At times I thought Religion could be the worst for Humanity because 90percent of wars are predominantly Religious Countries.

When Richard Dawkins said Nationaism is worst than Religion, it confirm a stronger feeling that Nationaism is worst than Religion. Goverments has a licence to steal and kill, where Religion has rules about that.

@I would love to see where Dawkins said that . Would you point me in the right direction please?

Yeah, China has not a major war since 1979. Longest and largest multi cultural place than anywhere in world history

Best thing about a human is our brain, why don't we use it? About 90percent of species on earth have gone extinct. Making us an easy target if we don't use our brain well.

oh, it should be but look what we have done with it.

What we've got here is failure to communicate because Nationaism has us very brain washed. Show me where guns reduce rape. My data say out of 1,100 sexual assaults, in only one did the victim use a gun in self-defense.

Look at men fighting, look at women crying and the hate we're breeding. Look at the fear we're feeding, it is not the number of gun deaths numbers. It's the highest death toll by the fear and surppression by firearm causing poverty, salvery, and tyrants it creates. Call it Nationaism the Destruction leading what we've always done before. Our hands are tied for billions work brainwashed pride pay more taxes than for rent and food. God bless America yet the Constitution is toilet paper along with banks printed money.All are swept aside by bloody hands time can't deny, then washed away by genocide and hides the lies of our civil wars. Public health costs of guns is too high. Victims used a gun in less than 1% of crime incidents. What self defense is a gun locked in a safe from children. Why not, sleep with your gun and shoot anyone who coming through a door.

If I am upset I will write a letter an American thinks about a gun. Nabourghood watch is far more effective, I am not hanging out with a gun owner who may anger over anything..

Gun in self-defense increase the likelihood of injury. Try, Mace, or a dog. For the million of people I have been in contact with. Running and reporting was most effective for me or the for criminal. Nothing major stolen yet.

Criminals don't do studies if homes have a gun or not. They may want to steal your guns. A gun in your home increases the likelihood you will be shot accidentally, but also that someone in the home will die in a suicide or homicide. Prisons are full of people who have pot, yet only 13 percent are violent criminals. Policing for profit is the name of the game, guns won't stop real criminals, a good prepared plan will.

@virgin

Dose my photo look like a women, if not, I eat nails for breakfast.
Been a sculptor for 40years, part-time I'm security supervisor and private investigator. Save a lot of lives, yet experience, education and foresight serves best.

Yes, I would consider Religion as a tool to kill, like in their support of wars and concerns of sex or drugs.
Would Religion have this power without the tie of the justice system and military. The heirachary system threaten everyone by the fear of firearms and nuclear war.
War and guns what is it good for!
Absolutely nothing.

Virgin

Don't know where you get your stats.

Nov. 6, 2017 · In 2016, there were more than 38,000 gun-related deaths in the U.S. — 4,000 more than 2015, ...

More Americans have died from guns since 1968 than in all the wars in US history.

@VirginCotton I respect your view, but I think it's wholly inaccurate. Even if the crime rate has gone down, and there are indications it has in some cities, it's not because everyone has a gun. It's because the economy is better and more people are employed. Statistically it's the economy that affects crime rates, not "My guns bigger than your gun!"

A gun for home security ? That's quite a weird thought here in the UK .

Imagine if Khan had firearm's.

Can't Imagine killing anyone in my lifetime.
Hypothetically, let say Khan and I had a death duel in a cage match. He had his sword and I had a gun. Who would win?

Would difference would it make who won...one of you would be dead if ANY weapon were available. Aside from that, what is your point...it is not like all guns are going to disapear...that genie is out of the lamp. Also, consider that in 100 years we will all be gone anyway according to Stephen Hawking due to the population bomb. Your obsession with guns is a moot point.

I rather knock Khan out with my marshal art skills and call it a draw. No honor in killing anyone with a gun. Alex the Great, said war solves nothing. That is an obsession over nothing.

@dahermit
How Grimm, guns are not magic nor is war. Have faith in people, who are basically good. We can easily match away from war. When we stop being brainwashed from it's complete nonsense.

How dose a gun protect you?

1. You own a gun, you are 3 times more likely to kill yourself than some esle.
2. You are more likely to kill someone you know than the criminal your supposed to protect yourself from.
3. After killing someone with a gun . In which you harm someone who has a family,. Then you may feel suicidal, or your continued vicious cycle. For killing never stops killing, like war troops wanting to kill in revenge, ten fold.

