HAL9000
Lifer
- Oct 17, 2010
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Not a whole lot to catch up on. Standard fare here... neckbeard posts his view point but without having much logic behind it, and a few of the local gun enthusiasts jumped down his throat acting like he's a troll. I don't know what it is about his posting style that boils the blood so much, but he does get a lot of backlash for simply sticking to his beliefs. He may apply them blindly without enough experience/evidence, but I could say that about the other side to a point. Until you live for a good chunk of time in an area that has incredibly strict gun control and then one that has less strict control then really it's hard to say which is better.
The US is big enough to where there are huge differences in gun laws in each state, but not that many people have experienced both sides to know what difference it makes. I don't think any part of England has different gun laws than the rest, so I doubt HAL has lived in an area with private gun ownership. That doesn't mean he should be attacked like this though, as the people doing the attacking don't know what England is like much outside of stats and news stories... just like HAL doesn't know what the US is like much outside of stats and news stories. Little vacations don't really count.
Pretty much this, except: The Isle of Man has gun ownership, including hand guns, and I spent 3 months in the US of A last year. Aside from that I agree with most of this.
