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Originally posted by Blackeagle
Plawsworth,
Firearm ownership in this country is widespread indeed. The reasons for owership are quite varied. The I would guess that most are owned for hunting or target shooting as their primary use, with protection a distant second. I base this on myself and everyone else I know who owns a firearm.
The second amendment of our constitution is often refered to as the amendment that gaurantees all the others. It is the final resort aginst despotic goverment abuse.
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Ok. I don't know enough people to be sure if the majority uses their firearms for "good" things or "bad" things. But could you please tell me how you storage firearms? Cause a swedish police officer told me a fun story about a visit in USA. She was riding with a sheriff who had to magnum .44 revolvers and ammuntion in his weapons belt (is it called that?) and left in at the drivers seat while the exited the car buy some lunch. She asked him how he dared to leave the revolvers so openly, since she would be charged in Sweden and someone might steal them. He explained that no thief would be so foolish to steal a sheriffs weapon when there is a firearm in every glove compartment (wrongly spelled) in every car. That's not true, but there might be a reason for that "joke". If i'm not mistaken you have the right to wear firearms and concealed if you have license? Over here you may never wear firearms at any place execpt your home and shooting range.
Also, if you are to revolt against an "bad/evil" goverment that has gone mad. Let's say the President starts killing civilians for his own fun or something unlikely. Then the people would do an armed revolt if he wasn't removed by legal means. I believe all people with a fair chance, who lives in a country without secret police forces that kill innocent people would revolt. Then what is the use of a law that allows or disallows firearms? Everyone would try get a firearm no matter if it's legal or not since the police isn't doing their work. And if the president controlls his people so cruel that they can't revolt as in Iraq then a law still doesn't matter cause no one will dare to fight the regim? Maybe i'm being very naive, but the more firearms you have the larger the risk of getting seriously injured is right? Cause when it's easy for everyday guys to get a firearm then how easy isn't it for the criminals?