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| foolm0r0n 10/05/17 1:41:37 AM #24: | Not_an_Owl posted... Also: Japan has a standing army and some of the most stringent firearms laws in the world. Are the Japanese in danger of succumbing to tyranny? Japan is under the thumb of the US military, which forcefully disarmed the country. So yes, they are completely in danger of, and have already experienced lots of, tyranny. Not_an_Owl posted... The United Kingdom has a strong standing army and restrictive gun laws. Are they just one step away from being back in the days of direct monarchy? Not 1 step, but closer than the US. However, this touches on a broader subtlety to this issue. The UK and other more strict gun countries benefit generally from 2nd amendment culture in the US and other places. The respect for individuality, globally, protects the UK public from oppression indirectly. A good analogy is how MLK's peace derived a ton of respect from the threat of Malcolm X's violence. Banning guns in the US hurts the UK in that way. Not_an_Owl posted... Australia banned semiautomatic and automatic weapons from civilian ownership The US also CURRENTLY BANS automatic weapons and at one point did ban semi-autos. Of course you know this discussion has nothing to do with auto/semi-auto, which account for ~2% of total gun deaths in the US (auto wayyy less), so why bother even bringing it up? --- _foolmo_ 2 + 2 = 4 ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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