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• gut

  O-Trap;1874586 wrote: Interesting story: I met, and subsequently got to know, a man who worked in Soviet government during the Cold War before defecting to the US. We got to talking about that era one day, and the reason he gave for the Soviets not invading the US was that they would have had to contend with both the US military AND an armed population. As he put it, "Because you all had guns."

  I get that. But invasion/occupation is apples-to-oranges to what we're talking about. People are often indifferent or unwilling to take up arms against their own country....and tyrannical govts usually deal with those people pretty ruthlessly and effectively.
• like_that

  

  gut;1874588 wrote:LOL, no, I'll just move to Canada. Then we'll sit around saying "remember like_that? Really brave, stupid, but brave....RIP 'Murica".

  So then you will be in jail for not recognizing the proper gender pronouns :RpS_lol:
• like_that

  

  gut;1874590 wrote:I get that. But invasion/occupation is apples-to-oranges to what we're talking about. People are often indifferent or unwilling to take up arms against their own country....and tyrannical govts usually deal with those people pretty ruthlessly and effectively.

  And none of these countries are close to being like the US. Apples-to-oranges.
• like_that

  

  O-Trap;1874586 wrote:Not sure if it's been mentioned, but the dude was 63.
  

  I am aware.
• queencitybuckeye

  It should be mentioned at some point that while mass "active-shooter" incidents have increased, the overall gun homicide rate is roughly half of what it was 25 years ago. The vibe these mass shootings cause, that one can't walk around their block without getting a cap in their ass is simply untrue for the overwhelming majority of Americans.
• isadore

  2nd amendment =an anachronism bathed in blood. It has cost more American lives than any of our wars.
  
  Enlightened opinions on this site are regularly shut down.
• MontyBrunswick

  

  salto;1874415 wrote:I never said I had a solution but there is a problem. Don't you agree?

  there's a problem with dui's. let's outlaw alcohol and cars
• justincredible

  

  isadore;1874599 wrote:2nd amendment =an anachronism bathed in blood. It has cost more American lives than any of our wars.
  
  Enlightened opinions on this site are regularly shut down.

  You're free to post in this thread, full of differing opinions, because this is the correct forum for it.
• gut

  like_that;1874592 wrote:And none of these countries are close to being like the US. Apples-to-oranges.

  China? Soviet Union?
  
  I'm just saying I don't think it's your guns keeping this country from falling into tyranny....but if it did, your guns aren't what is going to save us from tyranny.
• gut

  On a related note, thoughts on the girlfriend/roommate?
  
  Obviously authorities want to talk to her. But if you were her and even if you had absolutely nothing to hide, would you still be maybe a little concerned about coming back to the US?
• like_that

  

  gut;1874605 wrote:China? Soviet Union?
  
  I'm just saying I don't think it's your guns keeping this country from falling into tyranny....but if it did, your guns aren't what is going to save us from tyranny.

  Was there any resistance to begin with in those countries? Most countries I see giving up guns normally have the "oh, ok here you go! Nothing bad can happen out of this" mentality.
  
  I never said the guns were saving you from tyranny, but it is a deterrent from tyranny. The government knows the country will be destroyed and their goal of full control/compliance is not worth it.
• BoatShoes

  queencitybuckeye;1874416 wrote:Yes, which makes the idea of trying to solve the problem with prohibition laughable, as that method has worked zero times in the history of humanity.

  And yet it works every where but America. You want to be against prohibition of firearms (and,yes the horse left the barn i America) but for some reason completely mentally sane retired accountants DONT MOW DOWN 500 PEOPLE WITH FIREARMS ANYWHERE ELSE ON PLANET EARTH.
• BoatShoes

  MontyBrunswick;1874600 wrote:there's a problem with dui's. let's outlaw alcohol and cars

  We don't need to outlaw cars. Heavy regulation and licensing schemes have been effective at reducing duis
• gut

  isadore;1874599 wrote:2nd amendment =an anachronism bathed in blood. It has cost more American lives than any of our wars.

  If you include suicides, which comprise the majority of gun deaths, sure.
  
