well, for starters, In my country The Good Old USA, the weak and the frail (as you call them) are not looked down upon, but are actually respected as the champions of freedom.
ok, I'll let you go on that one, but you have a point, in the land that supposedly is the home of the free and the brave, where were all the men filling this guy with lead when he acted up?Quote from sheda:
The frail I was referring to being the warped and damaged minds of individuals who go out and execute a bunch of innocent people,or perhaps resort to the use of a firearm over a verbal disagreement, the weak being there inability to cause harm and death to the same number of individuals without the power of a firearm or some form of device.
The elderly who are at times referred to as weak and frail are respected in all country's I should think.
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ok, I'll let you go on that one, but you have a point, in the land that supposedly is the home of the free and the brave, where were all the men filling this guy with lead when he acted up?
one of my daughters lives in Isreal. As she tells it, it's just like the Hatfields and McCoys. She's the sweetest little thing, and they eat dinner as a family, but all the men never sit down unless they have their Uzi propped up in the corner around the dining room.Quote from Random.Capital:
Serbia, Yemen, Cyprus, Iraq and Saudia Arabia are all top 7 in per capita gun ownership.
Don't think too many people would classify them as "polite" societies.
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Serbia, Yemen, Cyprus, Iraq and Saudia Arabia are all top 7 in per capita gun ownership.
Don't think too many people would classify them as "polite" societies.
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I didn't know there was one armed person in the audience, he didn't do anything ? Maybe he had his reasons...
The right to own (carry) guns is a fundamental right . It's the right that you have , so you don't have to rely on anyone to ensure your own protection and that of your family. When you relinquish that right , you basically say that you trust other people (the govt, the Police) to protect you. We know what that means. Now you have the right to be a sheep, to trust the govt to take good care of you, but some people still appreciate freedom and the right to be self reliant.
The problem with guns in the USA aside from the very very big society problem specific to the US that exists partly due to the media and to an unfettered capitalism that prey on the poors, is that background checks should be better at doing what they should do, waiting periods should be mandated. You should not be able to buy lots of guns and ammo in a short period of time and this should raise red flags to authorities.
In general, in the US and elsewhere (where very strict gun control exists but where things like that happen anyway) LEO should use datamining techniques to profile and monitor gun owners .