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[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Make the bullets $200 each and there'd be a lot less people shot.

[slowsider]

The NRA have done a good job of conflating fervent patriotism with that of being able to own evermore lethal firearms. The need to raise a militia army with armed civilians is a little outdated, I'd venture.

The Ukrainians have recently done it...

[gremlin]

Not sure they all had guns 'n' ammo at home, nor XXL camo pants, technical vests and a penchant for knocking one out reading Shooter Monthly...unlike Billy-Bob from Shitville, Texas.

As an aside, I worked with a Norwegian bloke once. He did his national service and once it was done was given a rifle, ammo and uniform and told to hang onto them in case Norwsy was ever invaded. He said it was still up.in his mum'sloft at home.

[Cousin Jack]

Make the bullets $200 each and there'd be a lot less people shot.

Except you can make them yourself for less than 20 cents

[Cousin Jack]

Not sure they all had guns 'n' ammo at home, nor XXL camo pants, technical vests and a penchant for knocking one out reading Shooter Monthly...unlike Billy-Bob from Shitville, Texas.

As an aside, I worked with a Norwegian bloke once. He did his national service and once it was done was given a rifle, ammo and uniform and told to hang onto them in case Norwsy was ever invaded. He said it was still up.in his mum'sloft at home.

Switzerland is similar. Lots of guns, very little problems. The USA has a massive problem, guns make it worse but banning them won't solve it.

[slowsider]

Not sure they all had guns 'n' ammo at home, nor XXL camo pants, technical vests and a penchant for knocking one out reading Shooter Monthly...unlike Billy-Bob from Shitville, Texas.

As an aside, I worked with a Norwegian bloke once. He did his national service and once it was done was given a rifle, ammo and uniform and told to hang onto them in case Norwsy was ever invaded. He said it was still up.in his mum'sloft at home.

For Billy-Bob read Breivik.

And the Swiss have one of the highest gun suicide rates apparently. Something to do with all those guns no doubt.

[gremlin]

Not sure they all had guns 'n' ammo at home, nor XXL camo pants, technical vests and a penchant for knocking one out reading Shooter Monthly...unlike Billy-Bob from Shitville, Texas.

As an aside, I worked with a Norwegian bloke once. He did his national service and once it was done was given a rifle, ammo and uniform and told to hang onto them in case Norwsy was ever invaded. He said it was still up.in his mum'sloft at home.

For Billy-Bob read Breivik.

And the Swiss have one of the highest gun suicide rates apparently. Something to do with all those guns no doubt.

No one country has the monopoly on murderous fruitcakes unfortunately, but the USofA takes the gold among 'developed countries'. The link to the Bloomberg article is quite shocking when you look at the 'Gun violence deaths per 100k people' graphic:
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022 ... omparison/
3.964 per 100k, with Cyprus a distant 2nd with a measly 0.628.*
The problem America has with guns clearly isn't down to guns alone, but the American obsession with them. Think to any Hollywood blockbuster film and you can guarantee there's a shootout somewhere along the line where the hero blasts his way out of a situation, leaving dead bodies and a witty quip behind him. Problem solved, no devastation afterwards, no remorse, no mourning families, no lifelong disabilities from gunshot wounds. Grow up watching that day in, day out and then having a gun readily to hand when you're not in good place is a recipe for tragedy.
I recall seeing an documentary years ago, with a very weary-looking American policeman outside a house that was the scene of a domestic firearms murder. His words I still remember now: 'The difference between attending a domestic argument and a domestic murder is usually the presence of a gun in the house'



*Granted they're all laggards compared to El Salvador with 36.8 per 100k.

[Hoonercat]

Americans are one of the most stressed out in the world. The current stress level experienced by Americans is 20 percentage points higher than the global average.

Words fail me....

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[gremlin]

Words fail me....

I know. Imagine leaving the house and not making sure your two youngest weren't packing heat. Shoddy parenting.

[gremlin]

Because he has a small penis.

[Dodgy69]

I reckon if they banned guns and somehow got them off all the bad guys, then the stabbings would increase like here.

[slowsider]

Words fail me....

I know. Imagine leaving the house and not making sure your two youngest weren't packing heat. Shoddy parenting.

Concealed carry

[gremlin]

Sacha Baron Cohen doing what he does best. Frightening and funny in equal measure.

[JamJar]

I reckon if they banned guns and somehow got them off all the bad guys, then the stabbings would increase like here.

Our knife crime stats pale into insignificance compared to the US:

221 murders in the year to March 2021 (the US had 1739 in 2020)

4091 hospital admissions

[Yorick]

I reckon if they banned guns and somehow got them off all the bad guys, then the stabbings would increase like here.

Our knife crime stats pale into insignificance compared to the US:

221 murders in the year to March 2021 (the US had 1739 in 2020)

4091 hospital admissions

When you take into account the populations it only double. USA 329 million UK 67 million.

[slowsider]

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

https://www.theonion.com/no-way-to-prev ... 846975039/

[Noggin]

The NRA have done a good job of conflating fervent patriotism with that of being able to own evermore lethal firearms. The need to raise a militia army with armed civilians is a little outdated, I'd venture.

The Ukrainians have recently done it...

But, do the Americans really think Canada or Mexico will invade across the border???

[Mr. Dazzle]

When you take into account the populations it only double. USA 329 million UK 67 million.

Yebbut all them stabbers are just the people who couldn't find a gun. Twice as many as the UK, even when you consider they had the option to shoot someone instead!

[slowsider]

The NRA have done a good job of conflating fervent patriotism with that of being able to own evermore lethal firearms. The need to raise a militia army with armed civilians is a little outdated, I'd venture.

The Ukrainians have recently done it...

But, do the Americans really think Canada or Mexico will invade across the border???

Why do you think Trump wanted a fence...?

[JackyJoll]

So I guess the advice for anyone visiting the USA is to stay away from schools, they are not safe.

“Keep your heads down- we’re passing a school!”