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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Are you calling me insane for not owning a firearm? Or is this merely for you Americans where you are far more likely to be a victim of a violent crime than here in Canada?
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No. I am not saying you are insane for not owning a firearm. I'm saying that those who would say that the odds of their family being tortured, murdered, and mutilated are so low that they don't even bother considering it should be insane. My opinion is that my families safety, especially from those bent on criminal intent, is my highest priority, and it should be that way for others.
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
If I told my family and friends that I had just bought a rifle, while living and Toronto and having no intention of being a hunter, they'd likely consider me a bit paranoid....or insane.
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why?
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
But maybe you're right, DK. Maybe it would be insane not to have a firearm in the American home. But that doesn't mask the fact that there are far too many problems with firearms that have nothing to do with home invasions and random shootings. What can we do about those?
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For one, keep the violent offenders locked up instead of sentencing them to 25 years and then letting them out after 3 because the prison is overcrowded. For two, stop letting places like NYcity, chicago, DC, and california deprive the people of gun ownership while instilling good firearm safey values and make the criminal element scared to employ it's chosen career field.