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Originally Posted by zuiquan1 (Post 3640556)

Its unfair to compare Japan to America....there on a COMPLETELY opposite spectrum here....

If you were to compare a country similar to America in both laws and culture, THEN I might take those statistics with a little more concern.

I must be bored to enter into this fray...

zuiquan is right by what he is saying.

I am somewhat amused by people who are born into a different culture/country/continent that assume they have answers for someone else's problems.

It is quite presumptous to raise yourselves into the position of a social pariah for the ills of the world and a particular country when the mocassins ( a little American Indian lingo) of which you have never put on.

Unless you are a world citizen such as Fuzzy (I think his credentials to be so are as good as anyone's) most of what you learn about the US is through some artificially produced mass communication medium (networks, movies, magazines) of which all have agenda despite some actaully being in it to make a profit as well.

If you think Wikipedia is bad for good information try Hollywood.

I think it safe to say that most Canadians and Americans have the most common frame of reference and after that the Brits and the ANZAC folks.

To be born in a free society with multitudes of free choices is an awesome experience. And as was told to Spiderman, comes great responsbility.

Most of our lives nowadays seem to be on the cusp on testing our freedoms against the societal good, of which the multitude has spoken.

Drugs are bad but necessary as prescriptions, drunken drivers are bad but both drinking and driving (separately) are necessary, sex with minors is taboo but otherwise hummah hummah, human sacrifices are out but otherwise enjoy religion, and lastly, killing with guns are bad/intolerably but they are used for fun & defense.

All this is part of our culture and we seem to have done rather well if you ask me.

The old argument is not more guns laws but ENFORCEMENT of the exisiting ones in a sober and well-meaning manner.

I am not looking forward towards a squeeky clean society such as the one in Sly Stone's Demolition Man but when I hear about we need to control guns, fast food, tobacco, hydrogenated fats, carbon foot print, genetically modified foods (GMOs) I can't help that a lot of anal retentive scarety cats are just afraid of freedom.

I think immigrants into this country feel this but it is truly their kids that are born into it and understand (like me :naughty: ).

Of the fact that a voting republic of people are smart enough to think for themselves and don't need warning stickers on clothes irons that tell you to beware of becoming burned.

It took me a long time to wear a seat belt just because the law told me too but I acquiesed a decade or so (you young pups) because its a good idea.

That REALLY is the spirit behind the right to bear guns IMHO to be allowed the freedom of choice.

On original topic, someone in the medical world dropped the ball and I'm not really certain how a non-US citizen could buy a gun in this country.

As much as I luv Fuzzy, my web browser at home and work opens on the Drudge Report. :)