# Would you \*prefer\* that there be no private gun ownership? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 30, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-prefer-that-there-be-no-private-gun-ownership/825309 "2018-11-30T02:34:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 40
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-prefer-that-there-be-no-private-gun-ownership/825309/40 "2018-11-30T18:39:10Z")
**EscAlaMike** , please tell me you’re joking… > [@EscAlaMike](#): > > I don’t think it’s true that they [“do fine”](https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mass-shooters-russia-public-shootings-thousand-oaks-mercy-hospital-chicago-1121-story.html). HAHAHAHAHA _GASP_ HAHAHAHA!!! Are you _seriously_ making the argument that mass shootings are a worse problem around the world then they are in the United States? _SERIOUSLY?_ > [@](#): > > They might pose little threat now, but there is no guarantee that things couldn’t change. The US military had zero qualms about killing hundreds of thousands of “fellow Americans” between 1861 and 1865. By “fellow Americans” do you mean “traitorous terrorists who took up arms for one of the worst causes in history, then rebelled against the legitimately elected government of the United States”? Because if so, then your quote makes sense. Otherwise, it seems like you don’t really understand how civil wars work. > [@](#): > > It’s hard to know how many individuals have been killed by American police, since I don’t believe any statistics are kept on that. However, it is widely agreed that police brutality/excessive use of force are significant problems, especially among minority populations. You’re absolutely right, police brutality is horrible in this country. And every time we tell the cops to take it easy, they (and their supporters, who also happen to be gun right supporters… Hmmm) they tell us, “We can’t take it easy! We have to CONSTANTLY be on guard, because of how often we get shot at!”. One of the most dangerous tasks police officers do, in terms of how many of them die in the process? Traffic stops. Because our wonderful second amendment means that any speeding stop can easily escalate into murder. Maybe police brutality could be toned WAY DOWN if we could keep guns out of the hands of criminals. And maybe we could do THAT if there weren’t 300 million guns in this country. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-prefer-that-there-be-no-private-gun-ownership/825309)._