This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves ( Archived) (217)

Jan 12, 2013 2:28 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
Merriweather
MerriweatherMerriweatherAdelaide, South Australia Australia51 Threads 11,403 Posts
Mysst: Heads up Australia
From: Ed Chenel, A police officer in Australia

Hi Yanks, I thought you all would like to see the real
figures from Down Under.

It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by a new law to
surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by our own
government, a program costing Australia taxpayers
more than $500 million dollars.

The first year results are now in:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 6.2 percent,
Australia-wide, assaults are up 9.6 percent;
Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!

In the state of Victoria.....
lone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent.(Note that
while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the criminals did not
and criminals still possess their guns!)
While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady
decrease in armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the past 12 months, since the criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is unarmed.There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins andassaults of the elderly, while the resident is at home.

Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public
safety has decreased, after such monumental effort and expense was expended in 'successfully ridding Australian society of guns....' You won't see this on the American evening news or hear your governor or members of the State Assembly disseminating this information.

The Australian experience speaks for itself. Guns in the
hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws affect only the law-abiding citizens.

Take note Americans, before it's too late!
Will you be one of the sheep to turn yours in?
WHY? You will need it.



Hi ah Msst.. I am glad that you put up this post... I will be the first to say... that the city I live in is a dirty secreted little city, pretty to look at .. but def not beautiful.. and the homocides that we have in this quiet little city is beyond belief..

But you see, you can pick your area to live...

I chose an upmarket.. quiet little valley, where nothing in particular happens... that is ,,, if you dont count the ijits that start fires... and force the local country fire service people to be on the run all summer...

There is very little apart from true blue Aussies and English living here... but in the very north, and very south.. the feral parts... well, there is so much disturbance.. and so much in poverty, that there is likely to be home invasion, theft, non education, stabbings and shootings..

So, I am one of the lucky ones.. ( by the grace of God) but its true, that when you put a whole bunch of people in lower socio economic areas together, they turn to drugs, theft and violence ..so much so... that it becomes a way of life for them..

Those shootings... which occur ... far too frequently, occur in those areas... and the police are kept busy...

but still... I am glad that we dont have guns.. however, as I said.. I live in a fairly good area... conversing
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Jan 12, 2013 2:32 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
Merriweather
MerriweatherMerriweatherAdelaide, South Australia Australia51 Threads 11,403 Posts
Bluefish22: I didn't realise I was talking to you Miss Busybody, what are you going to do, put me in detention for expressing my opinions??


Grow up chick... stop causing trouble... popcorn
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Jan 12, 2013 2:39 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
Jan 12, 2013 2:43 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
Merriweather
MerriweatherMerriweatherAdelaide, South Australia Australia51 Threads 11,403 Posts
Conrad73: http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/248688_10151145403525927_1097824990_n.jpg


Hi Conrad... wave


I dont mind a good debate... and to mix the pot with suggestions.. not just argue for the sake of arguement... like some in here... uh oh
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Jan 12, 2013 2:45 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
Merriweather: Hi Conrad... I dont mind a good debate... and to mix the pot with suggestions.. not just argue for the sake of arguement... like some in here...
yep,thought the same thing when I opened the Thread this morning!wave
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Jan 12, 2013 9:38 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
Ccincy
CcincyCcincyCincinnati, Ohio USA77 Threads 20,535 Posts
Read on Yahoo news last night that VP Biden was talking about some techology and making it so that a gun couldn't be fired unless it was handled by the actual owner of said gun.

That was one of the most stupidest ideas I've ever read.
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Jan 12, 2013 9:58 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
Rumple4skin
Rumple4skinRumple4skinStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England UK4 Threads 1 Polls 980 Posts
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Jan 12, 2013 10:13 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
MICKEYMOST
MICKEYMOSTMICKEYMOSTNORTHAMPTON, Northamptonshire, England UK155 Posts
galrads: Hahaha you are alive because of guns




Jasus.You don't honestly believe that do you. What a warped outlook you must have on life.

My internal organs keep me alive,you must be running on empty.doh
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Jan 12, 2013 10:16 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
Rumpiedude.... Jesus Mary and Joseph ..wow ... That had to be filmed in the uk ... The tank gives it away. rolling on the floor laughing
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Jan 12, 2013 10:18 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
MICKEYMOST: Jasus.You don't honestly believe that do you. What a warped outlook you must have on life.

My internal organs keep me alive,you must be running on empty.


We saved your country's butt more than twice using guns as well as diplomacy. You are probably more American than most of us here.
professor
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Jan 12, 2013 10:24 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
MICKEYMOST
MICKEYMOSTMICKEYMOSTNORTHAMPTON, Northamptonshire, England UK155 Posts
galrads: We saved your country's butt more than twice using guns as well as diplomacy. You are probably more American than most of us here.


