Do you think everyone should carry a gun on them?

believe me u will be death in less than a month

not everyone... I'd hate to see my 6year old walking around packing heat. But, I personally open carry. I won't apply for a CCW because then the gov't will know I have a gun making me an easier target for martial law weapon roundup.

It does not matter what anyone thinks; it is a proven fact that the best defense is a good offense, that is why I'm concerned that our current liar-in-chief wants us to disarm Nationally, to a level that will make "our", (his) Muslim "brethren", "comfortable". We sure want his Muslim "brethren" comfortable, otherwise they will be mad at us, and do bad things to us! I do think that if one is going to go around prepared to defend themselves and their families, they darned well better know how to use their weapons, and if they do have to use them, use them accurately, unlike our SWAT teams who, more often than not, invade the wrong house, terrorizing and handcuffing kids, and making them watch the deaths or injury of their parents. SWAT teams need to be disarmed in my view, so they can't hurt themselves or anyone else.

You have to be responsible and intelligent and you have to understand the gravity of the outcome when you use it, even if you are using it in self defense or defense of another.

To be clear, I'm responding to the "everyone" part of the question.

Your best protection against a criminal, a crazy person, or one bent on mass murder (political or otherwise) with a gun is...a gun in your own hand.

An armed society is a polite society.

Guns are the great equalizer. The problem is, I don't think everyone should be able to drive, either. Owning a gun is a right but carrying a gun everywhere is a privilege. You could have that privilege but I can think of a lot of people who shouldn't.

This isn't the old west

You don't think so? In my part of the country it is. In fact, the Sheriff here says he can't protect we isolated farmers. (The Clutter family is a good example). He is correct, he can't, and we basically don't have any law enforcement in any part of these plains states, It is every man for himself. If you own illegal pit bulls and they attack people, too bad. People better be ready to defend themselves, not only from the dogs, but from the owners who don't like it when people defend themselves. Didn't some rich and powerful football player go to jail for owning pit bulldogs?

No he went to jail for using them in dog fights...and you know abusing them
Don't know what that has to do with the old west

Only the well trained, sane individuals with no criminal history.

I would feel allot safer.

Legal people

People are quick to anger as it is, can you imagine the dead people everywhere if more people carried guns around?

Not everyone. People who are trustworthy, yes. People who can handle a gun, yes. Not people who are at risk of shooting people who they get in a fight with.

The key to freedom is to be able to have the ability to defend yourself, and if you dont have the tools to do that, then youre going to be at the mercy of whomever wants to put you away.
Guns are deeply rooted within Swiss culture – but the gun crime rate is so low that statistics are not even kept.
The country has a population of six million, but there are estimated to be at least two million publicly-owned firearms, including about 600,000 automatic rifles and 500,000 pistols.

Before HItler started killing Jews and Poles, and Cheks, etc., he disarmed them. If a people are afraid of their Country they have a dictatorship. If the Government is afraid of it's people, you have a free country. Works for me.

Not everyone; wackos surely shouldn't.

no,thats dangerous

Not if you screen and train carefully.

Not as dangerous as trying to make sure no one owns them.

This isn't the wild west. Walking around carrying a weapon to the mall or to work is usually the result of paranoia or mental disturbances. Sure, if it's legal and you live in a dangerous area, go right ahead. If I felt threatened I might carry one for my protection. There are already too many morons with guns- we don't need any more.

What would have happened if the teachers at that Colo. High School had been armed? What would have happened if the KENT State kids had been allowed to defend themselves against the National Guard who opened fire on THEM?

Who knows? But the solution to cutting down on gun violence does not mean arming everyone. Plenty of professors/teachers do not want to carry guns and nor are they certified to do so. Also, a nut with an automatic weapon might shoot the teacher in order the eliminate the threat before he/she can ever get ready to fire. There are so many things that can go wrong. Also a student can steal a gun from a teacher! I honestly think that guns should only be usable by the owner(finger print key)- this would protect children and innocent people.

I am a teacher and I think that guns do not belong in the classroom. I see no problem with having police officers or guards with guns- as long as they are not easily accessed by students.

Ideally with the proper training, but yes. I'd rather everyone be armed than just the crims, nutters and cops.

it actually cuts down a crime

That would keep people out of other peoples business!

"More Guns, Less Crime." It's the title of a book, and a statistically-verifiable fact! The only thing that keeps people from realizing this fairly obvious fact is the hysteria from the left-leaning media outlets.

If Everyone Carried then the Robbers, Rapist, and Murderers would think Twice before they tried anything.

Or there would be a giant gun fight- and all of the criminals with carry automatic weapons would shoot innocent people in order to eliminate threats. Criminals are not usually very bright.

Those Dumb Asses Usually Cannot Shoot Straight Unlike Those of Us Who Have Shot Our Entire Lives.

If they have the right training I think that most people can carry a gun safely. I also think that there are some people who should never handle a gun.

If everyone carried a gun there would be a lot less crime.

More Gun control.

Massachusetts has about the toughest gun laws in the country. Strictly by coincidence, it also has the second-lowest rate of gun deaths in the country. Hawaii, who also coincidentally has strict gun laws, has an even lower rate.
For centuries it has been overrun with liberals, ranging from the Revolutionary War crowd, to the Kennedys, to that shrill woman Elizabeth Warren.
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Chicago has more murders then Afghanistan and it also has very strict gun laws.

Chicago doesn't have more murders than Afghanistan, Goofy from the Goofy Movie. Chicago will not crack down guns/arms smuggling which is the cause of the high murder rate. I highly doubt not even ten percent of those guns of used to murder people are legal ones.

Only if they want to.

If they meet certain requirements, then yes, I think everyone should carry a gun.

I would say some requirements should be:



A US citizen, whether by birth or naturalized

21 years or older

Registered voter

No criminal record



That's all that comes to mind at the moment. Let this happen and watch crime go down almost overnight

Unless there extenuating circumcstances (me no spell right) such as being hunted down by your gun toteing ex then i wouldn't think a possible deadly weapon permited but a taser or air pistol should be allowed in most any circumstace.

Some tasers are legal here, and in fact, many crooks have been killed by cops with tasers.

no one has right to kill.....................and that would surely lead to deaths.............some point in time..............