There is NEVER a Need for a Gun

There is never a need to have a gun, own a gun or use a gun. Guns are used to kill people either accidently, or in fight or rage. Arguments to have guns are self defense, stop mass killings, protection, a right? Is there any? Notice I said self defense in a few ways but they are the same. A person breaks into your house and you have a gun. Are you at risk? No, normally the buglar wants property and will leave. If you confront the buglar, someone will be shot. If no gun is available no one will get shot-you might lose property but life will go on. Rarely are there cases where a person has a gun and uses it in self defense. Normally, there is an altercation, a fight and two people do not talk, they fight and use guns to sovlve the argument and one person gets shot. Is this self defense, no it is a gun fight. Prevent mass killings? Like the armed police at Columbine? Did that help? Having people armed means more people getting shot and normally more innocent people. Imagine someone armed was shooting in the movie theatre in Colorado? More people could have been shot. Are citizens good aim? Are the police? More guns mean more shots and more people being killed or hurt. Guns kill people and that is their purpose. Handguns, Ak-47s and thousands of other guns, the primary purpose is to kill people and there is no good reason to kill. As one that follows Buddhism but I will quote the Bible: "Thou shalt not kill". This quote does not have a comma and say, thou shalt not kill in self defense. It does not say thou shalt not kill to protect yourself, it says thou shall not kill. Period.