are the riots in london enough reason for you to own a firearm?

[spidey07]

He appears to be on the fast track to prison or death; seriously, it seems like every other post he makes is about finally getting to shoot a person.

You are severely misreading me then. I have ZERO desire or want to shoot somebody. NONE. But as a boy scout I will be prepared. I never want to be put in that position to make that choice or go through the hell that would ensue. I WILL be responsible for saving my own life and a I WILL use deadly force if necessary.

I saved the lives of two people thanks to training, I'm fine with saving my own. How many lives have you saved? Because maybe it's your own that needs it should it arise.

But I am a scout, and a scout is always prepared. A scout also knows the laws of his state. Any good citizen knows the law, and the law is on my side should the criminal choose to risk his life by unlawfully entering or trying to destroy or thieving my property.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Of the 53 deaths, it looks like a lot were either from law enforcement, looters shot by business owners, and non-gun related deaths. Scrolling through each death, only Edward Song Lee's makes a case in favor of private gun ownership being a problem.

And I have to admit, I never heard of Koreans actually working together to scare off looters with superior firepower. I have gained respect for their nationality which I never before had.

 

[HAL9000]

Of the 53 deaths, it looks like a lot were either from law enforcement, looters shot by business owners, and non-gun related deaths. Scrolling through each death, only Edward Song Lee's makes a case in favor of private gun ownership being a problem.

No way Have there been 53 deaths in the UK during these riots. No way. There'd be an uproar.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

No way Have there been 53 deaths in the UK during these riots. No way. There'd be an uproar.

Read the link. It was written in American but with a little effort you should be able to translate.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Wouldn't the rioters have more firearms if it were in the US?

 

[HAL9000]

Read the link. It was written in American but with a little effort you should be able to translate.

Ahh. Missed that, I assumed it was about the OP... I.e. related to the thread. My mistake.

Wouldn't the rioters have more firearms if it were in the US?

Definitely.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Ahh. Missed that, I assumed it was about the OP... I.e. related to the thread. My mistake.

Did you miss where the resident ATOT peasants were citing the LA riots as proof that gun control is helping London?

 

[HAL9000]

Did you miss where the resident ATOT peasants were citing the LA riots as proof that gun control is helping London?

I did.

 

[zanejohnson]

ok lets see...

the negativity involved in oppresion, caused the riots... the negativing involved, in the "protect yourself and only yourself mentality" would only build on that.. remember two wrongs dont make a right...

what needs to be done, is find out WHAT EXACTLY is causing this oppresion, because it's obvious... all over the western world.

 

[Howard]

Wouldn't the rioters have more firearms if it were in the US?

A rioting crowd using firearms would very quickly be "suppressed".

 

[0roo0roo]

A rioting crowd using firearms would very quickly be "suppressed".

yea you really can't rampage in a dense mob with firearms out, it would be like shooting fish in a barrel for cops if that really did happen.