Gun activists.

[Deleted member 1147]

And that's just how it is, is it? No point in trying to make things better then, if that just the way it is.

They could shoot all of the gun lobbyists...hoist them by their own petard as it were.

 

[Tashyboy]

Or you could ditch said rifles and then you would never have the chance to aim at something living rather than putting faith in something as outdated as your gun laws

in essence I could not agree with this comment in any way shape or form. Guns are rife in American as YOB says,,grannies carry them in there bags. So YOB gets rid of every gun, so any tom dick or Harry can wander through his house with his firearm whilst YOB defends himself with what, Profanities. Me as much as I disagree with firearms in the general public. I can understand why folk in the US of A do have them. What I don’t understand is the fact that people are allowed to buy a firearm that can shoot hundreds of rounds a minute.

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

And that's just how it is, is it? No point in trying to make things better then, if that just the way it is.

I'm 73. Nothing is going to get better in my remaining lifetime.
I live here. I know. We simply don't have the unity to change the constitution.
If you think that you're polarized over Brexit and Scottish independence, we're actually at each other's throats over here.
I'm watching impeachment proceedings right now.

The United States have, I believe, the oldest continuous, unchanged system of government in the world
Nothing lasts forever.
Perhaps the nation that replaces us will cultivate a different attitude.

 

[Tashyboy]

And that's just how it is, is it? No point in trying to make things better then, if that just the way it is.

surely you have read his post on how hard it is to change said laws. Read up on how Trump changed his stance on guns

 

[Imurg]

in essence I could not agree with this comment in any way shape or form. Guns are rife in American as YOB says,,grannies carry them in there bags. So YOB gets rid of every gun, so any tom dick or Harry can wander through his house with his firearm whilst YOB defends himself with what, Profanities. .

No, he uses the firearms he's got locked in a safe........

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

What I don’t understand is the fact that people are allowed to buy a firearm that can shoot hundreds of rounds a minute.

And that is not protected by our constitution. We're not allowed to own missile launchers, by the same reasoning.

The candidates for which I vote are struggling to change that.
Military weapons have no place in civilian life.
They're disgraceful for "sport" and unnecessary for self-defense.
We certainly agree there.

 

[Swango1980]

I'm 73. Nothing is going to get better in my remaining lifetime.
I live here. I know. We simply don't have the unity to change the constitution.
If you think that you're polarized over Brexit and Scottish independence, we're actually at each other's throats over here.
I'm watching impeachment proceedings right now.

The United States have, I believe, the oldest continuous, unchanged system of government in the world
Nothing lasts forever.
Perhaps the nation that replaces us will cultivate a different attitude.

I'm from Northern Ireland. Things may never be perfect, but compared to the 70's and 80's, it's hard to believe how things have changed for the better.

But, if everyone's attitude was like yours, then I agree, nothing will ever change.

 

[Tashyboy]

Am sure there’s a difference between inheritance and cash, which YOB never mentioned. I have inherited me grandmas wobbly chopping board. Scrap wood to someone else, priceless to me.

 

[Swango1980]

surely you have read his post on how hard it is to change said laws. Read up on how Trump changed his stance on guns

Hard, yes. Does that simply make it pointless even trying?

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

I'm from Northern Ireland. Things may never be perfect, but compared to the 70's and 80's, it's hard to believe how things have changed for the better.

But, if everyone's attitude was like yours, then I agree, nothing will ever change.

Your bakery trucks don't have tail gunners anymore?
What the hell kind of micks are you?
What's the Northern Island version of The Commitments, by the way?
Laughed my ass off with that one.

 

[Tashyboy]

No, he uses the firearms he's got locked in a safe........

am not sure they would be, if grannies got a colt 45 in her handbag YOBs AR -15 is at the side of his remote control ??

 

[Tashyboy]

Hard, yes. Does that simply make it pointless even trying?

not at all the recent tragic events in New Zealand prove that. But I suspect that there are folk in the USA making billions keeping the status quo as it is Unfortunately.

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

am not sure they would be, if grannies got a colt 45 in her handbag YOBs AR -15 is at the side of his remote control ??

Something a Brit would say.
Do you know how heavy a Colt 45 is?
I'll bet you've never fired one....which is un-American!

Grannies pack small caliber Berettas.
And YOB owns no military weapons...honest.

 

[Robster59]

your not looking hard enough. There are plenty of armed police and plenty more to come. The main reason is terrorism, However they are not sat down waiting for things to happen, they spend a lot of there time attending drug related “ incidents”.

I said it's rare, I didn't say they don't exist. Of course I see them around but not as a regular thing like you do in other countries. Every bobby doesn't have a gun hanging on their hip.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Something a Brit would say.
Do you know how heavy a Colt 45 is?
I'll bet you've never fired one....which is un-American!

Grannies pack small caliber Berettas.
And YOB owns no military weapons...honest.

I once fired a 44 magnum, a la Dirty Harry, at a gun range near Cairns, Queensland.
I really enjoyed it!
But I still don’t see why anyone needs one at home!

 

[Robster59]

It's easier to say things will never change rather than fighting for the change.
As mentioned about Northern Ireland that took a lot of work, and brave people, and pragmatism to make a change.
But, as I said, if people believe their rights are more important than peoples lives then it will never change.
Just look at American action films. Guns all over the place, it keeps it glamorised.

For Las Vegas, you can keep it. I went there but to me it was basically a shrine to people losing money. Some friends went to a shooting range to fire some guns. I went along but didn't partake. I couldn't as a matter of principle.

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

I once fired a 44 magnum, a la Dirty Harry, at a gun range near Cairns, Queensland.
I really enjoyed it!
But I still don’t see why anyone needs one at home!

Think before you post!
You need a a .44 magnum at home because you're surrounded by crazy Americans.

 

[IanM]

The aussie nailed it.

But of course not being American, he doesn't really understand.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Think before you post!
You need a a .44 magnum at home because you're surrounded by crazy Americans.

If they weren’t readily available for crooks they wouldn’t need to be available for anyone else.

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

If they weren’t readily available for crooks they wouldn’t need to be available for anyone else.

True, I suppose...but it's not personally my fault.

George III let us play with guns and now it's a habit.