@Castlepaloma 1) does 2) your reply has nothing to so with what I wrote 3) my point kind of is what is wrong with women, elderly ,and frail having equal footing? Ibreally did stop reading after that point so forgive me if you explained the sexist, ageist,and anti- disability statement that made my eyes roll ( is ageist a word??) 4) without sources for your list its just crap you made up 5) you have no idea what my opinons of gun ownership are or my proficiency with fire arms 6) i could go on picking your response to my comment apart but I just don't care that much

In Canada, about 80 percent of firearm-related deaths are suicide The most conservative group on Suicide gun death is the. The National Rifle Association (NRA) U.S. citizens), 33,636 by firearms" These deaths consisted of 11,208 homicides, 21,175 suicides,

NRA go as far rewriting classic children's stories, with guns. Two books have been published.

You can imagine people with greater disability are higher risk of suicide .

@Castlepaloma please see point to in my earlier comment..... or.... I can be blunt and say I got to the part that states "...the women...." and decided you're a sexist jerk.... I literally pasted your statement in my reply.... if you're not a sexist jerk then explain the comment I'm referring to and I'll retract my jerk comment

Not been called a sexist jerk before. Simply find firearm destructive. firearm's not overall useful, creative, defensive, or of great value.

I have been shot at a few times, I train security to be hide and seek masters. We know the bigger the bully the bigger the gun. I don't I bullies, to take a gun to solve things is a coward.

I could just as easily kill you with antifreeze.....so I shouldn't have a car? It's personal responsibility and self control. If the only thing stopping you from killing someone is not having a weapon in your hand you need help. (I say "you" in general not AT you zanyfish) also I tend to agree gins in my country are a bit out of hand but I don't see it changing.

I can't imagine the world without a useful car. I can imagine the world without useless guns. There are 10 US states where firearms cause more deaths than cars.

@Pooska That's the whole point - you couldn't "just as easily kill me with antifreeze". How many mass murders have been caused by antifreeze?

"If the only thing stopping you from killing someone is not having a weapon in your hand you need help". I think that the most effective deterrent is not having access to a gun in the first place.

@zanyfish I won't state that guns aren't dangerous and that they don't need to be controlled but if someone wants to kill bunch of people they find a way...was there a guy that went and chopped up a bunch of people with a knife not to long ago? Mowed down a bunch with a truck? Here in the USA we do shoot eachother a lot because guns are all over the place but I don't for one minute think that if guns were not so available here we wouldn't keep killing eachother.... machete death rate would skyrocket and vehicular homicide would too....its not the weapon its the thought process behind it in my humble opinion

@Pooska "Here in the USA we do shoot eachother a lot because guns are all over the place but I don't for one minute think that if guns were not so available here we wouldn't keep killing eachother". I agree. Nutcases will always be nutcases, but I do think that guns give them the ammunition, literally, to do more harm than they otherwise could.

@zanyfish very true.... I've had such a good time going back and forth i forgot the whole reason I even made a comment on this post was that it really ticked me off. Now mind you indidnt get past the "....the women...." part lol

You have people going into shops looking to massacre a whole bunch of people? Really? Surely they came for the goods.

@zanyfish you don't have to go to a legitimate gun shop to get a weapon here silly... fleamarkets, yard sales, estate sales, the back of some guy name Reggies van.....all of which don't need to be reported in anyway. It's crazy

@zanyfish I was in the Navy kind of partial to shooting bad guys.

@Pooska You left out that you can make one in your house if you have a some powdered porcelain and a kiln.

@azzow2 you're so right my bad

"I have heard on more than one occasion that guns are what deture America from being invaded" - yeah, by tourists

How "deep" do you want people to think? You throw out a nonsequitur thesis... "guns be bad" and expect some arguments against it? If you want an honest intellectual discussion, suggest a solution to the problem of gun violence and we can go from there. But, I think the problem here is more likely an example of the Dunning-Kruger Effect.

Being aware of the dangers is to control the dangers is one solution. Bolivia is my home solutions and safest place during the Third world war coming up. Was deep enough thought for me.

When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."American public carry 10 times the guns than the US military has. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."The federal government won't work out as our servant, the now NWO make them our master!" It can only get worst. Like all throughout human history, it takes great abuse before the true leaders, the people change it for the good. Not the heirachary Greedy.

“When the people "tyranny has found victory," then "a smaller government is our servant"

Sorry, no solid solutions, just aim to be the hide and seek world Champion.

@MsOliver Saturday night special great song. There is more wisdom from them that needs saying more often.
" Whiskey bottles and brand new cars, oak tree your in my way"