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Termyn8or -> RE: Aussies Warning to Americans about gun control!! (3/18/2016 7:15:12 PM)
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ORIGINAL: thompsonx
ORIGINAL: Aylee
He must not have watched, "Quigley Down Under." Obviously firearms have been allowed in Oz.
I am reticent to use movie fiction for historical documentation.
(ETA : this is about the US)
On this, I am going to have to agree and concur.
While it is true that most people had guns, and there were gun manufacturers all over the place, the fact is that in many towns you checked your gun with the sheriff when you rode in. Not all, but quite a few.
Bottom line is that they had paper thin walls and a bullet could go through and kill the wrong person. Actually, if you and another person went to the sheriff and said you were going to have a gunfight maybe you get them back just for that but I doubt it.
And all this ten paces shit is shit. The fast draw was it, once you move you move. then it is just a matter of who got it out fast enough. Not sure if they had rules but there may have been one about distance just to make it so you would have to aim. Aiming takes time. I am not sure about any rules but the gunfighters were considered willing combatants. The winner did not get hung for murder.
It was well understood that he wanted to kill you as well and therefore it is self defense. And that means both of you. you couldn't just shoot someone down in cold blood because you would see the gallows.
I think they should bring back willing combatant doctrine. In fact just like they have boxing matches, they should have fighting matches and even shooting matches. Figure out a way for bystanders to not get hurt and let them have at it. This country is full of violent people and when that gets all pent up there are problems. There are also too many people.
Actually televise it, and have betting on it. Like at the Kumite, but for people with real grudges. Some people in this country would be like "You fucked my olady", "Yeah well I figure I would marry the widow".
I think the quick and the dead should be allowed to discover who is quick. Personally, I have been fucked out of thousands and never had any intention of shooting them. I loaned it willingly. but if I find that son of a bitch who stole my screwdriver that is different. He violated my space. There is a big difference here. You catch someone creeping around your house I hope you kill them dead, dead, dead. And if you don't like guns, get you a big ass knife. I got an elcheapo machette with about a 2½ foot blade.
Aussies should never have given up their guns. I am surprised they did, and that proves they are subjects. I would have said we stand together and tell them "OK, fill the jails bitches because we ain't giving them up".
But people do not have that kind of solidarity without some sort of leadership, and leaders are almost impossible to find. And even if you do find them, so will the government and they will be Trafficanted or whatever and pretty much neutralized.
So they have the power. And they keep the power whether the People like it or not. Kill a couple of dozen and that warrants disarming millions of law abiding Citizens ? Bullshit.
Beam me up Scotty.
T^T
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