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Originally Posted by BadAim
It is a simple fact that when it comes right down to it, at the point where the shit is hitting the fan, nothing get's the job of self defense done like a firearm.
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Once "phasers" or something similar become the norm firearms as we know it will not be taken as seriously as they are currently. There are insane amounts of knife attacks, bludgeonings and other crimes like that in countries where firearms aren't readily available. There are shootings as well. Shootings you say? But aren't firearms illegal? So is drugs, rape, murder, child molestation, etc......
Those of you who don't want or care to own firearms more power to you. In fact, my American bretheren who don't own them I invite you to put a plaque or sign in your yard stating that your home has no firearms in it. Get back to me later about how well that's working out for you. Seriously though, I can see why some people don't like guns especially the Euros. That's fine as well AFAIC. Your government doesn't trust you and you've allowed that for so long that you've made your bed. Now you gotta lie in it. But as typical socialists you want
everyone else to not be able to have the means to protect themselves. That's the difference between an American constitutionalist and a socialist (regardless of where they're from). As long as you don't bother me with your gun I'm ok with you having it. I don't care if you wanna have sex with another man. I don't care if you wanna do drugs and stay stoned all day. As long as you're not driving my kid's school bus or are on the road endangering others more power to you.
That's what a lot of you Euros don't "get". Gun owners (and Americans in general) have a long history with firearms. To the core we embrace what created this country. Our attitude was that a bunch of farmers could stand up to the greatest military power on earth and kick them off of our land. Our continent. We did that and we are taught that in school as young children. We have many more non-gun owners in this country that are ambivalent about gun ownership than there are socialist/left wingers that want to ban all firearms. I live in Phoenix, where you
can carry concealed or open anywhere with no permit. We've been able to carry open since before I was born (and I'm class of '81 in high school...). In the 90's when I was competing professionally I had hair to my waist and every time I went into my bank I was carrying openly. No one ever called the police. No one was scared. And that's what the rest of the world doesn't "get". There are infinitely more people who are responsible with their ownership of firearms than there are people who are responsible with their driver's licenses. When was the last time you saw a news report where someone was drunk and went shooting? How about drunk and driving?
Regardless of the definition that a firearm "is for killing" (it's not, I have more experience with them than most of Europe does. And that's me alone) it's not. I've shot much more paper and steel targets than I have human beings. When the majority of people in this country buy a gun, it's for self defense. Period. There are millions of examples in this country every year where the mere presence of a firearm has stopped a crime from happening. I've personally held criminals at gunpoint for the police. Had I not been there, those people would have gone on to continue their crime spree. A shot wasn't fired in those instances. I fired a shot that saved my life when I was a teenager. The crime he was going to commit (murder) was stopped as well. There are many stories like mine and having "been there, done that, got the t-shirt and the hat" no one can convince me that firearms ownership is bad. Frankly, I'm more scared of someone with a knife than a gun, especially when they're within 3 meters of me. The "rule" of 3 regarding gun altercations (3 rounds, 3 meters, 3 seconds) applies to knife wielding assailants. The bad guy can close the distance of 3 meters in well less than 3 seconds. I'm not sure if anyone has ever seen in person the results of a knife fight, but it's utterly gruesome. I've witnessed someone shoot themselves and there's absolutely no comparison. A competent individual with a sharp blade can kill and do more damage in a shorter time frame than someone can with a gun.
Even if you could remove all guns from the face of the earth with a swipe of your hand, people will default back to edged implements. Blunt objects. Gasoline and matches. Even an amateur can kill more people with a car in one fell swoop than someone with a full auto AK-47. I don't like that there's violence in the world. I don't like that someone could come into my home looking for money and wishing to do harm to me and my loved ones. I wish we could all walk thru fields of daisies and love our neighbors, all of them. I also wish I was a billionaire. But that's not the reality, is it? The reality is that should a bad man try to harm me, someone I love or even someone I don't know that I'm in the presence of I
will drop them like a rabid dog. No questions asked. The law allows me to. Because we cannot trust in the police to protect us. We cannot trust in our government to protect us. They don't even have the responsibility to protect us. Don't believe me? Try suing the cops for not looking out for your best interests. Nope, I'll handle the situation myself. I was born in the Wild West: Phoenix, Arizona. Where we were taught as children (in school) desert survival. How to spot the poisonous snake. How to survive the inhospitable outlying areas where we live. And we also have the tools to provide safety for ourselves. Not all make the choice and that's fine. But it's a choice that's available to all.