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originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: Reallyfolks
My own nation is also full of crappy parents and psychopaths not to mention rather a few other miscreants doing the rounds and in our reality they are not all out shooting one another. Reason being stricter gun control laws. As to sterilizing people both our nations operated eugenics policy well into the last century so we are both guilty of that particular atrocity.
originally posted by: Reallyfolks
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: Reallyfolks
My own nation is also full of crappy parents and psychopaths not to mention rather a few other miscreants doing the rounds and in our reality they are not all out shooting one another. Reason being stricter gun control laws. As to sterilizing people both our nations operated eugenics policy well into the last century so we are both guilty of that particular atrocity.
Sucks for you. Been around, trained, and used guns most my life. My kids grew up around them, own multiples. Can also do far more damage than what a gun can do via other methods. It's funny that all these decades no one in my family has had an issue. In all these decades only showed a gun once but outnumbered badly. Not a gun problem, people problem. Your countries lack of guns isn't my issue and my countries access to guns isn't yours. Anyone in the US against guns shouldn't get one. I support their right to do that. I would also appreciate those anti gun people in the US not using armed security to protect them while claiming they themselves don't need one.
All honesty don't really care if other countries don't like guns in America. Don't care if Americans don't either. Go chase down poor parents, criminals, and aholes prone to snap. I had no problem raising responsible kids who have never shot anyone more used any of their other access or training to indiscriminately hurt people. Nor have I.
These are terrible stories, it sucks. We have a real people problem here. Guns are going nowhere, guns are not getting banned. Rant away.
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: queenofswords
If you are referring to the UK there is not to many if any "ivory towers with armed guards" to my knowledge. And the only person escorting my little girl to school would be myself or partner, she is only 8 after all.
Plenty of blighted apartments with countless crack heads doing the round all the same. People do indeed break and enter and inflict harm over here all the time the difference being they are seldom armed with guns.
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: queenofswords
Nope i imagine our thugs are just as bad as they are in America, just less well armed or at least have less access to firepower.
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: queenofswords
Nope i imagine our thugs are just as bad as they are in America, just less well armed or at least have less access to firepower.
originally posted by: Reallyfolks
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: queenofswords
Nope i imagine our thugs are just as bad as they are in America, just less well armed or at least have less access to firepower.
I could be wrong but even without guns the US and UK homicide rate is like a 16% difference with us in the lead. I think UK was ranked 44th in world homicide rate and the US was like 30th. Could be off, going off memory here.
originally posted by: queenofswords
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: queenofswords
Nope i imagine our thugs are just as bad as they are in America, just less well armed or at least have less access to firepower.
As I said, I would hate to be a man witnessing my wife and/or daughter being abused by a thug with or without a gun. Men in America must be different. The men around here would sooner go to hell than let their wife or daughter be raped in front of them because they weren't allowed to use deadly force to prevent it. Although... the wussification of the American male is happening as we speak.
originally posted by: grainofsand
a reply to: Reallyfolks
It's much worse than you think, check the chart out:
uk.businessinsider.com...
...which is why I think it is a US social problem more than the choice of murder weapon used.
More of you (as a proportion) kill each other than we do in the UK, many more.
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: queenofswords
Yes stay armed because the Mexicans are coming to get you. Priceless! LoL
Dont worry Trump will build you a big wall and you can pick them off before they even get there.