"Jacques Moser" <
[email protected]> wrote
> >
> > There are plenty of places in the world for you to live if you don't
like
> > America ... places without "hillbillies in pickup trucks" and where
armed
> > robbers are allowed to roam the streets unopposed. Try Angola.
>
> There are plenty of places in the world where it is very, very unusual to carry any kind of gun,
> and which are much safer than the US. Angola is no fair comparison as Angola probably has no
> proper police to enforce law.
I admit I was a little perturbed at the statement I was responding to. I was just pointing out that
this civilization (the U.S. and a few other nations to be fair), with all its many flaws, is simply
the best that has existed throughout history and much better than many places out there right now.
You're right, Angola no longer has a proper police force ... my big sister was raped there by them.
> Your position as an NRA member doesn't make sense to me. You make it clear that this guy Urick
> should "rot just for having an illegal handgun"; yet (as an NRA member I assume you do) you fight
> again gun control, while said gun control could prevent Ulrick from carry _his_ gun but let _you_
> have any number of guns since you are probably a decent guy with no criminal history.
Gun control in this nation has gotten a bit out of hand, mainly because it was the hot political
potato for a while. Basically, it was a cheep way of getting votes and pretending to do something
about violence but not actually lifting a finger ... a scapegoat if you will. I stated I had no
problem with gun control if they start with the bad guys ... but that's not what happens. It's all
political and they pass more laws to make it harder for law abiding citizens to do anything, yet do
nothing to fight poverty and it's twin, crime. Anyway, this is something that can be argued even
more than helmet laws so I'll stop myself while I still can (c:
> You advocate guns as a way to protect yourself against... all these guns that freely circulate in
> the country. Sure, there may be situations where carrying a gun will save your life;
Many people are killed with knives and blunt objects as well ... violence is a separate issue. There
are times when nobody is around and the only thing you have to protect yourself is that gun.
Happened to me once and I'll never forget it. I was *very* glad I keep a loaded shotgun in my house.
>but there will be more situations where temptation to use your gun will lead to escalation and
>actual use of guns from both parties.
Interestingly enough, the opposite seems to be the case. Many people have attested to that on this
thread, and I can as well. When some drunk guys showed up at my house with sticks all I said, very
calmly, was "you got the wrong house boys". If you're a legal gun owner the temptation is *not* to
use it but it's nice to know you can hold your own too if it comes to that. The "flight or fight"
response is routed in fear ... when there is no fear things are different.
C.Q.C.
