Thread: The world I would love to live in.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Sorry, what? I am neither helpless nor dependant nor a victim. I don't feel a pressing need to possess a firearm, which is what I assume you mean, and I don't really want to live somewhere where I do.

Whether you feel the need or not, whether you live where you do or don't, doesn't matter because you've been told you can't. If you find that acceptable, less power to you, mate.

Originally Posted by honedright

Whether you feel the need or not, whether you live where you do or don't, doesn't matter because you've been told you can't. If you find that acceptable, less power to you, mate.

As far as i know, I would be allowed to own a firearm if i wanted one, there would probably be conditions on ownership and I might not be able to choose whatever I liked though. And besides they are not the only way to defend yourself.

No man is absolutely free, be it modern or some ancient society. We are all dependent from the world and people surrounding us, more or less.
Guns are great & fun hobby and something to occasionally carry at work, but have no much to do with self defence.

Stable society and general respect of life, all life, is the best self defence. Living in a society where i would have to arm myself for self defence wouldn't really be something i would like to see or live in. I would surely arm myself, legal or not, if i thought i needed to, but from where i live the idea seems absurd. Guess from that little part the society & it's people have done well.

Our society surely ain't ready or perfect, but things tend to turn better in time. Slowly but anyway.

Originally Posted by honedright

Whether you feel the need or not, whether you live where you do or don't, doesn't matter because you've been told you can't. If you find that acceptable, less power to you, mate.

Fredoom is a funny concept.
Living in a place were one doesn't need a weapon is freedom, and safety, to some.
Living in an area were one would feel unsafe without one, and lacking the funds to change that situation for yourself and your family is basically what the African-American slaves felt like 200 years ago.
Fredoom? meh, not so much.
Less power to whom exactly?

Originally Posted by Birnando

Fredoom is a funny concept.
Living in a place were one doesn't need a weapon is freedom, and safety, to some.
Living in an area were one would feel unsafe without one, and lacking the funds to change that situation for yourself and your family is basically what the African-American slaves felt like 200 years ago.
Fredoom? meh, not so much.
Less power to whom exactly?

Thanks birnando, glad at least some of us can see sense.