Yeah, we have more guns than people at this point. That fact alone makes me suspect that we're in for a lot more of this before it's all said and done.
People are much the same no matter where you go, gun laws not so much. I've had several conversations with galenkp about the differences in gun laws between our respective countries and it makes you wonder how they can vary so widely. Here it Kentucky it's perfectly legal for just about anyone to walk around carrying a concealed firearm. Meanwhile in the UK they're worried kitchen knives...
Does make reading about a mass stabbing somewhere else in the world seem almost quaint.
Living in a country where you can only get a gun for personal protection, if you can convince the court with hard evidence, that your life is in danger, I'm not a fan of giving guns to everyone. We don't have shootings here, or extremely rarely, so I'm ok with that.
Yeah, Galen has a few guns and most likely the Australian law is a bit different. I hope they won't adopt any law allowing people to hold guns here. I don't need that.
I also know opinions differ on this subject and I'm ok with it.
Lol, I feel that. I have altogether too much personal experience dealing with people waving guns around and no business possessing them.
It's like we're caught in an absurd catch-22, everybody feels like they need a gun, because of all the other crazy assholes out there who already have one, and nobody's willing to put their guns down because they're afraid the others won't. It'd be funny, if only it were funny.
Yeah, it's a lot better to not need a gun than to be able to have one I suspect.