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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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I agree their reason for owning guns is flawed, however ignoring her arguments, would you not think that if you were and American citizen, you may also own a gun, considering that everyone around you has one?
In my mind, the US has passed the point of no return with regard to owning guns, and it would be unrealistic to expect them to suddenly change and adopt the same policies as Canada. The historical development of their culture is much different than ours, and it if it was ever possible to get them even close to our polices on guns, it would probably take many decades.
However, I do agree that there are important changes can be made to make things safer, which could be adopted in a reasonable span of time.