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Constitution was written for a reason - however it seems it can be "re-written at will" as of late
and yes... we do value our right to bear arms - after all - that amenedment was created to protect the people FROM the government.. not the other way around.
ETA: I agree with you WWolf - and add to that you can now be denied a job for your credit history as well as made to take a "personality indictator test" (i.e., Myers Briggs) to see if you're "compatible" with management. Now where is the "non-discriminatory" act in that I ask? Uh huh.... *major eye roll here*
"we do value our right to bear arms - after all - that amenedment was created to protect the people FROM the government.. not the other way around."
YES!
I don't think, in my idealistic reality, guns are necessary, but my idealistic reality does not include bad people and there will always be "evil" people out there. An evil person, to me, is anyone who harms another human being physically (though emotionally counts, too) or threatens their life with violence. Once a person is physically moving toward another person to harm them, I think self-defense measures are reasonable. And, if that includes shooting someone, I have no doubt I could do it if they were threatening my life, or the lives of my loved ones. (I'm quite afraid of the unpredictable behavior of other people; they scare me.) Personally, I only carry a can of grizzly bear repellent, but I'm prepared to use it on any imbecile who gets out of their car and approaches me (those road rage idiots).
When I was a child there were rifles, including the incredible Mannlicher and a .30-06 sitting to the right of the doorway. My grandmother carried a Smith & Wesson .38 revolver gifted to her from her father (who was a homesteader who resided within the borders of Glacier National Park) and a .22 with slide-action that she kept close by, too. This was my grandma.
Guns were commonplace. We never would have thought of messing with them. That's how we were raised. We even had our own. When I was a girl of six or seven I traded some sheep for a .22 rifle. I remember shooting it into the woodpile, but my grandpa had to stay close by. It was a terrifying experience for me, because I have a sensory disorder and I was frightened of guns. After that I didn't feel the need to shoot it. The noise was too much for me.
In countries like Wales, where firearms have been banned for a long time, they're already accustomed to living without them, so mostly the people, like farmers, who own them have antiquated war guns stowed away. But for a country, like the U.S., taking firearms away "may be" impractical and "may" lead to higher crime rate.
In Switzerland there is even more gun freedom than here, with all of the able-bodied young men issued military weapons that they store at home; however, currently there is a move to ban such weapons. This may be an interesting situation to follow.
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/M...ect=105&sid=10366555&cKey=1235392065000&ty=st
Oops! I think I magnified the off-topic scenario.
Hi,
I live in Wales and I am afraid of guns too because of the noise, and also because of the damage that can be done with them. I think it is called a healthy respect.
I know in the US you all know your guns and do treat them with the greatest respect. We do have guns here. My Ex had 15 shotguns including pump actions, double barrels side by side and over and unders, as well as a number of rifles.
some of them could I guess be classed as antiques but some were very new. he was an excellent marksman. he used them for duck shoots and also for hunting.
We have strict rules here about the keeping of guns and I am sure that you all feel exactly the same as we used to (not now as I do not have guns) In the family home there were always guns around, but nobody would touch them unless they needed to, or were going shooting.
It is the idiots and the criminals that are scary with guns and they do not use the same kind of guns as a rule. The kick off a 12 bore would knock them over...lol. But gun crime is becoming a big problem here in the UK, as well as knife crime.
Unfortunately this is also having an impact on the traditional gun keepers. Now they have to lock up their guns in special cases with regular inspections.
but that is an issue of crime and not about those people who have always used guns for pest control and for sport in an appropriate manner.
Guess it is the same with health. All of these things here anyway have been good... but they are all being messed up by criminals.
It is also a lack of respect.
You who have always kept your guns and used them properly should be allowed to keep them. It is a tradition.
As for health, your data is yours it is personal and should be respected.
As should all information on you be in your control, and governments and criminals ( is there a difference in distinction?) should RESPECT your rights and privacy.
No matter what. and they should be culpable for any breaches.
