owning a gun = default position)
Define safe.
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37. Do you think that there is a direct causal link between high gun crime and
how easy it is to get a gun?
(the easier it is to get a gun, the more gun crime)
Direct causal: No.
Correlation:
Gun Crime: Yes, negative correlation.
Crime: Yes, positive correlation.
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38. Do you think gun deaths are comparable to traffic accidents,
drowning accidents, etc.?
(the "cars kill people too" argument)
Accidental deaths only.
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39. What are the reasons you have a gun?
(check any)

__ Personal safety
_x_ Target shooting
__ Historical reasons
__ Collector
__ Just want one
_x_ Other: Hunting
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40. How do you rate the overall effectiveness of guns as opposed to other weapons?
(knives, batons, etc)

Depends on the situation.

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41. Do you think society has less tolerance of a burglar willing to fire a gun,
than a burglar who just wants to steal, but not hurt?

_x_ Less tolerance
__ More tolerance
__ The same tolerance
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42. Do you have less tolerance of a burglar willing to fire a gun,
than a burglar who just wants to steal, but not hurt?

_x_ Less tolerance
__ More tolerance
__ The same tolerance
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43. If Britney Spears applied for a gun during Hairgate 2007,
do you think she should get a permit?

__ Yes
_x_ No : obvious mental instability should be a disqualifier.
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44. What do you think guns are designed for?
(check any)

_x_ Killing
__ Target shooting
__ Deterrence
__ There is no design intended
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45. How old do you think a person must be, before being allowed to own a gun?
You already asked this question.
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46. Do you think that teachers should be allowed to be armed while at school?
Not all teachers. I do believe that there should be a few with access to guns stored in secure locations.
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47. Do you think high school students should be allowed to be armed while at school?

__ Yes
_x_ No : It's entirely reasonable to ban people from carrying weapons in certain areas.
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48. Do you think grade school students should be allowed to be armed while at school?

__ Yes: from __ grade
_x_ No
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49. Do you think employees should be allowed to be armed while at work?

Depends on the situation.
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50. If you feel threatened where you live to make you own a gun,
why don't you move somewhere else?

__ I can't afford it
__ I will take my chances, with the possibilities I got
_x_ Threats are not the reason I own a gun
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51. Which actions, while possessing a gun, should result in jail time?
(check any)
Any action which, while not possessing a gun, should result in jail time.
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52. If you saw a stranger being subjected to a crime,
would you use your gun to prevent the crime?
Depends.
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For future reference. Yes/No questions are only appropriate if they are the only possible answers. Every single yes/no question you asked could be answered with "It depends.". Also, please do not ask leading questions.

 

[Skibum]

1. Depends on the law. I agree with some, while others I view as worthless.
2. Yes
3. Increases some, decreases others, depends on the laws.
4. Yes
6. Yes I feel "safe" in my home, though I recognize that nothing is absolutely safe.
7. Safer? depends. I feel I have a tool that can be used to defend myself effectively, but recognize that by having it it slightly increases other risks.
8. I have, but in general no.
9. Safer, I don't know. When I did/do carry It doesn't really affect how I feel at an emotional level.
10. Depends on how it is handled.
11. Depends on how it is handled.
12. Locked? no. Safe place? Safer than just leaving it laying around in the open.
13. Depends.
14. Close to 100%, nothing is absolutely certain. They might get a hold of my acetylene torch and cut open my safe.
15. Confident enough I think that the benefits outweigh the risks.
16. The way you have further explained the question leads me to answer yes.
17. Depends on circumstances. I pretty much go by the same rule cops use for deadly force.
18. Pretty much any crime that involves violence.
19. Handgun, semi auto, perhaps automatic.
20. Yes, I have far more experience with guns than the typical gun owner. Also I do realize that accidents happen even to the experienced user, which makes me even more cautious when handling a weapon.
21. More than some less than others.
22. I am tempted to say no, but there is probably a point at which I would change my mind. I don't know exactly what that point is, but it is nowhere near what we have today.
23. Same as 22
24. Same as 22
25. 18
26. No
27. Yes
28. Don't know what I'm doing - 0, don't care what I'm doing - close to 0
29. I plead the 5th.
30. Not sure.
31. If I could stop it without a gun I would, even if I had a gun in my possession.
32. No, even if they had the duty to protect me, there is no guarantee that they will be able to.
33. If everyone? no
34. Same as above.
35. No
36. Yes.
37. Yes and No.
38. Yes
39. defense, target shooting, hunting.
40. More effective.
41. Yes
42. Yes
43. Legally, yes. personally, probably not.
44. Killing, though I don't buy into your "intent" argument.
45. 18
46. In general no, I think allowing some teachers to be armed after being properly trained wouldn't hurt.
47. No
48. No
49. Yes, though it would ultimately be up to the employer whether to allow them or not.
50. Nowhere is absolutely safe.
51. Depends. Are they out of control drunk/under the influence or just .08 drunk etc.
52. Most likely not, depends on the crime/circumstance though.

 

[Darth Rotor]

{To CF Larsen}: Also, please do not ask leading questions.

DR