Does the US Govt. fear its\' citizens?
Just by looking at the various posts submitted to CPF it would appear there is an active interest (unhealthy?) in guns. Now I know you guys in the States have the right to defend your property with lethal force and that often when referring to the brightness of flashlights their blinding ability against a would be attacker is a high consideration for many. Is life so bad in some areas that this is so?
I've noticed too references given not to just say a reasonable handgun ( which I would consider the limit of personal defense ) but to semi - automatics and machine guns. Total overkill - literally!
I can only imagine the massacre if say it all went pear shaped and huge riots broke out in the US. Gangs of people armed to the teeth with their own weapons of mass destruction.
Are there that many weapons about over there that should such a hypothetical situation occur then even the Gov't might fear intervention? It seems kinda sad that as we move forward in time we remain entrenched in mistrust and the need to protect ourselves from ourselves.
Hula.
Just by looking at the various posts submitted to CPF it would appear there is an active interest (unhealthy?) in guns. Now I know you guys in the States have the right to defend your property with lethal force and that often when referring to the brightness of flashlights their blinding ability against a would be attacker is a high consideration for many. Is life so bad in some areas that this is so?
I've noticed too references given not to just say a reasonable handgun ( which I would consider the limit of personal defense ) but to semi - automatics and machine guns. Total overkill - literally!
I can only imagine the massacre if say it all went pear shaped and huge riots broke out in the US. Gangs of people armed to the teeth with their own weapons of mass destruction.
Are there that many weapons about over there that should such a hypothetical situation occur then even the Gov't might fear intervention? It seems kinda sad that as we move forward in time we remain entrenched in mistrust and the need to protect ourselves from ourselves.
Hula.