How Gracious of them (politics)

[UnderseaLcpl]

As soon as I saw this on the news I thought "Steamwake has a thread about this, and at least one word in the title is misspelled". At least I was half right

I'm happy about the decision, though it doesn't affect me, personally - none of my weapons are registered anyway, and they never will be

Originally Posted by MH

What do you need guns for in US?

Self-defense, sport, and enforcement of liberty. It may seem stupid to some, but many in the US prefer to take their security into their own hands, rather than entrust it entirely to the state, for the simple reason that we don't trust the efficacy of the police or the competence and benevolence of government.

I will never surrender my weapons. I remember seeing the footage of the nationwide arms confiscation in Britain, where thousands were lined up and forced to deposit their weapons at collection stations for destruction. They looked utterly defeated. A beaten people surrendering their right to self-preservation and self-determination. Americans would not abide that.