IrvineRenter_IHB
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[quote author="awgee" date=1240534644][quote author="IrvineRenter" date=1240438813]I suppose the real question is does unrestricted private gun ownership act as a deterrence to gun violence, or does it create the conditions that fosters gun violence.
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Neither. It is mostly a matter of culture and individual character.
We are a violent nation; always have been.
Japanese Americans have no higher rate of gun violence or violence than Japanese do in Japan. They have a non-violent culture.</blockquote>
Knowing that we are a violent culture, does it seem wise to also make us heavily armed? If so, perhaps we should support and celebrate the heavily-armed cultures of our enemies.
Also, some of the arguments about a well-armed citizenry being a deterrent against tyranny are kind of silly. If the US Government with its immense military arsenal wanted to be tyrannical, a private citizen with a handgun is not going to deter a solder in a tank. If armed citizens were a deterrent, the Iraqi underground would have driven us out or Iraq.
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Neither. It is mostly a matter of culture and individual character.
We are a violent nation; always have been.
Japanese Americans have no higher rate of gun violence or violence than Japanese do in Japan. They have a non-violent culture.</blockquote>
Knowing that we are a violent culture, does it seem wise to also make us heavily armed? If so, perhaps we should support and celebrate the heavily-armed cultures of our enemies.
Also, some of the arguments about a well-armed citizenry being a deterrent against tyranny are kind of silly. If the US Government with its immense military arsenal wanted to be tyrannical, a private citizen with a handgun is not going to deter a solder in a tank. If armed citizens were a deterrent, the Iraqi underground would have driven us out or Iraq.