I thought that the gun-control madness would be over here. It seems that I am grossly mistaken.
I do not own guns. Despite the break-in of the home my wife and own...we had decided that a gun would not help.
I am not singularly unique. I despise gun-control. The United States of America requires citizens to own guns. Why do I despise gun-control? Because small-minded, desperate--or bored--people will bully, oppress, enslave, and kill you. That is civilization. That is government.
You are an individual, utterly incapable of rational thought. You are a continuous risk to the public's health. You must be controlled. The national military have guns. The national guard have guns. The police have guns.
The citizens must have unfettered access to the same type and caliber of guns.
I am capable of defending myself, my wife, and my home, with lethal means--without a gun. I do not know how many of you have the knowledge to do the same.
Guns are the tools to keep you safe...whether you like it...or not.
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have not had a gun for over 40 years, have defended myself against people with guns and could do so again. We were a bit lax one weekend, visitors and all, a gate was left open, someone went in the back of my garage, he stole a 25 year old body board, he also realised he was face to face with a camera the other side of a window as he left. He is 11 and his mother can't understand why he won't come with her to visit any more. Because all the locals believe I will brand anyone I catch. Our place is known by those who visit as "the fortress" only obvious from inside, it is hard to get in, and if we decide, it could be impossible to get out. That scares people more. I know who has guns legally within a few miles/klms of me can guess a couple who have them illegally. Australia may be invaded one day, it would not be worth the effort, damn inhospitable place to be honest. We have a tiny defense force, huge coastline and most of us are unarmed. Can I defend myself with lethal force? Hell, I can make accelerants from seaweed and have the means to do so, couple of pencils and a bit of copper wire and I can extract almost anything. My family and I are much safer because so few people have guns, all are trained in martial arts and self defence but someone with a gun could take us out easily.
Rugglesby
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Feb 26, 2018
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I prefer not to have a home to scare people either. My neighbors are pretty decent. There is no shortage of "hellos" and "good mornings" for passers-by. Door-crashers? Not-so-much. Liked the "making accelerants out of seaweed". Fermentation?
@Jack-of-scythes electrolysis, takes a bit, burn the seaweed without oxygen (pyrolysis) the resulting ash is high in potassium, not real high, but workable, a few steps, but in the end you use graphite electrodes (inside of lead pencils) to draw the potassium out of solution, aim eventually is potassium nitrate, 30 years ago we could buy it in hardware stores, helped dissolving tree trunks but now in OZ you can only buy the smallest amounts as a spice in Asian food stores. Of course old bushies used it to blow stumps out of the ground. KNO3 is only the accelerant, but really makes things go off.
First and foremost, guns are tools for killing -- of humans or other animals. Second, they are tools for control and intimidation. Third, but leas important, they are tools for self-protection. The simple fact is that the more widespread the ownership of guns, the greater the incidence of human deaths from the use of guns. Mo one can deny that and be in his or her right mind.
I own a rifle and a shotgun, but I believe strongly that all assault weapons, automatic and semiautomatic weapons, and pistols should be banned.
wordywalt
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Feb 26, 2018
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This argument, while common, is not valid in the 21st century. We can live in a fantasy and accept this ridiculous argument without question because, just like Religion, we are expect to, or we can recognize the reality and move forward with common sense gun control.
marmot84
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Feb 26, 2018
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