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Originally Posted by flamesfever
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.
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I would agree with you on that because I would have been raised in a country with a boastful 2nd amendment discussion, I probably would have grown up idolizing guys like Wild Bill and Wyatt Erp etc.
I would have heard about crime ridden cities and seen the legal defense laws down there, I would have seen people with fire arms and heard their reasons.
Its to the point that gun control won't happen because it goes against ingrained freedoms and I get that.
Comparing Canada and the U.S. in terms of views towards guns is like comparing apples to Orangatangs.
On the illegal gun front the one thing I would like to add is that the American's would have to put tremendous pressure on countries like China, etc who make a fortune in the illegal gun trade since their manufacturers are basically shipping firearms by the freight load to the States and don't care about them.