Annie get your gun
Ive been reading a book on spree killings and it talks a lot about America and survivalism, and how the reason Americans are so protective of their gun laws is because they believe at any moment if another war happened or the dollar was not worth much, they could trade in guns. Guns have value in terms of currency in a war type situation and also offer protection.
Ive always found it fascinating how any time someone in the government suggests changing the laws so that Americans can no longer own, oh I don’t know, machine guns, all these crazy Americans harp up about their constitutional rights.
But really, why do you need to own automatic weapons that can kill numerous people in just a matter of seconds, if you don’t want to go killing?
After Australia had their taste of spree killing – Martin Bryant who killed 35 people in 1996 – we changed our gun laws. I don’t know the specifics but I am pretty sure it restricted gun ownership to only those who might actually need one – say if you had a property with animals you may need to put down. And that gun won't be an automatic one that will allow you to shoot of hundreds of rounds in a minute.
Fair enough, people in America want to own guns. Its their constitutional right. Their right to have a readily available weapon to kill people – if the need be. According to the quick google I did over 30,000 people are killed by guns each year in America by guns… and that was in 2003. I'm sure its gone up a heap since then. I also found this fun statistic - A gun in the home increases the risk of homicide of a household member by 3 times and the risk of suicide by 5 times compared to homes where no gun is present.
So hey, why shouldn’t we all own guns?
I just don’t understand why Americans fight SO hard to protect this “right” of theirs. In 2003 only 230 people were killed by guns in Australia.
So if any Americans want to explain why they cling to their rights of gun ownership, even though it kills so many people unnecessarily, go ahead.
Ive always found it fascinating how any time someone in the government suggests changing the laws so that Americans can no longer own, oh I don’t know, machine guns, all these crazy Americans harp up about their constitutional rights.
But really, why do you need to own automatic weapons that can kill numerous people in just a matter of seconds, if you don’t want to go killing?
After Australia had their taste of spree killing – Martin Bryant who killed 35 people in 1996 – we changed our gun laws. I don’t know the specifics but I am pretty sure it restricted gun ownership to only those who might actually need one – say if you had a property with animals you may need to put down. And that gun won't be an automatic one that will allow you to shoot of hundreds of rounds in a minute.
Fair enough, people in America want to own guns. Its their constitutional right. Their right to have a readily available weapon to kill people – if the need be. According to the quick google I did over 30,000 people are killed by guns each year in America by guns… and that was in 2003. I'm sure its gone up a heap since then. I also found this fun statistic - A gun in the home increases the risk of homicide of a household member by 3 times and the risk of suicide by 5 times compared to homes where no gun is present.
So hey, why shouldn’t we all own guns?
I just don’t understand why Americans fight SO hard to protect this “right” of theirs. In 2003 only 230 people were killed by guns in Australia.
So if any Americans want to explain why they cling to their rights of gun ownership, even though it kills so many people unnecessarily, go ahead.
posted by Sarah at 1:49 pm
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