Why do Americans need guns?

Are you really that stupid as to simplify things to such an infantile level. Come to think of it you don't sound much older than a 10 year old.

Why is this difficult to grasp? Criminals will ALWAYS own guns, whether they are legal or not. To ban them takes regular people's ability away to defend themselves from criminals. All you do by banning them is hand over more power and control to the criminals. Street crime goes up, house invasions go up as the criminals have no deterrent from doing these things because they know there is very little chance they will be challenged by anyone. Free reign.

Also, your opinion that you should not be allowed to own a gun only really applies to your own country. What right do you have to say that no one should be allowed to own a gun in the US? It's a different society, different culture that you have little to no understanding about. You can't apply your own countries idealisms to another country and expect them to fit. Yes, I am also from another country but I can grasp this incredibly simple concept and keep an open mind whilst discussing it, unlike the vast majority of retards from my own country and others that see fit to stick their nose into this thread with nothing but trolling and hatred.

Grow up guys and open your mind up to the fact that the world is a very different place dependant on which part of it you are standing on.

I pulled through a police checkpoint once. The officer asked me if I had any firearms in the car.

I said yes, I have .357 in the center console, a .45 in the glove department, and a 12 ga. shotgun in the trunk.

The officer asked what I was so afraid of that I needed so many guns.

I answered, "nothing, i'm not afraid of a damn thing". "Have a good day sir."

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Good post.