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Surely you don't condone BOTH of the uses, Uncle G.
It's a terrible tragedy Richard, but I also feel there was some strange form of Justice in it.
Imagine the scene taking place in Europe. You would end up with two grown men rolling around in the dirt, both ending up with a few bruises, maybe the odd broken bone and Hurt feelings. And possibly a bit of remorse at being so stupid.
In America you have two men carrying concealed weapons, then using the concealed weapons to kill each other. There just seems to be a bit of irony here, a bit of rough Justice for the crime, not of who is right or wrong, but for carrying weapons.
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Tera, not all of us carry guns. I own a gun but it is always in the house. The government allows it because our history in the USA is based on the image of the hardy pioneer going out into the wilderness, living off the land and protecting his property because where the pioneers went, there was no law enforcement.
We had one other reason (with no disrespect to our British friends). We had a really bad time with a tyrannical system during the early days of colonial America and found it was necessary to question King George's methods of rule. When he violently suppressed the UK citizens of the colony, we violently returned the favor. When we formed a government, that terrible need for violence was still fresh in our minds and the only way we could form any government at all was to include the right of the people to bear arms. With the tacit understanding that if the government got out of hand, we would take them down just as we had taken down the British colonial system in North America.
I see your line of thought, Uncle G, but have to say that only one of those persons was wrong in my way of understanding the events.
Tera, actually, right now the laws in most, if not all, states forbid firearms on public school property or at school events, along with many, many other locations (like anywhere alcohol is sold). Most states even have very restrictive laws on how guns can be transported in cars; in Michigan guns in cars must be in a locked gun case in the trunk, with neither the keys nor any ammunition in the trunk. Any other way of transporting a firearm in your car in this state is a felony, I believe punishable by 2 years of prison and a fairly hefty fine.
The big push for guns in schools would require rewriting those laws, and politically, the pro-gun crowd (with the NRA as its standard bearer) still has far more power than the gun control crowd, even with our near-daily mass shootings and monthly school shootings.
I've never been in States and all I know about your country is through news or movies. So it may be because I don't know the situation, but can you explain why? How is it possible in other countries? The last time I heard someone was murdered with a gun in Japan, I can't even remember when it was, a Yakuza shot another one. Was it 5 years ago? or 10? Yes, they may have it, but it's not used daily.As Doc as alluded to, just because a weapon is "Illegal" doesn't mean those who wish to break the law and use it won't be able to gain access. As far as I know.
If you're talking about Sarin used in Japan 20 years ago, again yes. A lot of restricted things may be used. But being restricted makes it being used less. Sarin was used only once in the whole Japan's criminal history. Are you comparing it to your mass shooting? List of Mass shooting in 2019. I even couldn't count it.Sarin gas is highly restricted, yet it has been used by those who wish to kill.
To be true, I can't even understand what you're trying to tell me. Are you trying to tell me that firearm control is a way to control a nation? And we or other European countries' nation are being controlled in an inhumane methods under the name of law?In recent history, many major powers have confiscated firearms from their citizens prior to using some very inhumane methods of control. Examples would be the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and Communist China. Each prevented their citizens from effectively resisting prior to using force to achieve goals.
First, no they can not get guns. It's not that simple.Tera, some of us don't see gun control as the correct answer because (a) people who don't have guns can use knives or make bombs and (b) if they want them badly enough, they can get guns.
I can't believe how is it possible to have machine guns in states and nobody cares.
At last someone's speaking my languageWide spread gun ownership means everyone assumes their opponent is armed. Shooting first becomes the the best chance for survival.
A lot more people end up needlessly dead over misunderstandings like the one in the first post.