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Originally Posted by Mike33
People forget how largely populated America is and its unique history. Are there problems? Yes. Though I think the death toll in Russian and German regimes of the recent past far outweigh any violence we see in America, not to mention the gun violence in some of those no-gun nations. Should we harp on that fact too? No, because it's senseless.
I don't understand the contradictory view of those who will shout out just how corrupt and tyrranical our government is and how it's taking away our rights (recall the Patriot Act threads), yet at the same time will advocate that citizens relinquish owning guns. If one truly believes a government is constantly overstepping its bounds against individual liberties, will taking away any realistic means of fighting back help or make things even worse.
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If anybody cares to reply, please grant me the courtesy of a genuine response. The "you're an inbred redneck gun-totting idiot [instert smilie]" reply really isn't valid. It doesn't illustrate
why this position is wrong; nobody learns anything from it and so nobody is better for it. Heck, if I recall correctly (don't quote me) Lensman owns a gun(s) as do many others here, so it's not simply a matter of a bunch of illiterates wanting to brandish weapons.