Just When You Thought Arizona Couldn't Get Stupider...

[Ace Otana]

#1 - You see, over here in the states, we call that "leading the witness" and is frowned upon. You may as well ask "What brings you to feel the need to believe in Christianity?" when you have already stated (in this imaginary context) that you are opposed to people having a belief in a religion and that they should be forced to give it up by the state.

Believing in a god is not the same as carrying a deadly weapon around with you. If the police force is deterring crime well and to the point where confrontation is unlikely, I see no reason to carry any weapon around with you. Some freedoms should not be, for the betterment of society.
I understand and respect your opinion.

I hope that works out for you personally. As far as disarming others and taking their right to defend themselves I find that disgusting and totalitarian.

Never needed a weapon yet, don't think I ever will. Over here, you can defend yourself, even with canes, just not deadly weapons, you can be trained to disarm attackers. I believe it's called reasonable force. Some freedoms can do more harm than good.

#3 - Crime? What crime? In my community there hardly is any crime, except the occasional dope smoking (which shouldnt be against the law in my opinion). Thats about it.

No crime...or virtually none. Yet you'd still carry a deadly weapon around with you? Why?

I appreciate your opinion, but I am afraid I cant allow my freedoms to be taken from me.

I appreciate yours too. I would never dictate the freedom of others from other lands, friend.
You have your opinions and laws, I have mine.

Feel free to give yours up

Think you'll find that most Brits are happy without the freedom to carry deadly weapons around with them. No need for them. I like to think that we are above that.

"No weapons full stop." Really?

Yes, really. You've been brought up in a society that generally accepts carrying around deadly weapons. It's the opposite here. It's frowned on.

That slope is slippery..slippery slope sliding down

Not from my point of view, or the view of any other Brit I chance to say.