Firearms for defensive purposes? - A good link

[survivalistuk]

There is no right ir wrong answer here, only opinion.

Look at the UK, strict gun control and low gun related crime.

US has a population of around 320 million and about 300 million guns are in circulation according to NRA and govt official figures. Thats just short of one gun per American. Firearms related crimes are a common occurrence.

Canada has a population of about 35 million. They have approx 80 million guns in circulation. Thats two guns per Canadian. Yet firearms related crime is also low in Canada.

I have been to both the US and Canada and enjoyed both countries. What I did notice while I was in Canada, was their attitude towards one another. They where genuinely friendly and nice people.

It just goes to show that guns are not the problem. Its society that is the issue when it related to weapons.

[itsybitsy]

Damn, where's that baby-spitting-out-dummy smiley that I saw on here the other day?

I'm gonna ask Scoobie if he can incorporate that into the smilie section!

[firepower]

Ok here is my ten cents worth.

Anyone should be able to defend themselves. There is far too much handwringing about proportional response. The bottom line is that someone being assaulted or burgled has no idea what the criminal is capable of or what their intent is. Therefore one should always assume the worst and make sure that the criminal is out of the game. Whatever it takes.

Firearms are the most effective tool in the world for defence. The act of drawing one and simply pointing it at an assailant will 99.9% of the time end the problem there and then. I have been in this situation and it ended peacefully with no injury to either party.

Should normal everyday law abiding people have the right to carry firearms for this purpose? Of course they should.


ATB
Mick

[Triple_sod]

There is no right ir wrong answer here, only opinion.

It just goes to show that guns are not the problem. Its society that is the issue when it related to weapons.

Defiantly mate,

I mean Britain’s often held up by gun control advocates in the states (and indeed over here) as proof positive that tighter restrictions work, yet historically we’ve just always had very low levels of gun crime, and if anything they’ve increased in spite of further regulations…



While in America;



Like you say it’s all about society.

[Plymtom]

I agree it's about society, and it is society's lack of will to admit and address the real issues, prefering to blame the inanimate object, it's complicated and the gun control option is the easy cop out which on it's own becomes more a part of the problem.

[diamond lil]

Ok modplod goodbye. Its a pity your manners are not on a par with your expertise. We will delete your account asap and I'm surprised anybody in the armed forces has so little savvy.

[itsybitsy]

Ok modplod goodbye. Its a pity your manners are not on a par with your expertise. We will delete your account asap and I'm surprised anybody in the armed forces has so little savvy.

Right, that's the thread cleaned up and back on track now.

Prep on, folks.

[Black-Hat]

Feel like I missed something

For the best me thinks....

[itsybitsy]

Feel like I missed something

For the best me thinks....

Definitely.

[12mp82]

Sad to see you go MP, I was enjoying our debate in this section.

Wherever you go I hope there will be others who will debate with you as well as we did on here.