JohnRich 4 #1 August 28, 2008 Another case in counterpoint, from Canada:Guns Galore If the federal government's numbers are right, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are Canada's most heavily armed citizens, but also its least trigger-happy. According to the most recent numbers from the Canada Firearms Centre, the province has 70,977 registered firearms. Statistics Canada's latest numbers estimate the province's population at 508,270. That's one gun for every 7.2 people, the highest ratio of guns to people of any province in the country. Statistics Canada's most recent numbers on gun crime also reveal the province has the lowest annual rate of victims of firearm-related crime in the country, with just 11.4 victims for every 100,000 people. Boyd Merrill, a firearms inspector with the Canada Firearms Centre and an RCMP officer, said Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are among the most law-abiding citizens in the world...Source: The Telegram Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryelf 0 #2 August 28, 2008 "An armed society is a polite one""Sometimes you eat the bar, and well-sometimes the bar eats you..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,184 #3 August 28, 2008 Quote"An armed society is a polite one" Newfoundland and Labrador: Combined population 1/2 million (less than Albuquerque). Area 156,000 square miles Pop. density 3.5/sq. mile Must be all those big cities in Labrador. Crime is always lower in big cities. And I bet all those guns are handguns. Great for hunting.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #4 August 29, 2008 Quote Another case in counterpoint, from Canada: Guns Galore If the federal government's numbers are right, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are Canada's most heavily armed citizens, but also its least trigger-happy. According to the most recent numbers from the Canada Firearms Centre, the province has 70,977 registered firearms. Statistics Canada's latest numbers estimate the province's population at 508,270. That's one gun for every 7.2 people, the highest ratio of guns to people of any province in the country. Statistics Canada's most recent numbers on gun crime also reveal the province has the lowest annual rate of victims of firearm-related crime in the country, with just 11.4 victims for every 100,000 people. Boyd Merrill, a firearms inspector with the Canada Firearms Centre and an RCMP officer, said Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are among the most law-abiding citizens in the world... Source: The Telegram They allow dogs to have guns. Can they have CCW? And when you question my patriotism you are dead wrong motherfucker. It's the fuckin govt. I hate. Take that to the bank. Edit to add: I served in the US military as did my father and most of my relatives. Have you? Show me your DD-214 and I'll show ya mine. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #5 August 29, 2008 QuoteNewfoundland and Labrador: Combined population 1/2 million (less than Albuquerque). Area 156,000 square miles Pop. density 3.5/sq. mile Must be all those big cities in Labrador. Crime is always lower in big cities. And I bet all those guns are handguns. Great for hunting. So then, crime is caused by handguns and big cities? Maybe we should just ban big cities. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vortexring 0 #6 August 29, 2008 Now that's just plain daft - ban hands. 'for it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "chuck 'im out, the brute!" But it's "saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot.' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #7 August 29, 2008 News: Teen Dies After Being Stabbed With Pen Ban ink pens! There's no reason why school kids should be armed with hard-tip ink pens capable of causing death, when they can use perfectly good harmless crayons to write with. Until these deadly ink pens are rounded up, we're bound to have more of these incidents. Oh, especially in the big cities where ink pen crime is most likely to occur. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdlike 0 #8 August 30, 2008 You know, all other civilized, industrial nations have rates of ink-pen murder that are far lower than ours. Ink pens are easier to get than a candy bar! There's NO REGULATION!Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #9 September 2, 2008 Quote And when you question my patriotism you are dead wrong motherfucker... I served in the US military as did my father and most of my relatives. Have you? Show me your DD-214 and I'll show ya mine. Me: Marine Brother: Marine Father: Army Uncles, two: Army All the way back to a great-great grandfather in the Civil War. So fucking what? If you want to consider yourself more bad-ass than me, fine, you got it. What's that got to do with anything here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juanesky 0 #10 September 5, 2008 Don't know John, but coming from someone who is ok jumping under the influenze (already disqualifying him of carrying guns legally) It would be safe to say: no clue."According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #11 September 5, 2008 Quote Don't know John, but coming from someone who is ok jumping under the influenze (already disqualifying him of carrying guns legally) It would be safe to say: no clue. Fully agreed. Under the influence of influenza, I would not jump, too. Let alone shooting dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
