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Originally posted by blupblup
Why was crime in general lower then, than it is now?
Why was there a community spirit and why did people have more respect and so on.... these are social issues, not gun issues.
Wow.... so one every 10-15 years?
Or one a week/month as in the USA.... Hmmmm and with all those guns over there to keep everyone safe too.
But this thread was prompted by an event in the UK and I am referring to the UK - where never in our history have old grannies carried a pistol whilst walking to the village to post a letter..
Originally posted by 30_seconds
A gun is just a tool. It's not the object that is dangerous, it's the intention of the person wielding it.
Originally posted by mamabeth
reply to post by Auntie Matter
You know why I have a gun and a carry conceal
license to go with it?I would rather have a gun and
not need it,then need a gun and not have it!
Originally posted by mamabeth
You know why I have a gun and a carry conceal
license to go with it?I would rather have a gun and
not need it,then need a gun and not have it!
Originally posted by TheDarkTurnip
Carrying pistols used to be quite common in this country - especially among women. When my grandmother was my age, she could own a pistol for self defence - she's still very much alive and well.
Originally posted by 30_seconds
A gun is just a tool. It's not the object that is dangerous, it's the intention of the person wielding it.
[edit on 3-6-2010 by 30_seconds]
Originally posted by mamabeth
reply to post by Essan
Guns are like potato chips,you just can't have one!
Since I don't have a male reproductive organ,are you
suggesting that I have a small brain,hummm?
Originally posted by Anti-Evil
with a gun or without a gun -- it doesn't matter -
everything you can name can be turned into a death device.
a gun is just a designed to kill device -
rocks were used 2,000 years ago - they are still no laws banning their use.
you can kill someone with a thumb to the eye.... or a chop to the throat... but the reason I say guns should remain legal it's really simple - you dont bring a knife to a gun battle -- and since guns have a longer range than knives - you got maintain the right to reach out and touch someone before he reaches out and touches you,. Bang bANG BAbie YouR dEaD.
The point is... in this country, the UK, you have more chance of winning the lottery than you do of being shot and killed.