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Many (most?) countries have nothing like the U.S. second amendment and in most countries (at the very least, members of the OECD), gun violence is NOTHING compa
by aroberge 14y ago
Many (most?) countries have nothing like the U.S. second amendment and in most countries (at the very least, members of the OECD), gun violence is NOTHING compared with that of the U.S.
Many (most) citizens of these countries are opposed to any type of CISPA legislation, for very good reasons.
Arguments based on comparisons of amendments of the U.S. constitution are looked upon as very parochial and ignoring very important issues as seen from other countries.
- hga 14y agoI don't know about you, but I worry a lot more about overall rates of violence vs. "gun violence". Not to mention what denying the right of self-defense does to the balance of power between "citizens" (really subjects) and criminals. Then we might parse the statistics. E.g. what happens if you grade the US minus the South?
- aroberge 14y agoI live in a city, in Canada. I would feel completely safe sleeping with the doors unlocked. I've lived in small villages in Canada where everyone leave their house door and car doors unlocked - and nothing happens. I've lived in Montreal (second largest city in Canada) and felt completely safe walking downtown at midnight - not because I was particularly brave, but because it is safe. I remember visiting Yale and being told "not to go further than a block in that direction as it is not safe".