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Well, we have elected politicians telling the police not to protect private property or private businesses during BLM, antifa, Democrat riots. If the police cannot protect them, then people will arm themselves to protect themselves from the violent and insane left.
And SCOTUS said the police have no obligation to protect anyone.
LOL - what do you hunt with a Crossbow then Rambo.
As for not being a hunting weapon and losing all credibility, it's not a hunting weapon because using a crossbow (or any bow weapon) for hunting is illegal in the UK and in other countries.
Crossbow hunting is deemed unnecessary, and also causes unnecessary suffering as opposed to killing an animal cleanly.
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This reminds me of an article I read YEARS ago that wanted to switch Native American whale hunting from the dozen or so hand held harpoons to a harpoon cannon for the mercy of the animal. That they could still have their hunts but now like that.
Except, that such an expense would put an end to their hunts since they could not afford such items.....to say nothing (the article didn't) of how much the entire village is involved in the traditional whale hunt.
Off hand, that, this, or another, it seems like the classical political tactic of "We will allow you to still do it but now you must do it this way....." and it becomes so expensive that it cannot be afforded.
But my point is evil people who want to abuse the 2nd Amendment by shooting innocent people with guns need well removed from socieity, not guns.
The overwhelming majority of BGs don't care about T2A.
Forgive the slight incongruence..........Texas has many years of crime data per CHL holders and the genpop. CHL holders are preverbal choir boys. The data cements your point as bogus as you likely already know it is.
It should be noted for all Americans reading your messages that you are a Canadian who carpetbags the winter in a southern coastal state. You grew up in a country of people as placid as Hindu cows possessing a mentality that the govt is a benign and caring entity that is devoted to keeping them safe. No American should feel obligated to convince you of why we feel the need to be armed. It's quite clear from your omnipresence in American threads that you are fixated on America and its politics/culture. You gravytrain our great country for half the year and yet you show contempt for us at every turn and and have apparently learned very little about our culture. People should bear this context in mind when they read your advice or assign any weight to your opinions about our country. I say this in the interest of fair disclosure to the other readers.
This is an international forum, not an American, although there is no questions that Americans dominate it.
I spent the last decade in winter in Florida, in the deep RED part of Florida. I had great neighbors, but that didn't detract from the prevailing attitude of much of the rest of the area. The fascination with magical entities such as a god was deeply rooted. Heck, half the population wore a torture device around their neck proclaiming their allegiance to a mystical zombie.
But... I now sold one of my best accidental investments ever. I now spend time in the winter in Mexico. Genuine people, and I stay away from the sketchy areas (they certainly have them!), and am not concerned about walking around at night, nor keeping my door unlocked. And feel no need for "protection", just as I didn't feel that need in Florida or Canada.
When I see bad viewpoints, no matter where, I point them out. The fascination of "needing a gun" by a loud minority, the demonization of higher education, and the ridiculous healthcare system are not positive attributes. Ever notice how many large, successful companies are run by immigrants? Musk, Nadella (Microsoft), Pichai (Google), and even Bezos (Amazon) is a first generation American, his parents being immigrants. Who runs hotels and motels across the USA? Mostly immigrant Indians.
The USA has advantages, but long term Americans are more and more interested in silly culture wars, rather than opportunities.
This is an international forum, not an American, although there is no questions that Americans dominate it.
I spent the last decade in winter in Florida, in the deep RED part of Florida. I had great neighbors, but that didn't detract from the prevailing attitude of much of the rest of the area. The fascination with magical entities such as a god was deeply rooted. Heck, half the population wore a torture device around their neck proclaiming their allegiance to a mystical zombie.
But... I now sold one of my best accidental investments ever. I now spend time in the winter in Mexico. Genuine people, and I stay away from the sketchy areas (they certainly have them!), and am not concerned about walking around at night, nor keeping my door unlocked. And feel no need for "protection", just as I didn't feel that need in Florida or Canada.
When I see bad viewpoints, no matter where, I point them out. The fascination of "needing a gun" by a loud minority, the demonization of higher education, and the ridiculous healthcare system are not positive attributes. Ever notice how many large, successful companies are run by immigrants? Musk, Nadella (Microsoft), Pichai (Google), and even Bezos (Amazon) is a first generation American, his parents being immigrants. Who runs hotels and motels across the USA? Mostly immigrant Indians.
The USA has advantages, but long term Americans are more and more interested in silly culture wars, rather than opportunities.
This is an international forum, not an American, although there is no questions that Americans dominate it.
I spent the last decade in winter in Florida, in the deep RED part of Florida. I had great neighbors, but that didn't detract from the prevailing attitude of much of the rest of the area. The fascination with magical entities such as a god was deeply rooted. Heck, half the population wore a torture device around their neck proclaiming their allegiance to a mystical zombie.
But... I now sold one of my best accidental investments ever. I now spend time in the winter in Mexico. Genuine people, and I stay away from the sketchy areas (they certainly have them!), and am not concerned about walking around at night, nor keeping my door unlocked. And feel no need for "protection", just as I didn't feel that need in Florida or Canada.
When I see bad viewpoints, no matter where, I point them out. The fascination of "needing a gun" by a loud minority, the demonization of higher education, and the ridiculous healthcare system are not positive attributes. Ever notice how many large, successful companies are run by immigrants? Musk, Nadella (Microsoft), Pichai (Google), and even Bezos (Amazon) is a first generation American, his parents being immigrants. Who runs hotels and motels across the USA? Mostly immigrant Indians.
The USA has advantages, but long term Americans are more and more interested in silly culture wars, rather than opportunities.
You may want to ask yourself why.
Appreciate that. I've enjoyed a couple years of hammering you for embodying the cliche of the smug anti-American Canadian driven ironically by a huge inferiority complex ... but my efforts have paled in comparison to your own words here that serve as the ultimate existence proof of my theorem. q.e.d.
Have you entirely decamped the US for Mexico? I ask hopefully.
I am not being sarcastic, you actually can not go hunting with a crossbow in the UK and a umber of other countries.
And in many other countries you can legally hunt with a crossbow.
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