I was deeply saddend today to read about the Batman cinema shooting today. As awful as it was it got me angry thinking why this should be allowed to happen.
I saw on a Australian documentary where a aussie journalist shot a high powered automatic rifle, and told the yank that the gun had alot of power. The yank asked why he had never fired a gun like that before, and the journo said they were illegal in Australia. To which the yank replied, almost shocked, "I pity you."
America allows any average Joe, no matter how high or low their IQ might be, the right to bear arms. It is such a stupid idea. Yet, it's something every redneck loves, and what a majority of US citizens believe to contribute to why their country is the "greatest in the world". They see it as a form of self defence, although i'm a little perplexed as to whom they may be defending themselves from? Other people with guns? I read an article a little while back that reported 47% of Americans hold a gun in their home. (http://www.gallup.com/poll/150353/self-reported-gun-ownership-highest-1993.aspx) That is staggering. Also extremely scary. I couldn't feel safe in my own home knowing that it is likely that my next door neighbour could have a gun. God forbid my dog barked in the middle of the night.
America is also some 17 trillion dollars in debt. That equates to every Man woman and child being $50,000 in debt. If the US were to ever go under, that would be the last country I would want to be in.
Even if they were to put an end to every civilian owning a gun, it is too late. There are already too many guns out there to get them back.
I can't see how any US patriot could see their country as the greatest in the world.
I saw on a Australian documentary where a aussie journalist shot a high powered automatic rifle, and told the yank that the gun had alot of power. The yank asked why he had never fired a gun like that before, and the journo said they were illegal in Australia. To which the yank replied, almost shocked, "I pity you."
America allows any average Joe, no matter how high or low their IQ might be, the right to bear arms. It is such a stupid idea. Yet, it's something every redneck loves, and what a majority of US citizens believe to contribute to why their country is the "greatest in the world". They see it as a form of self defence, although i'm a little perplexed as to whom they may be defending themselves from? Other people with guns? I read an article a little while back that reported 47% of Americans hold a gun in their home. (http://www.gallup.com/poll/150353/self-reported-gun-ownership-highest-1993.aspx) That is staggering. Also extremely scary. I couldn't feel safe in my own home knowing that it is likely that my next door neighbour could have a gun. God forbid my dog barked in the middle of the night.
America is also some 17 trillion dollars in debt. That equates to every Man woman and child being $50,000 in debt. If the US were to ever go under, that would be the last country I would want to be in.
Even if they were to put an end to every civilian owning a gun, it is too late. There are already too many guns out there to get them back.
I can't see how any US patriot could see their country as the greatest in the world.
