dont sell americans short, the government is petrified of us, or else it wouldnt spend so much time pitting us against each other
Fear - that's another feature of the conservative brain. Also the gun-owner's. I hear Somalia is refreshingly government-free. You might want to give it a shot. You can see if the consulates are well-protected while you're over there, as I know that's an area of interest for you.
One disservice the X-Files did was to give the impression that the government is well-organized in its villainy. Besides, don't forget your "Americans are naturally psychotically violent" theory - presumably The Government can just sit back and chortle.
the natives had it right, no government, no taxes, women did all the work, guys hunted and fished all day and fucked all night, smoked weed and ate mushrooms, and all the food they could eat too bad they never invented the wheel, that kinda blew it for them
Don't remind me of the horrific World War I battles where thousands were slaughtered by locks and guard dogs. Chokes me up every time.
Too bad they were slaughtered by religious nuts bearing smallpox infected blankets. THAT kind of blew it for them.
im not sure where you are going with this, but if you dont think the cia is running this country/world, youve got blinders on and to blame the gun for our murderous ways is imo kinda silly, its just the most efficient, cant blame the gun for being used, its a good tool
People bring up transportation, which we spend billions every year on, but we also spend a significant amount of money on protection. People are willing to open their pocket books because they want to feel safer. Guns provide people with a certain amount of protection in their homes. Regardless of how good your police are, they will not be able to save you from an intruder. The problem is wackos who are willing to use guns to take the lives of many people. I think many lives could be saved every year if there was: More education on guns for children. More testing for people who are mentally disturbed for earlier detection of people like the shooter. Side note: Portland's transportation sucks just like everywhere else. We just spend billions of mass transit that nobody uses. I think I saw an article in the Oregonian that said that 80%+ of the people in this city still use cars.
My biggest deal is that it's a matter of the mind. In other words, outlaw the guns, and they'll ultimately only be in the hands of the outlaws.
You are so right. This was a peaceful planet without death or war until that bastard invented the gun... and then everything went to hell. Nobody ever killed anyone in anger or tried to take land, wealth, slaves, or resources from other countries until the gun came alone. If only the gun had never been invented.
I'm not the one trying to curtail liberties. Why are you advocating curtailing liberties if not for fear?
in a perfect world there would be no need for guns, i could get behind that...destroy every gun in the world and ill destroy mine right along with them
if anything i think guns evened the playing field a little back in the day, the baddest man around would just smash your face in with a rock and steal your daughter
Please rank in order of number (per year): Deaths from guns Deaths from arson Deaths from drunk driving Deaths from second hand smoke
