Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Most European countries have those rights and more. But anyway, it is a useless debate. The NRA has too much political power and the gun culture is too deeply ingrained in the US for anything to change. There will be outrage and sorrow for a few days, but it will die down and our collective attention will move on to something else. Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Dec 15, 2012, at 7:29 AM, Phil Forrest wrote: > Most countries in the East also don't have the freedoms of speech, > religion, press like we do here. Right to due process of law. Innocence > until proven guilty by a jury of one's peers. Right to a speedy trial. > Right to be secure in one's effects. Equal protection under the law for > all citizens. Right to vote. The list goes down the Bill of Rights and > through the rest of the US Constitution. No matter what nation says > they have it right, they are wrong. Nobody is perfect, including the > USA but here in the USA we have these rights and many are willing to > give their lives to protect them. > > Phil Forrest > > > > On Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:11:42 +0800 > David Ching <davidhhching1 at yahoo.com.sg> wrote: > >> Most countries in the East ban possession of fire-arms by individuals >> and unlicensed bodies. Schools here do not have metal detectors. >> The students in general study in safe environments little affected by >> violence, drugs or extortion. Only bullying by peers rears its ugly >> head in certain schools. We watch the same violent movies. Have the >> same concerns about safety. This is the 21st century. Why does >> Americans need to have guns for self-protection? Stop shooting games >> & hunting with bullets. 'Shoot' with glass! Capture not kill not >> maim. It's time to act when little innocent kids get killed and >> scarred for life. >> >> It's indeed a very sad day in the history of the USA. And I am >> certain some other shooter will try to outdo this latest insane act. >> >> Mark, the firearms industry and gun toting lovers will always defend >> the right to arms. Until one of their kind is personally affected, I >> suppose. Sorry but I don't see the logic. Perhaps our differences in >> lifestyles account for this madness. It's not matter of the East >> versus the West. The Europeans do not bear arms. >> >> As I see it, the only way out is a total ban on guns for the civilian >> population. Of course with the usual exceptions.. >> >> >> David Ching >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > -- > http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >