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Would feel safer living a State that had banned all private gun ownership? Would you move there?

Would feel safer living a State that had banned all private gun ownership? Would you move there?

  • Yes I would feel safer, and I would move there

    Votes: 1 1.9%

  • I would feel safer, but not enough to move

    Votes: 3 5.8%

  • I wouldn't feel safe living there

    Votes: 7 13.5%

  • I would move out of that state

    Votes: 21 40.4%

  • Why stop at 1 state?

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 20 38.5%
  • Total voters
    52
Renae said:
For argument's sake, let's pretend that say, California or Illinois found a way to convince SCOTUS that a total ban on firearms in their State was Constitutional. Just to set the premise of this question without 500 "2nd AMENDMENT!!!" posts. That's not the point here.

Let's just say, they banned private ownership of all firearms. Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns.

Would you feel safer in that State? Would you move there if such a law passed?
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It would have no impact on my life what so ever. Everyone who wants a gun will still have one from the criminals to the otherwise law abiding citizens. It would be a pointless law that would be largely ignored outside of the media and forums.
 
Rickeroo said:
Gun ownership rate isn't the issue, otherwise Switzerland would be a dangerous country. It's the people. The gun laws are the same in the suburban town I live in and the adjacent city. They have very different gun violence rates.
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Switzerland has MUCH stricter gun control than the US
 
Renae said:
For argument's sake, let's pretend that say, California or Illinois found a way to convince SCOTUS that a total ban on firearms in their State was Constitutional. Just to set the premise of this question without 500 "2nd AMENDMENT!!!" posts. That's not the point here.

Let's just say, they banned private ownership of all firearms. Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns.

Would you feel safer in that State? Would you move there if such a law passed?
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I voted other. There are just way too many variables to consider, on both sides of the issue.
 
Reminds me of Venezuela which banned private gun ownership in 2012. Venezuela is now one of the most dangerous countries in the world (even when compared to countries at war).
 
While I would oppose such legislation, I doubt it would make me feel any more or less safe. It would take more than that to make me move as moving is a PITA. And regardless of the law I would still do what I needed to do to keep my family safe.
 
Masterhawk said:
Reminds me of Venezuela which banned private gun ownership in 2012. Venezuela is now one of the most dangerous countries in the world (even when compared to countries at war).
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Yeah.....that is the reason. LOL
 
Oh look, another dishonestly slanted attack thread masquerading as a "poll"
 
Cardinal said:
Thank you, I know what a hypothetical situation is. But even a hypothetical situation can be stupid if the states being used as examples never banned guns to begin with. Renae's thread would be relevant if she used states that actually did ban guns.
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If there was a state that banned guns there wouldn't be a need to use a hypothetical, you would simply use the example......
 
Renae said:
For argument's sake, let's pretend that say, California or Illinois found a way to convince SCOTUS that a total ban on firearms in their State was Constitutional. Just to set the premise of this question without 500 "2nd AMENDMENT!!!" posts. That's not the point here.

Let's just say, they banned private ownership of all firearms. Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns.

Would you feel safer in that State? Would you move there if such a law passed?
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I wouldn't even live in those states with their current laws, let alone if they were to push them further.
 
I doubt I'd feel safer or less safe. I probably wouldn't move there; however, whether I would or wouldn't move there would to any degree be a function of the state's gun laws.
 
As long as I could keep my BB gun, I'd stay.
 
vegas giants said:
Yeah.....that is the reason. LOL
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I never said that banning guns was the reason but the fact that it didn't prevent the country from becoming such a hellhole makes that policy an utter failure. The reason the country became so dangerous probably has to do with the lack of rule of law in socialist Venezuela.
 
Masterhawk said:
I never said that banning guns was the reason but the fact that it didn't prevent the country from becoming such a hellhole makes that policy an utter failure. The reason the country became so dangerous probably has to do with the lack of rule of law in socialist Venezuela.
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No no you're right …..its all about the guns. LOL
 
It would take a total cessation of crime as well to make me feel comfortable with it.
 
Renae said:
For argument's sake, let's pretend that say, California or Illinois found a way to convince SCOTUS that a total ban on firearms in their State was Constitutional. Just to set the premise of this question without 500 "2nd AMENDMENT!!!" posts. That's not the point here.

