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I live in Utah, a state where almost anyone can get a handgun and a concealed-carry weapon permit–a state where OUT-OF-STATERS can even carry concealed weapons without notifying local police. Even worse, I attend the University of Utah, which is losing its battle with the state legislature to keep concealed weapons off of campus.
I agree with you 100%. I live in small town Texas where it is not only legal to carry a gun but also a sign of manhood. I was sitting in a local cafe one day and a man was seated at the table next to me when suddenly he jumped up and drew out his gun. It seems his beeper had gone off…it was on vibrate…and it startled him. His first reaction was to draw his weapon. Boy, did I feel safe!
Personally I’ve never been to the states, why, maybe because I am afraid. There is so much violence, crime and drugs. It such a scary place when you hear about it on the news. But I ask myself, how come? Why is there? What’s the cause?
Governments are created to serve the people not the other way around. Europes silly gun laws are the reason why you can’t defend yourself if someone attacks you or robs your store. If you shoot the criminal then you go to jail. That seems silly doesn’t it?
There are some things Europe does well, and there are some things America does well. We can all agree that Europe is not an Eutopia.
I’d rather have a choice in the ability to own a gun then have the government prohibit me.
I feel it is the height of irresponsibility to admit you would use a gun on someone if you had a gun just because you had a bad day. I own a gun. If I am really mad at someone and feel they done me wrong I call my lawyer. Yes-my lawyer. Perhaps I am guilty of wrecklessly endangering somone with a lethal weapon–an attorney. So watch out, if you piss this gun-owner off you just might get a lawyer’s letter. Seriously, guns are only for target shooting and defending your life or the lives of your loved ones–if you are truly in danger of losing your life (lives). For all other battles a lawyer will do nicely.
Love the commentary. Excellent insight. Look at the rash of school shootings lately (Va Tech, Cleveland) and planned shootings (Philly suburbs). The danger to our country is far more inside of our borders than in some far away land (Iraq). When society keeps accepting and drilling individual gun ownership rights down our throats, no wonder so many tragedies occur. And these are in the supposed sacred hallows of our learning institutions? Go to school and get killed. Think about it.
No institution is safe from this proliferation of weapons (um I mean guns) in this country. A gun is a legalized weapon. As long as NRA people and gun toting conservatives make the rules, more kids will die. Sad story.
hello,I am from the U.K England and I used to think as you do , that it is insane for private citizens to be allowed to walk around with deadly weapons.Then I did some resourch, and I think now, that it is nessesary, if not issential for every citizen to carey arms. Can you trust your government to treat you with respect ? will your government protect you from their Police force? You might get let off with reasonable doubt, if you have money, as in the case of O.J , but without the wherewithall to protect you, and yours you are stuffed. The american constitutian is a very powerfull document, one of THE MOST powerfull documents in the World, but together with the right to bear arms it is being taken away ,dismantled, bit by bit by your present government.
Have YOU ever read YOUR constitutian? America , and AMERICANS USED TO BE FREE , YOU called it the land of the FREE. Are you still living in the land of the FREE?
I think not,when you were’nt keeping your eye on the ball,your freedom and YOUR Country has NEARLY been stolen away from you.
AMERICA does not belong to the AMERICAN PEOPLE anymore, it belongs to the NEOCONS and the ZIONISTS, YOU do not own AMERICA, you the PEOPLE. YOU didn’t keep your eye on the ball, whilst you were eating, drinking,taking drugs,making babies,having a good life YOUR COUNTRY was being ,and is still being stolen away from YOU THE PEOPLE.
IF some stupid old drunken fool shoots some one , THAT does not mean you should scrap THE constitutian and GIVE you COUNTRY AWAY allong with you rights.
It isn’t the guns - it’s our attitude toward each other. Generations of ethnic and racial groups clawing out an existence in the same space has left a very competitive society where we fear our neighbor is out to better us.
Robert - From recent news stories in the UK (where my father lives), I’d say the UK is unhappily following in the US’s footsteps - young teens murdering each other in the streets because it’s easy for them to obtain weapons. I think you were better off before.
I live in Utah, a state where almost anyone can get a handgun and a concealed-carry weapon permit–a state where OUT-OF-STATERS can even carry concealed weapons without notifying local police. Even worse, I attend the University of Utah, which is losing its battle with the state legislature to keep concealed weapons off of campus.
