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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
January 10, 2013 at 7:28 pm
(January 10, 2013 at 7:21 pm)Creed of Heresy Wrote: One thing I often wonder; how many shootings and robberies would take place if everyone were armed?
The problem is that that's never going to happen here. Switzerland's system is very close to this and it works extremely well.
Quote:Would you say Britain is a gun free zone?
No.
But they have strict gun laws.
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
January 10, 2013 at 7:34 pm
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(January 10, 2013 at 7:22 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Jon, find me something that hasn't been "mis-used by the public"...... A hand gun, it is designed to harm and it does, what other use has it?
There is an argument is can it be used to harm a criminal to stop a crime and would an armed public be able to do this more often than the bad consequences of general gun ownership would itself cause?
(January 10, 2013 at 7:28 pm)Surtr Wrote: Quote:Would you say Britain is a gun free zone?
No.
But they have strict gun laws.
So what is a gun free Zone?
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
January 10, 2013 at 7:37 pm
(This post was last modified: January 10, 2013 at 7:39 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
It wasn't designed to commit crimes, people and their myopic and intentional ignorance. But, as I've had opportunity to mention, it isnt the design but the use that matters, so I ask this...why are we looking to ban assault rifles instead of pistols here in the US?
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
January 10, 2013 at 7:39 pm
(January 10, 2013 at 7:34 pm)jonb Wrote: So what is a gun free Zone?
An area where the carrying of guns by citizens is illegal.
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
January 10, 2013 at 7:40 pm
(January 10, 2013 at 7:39 pm)Surtr Wrote: (January 10, 2013 at 7:34 pm)jonb Wrote: So what is a gun free Zone?
An area where the carrying of guns by citizens is illegal.
So why does not Britain qualify?
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
January 10, 2013 at 7:41 pm
Sounds like small-scale MAD to me.
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
January 10, 2013 at 7:55 pm
(January 10, 2013 at 7:40 pm)jonb Wrote: So why does not Britain qualify?
Because carrying guns is not completely illegal. Like I said earlier, they just have tight restrictions.
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
January 10, 2013 at 7:55 pm
(January 10, 2013 at 7:34 pm)jonb Wrote: A hand gun, it is designed to harm and it does, what other use has it?
Target-shooting, which is actually the MOST common usage of a handgun, in fact, by a vast sweeping majority.
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
January 10, 2013 at 8:02 pm
A gun free zone is something like this...
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
January 10, 2013 at 8:09 pm
If the use of hand guns is for target practice, why is one needed in the home? Or are they kept in the home to use against criminals?
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Oh pardon me, I just have not noticed all the people in Britain strolling about with guns. You know so much more about where I live than I do. These Gun free zones, are they in the Antarctic?
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