Thanks for replying, are you saying that the kids campaigning for gun control are jackasses or their opposition. The students protesting are seen as the heroes over here but then we don't understand the need to have guns.
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Well marching to have your own rights taken away is pretty dumb, but when I talk about jackasses I am talking about the people on ether side of the protest who get interviewed and make all Americans look bad because they usually have no idea what they are talking about and make all Americans look foolish. Example (
Do you see how bad these people make America look, The media is portraying them as hero's because that is the narrative the media wants to portray them as. Now as for the need to have guns, let me explain it like this. The Nobles of Europe, who made them Royalty and why does everyone have to pay them taxes? America was founded upon the idea that all men are created equal and no one can claim to be a king. We need guns in order to prevent the government from deciding one day that they are now going to be a dictatorship. If the citizens are armed it would make it difficult to control the people. If you look at what Hitler did before he went off the deep end, he first disarmed the citizens and did it in a way in which the people gladly gave up their guns for safety. Hitler was photographed with children for the papers saying how bad guns were. While I think both political parties in America are very corrupt and looking out for their own self internists, I believe that one of them wants to disarm the citizens and seize power. Now aside from the political purposes the more practical side. Hunting for both food and sport, self defense against animals and people (where I live I constantly have to deal with Black Bears tearing up my garbage and if one of them decides I look tasty a gun is helpful). Now since guns are legal where I live, there is a lot less home invasions then in a place where guns are illegal. Because a criminal will have a weapon ether way, and a criminal would much rather break into a home where it is less likely that the people are armed, then into a home where they can assume everyone is armed. It is not like people think, it is not the wild west over hear. The only places where gun crime is out of control is ironically in places where guns are illegal for the same reasons I stated above combined with the fact that those places are Ghettos. So In government housing projects (Designed for single mothers to have a place to live rent free, but which have become breeding grounds for violence of all sorts and crimes of all nature), in most major cities are literally too dangerous to walk through. Now as for school "Mass Shootings". There was another shooting just last week in Maryland, but you will not hear about it on the News Media because this school shooting did not become a "Mass Shooting" because this school was not a "Gun Free Zone" and the shooter was shot ending the incident before the shooting became a "Mass Shooting". I have 3 Children 2 of which are in school and I never worry because we have armed security in our schools. Oh and let me switch gears for a second here, do you remember last year when the news media was all talking about Cops murdering people? That was another false narrative that the media drove on but do you think it is interesting that last year all they could talk about was the evil cops murdering everyone with their guns, and this year they want no one but the cops to have guns? Is it not hypocritical that Politicians and Celebrates are all talking about how bad guns are but they all have armed security carrying guns? Then they want to talk about banning certain rifles because they look scary, Automatic Weapons always have been Banned in America for non military use. There is so many contradictions in the media for example. They want background checks on people to buy guns but they don't want background checks for Refugees from countries where Terrorism is huge. One more thing to say, Anyone can buy a Hummer M1 which is a military grade vehicle that can literally drive through houses, and we have had mass murders committed by vehicles last year also, but no one is calling for a Hummer or heavy vehicle ban. Sorry if I am ranting but when I see videos like this it really upsets me, both sides are yelling at each other and are so angry and the one person who is trying to have a rational discussion is being cursed and yelled at instead of using reason.Look below, this is a 30-06 Hunting Rifle but with tactical design.
Now here is the same gun with a normal stock and look.
Both do the same thing but one looks scary and this is the kind of thing they want to ban. Next look at the Armalite 15 also known as the AR-15 with a tactical look.
Now look at a regular one.
Both do the same thing but they want to ban the Armilite 15, mostly because people think AR means Assault Riffle, but it means Armilite. Nether of these guns are Automatic and the funny thing is that the 30-06 is a bigger and more deadly round yet this guy is not one being talked about. I myself own a 30-06 for Hunting Deer and Bear. I also have a Bow and Arrow for hunting Deer and Boar. I also have a Shot gun for home defense, and while I am a mixed martial artist and can handle myself if attacked I carry a 9mm with me at all times and a pocket knife. I have never stabbed, shot or even drew any weapons. I have had arguments with people in traffic and the thought never even crossed my mind. Most Americans are like me and would rather have it and not need it, then need it and not have it. :) well my friend, I hope that answer was thorough.
