People are killing People !

[Hammerskjold]

I think this is a common misconception. In e.g. Holland, a burglar will 99 out of a 100 times not bring a gun and maybe 90 out of 100 times not even a weapon.

Hey that's great. Maybe you should urge your country to export these gentle burglars to other places.

And I am sure a robber (often young inexperience criminals) is far more likely to use his gun out of nervousnes because he knows the chance is very high that the shopkeeper has a gun as well.

Okie dokie...

So as it surely increases ones feeling of justice it doesn't necesarry save lives when guns are legal. And than I am not even talking about inexperienced users.....in most cases the 'criminal' will shoot faster and more accurate than the victim.

Hey uhm, what? You just confustigated me with your mental acrobatics. First they're young and inexperienced criminals who are so nervous because the shopkeeper has a gun. Then they will suddenly shoot faster and more accurate than the victim?

And I know people like Occhi and Pete will come up with there guns stories and about how fine shooters they are.....fine, I know this guys, but that is not the point here.

What -is- your point exactly? Why can't the whole world be more like the Holland you described? Hell I wish that was the case too.

Of course there is a big difference in culture about this stuff...I mean I have never in my life seen a real gun (aparts from in museums)

I learned basic gun safety when I was a kid, but I also understand that this alone will not guarantee an outcome of a decent human being. Only empathy can do that.

When someone doesn't have that or failed to or does not want to learn that, I wouldn't feel safe around them because -they- are more dangerous than any inanimate object can be. -They- are the weapon. You know, like Chuck Norris. You can't exactly ban someone like Chuck Norris anyway. Not in Holland, not in Timbuktu, not in this galaxy. Maybe in a parallel dimension where the anti-Norris exists, maybe there's a chance. Though really, that's like saying 1 in a trillion chance is still a practical chance.

But to get to the original point, here's my small contribution to pushing this thread to 100 replies. Jesus aborts baby Hitler with an illegal assault gun in Iraq in exchange for oil, which Jesus later burned for 7 days and nights contributing to a hoax known as global warming.

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