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Originally Posted by aka123
This being American operated and owned forum doesn't mean shit. It doesn't show anyway, there are no flags, etc. This is adult webmaster forum first of all. And questioning things is perfectly normal, it is what people in free countries do...
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This will likely be my last post in this thread as, like MaDalton said, there's little point.
The USA has a Constitution. In it, there is something called the 2nd Amendment which actually states the right to bear arms. This is something that no other 1st World Country / Western Nation has as a written right (to my knowledge anyway).
The text of this Amendment, and its interpretation, has been the topic of debate and discussion for years. And has been challenged many many times. The US Supreme Court has ruled on it.
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"The Court ruled that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution confers an individual right to possess a firearm for traditionally lawful purposes such as self-defense. It also ruled that two District of Columbia provisions, one that banned handguns and one that required lawful firearms in the home to be disassembled or trigger-locked, violate this right."
source: http://www.loc.gov/law/help/second-amendment.php
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Some disagree with the text and/or ruling, others champion the spirit of the entire Amendment as it was/is written.
People can debate all they want. But that's it in a nutshell. The Amendment is there. It's been interpreted. The court ruled. End of story.
Most of us, myself included, grew up in a country where we were not expressly given the right to bear arms as part of our constitution. Similarly, most in the US have never grown up in an environment where Healthcare was provided as needed, and proactively (universal healthcare). People can debate either issue, but unless you have familiarity within each system, you're never going to convince anyone that their system is inferior to your own country or another country -- and whether it is or not is irrelevant.
One of the main issues I see happening in any of these debates is that it usually gets fueled when a person from another country comes in with a tone that is accusatory, insulting, or condescending. At that point, the name calling generally starts and what began as a reasonable discussion becomes a pissing content between a couple of people.
Having said that, I have work to do and this, like all threads before it, are starting to waste my time.
Enjoy
