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I'm European (French) and that's not gonna happen 'cause the wild west mentality "I have to protect my farm with my shotgun (but instead my child shoots himself with it)" doesn't exist here in civilized land
uncivilized American guns and taxpayers money have been protecting western Europe since 1945. You're welcome - from the wild wild west.
Yea, I'm sure Europe longs for a level of gun violence found in the United States.
Weigh the "problem" of gun violence against the problem of being invaded by a hoarde of 7th century savages bent on destruction of your society, raping of you wife and daughter, and elimination of everything you believe in. Which would you pick?
That doesn't automatically get a green card and resident status. All that does is push ones "priority level" up on the waiting list to 6 month's or so (whatever the wait is this year). Then the interviewing and background checks start so there is still no guarantee.
Wife went through it a few years ago. As far as guns, since she is a legal US resident, she can own one!
We went through it also. What was described as a three-year process took over five before my wife was naturalized. Getting her green card took almost 9 months.
I'm European (French) and that's not gonna happen 'cause the wild west mentality "I have to protect my farm with my shotgun (but instead my child shoots himself with it)" doesn't exist here in civilized land
So islamic extremist killing more than 50 people in Paris and regularly molesting and raping women is the mark of a civilised society?
Some European countries don't even allow pepper spray to be sold in their countries.
The Europeans are simply less barbaric than Americans, is that simple!
Americans are stuck in the mid west of the 19th century. It is no wonder that Americans are a more violent society than the Euro counterparts. The tone of this thread verifies that point.
So islamic extremist killing more than 50 people in Paris and regularly molesting and raping women is the mark of a civilised society?
Slaughtering 20 grade school children and 6 teachers is not the mark of a civilized society either.
America has a lot of guns and a lot of gun violence. So be it. Why do people feel they have to criticize and mock countries that prefer not to arm themselves against the possible threat of violence that most people will never be the victim of?
The purpose of the 2nd Amendment in the US, given we are a nation born out of a violent revolution secured through firearms, is to permit citizens to use firearms as a means of final resort to deal with a tyranical government.
Europe has been, for the most part, disarmed. I wonder if the citizens of Europe, given the massive influx of Muslims foiseted upon them by thier "leaders" (despite thier objections), now wish they had firearms?
Tyrants love to disarm nations (see Hitler, Stalin, Castro, Pol Pot, Mao), thus preventing citizens from ultimately rising against them.
Perhaps there will be an increase in the appreciation for the Amercian 2nd amendment in Europe and a realization that an armed nation is the only thing that liberal politicians actually fear.
Let's see what happens now.
Gun laws were based on a stable homgeneous population of neighboring Euros living and working in neighboring countries as we live and work in states other than which we live.
The uncontrolled flood of aliens whose culture is out of the stone age may prompt some changes soon.
Amsterdam was confiscating broadheads in the luggae of bowhunters travelling thru to Africa and other places that allow bowhunting. A bit over the top and intended to make a social statement.
Everytime Europe gets disarmed they get subverted. Think they'd learn.
Kill some one in european countries and get out in short order to go back to the small town where you murdered the guys brother who now has to live next door to the killer.
it's different in every state. it's also different for long guns and handguns.
in NC for example, to buy a handgun, you need to fill out a 4 page federal form called a 4473. You must have 1 Gov't issued picture ID that matches the address you put on the form. You have to pass a federal firearms background check conducted by the FBI, which states that you're buying from a licensed dealer (FFL).
None of this info is top secret. If you're familiar with Google, you can find it for your state.
The Europeans are simply less barbaric than Americans, is that simple!
Americans are stuck in the mid west of the 19th century. It is no wonder that Americans are a more violent society than the Euro counterparts. The tone of this thread verifies that point.
is that right?
who led the world into not, 1 but 2 world wars in the last 100 years? Who were the original imperialists in Africa and Vietnam?
Europeans have forgotten more about war, bloodshed and genocide than Americans will ever know.
Your history reads like a who's who of genocidal maniacs.
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