MERGED: Pro-Gun or Anti-Gun?

[Sand Man]

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Guns are merely tools much like a sundang, kutsilyo, screwdriver or a pala. It's not the gun that is evil (if this is what you are trying to imply), it's the one who's holding the gun that is. How many people here in Cebu have been killed by knives/sundangs/etc vs being shot for the past 10 years? I am speculating but I do believe it's not the gun who's on top.

Our government and the police, and even the military, have been advocating responsible firearm ownership. In the cases you are citing I think if the gun used in SM was purchased legally then the person who bought the weapon should be held accountable, too. Why wasn't it stored in an area that is inaccessible to kids? Much like you and me who fear for our own safety and of those that we love, we purchase a firearm in order to protect ourselves. PERO that does not mean our responsibilities stops there -- we also have huge responsibilities that come with owning a firearm.

In some cases, people own a gun for recreational purposes and do shooting as a hobby/sport. There is absolutely nothing to fear in a gun. Just ask the guys on this thread: https://www.istorya.net/forums/hobbie...iasts-301.html

In the case of street gang shootings, bank robberies, and other crimes, I have not seen the official reports but I will speculate that the guns used are paltik weapons and were acquired illegally.

In my opinion, if a criminal has a gun, then good people should have a gun, too, just to even the odds. To answer your question, the gun in this case is protecting the good people.

[street_of_no_return]

Are guns protecting us or killing us?

it depends on how you use it.

[balipseyev]

It depends on the user gyud bro...

[tophat]

GUNS can be

1. weapons
2. tools
3. toys
4. wall decors
5. paper weight


6. guns make ALL MEN EQUAL...

[emow]

a man can use a gun for sport and kill another with a fork....

[danzteo]

depende sa pag gamit TS, ang ako maoy akong iro sa among balay....

ma gamit lang nko ug mag firing nah ang grupo........

[JezzyCalm]

killing us.

[Sand Man]

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6. guns make ALL MEN EQUAL...

[ketllac]

both.

pero karong panahona kay murag ang purpose sa gun kay for killing na. tungod man gud nga ang atong gobyerno wala ayo hingpit nga pag inventory sa mga nag kupot niini. unya dali ra sad ayo pag kuha ug license kay barato ra. daghan sad paltik nga guns nga na produce sa barato ra nga presyo. usa pa dili siguro ka systematic ang Integrated Ballistics Identification System dire sa atong nasud nga maka sumpo ani.

[alkido]

gunless... bisan ibutang pa na ninyo depende sa nag gamit kung huna hunaon wai pusil diba lisud e tulis etc