Originally posted by vor78
reply to post by C.C.Benjamin
I think you misunderstood my post. His post is dripping with irony. The poster claims to have more rights in his country than we do in the US
while also citing strict gun laws. In reality, his country just has more freedoms that *he* supports, but its a matter of opinion whether they
actually do.
Myself, I find restrictive firearms laws to be very damaging to personal freedoms.
Freedom to what, exactly?
But anyway, I think you misunderstood my post.
Owning a gun is not a freedom. It isn't something you should be able to do, period, because it is obviously a mistake waiting to happen. Aren't
you sick of school shootings yet?
Guns are dangerous weapons. Only trained professionals should have them, and only where necessary. The general public should not be armed! What
kind of mentality is it that dictates it is okay for Joe Bloggs on the street to have a leathal weapon?! And you are defending it!
I can't remember the name of the Michael Moore documentary, but basically it explained how America and Canada have similar gun laws, yet America has
around 10,000 shootings a year while Canada has 60.
This means that it isn't actually guns that are the problem, it's Americans. So the best short-term solution would be to take the guns away - after
all, we British are no longer coming to invade - and then embark on a long-term program of explaining to the American public why it is a bad thing to
want to kill each other.
Of course, you won't and you'll just keep racking up the high school body count.
