If so why so? What does it provide to you? I seem to get along just fine without a gun here in England.
2006-12-27 21:57:56 · 31 answers · asked by Jay 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I do --- how many bombings have you English had relative to us in the US?
2006-12-27 22:05:25 · answer #1 · answered by daddyspanksalot 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Most Americans do NOT carry guns, despite what the world thinks, we do however defend our "Right to Bear arms", it was put in place by our forefathers to provide the opportunity for the people to overthrow the Government in case a Dictatorship takes over. Germany took all the guns away from the people in the 1930's, so the people would just have to accept the "Nazi's", when ever a government is overthrown by a dictatorship, the first thing that is ALWAYS done is to remove the weapons from the people so that they CANNOT REVOLT ! it's like a "FAIL SAFE" for the common people of a Fantastic, and FREE, country. Hey, we're NOT perfect but, I feel that it's still the best country in the WORLD to live in !
2006-12-27 22:09:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
Fine, you are in England. Try going to Compton, California, certain sections of Detroit, Michigan, or parts of Miami, Florida. There are plenty of reasonably safe places here in the USA, but plenty are not. It is illegal to carry a concealed weapon in the state where I live - it is not legal to carry a firearm in all states - the laws are different in each state. In other words, as I keep saying over and over, not all Americans are the same. Also, some of us might not like to say if we carry guns or not, because if we say "we might be" most folks will not mess with us... only the dangerous ones will try.
2006-12-27 23:14:55 · answer #3 · answered by Paul H 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Almost no one carries weapons except criminals and cops. There are some exceptions, of course. No one I know carries a gun.
However, many people have guns at home.
And you'll be happy to learn that London has nearly 30% more personal assaults and muggings than New York City. You do not live in a safe country, my friend.
If guns were available to UK citizens, they would gladly arm themselves to protect themselves from the dregs that plague us all.
2006-12-28 00:08:05 · answer #4 · answered by iwasnotanazipolka 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Question 1. None of your business.
Question 2. Protection from wild animals and criminals.
I guess England doesn't have to worry about mountain lions and wolves. So stay in England unless your in Ipswich then I would thank God the police caught that guy slicing up women.
2006-12-28 08:20:29 · answer #5 · answered by .45 Peacemaker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i do because you never know when you might need it and if you don't have it you might get killed when i deliver pizza in bad neighborhoods they have tried to rob me and i forgot my Colt 45 1911 at home i felt very lucky i didn't get hurt after having some guy pointing a gun at me i carried something a little bigger i would carry my Sten MK2 sub machine gun i felt real safe with that i would put it in my hot bag and hold the pizza in my hand now i just carry my Colt 45 1911I'm glad i live in a country that will let me defend myself the cops cant be everywhere all the time to help and by the time they get there its all over
2006-12-27 22:08:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
We're happy you get along just fine in England.
It's none of our business what you do or do not have available to protect yourself with. Much in the same way it is none of your business what we have over here.
It's almost comical, you rarely if ever see Americans imposing themselves into the private lives of Brits. Yet everyday we come across a Brit here on this message board that feels the need to insert themselves into our lives.
It has got to be a psychological flaw they possess.
2006-12-27 23:01:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I carry a rifle on the back of my pick up. No tell-in when I might come across an ornery Mountain Lion or Moose or some-thin else I might hafta shoot on my way to work.
Most American Pick ups come with gun rack as standard equipment.
2006-12-27 22:32:34 · answer #8 · answered by Red 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
everyone in america carries guns and elephant rifles too..when you finally come here to escape englands tyranny, youll feel safe knowing everyone has one. Just beware that some people here are trigger happy and dont like hearing english spoken with a foreign tongue
2006-12-27 23:19:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
CCW here. S & W Mod 19 combat version. And I do carry whenever I am away from the house. I live by the motto "It's better to have and not need, than to need and not have".
And Smity...what do you really know about my balls sport? Maybe looking a little too closely if you know what I mean..
2006-12-27 22:42:26 · answer #10 · answered by Rich B 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Dude,
Chicken bones kill more people in America than handguns do.
The majority of handgun violence is done between people who know each other.
If they didn't have a gun, they would have done it with a knife, a bat, or a pillowcase filled with Morrissey albums.
Don't believe the media hype about superviolent Americans.
Just as I don't believe that all Brits are Skinheads or football hooligans.
2006-12-28 00:30:50 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