Gun Control

I'm a Canadian who hates guns and all they stand for.  They are for killing and maiming under the guise of offering protection to the owners.

I watch the United States news and hear how the majority of American citizens will fight to the death to preserve their right to bear arms and it saddens me.  I don't think they understand that by removing their rights to buy and possess assault rifles and requiring them to register all other guns doesn't hamper their ability to own a gun...hopefully for protection only.

Granted, criminals don't buy the guns they use to commit a crime...but those stolen guns probably came from someone's home.  It's the massive availability of guns in people's homes that supply the criminal world.

I don't argue the point with my American friends because their opinions are just as strong as my own.  I don't understand their views and they don't understand mine.  But we can still be friends.  These friends are not criminals and all own their guns legally.

Most Americans don't want to hear the statistics.  They don't want to hear that there are more gun murders in the States every year than in any other country.  They don't want to hear that a known unstable person is still legally allowed to own guns.  They don't want to hear that no-one but law enforcement ever needs to own an assault rifle.

The crux of the problem seems to be that Americans do not want their government taking away any more of their rights and I understand this.  But what if it made for a safer country if no-one could legally buy an assault rifle?  Is that such a horrible right to give up??

No, we don't want the government to have too much control over us but sometimes we need to hand over a bit of control for the better good of the country we live in.