I must say that was a great answer! I have learnt something today (as one should every day) I was brought up around shot guns and they are basically what most people I know have in their gun cabinet. There is the occasional .22 rifles around but not too many, these guns are used exclusively for hunting. My understanding is that they can't really be used for home defence because the law states that guns must be kept in a locked cabinet which is bolted to the floor or wall and these are inspected by the police. I suppose if you had time you could get them out but if you wake in the night with an intruder downstairs then you might be out of luck. You must of course have a gun licence in the first place and submit all serial numbers etc. Luckily for us the criminals are far less likely to have guns because of the seriousness of that as a crime and because of the lack of proliferation. Gun crime is on the rise though up 27% in the UK in the last year but "gun crime" does not require a shot to be fired just possessing without a licence is a serious crime but still....
I would fear that if we had more guns then most stop lights and road junctions could turn into the OK coral with the amount of aggression that gets shown!!
I also carry a Leatherman knife very regularly and mostly forget that its even on my belt until I have use for it, I honestly couldn't imagine carrying a 9mm around with me but thats just a cultural difference.
The world needs more explanation about the differences between rifles as you explained it above and maybe some people would benefit from having it explained that gun control could mean gun cabinets and licensing so that its more difficult for mentally ill people to get their hands on them.
Everybody everywhere needs to remember that the majority of us have more in common with each other than we have differences.
Dammit should be 2 R's in corral
You could have just edited it. lol.
In America it varies by state about lock boxes for guns and home defense. Where I live in PA there is a law now as the "Castle doctrine" for home defense, and the "Stand Your Ground" Law. The Castle doctrine allows you to shoot and kill anyone who breaks into your house, the idea being these people broke into your house and they may want to kill you, rape your wife and children and put your baby in the microwave, so better to shoot them dead. Now the "Stand Your Ground" Law basically say if someone is attacking you, you have the right to stand your ground, you do not have to try to get away first. While in other states you are not allowed to shoot someone who breaks into your house, you have to run from them. Now Statistically in the states without the Castle Doctrine and SYG Laws home invasions happen much more frequently, Imagine this happened in your house http://news3lv.com/archive/report-victim-assaulted-4-times-in-home-invasion-attack. If this home was protected with a shotgun it could have been prevented. These guys that rapped this woman also could have STDs and this woman will be mentally messed up for life and also infected with a disease. It could easily end a marriage or cause her to commit suicide from the grief. Now when you were saying that in traffic it might turn into a shootout, it doen't. People know that the others would have guns too and no one wants to risk death or imprisonment over an argument.
America has been armed since its inception and only recently these things are happening. Now in each of these cases we have mentally ill people pulling the triggers and in most of these cases it was brought to the attention of the police and the government and they failed to prevent it. The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.
Now a political question. What if tomorrow the Prime Minister decided that there was going to be a 9pm curfew in effect indefinitely, a 30% tax is going to be added to your paychecks and alcohol is now illegal and all Bitcoin must by taxed at 90%. What would you do? How would you all stop the government from their Tyranny? This is hypothetical but this is why the US constitution is so adamant about the second amendment. When the US was formed they were sovereign states much like the countries of Europe but they agreed to pool resources for certain things like a military but that they needed a document to govern the terms of their teaming up so to speak. In creating these documents they wrote in these safe guards to try to prevent anyone in power from making themselves a dictator. However with the amount of corruption in the system it is not what it was meant to be. I still do not understand how it is okay for Pharisaical companies or Banks to donate money to Political Campinas to "Lobby" and how this is not called Bribery.
But at the end of the day, Europe is a great nation, America is a great nation, Great Britten is a great nation many nations are great. Lovely landscapes and different things to do and enjoy. Different laws, I mean some people like prostitution and in some countries thats okay. Some people like gun and in some places that's okay. Some places let you run with the Bulls and other let you take drugs. I love that we have different places to go and try new things. Now there are also scare things in some places too. Prison is Mexico is horribly, in Singapore they Cain people and in Iran they cut peoples hands off. The big problem is when you visit these places you might not know the law and might not speak the launguage.
Oh and the American education system is broken, it is now a propaganda machine controlled by the left political party, all unions are like this.