well... if you are one that feels that militias are passe and that human nature and governments in general have become so civilized that they, and their firearms are not needed and, that an armed militia is no match for a powerful government with high tech weapons then...
regardless of how you feel about the terrorosts/milita/freedom fighters/outside agitators... they are doing pretty well against a very powerful and technical countrys army with basic weapons... no air power and trying to hide in a country that is ..... friggin sand.. the closest thing to cover is a mud mosque. Imagine if they had a majority following.
Now.... If I were on the side of the majority in that country and owned property.... I would want to be armed... the only "more guns = less crime" that would matter to me would be me having more guns to protect me from crime. In the end... the people of Iraq will need to be armed if they are to be free.
The U.S. realizes this and allowed citizens to keep their weapons so long as it was for personal use.
As for NZ... well.... we could send you guys a few of our gang members... maybe just a couple hundred thousand or so and they would decimate your tiny little island like army ants... you would be crying to have guns to defend yourself.
But... It's your countries... run em as you please... trample the rights of your citizens to own firearms and protect themselves. that is fine... most socialist big government rules don't sit well with Americans tho.
In Soviet Russia the crime rate was very low and few citizens had weapons. The UK places are much like that... And... it will work so long as you don't suffer even worse econmic downturns or allow the "wrong" people to imigrate.... keep your little islands isolated and under an oppressive socialist government and you should be fine until the money runs out.
lazs
