You can argue all day about if your more likely to shoot you buddy then a criminal all day cuse I don't think there is any actual data on that (if you do have any, please do post it), also, I don't have any idea even where to buy a gun legally, no fricking clue. I haven't seen any shop in my life that sells guns. Also about having more spreadout population, Stockholm is a city in the size of Dallas or Houston, I'm pretty sure we have less gun related crimes there then over in the states.NasmNLH wrote:
To ts-pulsar,
To Nehil,
"I'm pretty sure the chance that your buddy does it and you shoot him is bigger." Anyone who trains for self-defense using firearms would learn that target identification is extremely important and that you are responsible for where all of your bullets go. Given that one would be less than likely to kill a buddy (who shouldn't be sneaking up on you anyway).
Pertaining to "if you wanted to buy a illegal gun, do you know where to go and who to ask? In Sweden I don't have a fucking clue". you don't know where to buy an illegal gun because you're not a criminal. I don't know where to buy an illegal gun because I'm not a criminal. Legal gun owners wouldn't have any idea how to buy illegal guns either because they're not criminals.
To All,
I am an American and a soon-to-be legal firearms owner/carrier. I believe in self-defense and being as prepared as possible to defend my life if the need should arise. I understand that using/carrying firearms is a huge responsibility and am prepared to accept that. I am not looking for any fights, nor am I looking to kill anyone. I hope I will never be in such a life-threatening situation. I do not expect I will ever be in a such a situation. I do plan on being prepared to defend my life with lethal force (including the use of a firearm) if I have to.
Also, I heartily enjoy shooting sports. I have fun with casual target shooting. I like to do some friendly competitive shooting with friends. I enjoy shooting skeet. And I have had good times hunting. If the right to keep and bear arms was taken away from me I would not know what to do. I would feel ill-equipped to defend myself. I would lose a lot of opportunity to have fun. I would be worried about possible oppression by our government. I would very likely attempt to move to another, more enlightened place, if gun ownership was outlawed.
NasmNLH
Sure, you can enjoy going to a shooting range, no problem (but taking your 8-12 year old son with you is just completely fucked up, but I'm not saying you do that) aslong as nobody gets hurt. But carring a guy with you in the streets or something like that is just crazy, what if you get jumped and you shoot that person, he/she dies, would you feel good about that? Defending yourself at the cost of someones life? If I'd get robbed I'd just surrender my stuff, doing anything else is just plain crazy, so many others could get hurt. I already once stated that even if someone wanted to kill me I probably would not use lethal force, but I can't really say for sure since I've never been in a situation like that.