Let's just say, they banned private ownership of all firearms. Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns.

Would you feel safer in that State? Would you move there if such a law passed?
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Singapore has extremely strict gun control and is one of the safest cities in the world.

Mexico has extremely tight gun control, yet some parts are war zones.

On a global scale, the correlation between gun control and violence is probably looser than both sides want to admit.
 
Phys251 said:
Singapore has extremely strict gun control and is one of the safest cities in the world.

Mexico has extremely tight gun control, yet some parts are war zones.

On a global scale, the correlation between gun control and violence is probably looser than both sides want to admit.
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Singapore is it's own animal. The police do NOT **** around on small crimes and the worse the crime the harsher things are. I've been there, it's a nice clean place, it's also kinda oppressive.
 
Renae said:
No, not a bait poll. I am honestly curious if people would feel safer living in a state with a total ban on private gun ownership. Where's the bait?
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I live in Australia and we are doing just fine with a NO GUN Policy,and have one of the Lowest Gun Death Rates in the World,it Saddens me that those who are allowed guns,like Farmers commit suicide far to


often or like here recently in Western Australia,where a Depressed Farmer decided to Murder his Wife,Daughter and Three Grandchildren because he could see NO WAY OUT OF HIS PROBLEMS.


If you have Never tried a NO GUNS Policy,You have no authority to comment,other than the dread you carry in your minds and that you can get help for and it is not through the barrel of a Gun.



No one can stop Criminals getting Guns,which is true but here carrying an illegal Weapon,then it is a massive fine and prison time and a criminal record.It works for us but then we are a forward thinking Society


Steve
 
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Renae said:
Singapore is it's own animal. The police do NOT **** around on small crimes and the worse the crime the harsher things are. I've been there, it's a nice clean place, it's also kinda oppressive.
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Yeah,but only if you carry a Gun
 
Never, period.
 
why would one have a state in the US with no private gun ownership? I live in the Netherlands and we have private gun ownership here but those legal gun owners need a permit to own a gun/shotgun. There are some people that hunt, have legit reasons for owning a gun and a lot of others do not. The issue is here that there is little need for a gun. That is not the case in the United States IMHO. First the law and premise is different and also people live really remote in the US and they need guns to protect themselves from the wildlife and criminals. Here in the Netherlands you have the police in most cases on the scene in 3 to 10 minutes. That is not going to happen in the US where the cities are a lot bigger and the call outs much higher. When you live somewhere in the middle of nowhere and the police is an hour away (or longer) you will need a gun to protect yourself.

There is no need to end private gun ownership, as said here in the Netherlands gun ownership is very restricted but still private gun ownership exists. Why should the US go even further than the Netherlands, that is insane.
 
Renae said:
Singapore is it's own animal. The police do NOT **** around on small crimes and the worse the crime the harsher things are. I've been there, it's a nice clean place, it's also kinda oppressive.
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Kinda?

I have horror stories from both students and patients alike who come from there. Some pretty nasty stuff goes down when the police are out in full force.
 
I would not feel any more or less safe living in such a state.

If it was my state that passed such a law, I might move away depending on how the transition was handled (i.e. are guns just confiscated, are owners paid fair value for their guns?)
 
theliq said:
I live in Australia and we are doing just fine with a NO GUN Policy,and have one of the Lowest Gun Death Rates in the World,it Saddens me that those who are allowed guns,like Farmers commit suicide far to


often or like here recently in Western Australia,where a Depressed Farmer decided to Murder his Wife,Daughter and Three Grandchildren because he could see NO WAY OUT OF HIS PROBLEMS.


If you have Never tried a NO GUNS Policy,You have no authority to comment,other than the dread you carry in your minds and that you can get help for and it is not through the barrel of a Gun.



No one can stop Criminals getting Guns,which is true but here carrying an illegal Weapon,then it is a massive fine and prison time and a criminal record.It works for us but then we are a forward thinking Society


Steve
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looks like the shooting sports have quite a following in Australia much like here in the U.S.

https://ssaa.org.au
 
I don't think it would make it any safer to ban guns. My largest probability for death would still be auto accident.
 
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