[m21sniper]

Originally Posted by Apollo

My post is a bit of a lament. In Australia its illegal to carry guns. Its never been part of the culture here,so I wonder(lament) why this has become the case in the US?. Its with monotonous regularity that we wake up to the news of wholesale slaughter by invariably a person with major 'issues'. I know its too late for you guys to return to the garden, but I'm fearing, that eventually, it will emerge here and then become endemic. Even now there's the once a month gunfight somewhere involving either criminals themselves or a criminal against the police. People always genuinely shudder at the often brazeness of it all-but what can be done? May I say though, with respect, that what I find disturbing is an often barely concealed bravado displayed when people hypothesise about 'blowing someone away'. I know I know I would probably want to retaliate the same way,but where will it all end? Violence begets violence. It just struck me as bizarre that(even though I can see the agument that you have to be 'prepared') we are talking about the presence of guns at a place for gathering to relax,socialize and drink coffee? What next guns at kids birthday parties? Funerals? I don't want trouble in paradise, but its coming.

Just sit back and sing kum by yah. It will all be over soon enough.