Quote Originally Posted by amber 07 View Post
Yes, there are some differences between the U.K. and the U.S., and one of those is the RIGHT to bear arms. It is Your Responsibility to know HOW, and WHEN to use one. Dearest Tamara, a gun doesn't accidently go off, its usually through the stupidity of someone playing with one that doesn't have a clue what they are doing. I REFUSE to be a victim, and act accordingly. This is not to flame anyone in particular, just to make it known that there is a huge difference between what we believe in the U.S. and what they believe in the U.K., Australia included. It is one reason we are called Citizens in America, and you are called subjects of the Queen.
I find your comments incorrect and insulting. I will not bring your understanding of geography into question - we are approximately 13000 miles away from Australia, which is only nominally part of the Commonwealth. We citizens of the UK consider ourselves to be as "free" as you Americans do. In the main we regard our Queen as a symbolic head of nation - a bit like the Pope is head without exerting any control over the people.
To extrapolate on your point, anyone not bearing arms is less free than someone carrying a weapon.
There is a huge difference in attitude to weapons, specifically guns, between the two nations. In the main, we in the UK do not believe in bearing arms simply because it is our right so to do. If you believe that exercising your Constitutional right in these matters actually achieves anything, then you really need to study the violent crime figures that are produced. A good example is the number of people murdered with guns during burglary. Why? Because the victims cannot then identify the purpetrator if they are dead.
This of course is a purely personal opinion, which I am entitled to. You on the other hand insult our nation, and I will not, under any curcumstances tolerate that.