05-24-2002, 09:23 AM | #181 |
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Everyone Always looks at the bad and not the good. Like Magik said they concentrate only on the people that use guns illegally and not the majority of people that own guns that use them for recreation. good points magik
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Understood. The point is if someone decides he wants to be dictator and the majority of people are with him... theres a relolution. When he gets to power and they decide they dont like it... they remove him. That is sort of what revolutions are for. How long ago did the French have their last revolt? How many guns are owned by the general public in France today??? Would I be right in saying.. not many??? sort of keeps the people from revolting if they have to fight tanks with butcher knives.
One thing I didnt mention about the US Constitution and Bill of Rights is that Jefferson thought the only way either of them would work properly is if the people were God fearing men of respect. Well, there is no respect for anything in the States anymore, least of all human life. Race crimes have always exsisted and Im afraid they always will. Unfortunately some people will kill other people just because they are the wrong color and are in the wrong neighborhood. Or their car is too nice and the victim took a wrong turn and ended up in the wrong neighborhood. In case youve never heard of the American Civil War look it up. It was more than a hundred years ago. but thats the last one I can think of. I could ask when was the last time Denmark had a revolution but Im not going to waste my time. Does Denmark have a king??? I believe the answer is yes. Do the taxpayers pay all the Kings bills like the English had to when Buckingham palace burned and did $900 million worth of damage??? The queen makes something in the order of $25,000 per second. Let her pay her own bills. Thatd be enough to make me want to revolt. Its her house, let her pay for it. I understand where youre coming from though. Psycos with guns arent a good thing. Power freaks arent a good thing either. Unfortunately there seems to be no good middle ground. Id rather have mine than not have it. Like it or not its my Constitutional right to own it. And the Constitution didnt say what kind I could have. At least I know why they put that part in there. It may never do me any good but I know why. Most people who are on one side or the other dont even KNOW why they have the right to possess firearms. TYRANNY. Nuff said.
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I don't have the numbers handy but there are quite a few instances each year where people successfully defend themselves from attackers using firearms, where as they may not have lived had they had to rely on knives or baseball bats. I think the Quote I like for this is "God Made all men equal, and Sam Colt just made sure." refering to an early American gun maker. [ 05-24-2002, 09:50 AM: Message edited by: MagiK ] |
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I don't have the numbers handy but there are quite a few instances each year where people successfully defend themselves from attackers using firearms, where as they may not have lived had they had to rely on knives or baseball bats. I think the Quote I like for this is "God Made all men equal, and Sam Colt just made sure." refering to an early American gun maker.[/QUOTE]Too true. If everyone who owned a gun went out and shot someone else the population of the United States would some where in the neighborhood of..... 3 and theyd probably be brothers. [img]smile.gif[/img] Cringing at the thought of that.
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People! Don't forget to go to page one of this thread and vote, if you haven't already! Please [img]smile.gif[/img]
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This is just a reminder. My fellow GD mods have already stated that if this thread is to remain open, then the all contributors MUST refrain from personal attacks. So far you have (largely) done so recently for which you are to be congratulated. This is a serious and emotive subject which deserves proper consideration.
One other point, please learn to avoid nested quotes. There is a preview function available so you can see the effect of editing previous posts you are quoting - USE IT
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Ok I realise that Buckingham palace burned and not to the ground. ONE wing burned doing $900 million worth of damage. I thought it was common knowledge and didnt need to be stated. Seems to me like I heard they passed an EXTRA tax to pay for the damage. I saw some of the Debate when they politicians were argueing about who should pay for it. My wife is Australian and we were discussing the fire the other day. Ok she could be wrong as well. Did the English Parlaiment pass an extra tax to cover the damages?? If so, it sure sounds to me like the Queen didnt pay for it herself. If they didnt pass an extra tax then I apologise for my ignorance.
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