Obviously if your insecure and feel the need to arm yourself then the outside world isn't for u. Bad shit happens what is outside of your control.
It's like saying America is unsafe due to toddlers shooting people accidentally so I should arm myself against toddlers, Hell even dogs have shot there owners accidentally in the US. Can't say we have that in the UK.
No surprise if you've been following this story since last summer. No matter how many times nearly everyone else here but @smeagolheart has laughed it off, I've been posting about these exact 4 men being at the maelstrom of this Russia storm consistently. I fully expect to continue to be ridiculed for doing so until the levee breaks completely.
You're joking but cars are dangerous and should be regulated yeah. That's why there's drivers licenses - you need training to operate one; there's insurance to pay for damages if they happen; and safety standards such as brakes (no fully automatic weapons of war cars).
But the primary purpose of a car is not to kill things like a gun. It's not like guns are a mode of transportation that can be used as a weapon - the thing is literally a weapon all the time. They are a weapon that makes killing too easy.
A guy with a knife has to get up close and personal to kill someone and a struggle can happen - the attacked can resist. And it's not as lethal - you can more likely survive a knife vs a gun.
With a gun, just aim and squeeze the trigger. Imagine a bad guy gets a little mad - "oh that guy disrespected me" - bang. Too easy. Same guy with a knife - oh that guy disrespected me - yeah he can grab a knife but it's not going to be easy - it'll take more effort and more opportunity to think twice about things. You gotta really be dedicated, with a gun it can be a whim.
Or it can be premeditated and then the bad guys can really inflict massive casualties as per Columbine or any of the other mass shootings.
So you want a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court - the highest court in the land. This should be one of the most important duties and considerations of our lawmakers.
GOP be like nope, let's talk to the guy about fly fishing.
There is historical reason, because America rejected English rule through armed struggle.
The Right to Bear Arms did pop up now and then throughout English history, the monarchy restricting and then being overthrown, then allowed for certain groups against the Monarchy (Ie Protestants).
There is historical reason, because America rejected English rule through armed struggle.
The Right to Bear Arms did pop up now and then throughout English history, the monarchy restricting and then being overthrown, then allowed for certain groups against the Monarchy (Ie Protestants).
Laws need to change with the times like the majority of laws actually do if they didn't we would still be hanging everyone in the LGBT community. Hiding behind the historic story of the 2nd amendment as an excuse is just silly.
Laws need to change with the times like the majority of laws actually do if they didn't we would still be hanging everyone in the LGBT community. Hiding behind the historic story of the 2nd amendment as an excuse is just silly.
There is already recent world-wide events that show the police and Government can be compromised in protecting the civilian populace, to which then is left the 2nd Amendment.
So 'the times' has already shown it is necessary as an absolute last resort for the people to defend themselves.
Laws shouldn't be made assuming people will always live in an ideal environment, economically prosperous and social safety guaranteed by a well functioning Government and police force.
In fact the general line of thinking is that Constitution and Law should assume a skeptical approach.
We definitely need more training and discipline of Americans in general, that is the great current flaw with America.
I would not be against a Federally mandated training to go in-line with the 2nd Amendment, even if it means the Federal Government just makes sure the State Government trains its populace in proper usage and safety of Guns.
If they gave everyone the guns available at the time of the 2nd amendment rather than today's guns there would be no shootings. There needs to be a better system than there is now which we can all agree on.
I'm glad we don't have any need for that outdated 2nd amendment here in the UK.
Because the police have guns.
@FinneousPJ To defend themselves against oppressive regimes and secure their own freedom, yes.
The majority of police in the UK do not carry guns, and most officers support this. Many have deterrents such as sprays however. A minority of officers (6000+) are trained in firearms and perform a quick response role.
It would be wonderful if all conflicts could be solved by sprays and we could guarantee living in a prosperous, well regulated and culturally homogeneous society forever.
unfortunately Terrorism tends to necessitate the use of guns to take down the Terrorist.
Again we get back to this now meaningless phrase of "terrorist" and "terrorism". This guy was labeled a terrorist before he was even on the ambulance stretcher because he had dark skin. The guy who assassinated British MP Jo Cox over her opposition to Brexit was called no such thing, again, being called a "crazy loner" and "disturbed".