  Otherwise, I believe the surge in gun-related homicides began to take off in the 1960's. I don't know why that is, seems the leading theory is the rise of gangs and drugs. But simply blaming homicide rates on gun ownership might be intellectually lazy.
• gut

  like_that;1874607 wrote:Was there any resistance to begin with in those countries?

  Ummm, ever heard of Tiananmen Square? Stalin? There's a reason you never "heard of resistance" in those countries, and that's the point. The police state goes hand-in-hand with tyranny, and the police state is used to squash any resistance movements and strongly signal it won't be tolerated.
• gut

  BoatShoes;1874608 wrote:...mentally sane retired accountants DONT MOW DOWN

  Ummm, no, no mentally sane person guns down hundreds for no reason. Even grossly depraved people with complete indifference for human life don't do that.
• like_that

  

  gut;1874612 wrote:Ummm, ever heard of Tiananmen Square? Stalin? There's a reason you never "heard of resistance" in those countries, and that's the point. The police state goes hand-in-hand with tyranny, and the police state is used to squash any resistance movements and strongly signal it won't be tolerated.

  Neither was door to door combat and not even close to the same culture as the US in terms of freedom and the right to bear arms. I’ll stick to the same logic if a powerful military is all you need we would have stabilized the Middle East by now. Same logic applies to Vietnam.
  
  If the US Government tried this nation, both sides would end up losers.
• BoatShoes

  like_that;1874592 wrote:And none of these countries are close to being like the US. Apples-to-oranges.

  The government has nukes, drones and cruise missiles.
• like_that

  

  gut;1874614 wrote:Ummm, no, no mentally sane person guns down hundreds for no reason. Even grossly depraved people with complete indifference for human life don't do that.

  Something I will agree on with you. LOL at implying this man was sane. GTFO.
  
  Also, BS casually leaving out the fact that millions have died and suffered due to gun confiscation, but yeah guys it has worked in every country! Hey Cuba isn’t so bad, there is no gun crime!!
• like_that

  

  BoatShoes;1874617 wrote:The government has nukes, drones and cruise missiles.

  Which would destroy this country...
  
  I don’t understand why this is so hard to comprehend.
• BoatShoes

  like_that;1874607 wrote:Was there any resistance to begin with in those countries? Most countries I see giving up guns normally have the "oh, ok here you go! Nothing bad can happen out of this" mentality.
  
  I never said the guns were saving you from tyranny, but it is a deterrent from tyranny. The government knows the country will be destroyed and their goal of full control/compliance is not worth it.

  All the AR-15's in the world ain't stopping a true despot that gives zero fucks about slaughtering innocents.
• BoatShoes

  like_that;1874619 wrote:Which would destroy this country...
  
  I don’t understand why this is so hard to comprehend.

  It only took two nukes to turn the empire of Japan infamous for the Brutal Rape of Nanking to bend to the will of the more powerful state actors and the country was an economic powerhouse within a few decades.
  
  The warrior culture of the Japanese could not save them. Our guns wouldn't save us.
• BoatShoes

  like_that;1874618 wrote:Something I will agree on with you. LOL at implying this man was sane. GTFO.
  
  Also, BS casually leaving out the fact that millions have died and suffered due to gun confiscation, but yeah guys it has worked in every country! Hey Cuba isn’t so bad, there is no gun crime!!

  The gun confiscation was just a tree in the gigantic forest of farking revolution that confiscated EVERYTHING!
• BoatShoes

  gut;1874614 wrote:Ummm, no, no mentally sane person guns down hundreds for no reason. Even grossly depraved people with complete indifference for human life don't do that.

  What I mean is that this is going to exhibit A for,the mass murderer who is not "mentally ill" in the Jared Loughner sense.
  
  Point being that "teh country has a mental health problem" argument will not encompass this guy.
• BoatShoes

  gut;1874610 wrote:If you include suicides, which comprise the majority of gun deaths, sure.
  
  Otherwise, I believe the surge in gun-related homicides began to take off in the 1960's. I don't know why that is, seems the leading theory is the rise of gangs and drugs. But simply blaming homicide rates on gun ownership might be intellectually lazy.

  And for some reason people act like gun suicides aren't a ducking total waste for a country. I have had 3 guys I knew in high school blow their brains out.