Gun Control, FOR or AGAINST? Thoughts?

I just have a problem with the blanket way that gun control is applied. Background checks yes but if my wife and I go in for marital counseling with a psychologist do I wind up be denied a weapon because I was under the "care" of a mental health professional? if I bounce a check for $101 and get convicted of check fraud, making me a felon, does this make me a dangerous criminal. If my wife and I get in a heated argument and a neighbor calls the cops does this mean I have a domestic disturbance report on my record and can't get a gun? What if I have a non-violent felony charge from 20 years ago and have a squeaky clean record other than that, does that make me too dangerous to have a gun?

I am not opposed to some form of registration and maybe even required training but denying someone their rights because they MAY be a problem is wrong. It seems like they keep coming up with reasons not to allow a person to by a gun. First it was just registration. Then it was background checks. Then it was denying purchases by felons. Then it was denying purchases by people charged with domestic violence. Now it's people that someone arbitrarily deems to be mentally ill. There is talk about denying gun rights to vets because they may have some form of hidden PTSD. Oh yes don't forget the gun show loophole that doesn't exist and try not to allow a father to pass his old gun down to his son without clearing it with the government first. It's a slippery slope just like anything else liberals put forward. We could wind up like Germany where if you own a gun it must be kept in a government controlled arms room and only fired on a range. But you can keep your muzzle loading shot gun. Now there's you right to bear arms, HOOAH

Define what you mean by "gun control".

Don't be an incompetent ass and change the Constitution just to be popular on twitter and Facebook

I live in Kentucky where open carry is legal and encouraged by the County Sheriffs. I also have a Concealed Carry permit so I am covered either way. And, I don't believe Our Constitution will EVER be amended to do away with "The Right to Bear Arms". I think the old bumper sticker "When Guns are Outlawed, Only Outlaws will Have Guns" says it best. Less than a year left of Obama so we won't have to listen to him much longer. He travels in the USA with 50 armed Secret Service, 100 when he travels abroad. Think he would want them "UN-armed?"

I'm opposed to gun control. You can't legislate bad people to be good. Cain killed Abel and he didn't have a gun. Politicians that advocate gun control have one final purpose in mind. Disarm the population so that the government can control them. It's not about safety. Why don't we control knives, bows and arrows, or rocks and slingshots? They don't pose a threat to an armed government force. Gun do. Even Obama in his gun control speech said that gun killed almost as many people as cars. Let's ban cars! Make everyone walk. We could be healthier and pollute less, right?
The only defense from a armed bad guy is a better armed good guy and the good guy doesn't have to carry a badge.

CPT (Join to see) in your post you ask others to post their thoughts, beliefs or positions on gun control yet you didn't post yours. Why did you leave that important statement out?

Any gun control legislation or executive action will serve only one result. Making it more difficult for law abiding citizens to obtain and own firearms while doing absolutely nothing to prevent the bad people of the country from obtaining firearms. We all know that criminals do not care what law you put into place, if they want to break that law they will. Increased gun control will not reduce gun crime. One need look no farther than Chicago, New York or California, three of the places with the strictest gun laws with the highest gun crimes.

Proper Gun Control = Breathe, Relax, Aim, Stop, Squeeze (slow like a snail). Let the shot surprise you.

Against gun control CPT (Join to see) as per many other very valid arguments here. I do think we need to educate people so that they do not resort to violence to achieve what they want and we also need to strengthen the mental health system so that those that should not have guns are properly reported.

LOL, AGAINST. First, guns are already "controlled". But, laws on the books are poorly and selectively enforced. Bottom line: I don't want any futher restrictions on my gun ownership or carriage or use.