He stopped making his mortgage payments and sold the equipment for his construction business to stay on the campaign trail, galvanized by Trump’s promise to help young people — like Moss’s late son — who struggle with drug addiction. Trump, Moss thought, was the candidate most capable of bringing an end to the heroin epidemic sweeping the nation.
Trump made this promise to Moss personally at a rally in Iowa in January 2016. Speaking through a microphone to the crowd, he addressed Moss directly: “The biggest thing we can do in honor of your son … we have to be able to stop it.”
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But about two weeks ago, Moss caught his first glimpse of the Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act. The proposed health care bill, slated for floor vote in the House Thursday night, would eliminate a requirement that Medicaid cover basic mental-health and addiction services in states that expanded it, a mandate that covered nearly 1.3 million people.
“This bill is just the absolute opposite,” Moss told The Washington Post. “I felt betrayed. I felt let down.”
The Westminster attacker was British-born and known to the police and intelligence services, the prime minister has revealed. In a statement to the Commons, Theresa May said he had been investigated some years ago over violent extremism but had been a "peripheral figure". "He was not part of the current intelligence picture," she said. Eight arrests in London and Birmingham followed Wednesday's attack that left four dead - including the attacker. Those killed by the attacker were PC Keith Palmer, Aysha Frade, who worked at a London college, and a man in his 50s. Seven of the injured are still in hospital in a critical condition. A further 29 had been treated in hospital, Mr Rowley added. -http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39363297
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Monsters. These people want to turn this country into "Lord of the Flies".
It's like saying America is unsafe due to toddlers shooting people accidentally so I should arm myself against toddlers, Hell even dogs have shot there owners accidentally in the US. Can't say we have that in the UK.
No surprise if you've been following this story since last summer. No matter how many times nearly everyone else here but @smeagolheart has laughed it off, I've been posting about these exact 4 men being at the maelstrom of this Russia storm consistently. I fully expect to continue to be ridiculed for doing so until the levee breaks completely.
But the primary purpose of a car is not to kill things like a gun. It's not like guns are a mode of transportation that can be used as a weapon - the thing is literally a weapon all the time. They are a weapon that makes killing too easy.
A guy with a knife has to get up close and personal to kill someone and a struggle can happen - the attacked can resist. And it's not as lethal - you can more likely survive a knife vs a gun.
With a gun, just aim and squeeze the trigger. Imagine a bad guy gets a little mad - "oh that guy disrespected me" - bang. Too easy. Same guy with a knife - oh that guy disrespected me - yeah he can grab a knife but it's not going to be easy - it'll take more effort and more opportunity to think twice about things. You gotta really be dedicated, with a gun it can be a whim.
Or it can be premeditated and then the bad guys can really inflict massive casualties as per Columbine or any of the other mass shootings.
GOP be like nope, let's talk to the guy about fly fishing.
@FinneousPJ To defend themselves against oppressive regimes and secure their own freedom, yes.
The Right to Bear Arms did pop up now and then throughout English history, the monarchy restricting and then being overthrown, then allowed for certain groups against the Monarchy (Ie Protestants).
So 'the times' has already shown it is necessary as an absolute last resort for the people to defend themselves.
Laws shouldn't be made assuming people will always live in an ideal environment, economically prosperous and social safety guaranteed by a well functioning Government and police force.
In fact the general line of thinking is that Constitution and Law should assume a skeptical approach.
I would not be against a Federally mandated training to go in-line with the 2nd Amendment, even if it means the Federal Government just makes sure the State Government trains its populace in proper usage and safety of Guns.
unfortunately Terrorism tends to necessitate the use of guns to take down the Terrorist.
Trump made this promise to Moss personally at a rally in Iowa in January 2016. Speaking through a microphone to the crowd, he addressed Moss directly: “The biggest thing we can do in honor of your son … we have to be able to stop it.”
...
“This bill is just the absolute opposite,” Moss told The Washington Post. “I felt betrayed. I felt let down.”
In a statement to the Commons, Theresa May said he had been investigated some years ago over violent extremism but had been a "peripheral figure".
"He was not part of the current intelligence picture," she said.
Eight arrests in London and Birmingham followed Wednesday's attack that left four dead - including the attacker.
Those killed by the attacker were PC Keith Palmer, Aysha Frade, who worked at a London college, and a man in his 50s.
Seven of the injured are still in hospital in a critical condition.
A further 29 had been treated in hospital, Mr Rowley added.
-http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39363297
Police always do raids after a terrorist attack.