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Do you carry a gun around
It was tragic that Kyle had to defend himself but he did nothing wrong. The other guy was just sucked at his job and though race baiting would make him too popular to fire. He was wrong as well as a racist piece of shit.
It is amazing how you always manage to get everything wrong.
Do you carry a gun around?
Not regularly. The last time I regularly carried a gun around was in Iraq. I do own one, know how to use it properly, and practice 3-4 times a year. Given that night was the second night of riots, arson, looting, and violence I can certainly understand why locals would want to be armed. That is only prudent.
Too many idiots carrying guns around in the US.
Places like Switzerland gun ownership is high but many of those people spent time in the military learning to fire and store weapons properly.
The requirements on citizens should be many times more stringent than a trained soldier or military vet.
They dont let anyone get a flying license so why is the States so lenient on gun ownership?
1) Because the constitution requires that the right to keep and bare arms shall not be infringed.
2) I am a military vet with two combat tours. I agree former military are probably better trained than average and would even agree to increased training requirements being mandated. There is still point #1 though.
What's often noticeable is that those who actually served in the military usually don't carry the gun around wherever all the time they go nor do they stock up like they're trying to start a war.
But the insecure fool who wasn't brave enough to serve his country when he was called upon needs 10 or 20 firearms in his basement to prove somehow that hes a man.
I have one and don't feel the need for more. Bi can easily see reasons to own more without resorting to silly nonsense like questioning a person's manhood. One deer hunting which has different needs from bird hunting which has different needs from skeet shooting which has different needs from home defense which has different needs from whatever you can think of. That is before we get to collectors who often seek out vintage, rare, or antique firearms.
Who are we to tell other people what they can and cannot spend their hard earned cash on as long as it is legal?
Personally I think it's a sign of 'stolen valor' to buy an excessive amount of weapons.
It's akin to akin to someone showing up at a military veterans legion dressed in military uniform with a stash of medals they didn't earn.
We actually had some cases like that in Canada btw.
I think the guy was quickly apprehended. No charges were laid but he was warned never to do it again.
I think people who hide behind weapons like that w/o earning that right are not true men.