It is wonderful news that the rest of the civilized world has done away with a need for guns.
We in the U.S. still have people who will break into our houses at night to harm us or take our stuff. We have a few who will attack people just because they are different, or because they might have money, or just to rape or injure them for sheer enjoyment.
Our police are so inneffective that they only respond to crime AFTER it has been committed. But, we have found that citizens armed with guns are somewhat of a deterrent, especially to the dead criminals.
Also we have millions of acres of land without a lot of people, and have found that hunting provides an excellent way to control animal populations while providing an opportunity to enjoy the wilderness and use some of those animals as food. (I know that's a difficult concept, but we understand it even if you don't)
We even have a few people who think shooting holes in targets is just good fun, or possibly a valuable skill for a nation that prizes its freedoms. - An old saying here goes something like, "A gun defends the freedom of the press better than a printing press defends guns". A trip to most any country where the media and the guns are all controlled by the same group would help you understand this concept, espescially if you protest against that group.
In the US we still consider blowing holes in things a constructive use of a tool. If that makes us "backward" then so be it.
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It is wonderful news that the rest of the civilized world has done away with a need for guns.
We in the U.S. still have people who will break into our houses at night to harm us or take our stuff. We have a few who will attack people just because they are different, or because they might have money, or just to rape or injure them for sheer enjoyment.
Our police are so inneffective that they only respond to crime AFTER it has been committed. But, we have found that citizens armed with guns are somewhat of a deterrent, especially to the dead criminals.
Also we have millions of acres of land without a lot of people, and have found that hunting provides an excellent way to control animal populations while providing an opportunity to enjoy the wilderness and use some of those animals as food. (I know that's a difficult concept, but we understand it even if you don't)
We even have a few people who think shooting holes in targets is just good fun, or possibly a valuable skill for a nation that prizes its freedoms. - An old saying here goes something like, "A gun defends the freedom of the press better than a printing press defends guns". A trip to most any country where the media and the guns are all controlled by the same group would help you understand this concept, espescially if you protest against that group.
In the US we still consider blowing holes in things a constructive use of a tool. If that makes us "backward" then so be it.