It was in the news in the UK a few years ago that a doctor visited the US to see some of his family that lived there, and while he was asleep in bed a stray bullet hit him and he died. Obviously I’m sure these things are unlikely but it’s still kind of scary. That and I find the idea of walking around and having deranged psychos all around me potentially having a gun and them being able to pull it out and end my life at any moment kind of… unpleasant.
and that right there is WHY they will never go away. You aren’t Wrong, you dinged the bell of human nature. Name a creature who wouldn’t want an advantage like that?
Its unfortunate that humans treat one another so poorly that iron turned to bronze turned to steel turned to bullets.
but, a history book need only tell you why americans arm up. The Spanish in the south and French in the north started americas fires, then the 13 colonies showed up a time later, further embellishing the need for a gun. the west, where life was worth but the cost of a bullet and has since, remained. Manifest Destiny was not to be a friendly acquisition nor was it. What I’m saying is America is built on the sword and blood of losers. No one here wants to be marginalized. civil forfeiture, Debt…what makes a human feel in control again? a gun…
Okay I guess. I personally like just being able to live my life without almost getting shot every couple of hours. I have a friend who basically sounds exactly like you and lives in Texas, he also told me that he hears gunshots around him like multiple times a day. Forgive me but that doesn’t sound particularly appealing.
I live in Florida and if you call Animal Control, they laugh and hang up. Police arrival times during the day peak at 45mins and extend to 1:30mins once the day shift goes home and our county is under the watch of 4 cops from 2 districts over who already are capped out because Florida Man loves making Headlines. I hear shots go off all the time. but its not like gaza and israel. its just wide, open expansive areas that house like 10 families across 300 acres.
most of us are armed because of the wild life. Alligators 13ft large cross my yard some rainy days. Snakes of all makes and models, wild boar are truly terrifying to come upon not armed. and yeah. if someone came after me, having a gun will make little difference, but. im not arming for people, the same way an officer in the military carries one. Why do they do that if they aren’t fighting?
you have nothing to be sorry for or to be forgiven. you enjoy a certain style of life and have the where with all to appreciate it as a non violent bastion of society. No one chooses where they are born but we try to make do. Carrying a weapon for us, is making do.
Now its domestic threats, The police gang, the black man, the rich man north of richmond, drug addicts, whatever 24hr news media is spinning up to keep numbers up. Combine it with internet echo chambers where the 1% think they are the 100, you got a nice stew for all kinds of horror.
It was in the news in the UK a few years ago that a doctor visited the US to see some of his family that lived there, and while he was asleep in bed a stray bullet hit him and he died. Obviously I’m sure these things are unlikely but it’s still kind of scary. That and I find the idea of walking around and having deranged psychos all around me potentially having a gun and them being able to pull it out and end my life at any moment kind of… unpleasant.
and that right there is WHY they will never go away. You aren’t Wrong, you dinged the bell of human nature. Name a creature who wouldn’t want an advantage like that?
Its unfortunate that humans treat one another so poorly that iron turned to bronze turned to steel turned to bullets.
but, a history book need only tell you why americans arm up. The Spanish in the south and French in the north started americas fires, then the 13 colonies showed up a time later, further embellishing the need for a gun. the west, where life was worth but the cost of a bullet and has since, remained. Manifest Destiny was not to be a friendly acquisition nor was it. What I’m saying is America is built on the sword and blood of losers. No one here wants to be marginalized. civil forfeiture, Debt…what makes a human feel in control again? a gun…
Okay I guess. I personally like just being able to live my life without almost getting shot every couple of hours. I have a friend who basically sounds exactly like you and lives in Texas, he also told me that he hears gunshots around him like multiple times a day. Forgive me but that doesn’t sound particularly appealing.
I live in Florida and if you call Animal Control, they laugh and hang up. Police arrival times during the day peak at 45mins and extend to 1:30mins once the day shift goes home and our county is under the watch of 4 cops from 2 districts over who already are capped out because Florida Man loves making Headlines. I hear shots go off all the time. but its not like gaza and israel. its just wide, open expansive areas that house like 10 families across 300 acres.
most of us are armed because of the wild life. Alligators 13ft large cross my yard some rainy days. Snakes of all makes and models, wild boar are truly terrifying to come upon not armed. and yeah. if someone came after me, having a gun will make little difference, but. im not arming for people, the same way an officer in the military carries one. Why do they do that if they aren’t fighting?
you have nothing to be sorry for or to be forgiven. you enjoy a certain style of life and have the where with all to appreciate it as a non violent bastion of society. No one chooses where they are born but we try to make do. Carrying a weapon for us, is making do.
Isn’t having a crazy powerful military enough? The Spanish and French aren’t about to set fires in the US anymore.
Now its domestic threats, The police gang, the black man, the rich man north of richmond, drug addicts, whatever 24hr news media is spinning up to keep numbers up. Combine it with internet echo chambers where the 1% think they are the 100, you got a nice stew for all kinds of horror.