I am afraid your Indian readers do not appreciate that Americans are a free people because they have the constitutional right to bear arms.
No tyrannical govt. can hope to take over a country where the citizens possess means to defend themselves.
In the UK all subjects were permitted to own a shotgun without licence until 1917 when the peasants in proto-USSR rebelled and took over the govt. -- the English aristocracy immediately clamped down on gun ownership then.
RE:Gun ownership and freedom
by indian on Apr 18, 2007 09:03 AM Permalink
That's what have many citizens from other countries are asking why the gun carrying thing should be enshrined in the constitution.
Being a free people is not a right Mr.Shahryar Pax, it is a duty. Now, if a country is free, why should the citizens be allowed to carry guns, other than for extreme conditions
RE:Gun ownership and freedom
by Jitesh Krishnan on Apr 18, 2007 10:04 AM Permalink
Posses means to defend themselves and also to KILL ..like it happened in Virginia Tech..33 students..My Gosh, isn't that short sightedness on the part of a Government. SHould we appreciate the fact that tommorow anyone could get shot at..just because government says it's alright to own guns..Imagine how easy it is to take a life. just using the muscles of your index finger and someone's dead..Why not govt let them obtain nuclear weapons as well..I'm sure a lot of ppl have the capoability to buy them. Why does US restrain nuclearization of other countries??The same reason shoule be applied to people!!!!!
We have a democracy as well..and America acknowledges that..We have better freedom than the Americans..Infrastructure sucks but that's alright..We are on our way to glory!!!
