"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference."
Elie Wiesel (1928 – 2016)
Statistics do not mean shit if you are a victim. For them, it is a 100% chance.
I am pretty emotional about being able to defend myself with a tool which can get the job done from a distance against a possibly much stronger or armed attacker. I think that is natural, kid.
" If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.." - Abraham Lincoln
“ The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to - prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms..” - Samuel Adams
All that energy shouldn't be invested into something "cosmetic" or "delusional" like owning a weapon to feel save. Real protection lies into building a society that is lawfully, morally and financially "save" for all inhabitants.
For example: i can send my 12 year old daughter to school on a bike across a very big city every working day of the week and feel save about it. Every day.
If i see a deranged individual on the streets i can call the police and i know he/she will be taken care of (meaning psychiatric help and shelter/food/clothing and eventually a good place to live).
The Trias-Politica is realy protected by law, national law and EU law. We and our ancestors fought hard for that.
We don't need guns to give a fake sense of security. We are realy secure junior.
"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference."
Elie Wiesel (1928 – 2016)
We do not all live in such a community. It is nice you do. A firearm are not a fake sense of security. Freedoms have been won because of firearms being used. As you admitted yourself with the Trias-Politica and having to fight hard for it. And no one in any country is totally free from any attacks on them personally. I have yet to have a need to use my firearm in self defense and I hope I never do. But I know some who have. It is a matter of choice here in the US.
A kid to myself you are, since your daughter is only 12. hehe. My youngest son is a diplomat from the US, assigned to work out of the US Embassy in Paris.
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" If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.." - Abraham Lincoln
“ The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to - prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms..” - Samuel Adams
Chance per 100,000 is meaningless in this case when it doesn't take into account things like distance and time traveled by the average person and number of cars on the road vs population(NL ~8mil cars/17mil pop - US ~250mil cars/323mil pop). We tend to drive a great deal more in America than most do in the EU. We don't have a lot of trains, and public transportation is pretty limited throughout the vast majority of the country so a lot of us drive.
Some excellent points and one they like to overlook. In some cases, on purpose. Another tactic is to throw in the worse of our gun crime cities into the stats, as if they apply to all areas of the US. Stay away from certain large cities here in the US and your chances for getting shot by a criminal are reduced significantly.
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A case of irresponsible gun owners not securing their firearms from minors and those who are not authorized to use them. This also happens with other dangerous tools. I am for certain, in favor of laws which can help prevent this type of tragic event by having more severe penalties for gun owners who do not secure their firearms from such individuals.
" If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.." - Abraham Lincoln
“ The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to - prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms..” - Samuel Adams
I saw this article and had to share it here.
https://gazette.com/military/army-mi...5a0e767a4.html
I am a supporter of the NRA, but not a spokesman for them. And it is up to the State of Washington legislation to make laws. If they can not pass them, it is because they do not feel a need.
Was this your point?
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Wow!! That thing sounds awesome for the military! Sounds like it would be a lot of fun to shoot.
" If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.." - Abraham Lincoln
“ The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to - prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms..” - Samuel Adams
" If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.." - Abraham Lincoln
“ The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to - prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms..” - Samuel Adams
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nessee-n915791
Guess they tracked a shipment from Ruger (manufacturer) and stole it from the UPS facility. I'd think there'd be a lot easier things to steal from UPS than a bunch of guns.
"I only feel two things Gary, nothing, and nothingness."
Clearly the answer to this is more guns
" If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.." - Abraham Lincoln
“ The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to - prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms..” - Samuel Adams
Now that the Supreme Court has another pro second amendment advocate on the Court, this was a great victory for those who cherish the Second Amendment as the right for citizens to keep and carry firearms for self defense. My hope is, some more challenges will be made against some laws made by some states, which in my opinion, violates those. We are now in a position to get some of those overturned.
" If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.." - Abraham Lincoln
“ The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to - prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms..” - Samuel Adams