Article: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL2834893820070828?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true
The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens, making it the most heavily armed society in the world, a report released on Tuesday said. U.S. citizens own 270 million of the world's 875 million known firearms, according to the Small Arms Survey 2007 by the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International Studies.
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2007-08-28 17:49:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
good to know. we may need to protect ourselves from our government, they seem to be a menace to society (ours in particualar)
2007-08-28 17:54:26 · answer #1 · answered by fishshogun 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
because of the fact we've been the pinnacle of the Alliance throughout WW2, and the debate with which a domination might carry to a people could be outstanding. Even the army grow to be astonished at what the Hiroshima bombing had carried out. Franklin Roosevelt grow to be additionally a pacifist, have self belief it or no longer, and can under no circumstances have cleared considered one of those element after the warfare. And neither might his close successors have. Then, there could be the situation of uprisings. as quickly as a usa will become a territory, the individuals grow to be electorate of u . s .. If the communists or the die-tricky nationalists insurrection, bombing them could be killing their own electorate, which might reason greater revolts. i in my view think of that a one-usa earth is impossible, and noticeably might've been interior the Forties and 50s. u . s ., as a manner to maintain administration of an enormous inhabitants, might mandatory to have cut up the government into sections, and can probable could institute some form enormous Brother to repair issues out... it relatively is precisely what shouldn't ensue. What you're instigating is precisely what 1984 is approximately.
2016-10-09 09:54:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It appears then, that the people have already voted on the 'gun control` issue.
They bought those guns because they choose to own them.
The next time someone brings it up they should be
told that the choice has been made and they should sit
down and let the majority rule.
2007-08-28 22:38:34 · answer #3 · answered by Irv S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats why ''We The People" are known as citizens and not as subjects. Funny, though with all the guns we have. We are not the ones killing each other in the streets over religion, ethnic cleansing, political unrest and drug cartels. Things that make you go, hhhmmmm?
2007-08-28 19:07:37 · answer #4 · answered by Gunny 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is good to know, it looks like the rest of the world is content with slavery, in the US we are not.
I probably own 1/2 of that number.
2007-08-28 17:56:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
The article you linked to clearly answers your question.
2007-08-28 17:59:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Israel has the highest Weapon holdings per capita.
USA ranks at #46.
2007-08-29 15:51:47 · answer #7 · answered by Eric Inri 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm, I only have 4.
Should I get a couple more?
2007-08-28 18:03:31 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yup and they pretend like other countries are worse. US is the worst for weapons.
2007-08-28 17:56:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
YES we are and a good thing; other countries are TRYING TO KILL US!!!
2007-08-28 18:02:02 · answer #10 · answered by BULLDOG 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