New Florida gun law

For a lot of people the issue of arming themselves is not out of fear at all, but it's an issue of being prepared. I don't carry a firearm, but I do have a few in the house just incase anything does happen. I hope nothing ever does happen, but I'd much rather be prepared than not. If you assume that a criminal is just going to let you go after mugging you or not hurt you if you give them what they want, then you really need to talk to some mugging victims or get your head checked. You may not need to carry a firearm and I certainly don't, but we have no right to make that call for others or say how a person can or cannot choose to defend themselves.

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Originally Posted by sawleaf

For a lot of people the issue of arming themselves is not out of fear at all, but it's an issue of being prepared. I don't carry a firearm, but I do have a few in the house just incase anything does happen. I hope nothing ever does happen, but I'd much rather be prepared than not. If you assume that a criminal is just going to let you go after mugging you or not hurt you if you give them what they want, then you really need to talk to some mugging victims or get your head checked. You may not need to carry a firearm and I certainly don't, but we have no right to make that call for others or say how a person can or cannot choose to defend themselves.

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well put sawleaf.i agree 100%

My bro told me a cool story yesterday that a workmate told him:

His friend (person who told the story) was waiting at a bus stop late when a group of 6 townie inbreds (3 blokes, 3 "girls") came and started asking him about who he was, how old he was, where he lived, etc. Suddenly the one doing the talking came close to him all like "gimme your money, gimme your money mate, what? Gimme your money".
My bro's mate looked at him calmly and said "seriously mate, don't bother".
"what, what the fuck you on about? gimme your wallet!"
"I've got a knife."
Pikey stares at him for a couple seconds and just says "yeah, safe mate, safe." and they all walk off.

My bro's friend didn't have a knife for shit but they still shat bricks. It just shows the comparison between the UK and US. The most dangerous thing you can be confronted with here in the majority of muggings is a knife. In America, it's a gun. Consider our much lower rate of gun-related deaths and murders and you'll find it's not really that hard to comprehend.

Anyone that wants to make a government conspiracy theory out of it is just a dumbarse. :D

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Originally Posted by Button Basher

My bro told me a cool story yesterday that a workmate told him:

His friend (person who told the story) was waiting at a bus stop late when a group of 6 townie inbreds (3 blokes, 3 "girls") came and started asking him about who he was, how old he was, where he lived, etc. Suddenly the one doing the talking came close to him all like "gimme your money, gimme your money mate, what? Gimme your money".
My bro's mate looked at him calmly and said "seriously mate, don't bother".
"what, what the fuck you on about? gimme your wallet!"
"I've got a knife."
Pikey stares at him for a couple seconds and just says "yeah, safe mate, safe." and they all walk off.

My bro's friend didn't have a knife for shit but they still shat bricks. It just shows the comparison between the UK and US. The most dangerous thing you can be confronted with here in the majority of muggings is a knife. In America, it's a gun. Consider our much lower rate of gun-related deaths and murders and you'll find it's not really that hard to comprehend.

Anyone that wants to make a government conspiracy theory out of it is just a dumbarse. :D

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consider that we have millions and millions more people than england.if we had the same amount of people our crime rates would not be much different.

Consider your friends lucky that those fools didn't call his bluff and pull out a blade of their own. That's why I don't carry a firearm. You don't bluff in situations like that and you most definately don't pull out a firearm to scare people. I just don't want to put myself in a situation where I would be forced to draw down on someone again. I have had to before and believe me, it is not fun for either person. Pepper spray is what I carry now, but would you believe that the laws are so ridiculous in the US that in most high crime areas pepper spray and stun guns are illegal to carry also!!!? It's great that gun control works in your country, but the US was founded by men with guns and our history was forged with the firearm. Disarming people here has a proven record of increasing crime. :)

^^Which is messed up. There's just something about this place that people find it okay to carry weapons around with them. That scares me.

thats the point,IT SHOULD SCARE YOU!

BUT I'M NOT CARRYIN A DAMN GUN AROUND BECAUSE OF IT!!!!! (i like caps too)

It scares me that people think they need to carry guns around to be safe. That's the point I was tryin to make. Not that there is some guy in a hoodie waitin to mug me. <--------That's happens to me all the time btw. :cool:

Nobody is asking you to carry a firearm. I choose not too, but I don't have the right to make choices for others. :)

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Originally Posted by amsterdam

consider that we have millions and millions more people than england.if we had the same amount of people our crime rates would not be much different.

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Perhaps. It's an interesting notion, but one that can't really be proven.