I was shocked to read an editorial in the campus paper a week or so ago that was written in response to the recent Dawson College shootings in Montreal. In the article, the writer claimed that if the victims had been carrying concealed firearms, the death and injury toll might have been lighter. Excuse me? I can just imagine how much better it might have gone if some cocky student had whipped out a Glock nine-millimeter and gotten into a firefight with the gunman. My god.
(You can read the editorial here: http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/media/storage/paper244/news/2006/09/14/Opinion/Dont-Shoot.The.Messenger.But-2271151.shtml?norewrite200609300016&sourcedomain=www.dailyutahchronicle.com)
I agree with you 100%. I live in small town Texas where it is not only legal to carry a gun but also a sign of manhood. I was sitting in a local cafe one day and a man was seated at the table next to me when suddenly he jumped up and drew out his gun. It seems his beeper had gone off…it was on vibrate…and it startled him. His first reaction was to draw his weapon. Boy, did I feel safe!
Personally I’ve never been to the states, why, maybe because I am afraid. There is so much violence, crime and drugs. It such a scary place when you hear about it on the news. But I ask myself, how come? Why is there? What’s the cause?
Governments are created to serve the people not the other way around. Europes silly gun laws are the reason why you can’t defend yourself if someone attacks you or robs your store. If you shoot the criminal then you go to jail. That seems silly doesn’t it?
There are some things Europe does well, and there are some things America does well. We can all agree that Europe is not an Eutopia.
I’d rather have a choice in the ability to own a gun then have the government prohibit me.
I feel it is the height of irresponsibility to admit you would use a gun on someone if you had a gun just because you had a bad day. I own a gun. If I am really mad at someone and feel they done me wrong I call my lawyer. Yes-my lawyer. Perhaps I am guilty of wrecklessly endangering somone with a lethal weapon–an attorney. So watch out, if you piss this gun-owner off you just might get a lawyer’s letter. Seriously, guns are only for target shooting and defending your life or the lives of your loved ones–if you are truly in danger of losing your life (lives). For all other battles a lawyer will do nicely.
I didn’t say I WOULD use it, I said I might be at risk of doing so.
As for the willingness to wield a lawyer instead… well, that’s arguably another thing that’s very wrong in America today!
Love the commentary. Excellent insight. Look at the rash of school shootings lately (Va Tech, Cleveland) and planned shootings (Philly suburbs). The danger to our country is far more inside of our borders than in some far away land (Iraq). When society keeps accepting and drilling individual gun ownership rights down our throats, no wonder so many tragedies occur. And these are in the supposed sacred hallows of our learning institutions? Go to school and get killed. Think about it.
No institution is safe from this proliferation of weapons (um I mean guns) in this country. A gun is a legalized weapon. As long as NRA people and gun toting conservatives make the rules, more kids will die. Sad story.
hello,I am from the U.K England and I used to think as you do , that it is insane for private citizens to be allowed to walk around with deadly weapons.Then I did some resourch, and I think now, that it is nessesary, if not issential for every citizen to carey arms. Can you trust your government to treat you with respect ? will your government protect you from their Police force? You might get let off with reasonable doubt, if you have money, as in the case of O.J , but without the wherewithall to protect you, and yours you are stuffed. The american constitutian is a very powerfull document, one of THE MOST powerfull documents in the World, but together with the right to bear arms it is being taken away ,dismantled, bit by bit by your present government.
Have YOU ever read YOUR constitutian? America , and AMERICANS USED TO BE FREE , YOU called it the land of the FREE. Are you still living in the land of the FREE?
I think not,when you were’nt keeping your eye on the ball,your freedom and YOUR Country has NEARLY been stolen away from you.
AMERICA does not belong to the AMERICAN PEOPLE anymore, it belongs to the NEOCONS and the ZIONISTS, YOU do not own AMERICA, you the PEOPLE. YOU didn’t keep your eye on the ball, whilst you were eating, drinking,taking drugs,making babies,having a good life YOUR COUNTRY was being ,and is still being stolen away from YOU THE PEOPLE.
IF some stupid old drunken fool shoots some one , THAT does not mean you should scrap THE constitutian and GIVE you COUNTRY AWAY allong with you rights.
It isn’t the guns - it’s our attitude toward each other. Generations of ethnic and racial groups clawing out an existence in the same space has left a very competitive society where we fear our neighbor is out to better us.
We don’t trust each other.
Robert - From recent news stories in the UK (where my father lives), I’d say the UK is unhappily following in the US’s footsteps - young teens murdering each other in the streets because it’s easy for them to obtain weapons. I think you were better off before.