Deja, im not sure what opinion you think I have formed of anyone here?
Does someone who owns a lot of weapons automatically fall into the catergory of dangerous gun nut? Of course not. Does 1 in a 100? maybe. With guns per Capita in your country then that would seem a little risky to me. (yes I pulled that figure out of my rear end to highlight a point as an example).
Im not insulting anyone in this thread. Ive stated that my opinions are my own and your mileage is free to vary. Im not accusing Laz or anyone else of being a wildcard with a gun. Im stating, that these people exist and your current gun policy increases the risk of allowing these people to cause harm.
Now the question I asked Laz could apply to anyone of you supportive of your current policy. I can ask you the same. The question was a (excuse the pun) loaded one.
You have all near exhausted yourselves telling me how utterly responsible you are with firearms. That I, a mere Aussie living in a Dictatorship and suffering the abuses of having my freedoms taken from me, have no concept of the American people and your ways and therefore have no arguement in relation to this debate as what your telling me and the good people who look on this thread, is that your population (minus felons) can all be trusted with things that go bang in their hands.
I'm stating clearly so that there is no misinterpretation of my comments....
I have rarely heard such a pathetic load of old codswallop as some of the rubbish you are trying to expound in regard to your citizens.Now I dont doubt that the American people are good people on the whole. No more or less than Australians, Brits and Canucks as I have stated many times before.
You and others in this thread have waved the Flag so many times in defence of your countrymen that it borders on absurd. You use the Flag excuse because this is a constitutional right and that because Americans can own Firearms and raise up against your own Government should it ever be deemed necessary to do so. You use the Flag and wave it in the face of the world stating that Americans can do no wrong and our system regarding firearm ownership is a deterent to violent crime and my neighbour wont shoot me cause he knows Ill shoot him back. You use your own Flag waving and institutionised Patriotism as a self defence mechanism in defending yourselves.
Firstly let me make this point. Now get his in your head so we're all "Crystal" on it.
Having a Gun in your hands has nothing to do with your nationality and charming disposition. Your Flag and your constitution wont mean Squat to the guy in the black balaclava creeping through your window.
Using that Gun has nothing to do with outdated rubbish bits of paper that you can frequently use as a crutch to excuse your ill gotten behaviours. It wont stop a knife. It sure as heck aint gonna stop a bullet.
Human Behaviour is not an "American" thing. Emotional response and reaction stand true for the entire human race, yours and mine and the colour of the stars and stripes on their underwear does not give them instantaneous rational response when dealing with whatever problem they may imagine themselves with.
Your killers have the same motivations mine do. Your victims suffer the same grief mine do. Your bullets kill every bit as effectively as mine do. Forget your outmoded paper crutch and speak in the now.
Any firearm owner that keeps a loaded weapon in their house (actioned is the weapon ready for use at the pull of the trigger Laz, my esteemed and knowledgeable gunsmith) is NOT a responsible gun owner. It is the trait of any or all of the following catergories.
a. Egotism
b. Paranoid
c. Ignorant
d. Stupid
e. All of the above.
What possible reason is there to keep a loaded firearm in the house?
You tell me, your not afraid of your neighbour. You tell me you are not concerned whether or not he or she owns a gun.
Yet you keep one in case he comes through your door wanting a nasty with the cat or something. You wont put your gun down because your neighbour holds one. You wont ask him to put his down because you may be asked to do the same. You need it in case he doesnt. He needs it incase you dont. Define paranoia for me?...no no no...let me
n. form of insanity in which patients believe themselves to be people of great importance, or think themselves persecuted by everyone. paranoiac, paranoic, n. & a. paranoid, a.
You tell me that you use it for sporting purposes only. Then why is it loaded? Will the rabbits and brown eyed bucks rise up, grab sharpened carrot sticks and sneak into your bedroom in the middle of the night? No.
You keep a loaded firearm because you fear the time you may need to use it. You risk that very same firearm being used against you and your family now not only by those who come into your house already armed but now by those who come in unarmed and find themselves in a corner having been found. Or the opportunist who suddenly sees a way to increase his gain.
You put your own life at risk and that of your family.
But no, you say. My loaded firearm is locked up safe and secure.
Nothing is safe and secure. Military and Police magazines and armourys are broken into all the time. The wall or floor safe that the manafacturer tells you is 100% guarenteed is only going to stop the completely uninitiated. No firearm is 100% safe.
Toad: Down with Cowboys. Democracy has nothing to do with plain common sense.
Deja, I fear my friend that it is you who isnt reading things properly as Ive had to repeat myself many times already. Do me a favour and read this one twice. I will to, just to be on the safe side.
Now if you dont fall into any of the above catergories and you have a sensible reason to keep a loaded firearm that I am not aware of, please tell our readers what it is. 2 things are not acceptable valid reasons of common sense.
1. Your Flag (which is unlikely to crawl under your bed)
2. Your Constitution (which will protect you as much as a wet banana)
Do tell..
and Deja, no offence but one last thing.
Anyone who trusts their lives in the hands of the guy who lives 5 houses down and is only seen watering his yard on Sundays is nothing but a complete and utter moron. Not saying thats you mate. That goes for anyone.
