Texas poised to become 2nd state allowing concealed handguns on university campuses

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Originally Posted by nigelred5

Paranoia is an irrational fear. Protecting ones self from possible harm or uninvited intrusion in ones home is not irrational.

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Therefore, would you believe that, were I to live in a country where gun ownership was permitted to such an extent as it is in the USA, I would be 'irrational' were I not to invest in such a weapon as a means of protection?

Again, we come back to a point I have made many, many times before. I just do not get the notion of a fear of crime that is so deep-rooted as to make people think that gun ownership is even desirable, let alone necessary. I have never lived anywhere so dangerous as to even make me wish for a second that I could be armed. This includes South London, where, if one were to believe certain sections of the press, gun crime is everywhere. This is why many of us Europeans talk about paranoia in this regard. Those who argue in favour of gun ownership seem so afraid, so insecure.

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Originally Posted by DexDexter

It's not about the right, it's about the need. Yours is a sad society if it functions so poorly that you feel you need to have a weapon (which you probably don't know how to use properly) in order to feel safe.

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I have lived in other countries besides the USA. Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Spain. And in every instance I possessed and carried a Firearm. Traveling throughout Europe during my time in Spain I always had my sidearm.
Never in the USA have I had to use it. In the other 3 I have had to draw it....So much for paranoia...

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Originally Posted by nigelred5

Paranoia is an irrational fear. Protecting ones self from possible harm or uninvited intrusion in ones home is not irrational.

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In some Banana Republics without working law-enforcement and justice systems that fear could be classified as rational, but I'm sure in most parts of North America and Europe it's more or less irrational.

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

I have lived in other countries besides the USA. Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Spain. And in every instance I possessed and carried a Firearm. Traveling throughout Europe during my time in Spain I always had my sidearm.

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Was it legal for you to carry it 'throughout Europe'?

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

Never in the USA have I had to use it. In the other 3 I have had to draw it....So much for paranoia...

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Tell us why you had to draw it in Spain, and what happened, otherwise I will be tempted to believe that this is just an example of your anti-European hyperbole and that the incident never actually occurred.

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Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow

There has never been a king of 'GB' called 'Henry the Eight'.

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england, britain or whatever you want to call your chunk of the island, as in who cares. Read up on ole Henry, started off great and than slimed off into the deep end, really bad. One of the worst all time paranoid, crazy, grossly fat, despotic murderer....

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Originally Posted by henners88

Do you guys seriously sit and worry about your homes being invaded by criminals and defending yourself against government policies you don't agree with packing a piece under your beds?? Should the fourth horseman of the apocalypse ever show up and take away your freedom, I doubt a few landmines and a few carefully locked away guns will do you any good.

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I only worry about somone dialing a wrong number and opps. If that happens, well....."there goes the neighborhood"

Besides I do think a big part of it is all about defending heritage on both side. Still have not figured out, except for heritage, why you have not dumped all those royals in some garbage pit by now.....time to move on

And then of course setting aside the paranoia of your current leaders, one might ask, why are all of you so paranoid and/or insecure about law abiding people in a country several thousand miles away, owning guns....... is there such a fear of your fellow citizens? Not talking your criminal element, just regular citizens, no different than those members of the Swiss population keeping their machine guns, missles and grenades at home...? Strikes me a bigger fear/insecure factor is at play against gun ownership.

As in not trusting anyone

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Originally Posted by markabilly

england, britain or whatever you want to call your chunk of the island, as in who cares.

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It is with statements like that that you render yourself hard to take seriously on matters relating to anywhere other than the USA, because they prove that you know little about the countries in question. The distinction is important, and really not that difficult to get right.

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Originally Posted by markabilly

Read up on ole Henry, started off great and than slimed off into the deep end, really bad. One of the worst all time paranoid, crazy, grossly fat, despotic murderer....

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Yes, so?

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Originally Posted by markabilly

Still have not figured out, except for heritage, why you have not dumped all those royals in some garbage pit by now.....time to move on

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I quite agree, but I'm not about to lead a popular armed revolution against them.

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

It is with statements like that that you render yourself hard to take seriously on matters relating to anywhere other than the USA, because they prove that you know little about the countries in question. The distinction is important, and really not that difficult to get right.

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If you want to talk merits, fine, otherwise spare me the sly personal insults. As to the royals, yep, duck out on that one too.

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Originally Posted by markabilly

If you wan to talk merits, fine, otherwise spare me the sly personal insults.

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It wasn't meant in any way as an insult, but as a genuine point which I think you might be well advised to take on board.