Well Brien, I guess that's just the difference of living in two different countries.
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You are kidding correct? When was the last time you saw the police rushing to protect an innocent person? Oh yeah right . I remember. Recently in NYC where detectives murdered an innocent man on the eve of his wedding. And you also think that protecting oneself is taking the law into your own hands? I yi yi. Perhaps you should think again.
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From what I remember, that guy wasn't completely innocent..... granted firing on him and his friends was extreme and sounded pretty corrupt to me.... but I remember hearing the guy was ramming the police cars with his car and wasn't coming peacefully. Shooting him with aprox 50 rounds was excessive and something screwed up was going on...... but are you saying he should have had a firearm to shoot back at the police to defend himself? I highly doubt that would have helped him.
Police rushing to help save an innocent person? That's the norm here in Canada.... what the heck are they for down in the US? If they're not doing what they are supposed to be doing, then that should be a sign to revamp your police departments.
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You may not think you require a firearm to protect yourself and your home. That is your decision and I respect it.. But please don't usurp my decision if I choose to possess firearms to protect my home and family from possible intruders bent upon harming us. Your assumptions may prove deadly to my family. Better to have a firearm and not need it, than need a firearm and not have it.
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Well I guess that's where the difference in society starts between where I live and where you live..... I'm not trying to downgrade your decision of owning a firearm, if it's that bad that you guys really need one, then I guess you do..... I just don't know how your society can survive peacefully with this method of protection.
Other countries such as the UK and elsewhere have no such laws or rights to bare arms to the common citizen, and I understand it is in the US constitution to have the right to bare (or is it Bear.... I dunno) arms, but to me..... as my own opinion.... it always seemed like a flaw and is the primary reason for crimes..... but to clarify and should be obvious.... I don't live in your country, and I was brought up in a different society, so that's why I was asking the questions I did and why I stated the opinion I have.
If you disagree, then by all means, state why. I'm not here to point fingers and say what I beleave in is better then what you beleave in...... I'm stating what I know and what I was brought up to understand, and looking at your country from the outside, it always seemed problimatic to me.
I mean, I know there's a lot of great, responsible people out there who know how to properly use a firearm..... but there also a lot of morons out there who'll be more dangerous to themselves owning a firearm..... those are the guys I worry about and chances are, those are the ones increasing the crime.
Oh and if you want stats:
Violent Death Among Children Linked to Household Firearms
This of course is a bit out dated, but for a quick search... there ya go.
And protecting one's self isn't taking the law into your own hands.... but when you take that protection to the level of taking someone else's life, then it raises the question.