07-26-2012, 08:27 AM
A rifle/pistol for defence I'm sure most people would be fine with allowing people to own. But why someone can buy what is pretty much an under-powered M16 I have no idea.
The problem is many Americans have no respect for guns. What ever law is made or changed as long as that remains nothing will change much.
If I was legally allowed to have a gun in my house and someone broke in, too right I'd point that thing at them and shoot if I have to.
But I wouldn't handle it every now and again, shoot at targets for fun, go hunting, show it too friends etc. because here guns are fucking scary. It's such a different attitude it's hard to even explain. If I went to someone's house in America and they just had a pistol lying around I'd be all "Holy shit man there's a smegging gun there!" and pretty uneasy until the thing was put away out of sight.
I wouldn't buy a powerful gun because it's "cool" or anything like that. Here a gun is a last resort, something to take a life. A gun in real life here is a instrument of death, something to be feared and respected.
The problem is many Americans have no respect for guns. What ever law is made or changed as long as that remains nothing will change much.
If I was legally allowed to have a gun in my house and someone broke in, too right I'd point that thing at them and shoot if I have to.
But I wouldn't handle it every now and again, shoot at targets for fun, go hunting, show it too friends etc. because here guns are fucking scary. It's such a different attitude it's hard to even explain. If I went to someone's house in America and they just had a pistol lying around I'd be all "Holy shit man there's a smegging gun there!" and pretty uneasy until the thing was put away out of sight.
I wouldn't buy a powerful gun because it's "cool" or anything like that. Here a gun is a last resort, something to take a life. A gun in real life here is a instrument of death, something to be feared and respected.