So you keep telling us. Took you long enough though!

By the way we weren't using water pistols.

I'll forget your use of "diplomacy" seeing as you think you won the war singlehandedly ,judging by your previous posts.

Get over yourself,keep your guns under the bed, but stay over there!handshake
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Jan 12, 2013 10:24 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
Rumple4skin
Rumple4skinRumple4skinStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England UK4 Threads 1 Polls 980 Posts
galrads: Rumpiedude.... Jesus Mary and Joseph .. ... That had to be filmed in the uk ... The tank gives it away.


Yes Gal, you're being satirized grin
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Jan 12, 2013 10:26 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
MICKEYMOST
MICKEYMOSTMICKEYMOSTNORTHAMPTON, Northamptonshire, England UK155 Posts
galrads: You seem to also have a false sense of security based on the blood of American women and men.



Listen to yourself man. You are digging a bloody great hole for yourself.

It was called World War 1 and World War 2 ,emphasise on the word WORLD.
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Jan 12, 2013 10:28 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
snagsmoore
snagsmooresnagsmooremelbourne, Victoria Australia13 Threads 1 Polls 411 Posts
galrads: Hahaha you are alive because of guns



I would ask why you actually think that, but I am guessing that you assume you know my heritage and it has something to do with some gunfight in history that made the world what it is today, blah, blah, blah...but in reality, you don't know what the outcome would have been had anything turned out differently so stop preaching and pretending the world is perfect because it never will be and you can't assume that being the owner of a firearm guarantees your safety. I am sure plenty of innocent people have died trying to defend themselves with a gun and come off second best anyway, not to mention the times when you are not carrying your firearm, and you have to sleep sometime.
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Jan 12, 2013 10:30 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
MICKEYMOST: Listen to yourself man. You are digging a bloody great hole for yourself.

It was called World War 1 and World War 2 ,emphasise on the word WORLD.


Yes, we saved your butts in both of those world wars. Your tiny island made a decent landing strip. And Churchill was greatfull for it as we'll as a credit card from the usa and our industry that supplied both Britain and Russia.
Show us some respect and don't ask us to save you again.

professor
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Jan 12, 2013 10:32 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
snagsmoore: I would ask why you actually think that, but I am guessing that you assume you know my heritage and it has something to do with some gunfight in history that made the world what it is today, blah, blah, blah...but in reality, you don't know what the outcome would have been had anything turned out differently so stop preaching and pretending the world is perfect because it never will be and you can't assume that being the owner of a firearm guarantees your safety. I am sure plenty of innocent people have died trying to defend themselves with a gun and come off second best anyway, not to mention the times when you are not carrying your firearm, and you have to sleep sometime.

Tose who forget history are doomed to repeat it.professor but do it without us next time. Ok!
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Jan 12, 2013 10:34 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
snagsmoore
snagsmooresnagsmooremelbourne, Victoria Australia13 Threads 1 Polls 411 Posts
galrads: You seem to also have a false sense of security based on the blood of American women and men.


And I believe the ANZACS have had your back at times also, so stop thinking you are the saviours of the world. I think a lot countries have lost a few good men in the name of war and you just make a mockery of everyone who lost friends and relatives regardless.
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Jan 12, 2013 10:38 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
stringman
stringmanstringmanwallaceburg, Ontario Canada649 Threads 1 Polls 7,049 Posts
wasn't there a time when we didn't have to worry about being shot?
seems the whole world is going mad. just athought.grin
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Jan 12, 2013 10:38 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
snagsmoore: And I believe the ANZACS have had your back at times also, so stop thinking you are the saviours of the world. I think a lot countries have lost a few good men in the name of war and you just make a mockery of everyone who lost friends and relatives regardless.
the only ones to have seriously have our backs, that I recall, where the French when they bankrolled our revolutionary war when we kicked britain's behind.
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Jan 12, 2013 10:44 AM CST This Is An Example Of What Gun Owners Are Talking About Defending Themselves
snagsmoore
snagsmooresnagsmooremelbourne, Victoria Australia13 Threads 1 Polls 411 Posts
galrads: Tose who forget history are doomed to repeat it. but do it without us next time. Ok!


I am not sure how gun toting citizens and armed forces really have in common other than the fact it makes an easy correlation for your argument, it is hardly the same. Last time I heard any news reports, I didn't hear of any military people holding up the 7/11. We are supposed to be allies in world events, but if sprouting the history of the wars and spooning with your gun helps you sleep at night, knock yourself out. Speaking of spooning, I hear my pillow whispering my name and it is a lot softer than a gun to nuzzle into, so I am off to bed. Make sure you you don't throw a leg over too hard, it might be cocked and loaded ready for some action. wink laugh

Good night sleep
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