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Originally posted by Agit8dChop
Unfricken believeable that american citizens are willing to revolt and cause internal civil war if the government decided to change its laws and ban households from having murderous weapons, in the form of guns.
[edit on 21-9-2006 by Agit8dChop]
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
Your right, it is your country.
But I bet Iraq doesnt appreciate that little statement.
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
then you sorta realise he has BRAINS, and wants a PEACEFUL SOCIETY.
Im not bashing any of you.
Im giving you my personal opinion on people whom answer my theoretical question.
Im not bashing america its a beautiful prosperous country
Im bashing the total nutters whom regard not having a gun as the end of the world.
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
I know im not going to change any of your minds..
Unforunately that wont happen until one of your guns accidently discharges in your childs face when he finds it.
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
When people cheer and praise there system which allows them to buy automatic rifles simply for display, and recreational use, it shows the insanity and stupidity of mankind in its fight for survival.
I still cringe when I think about the american who debated taking a GUN To church is AOK simply because the law allows me to do it.
We are humans before we are citizens,
and owning a machine that can murder and maime INNOCENT people in truley tragic and unforseen circumstances is a haneous crime against humanity.
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
And your right its humans that pull the trigger.. but imagine not having a trigger to pull in the begining?
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
And If someone broke into my house, and I had a gun. Of course I would retrieve it then go out to investigate.
So now this robber who cared nothing more than stealing a radio for cash, is faced with someone pointing a gun at him, and the natural reaciton would be to defend himsefl using his gun.
There's alot more chance of BULLETS flying when the house hold owner emerges toward the robber with a pistol.
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
Maybe we will have to agree to disagree, because I really dont care to become personal and start abusing people on something that is so trivial intodays world.
I just find it sickening, that guns can do so much damage, that force has caused so much misery world wide yet people still firmly beleive that owning a gun makes them safer.
Originally posted by WithoutEqual
My 5 AK's, 3 M-14's, FN FAL, 2 HK G3s, 2 M-1 Garands, M-1 Carbine, and Handfuls of Mausers and other 'bolt guns', Assortment of various pistols, and shotguns,
Originally posted by WithoutEqual
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
We are humans before we are citizens,
and owning a machine that can murder and maime INNOCENT people in truley tragic and unforseen circumstances is a haneous crime against humanity.
Then don't be a hyprocrite, sell your car, and any knives you may have in your kitchen. All rope like products you own should be disposed of as well. Compare auto related deaths in the U.S. to firearm related deaths in the U.S. for one year. Then you'll be saying evil Ford and GM are merchants of death!!!!
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You can thank me, and the rest of us later when you live to a ripe old age, in a non-facist U.S.
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
Unfricken believeable that american citizens are willing to revolt and cause internal civil war if the government decided to change its laws and ban households from having murderous weapons, in the form of guns.
BUT Lord behold if this same government changes its laws so it can spy on its citizens, invade and occupy other countries and allow some ruthless acts of terror to occur.. we jee's thats not worthy of a revolt.. we'll just argue over that one.
Where are your priorities americans?
Obviously, you'd rather have a gun in your hands than a peace dove flying over head, so its no wonder the rest of the world wants to kill you.
What positive effect are you having on the human race?
[edit on 21-9-2006 by Agit8dChop]
Originally posted by JackJuice
That's why if someone breaks into your house and is rummaging through your stuff you don't emerge, you just shoot them.
I don't believe that owning a gun makes me necessarily safer but i do believe that it is an important check and balance upon our government and does and will keep a dictator at bay.
Originally posted by xmotex
Here's a question I never see answered by those who propose the "guns are only for killing people" argument - if guns are designed for the sole purpose of killing people, why are such a tiny fraction of them ever used for that purpose? After all, if even one out of a hundred guns sold in the US were ever used to harm a human being, the murder rate would be astronomically higher than it is.
As anyone who actually owns firearms knows, guns are mainly devices designed to put small holes in pieces of paper at long ranges
[edit on 9/21/06 by xmotex]
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
scenario:
you and a friend go out drinking, stumble home , u collapse on your bed in a drunken state, he collapses on the couch in the same sate.
after hours of passout/sleep you hear noises... in a daze you wake up, immediaetly grabbing a gun and assuming the worst. you see a shadowy figure walk pas your door way and BANG...
i nthe 10 seconds that have passed youve though so much abotu that noise, and that shadow, in your now half drunken, sleepy state you realise that your friend whom doestn usually stay over... was on your couch when u fell asleep.
So why not join a club, use there guns.. and enjoy them as leasure..
instead of stocking an arsenal at home.. carrying it around with you when you go to church?
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
Originally posted by JackJuice
That's why if someone breaks into your house and is rummaging through your stuff you don't emerge, you just shoot them.
I don't believe that owning a gun makes me necessarily safer but i do believe that it is an important check and balance upon our government and does and will keep a dictator at bay.
scenario:
you and a friend go out drinking, stumble home , u collapse on your bed in a drunken state, he collapses on the couch in the same sate.
after hours of passout/sleep you hear noises... in a daze you wake up, immediaetly grabbing a gun and assuming the worst. you see a shadowy figure walk pas your door way and BANG...
i nthe 10 seconds that have passed youve though so much abotu that noise, and that shadow, in your now half drunken, sleepy state you realise that your friend whom doestn usually stay over... was on your couch when u fell asleep.
Your now going to be done for manslaughter, imagine if u had a bat...? and simply took out his legs.. or his shoulder.
There are means for defense that dont nessecarily mean a bullet.
America wont ever come into the situation where a government is taken over by a dictator.. We have to much of a security aparatus in place, to much of a national RESERVE in place.. and our allies from around the wrold would assist.
Having guns as reason to keep the govenrment honest isnt a reason, its an excuse.
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
Your now going to be done for manslaughter, imagine if u had a bat...? and simply took out his legs.. or his shoulder.