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Originally posted by Donut:
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Originally posted by Oblivion437:
If I were to move to any European nation, it would be Switzerland. At least they're decent enough folk to realize that human beings are at least as trustworthy as invisible government entities. Besides that, I could always use sound financial advice...
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This one statement proves that you don't know what you are talking about. Only members of the Swiss armed forces may keep firearms.
And they have to keep them locked away
And they only have a finite amount of ammunition
And the ammunition has to be kept sealed
And it is checked and counted annually
And you can't buy it anywhere
Oblivion - you are totally obsessed with guns. It isn't healthy.
And please don't speak about increased violent crime in the UK without providing facts. There are many reasons for the increase. [/QUOTE]
Donut - Enjoying gun ownership and expecting our government to actually UPHOLD the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution is a far cry from being "totally obsessed with guns".
Many Americans - including myself - enjoy the privilege of gun ownership. While I don't get to do it often, I do thoroughly enjoy doing target practice with my pistols. Also, as Oblivion keeps pointing out, our Constitution specifically grants individuals the right to own guns. I also agree that all gun-control legislation enacted by various state or city gov't entities is nothing more than a knee-jerk reaction to specific incidents..and all of them are at least indirectly in violation of the U.S. Constitution
I'm also growing very tired of seeing members here make insulting and judgemental remarks about others when they disagree with their position on an issue.
When I joined IW 2 years, members here could discuss controversial issues without insulting each other. But I've seen the trend become more and more prevelant in the last year. I've seen members just be outright insulting to those they disagree with instead of trying to offer a good counterargument and I've seen topics completely banned because a handful of members couldn't discuss a particular issue without hurling insults.
All of this has led me to visit here less and less. And the more I browse here, the less change I see. It's the same old topics divided along the same lines. And since all the arguments have been presented before, the threads quickly degenerate into contest of subtle flaming and judgemental accusations.
It's absolutely shameful.