Originally posted by Sailor1
Irregardless of who owns a gun or not, if an old woman living alone in a bad neighborhood did not have a gun she would/could be at the mercy of whoever wants to accost her (as sad as that is). You must agree that an old woman or old man would be at a severe disadvantage against a younger assailant, so your point that "If no-one else had a gun, why would you need one?" makes no sense, This world is scary enough for the elderly and you want to completely disarm them.. thanks but NO thanks.
What an inane and insane fear-based world you have grown up in if you can only think that way. In case you forgot: Millions of older people in France, Spain, Italy and so on have NEVER needed to own a gun until around the year 1998, which is just about the time that type of fear-mongering attitude and weapon-owning cowardice slowly seeped over into their societies. Most older people still live fine relaxed lives here in Europe without having to own guns, mind you. Maybe think about seeing the rest of the world a little before you spout your prejudice.
[edit on 11-10-2008 by Slagroom]
