I am not saying all of the US is like that but people on this list have indicated that they have a loaded weapon ready to go...........just in case. Is that the way we should be living. I saw on TV a while back a thing about the gun culture in the US and here was trailer park granny showing her 6-8 year old grandson how to 'handle' a revolver, he was too young to even pull the trigger, so grandma had to show him how to pull the hammer back. Of course this was all staged so people outside the US would think that you lot are all gun crazy. Look you gotta face it, there is an obsession with guns in the states, which is fueled by the constitution, gangsta movies and other things.
Hendrik LarryT wrote: > Hendrik - > You wrote <<One of the problems I see with firearms is that it makes people > lazy, > they don't try and settle arguments with diplomacy but rather just go > and get the guuuunn out and stick it in someones face. > After a while people forget how to resolve differences without resorting > to violence.>> > > I suspect your ideas about gun violence comes from TV and the movies. Gun > owners (not criminals, but law abiding citizens who happen to own guns) do > not operate this way. If they did they'd all be behind bars. > > As I've said before, using a gun - even showing it to let others know you > are armed - can stop/prevent a violent confrontation - but there's a price > that comes with that act. It's entirely possible the gun owner will spend > some time in jail > for that simple act. And if he were to use the gun it is 99% likely he will > spend at least a few days in jail - maybe longer while the cops and > attorneys decide if the use of the firearm was reasonable. If they decide > no, he gets a lawyer and goes to court and possibly prison. > > If the situation were the way you perceive it a large population of the law > abiding gun owners would be in jail - using a gun when it is not called for > has serious repercussions - for anyone except hardened criminals - who go > from one crime scene to another - totally unaffected by gun laws. Hell, > they might *kill* someone - does anyone believe they respect a gun law when > they don't respect the law against murder? > > You wrote <<have a look at the sort > >> of society you have created for yourselves? In a >> >> > > You mean taking the responsiblity for my family's safety? Yeah, that's an > awful way to live. ;-\ As opposed to being assaulted and or murdered while > waiting for the police? > > BTW, did you know the police do not have a duty to protect someone? > according to the Supreme Ct at least. > > There's nothing wrong with having the ability to save the life of someone in > my family - I'd feel better about shooting someone who was harming my child > than wringing my hands after my child was killed and wishing the police had > gotten there faster! And you want to talk them out of it? It is a fact > that the police will arrive at a crime *after* it has occurred 95+% of the > time. They arrive to do paperwork and ask questions, then say, we'll let > you know if we find someone. > > You seem to have the idea that we pull our gun and shoot people who spit on > our shoes? Waaaay to much TV Hendrik. > > That's typical though -- that's how most people living outside the US get > their perception of what life is like here. > > > Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D) > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
