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This thread is inspired by another: view original post
Edited by Cultmeister:
4/25/2013 1:16:07 PM
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What's the difference between the Gun debate and the Drug debate?
so guns should be allowed but drugs shouldn't?
please someone, explain the logic behind this because they seem like basically the same arguments to me.
Note: 'drugs' means all drugs, not just weed.
EDIT: i am NOT saying drugs and guns are the same, but that the arguments people use to ban one can easily be used against the other.
[u]arguments for banning either guns or drugs:[/u]
they can be dangerous to inexperienced users
they can harm or kill you and others
[u]arguments for not banning guns or drugs:[/u]
using them is a fun activity and when used properly and safely pose little risk to the user (note: in the case of drugs 'used properly and safely' does not include getting addicted)
a person has a right to the freedom to own and/or use them so long as they are not putting others in any harm or otherwise infringing their rights.
why should we treat them differently?
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The difference is the drugs you are referring to are illegal. The guns on the market available to the public are not.
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For you forgot an argument for Guns: In the event of a heated situation a gun can save/defend you. Drugs can't. We keep guns on the notion of safety, weed/drugs can't save you.
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8 RepliesTypical gun supporter: Pro-life Anti-drugs Anti-gay marriage Supports racial profiling and PATRIOT Act Is worried the government is gaining too much power
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The thing about guns is that you can use them without hurting yourself or anybody else. You're not harming anybody when you are target firing or hunting. Drugs on the other hand there are some like meth that can -blam!- you over. I feel things like pot(and the other types of it.) should be legal, but something like cocaine and meth shouldn't be. When you become addicted to drugs your life is pretty much ruined and your family suffers.
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The name.
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I think everything should be legal so as it doesn't affect someone else. I'm talking about things like gambling, prostitution, drug use etc.
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5 Repliesthe problem is that drugs, almost by definition, are addicting. The majority of drug users abuse drugs. However, the majority of gun users do not abuse their guns. Do you see 300 million homicides a year? I know I don't. Though I don't actually know the amount of drug users and abuse, I do know that the only reason a person would take them is to get high. And when a person is high, they are no longer in control of themselves. Just because someone has a gun doesn't mean they are no longer in control of their own body. That's why the majority of drugs are illegal and guns aren't.
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4 Replies[quote](note: in the case of drugs 'used properly and safely' does not include getting addicted) [/quote] So you're just going to casually prevent said drugs from getting you chemically addicted. Good luck with that.
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5 RepliesDrugs are detrimental to a person's health and kills them over time. Guns do not.
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What if I told you they both should be legal?
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Im up for the legalization and government restrictions that would accompany it.
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2 Replieswell, one is a lethal weapon, and one gives you the munchies. there's a big difference.
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1 ReplyWhat are the similiarities of guns and drugs?
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I'm not sure since I am a libertarian.
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One of them has one more character.
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I'm pro-gun-control and pro-some-drug-legalization and even I can see the difference. You can obviously defend yourself with a gun.
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17 RepliesDrugs aren't used in protecting yourself from the criminal element, wildlife, or a tyrannical government.
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Many of the same exact arguments [i]can[/i] be successfully applied to both debates.
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1 ReplyEdited by Cultmeister: 4/24/2013 10:41:11 PMwell the only difference i can see is that one of them isn't mentioned in the Constitution. unless the right to 'bear arms' is implying you are on a hallucinogenic trip and you need to tear someone's legs off.
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Nothing, they (And prostitution) are allowed since we are free people. Prohibition makes things far worse and infringes on our freedoms.
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I don't think guns should be illegal, just more control over who gets them and what they get.
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No, they both should be legal. Duh.
