Should guns be used for self defense?

Those "test" are done here, in Vzla. Tests should be done prior to ownership, and not only the backround checks, but how many accidents have they had, it's a mental stability, thing.

I don´t know if THERE you have to pay some sort od INSURANCE for legal responsibilities... and, if these were needed for EACH COUNTRY ATTACKING other nations, citizenships, etc. I guess Venezuela doesn´t have that insurance and mental test.

Have you heard what many Venezuelans say against USA or "gringos"?

(I don´t like generalizations, but they are nasty and awful saying what they believe -and say- against those who buy this petrol that have "saved" our poor economy)

[video=youtube;5wnGL_6732w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wnGL_6732w[/video]

Ha! Ha!

Those RIP bullets are "violence" killers.

Ha! Ha!

have you heard or read some used feces on their bullets?

What an infection!

Canada, More rights to a criminal then a good citizen.

I <3 guns.

Let´s say GOD really helped and used your dog but, when things aren´t like that, we could think: "God doesn´t love me" ("He was drinking coffee when I was assaulted or raped"). We blamed GOD for human´s faults and I´m sure many dogs have died giving their life for those they loved (I trained my dog "Eli" to fight for my life) but too little people have those blessing we could count on, because sins crawls around, and many peple love to do wrong, to steal and DO COVET our tiny blessings.

Does govern enforce the law?

Here, for example, when thieves are caught, their are allowed to cover their faces or to use black glasess WHEN THESE ARE PICTURED ON THE NEWSPAPERS and, if any victim could see WHO HE/SHE IS, those delinquents are bypassed because the hypocrisy of some laws PROTECTS DELINQUENTS, serial killers, INSTEAD OF NORMAL PEOPLE, by removing other´s rights to wear "tools" to defend from those public enemies.

Here is a todays picture of what I´ve said: http://www.eluniversal.com/sucesos/140205/capturan-a-tres-sujetos-que-tenian-sometidas-a-siete-personas-en-sebuc

Can you see if ANY OF THEM have stole or hurt any of your loved ones?

No! The Police could have lied (same way the Gov have lied on the case of Mónica Spear)

Monica Spear En Venezuela - Sucesos - El Universal

yes,
pslams 144:1 [SUP]1 [/SUP]Praise be to the Lord my Rock,
who trains my hands for war,
my fingers for battle


we have to protect our houses and families sometimes that involves guns

guns only belong in the hands of trained people who know how to safely operate and intelligently store their guns. i have always had multiple guns, but i have had a couple instances where i have stored them elsewhere, because i felt the risks were too great (in light of houseguests, etc). in those times, i feel the right to defend and protect should always be mitigated by the risks associated with having easy access to guns in the house. why parents think their kids don't know where their guns are is always impossible for me to understand.

i have a very good friend who (as a youngster) accidentally shot his best friend when they were playing with a household gun. 30 years later, he is still haunted by what happened. it's the best example i know where the right and need of guns is sadly eclipsed by the lifelong damage caused by people who either are ill-informed or unwilling to take the proper precautions. also, while i was in high school, there were kids in our school between the ages of 13-15 who took their lives only weeks apart using guns stored in their homes. only adults should have unfettered access to household guns, in my opinion. growing up we had a shotgun behind the back door -- that's the kind of stuff that needs to stop (if you have kids in your house), in my opinion.

Sure, a good dog can be a great deterrent however someone who is that bent on massacre would just kill the dogs first.

Actually if you do your research you will find that Colorado is still an open carry state. Outside of a few municipalities that prohibit open carry anyone that can legally possess a firearm can carry without a permit as long as the weapon is not concealed. My first year in CO I lived on the western slope (just outside Grand Junction) and it wasn't uncommon to see someone at the mall or grocery store with an open carried sidearm. It just isn't common to see on the front range.

It is always unfortunate when a child harms themselves or another child with a firearm. In my experience this usually happens in a home where the parents hide the weapon and never educate their children about the dangers of a firearm. These types of accidents are on the rise not because more people have firearms in their home, but because parents leave their kids in the dark about firearm safety. Kids by nature are curious and they will play with the unknown if they find it.

From what I've seen, in more rural communities where hunting is more common these types of accidents are extremely rare. Why? Because from the time a child is old enough to pick a firearm up the are taught about the dangers of firearms and their proper use (under the supervision of an adult).

That´s FREEDOM!

My mom had a house near the beach and it was INVADED. My mother stuff put in one room and, when we came to see what have happened, they pointed to the things they have piled (just in case we planed to take these home) and the very president gave public permission to invade empty houses "any" had for using on weekends or holydays... I happy I never shoot those who stole my mother house at the beach and, when the other house my mother had was severely stolen, I went to Maracay to watch and see who was doing it... The Police pointed me with their fireguns, in my mother´s own land, when I tried to stop those I thought were taking her things out...

What a difference U.S.A. made in that FREEDOM to protect LIFE and property (at least in that State).

Maybe you haven´t felt what is miss a dog, a trained friend like these you mentioned. Loved ones are never to be used as shields.

I know some of them were killed while their owners couldn´t scape for their life while these were utterly abused or victimized.

Yes! using wahtever it takes... but there is a passive teaching on allowing to be hurt by giving the other cheek, because "we are Christians"... I don´t agree with it ALWAYS.

i'm sorry, my edit window closed before i forgot to add this.

what you're saying about rural communities is true and false. i grew up very tiny and rural community in NW MT and guns are a part of life there (another open carry state). i actually had hunter's saftey as part of the school curriculum. so the education is there. what i didn't have is the glorification of guns that we have today. children with unfinished brains are playing games that are based upon, among other things, killing cops, and so on.

no matter what community you live in, we are inundated with the idea that "guns are a cool accessory". kids are most likely to lack both the judgment to reject the messages that guns aren't toys as well as lacking the impulse control to avoid calamaties with guns. my sister and a number of friends still live in that MT town, and a lot of my friends still keep shotguns close by and don't always secure their guns. they leave their rigs unlocked, and their rifle racks are easy access.

all of those events my previous post included happened in rural communities.

it's a major problem that not everyone is addressing. however, to your point, rural kids are more likely to be educated about guns, and that is a good thing.

In my opinion - hypothetically speaking- yes. HOWEVER the day I have my own home and my own family these are there are only a few guns I would allow near my children because of the horror stories I see on the news. These guns are:



Yup.. I think you all see where I'm going with this. If you are in danger then yes but I don't think it's a good influence around kids - if they do not grow up around them the chances of them relying on it as a means of problem solving is lower.