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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I was down in Dallas last week and I spend some time talking to a very nice lady about this whole guns thing. She bought up the whole second amendment thing and the right to bear arms as being a check against the government suspending liberty.
I pointed out that if the American Government decided to uncage the military against its citizens that a bunch of poorly trained people with hand guns and shot guns and assault rifles wouldn't be able to do much against the might of their own military. Her response was a very American, but we'd die trying.
She was baffled that we didn't have carry and conceal laws in Canada, because it was fundamental to being able to protect themselves against criminal actions.
The only thing we agreed on was that there needs to be better background checks and restrictions against people that have been diagnosed with mental illnesses.
It was a very surreal conversation.
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This sounds to be a conversation I would LOVE to have.
One of my favourite things is a good discussion with a reasonable person who believes something fundamentally different than me.
A conversation where we don't try and convince the other that they are wrong but merely try and understand the other's position and find flaws in the other's beliefs not to rub it in their face but make the other's argument/belief better.
To your conversation partner being able to carry a con sealed weapon is so fundamental to her sense of self and safety that shed rather due than give it up. To me (and presumably you as well) you'd rather not have the threat of the unknown gunman with a state controlled check on who has dangerous weapons.
I don't understand the gun culture, but if like to know more about it.