Letter of the day: European visitor laments the American gun culture

StarTribune.com ^ | 7/29/10 | Paddy Carpenter

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I am an Anglo-Irishman who has the good fortune to be married to a girl from Minnesota. We return to our home in France mystified by the aberration in your legal system that already has taken 30 lives in Minneapolis this year alone. Mystified by the lack of gun control, and aware that guns are out there in people's houses, cars, handbags and pockets. In most cases they are legally held and ready to carry out their purpose: to kill or to maim.

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I leave America with this notice in my mind: "In accordance with Minnesota law, Mall of America bans guns in these premises." Could not this extend to the whole of your society? I hope so. PADDY CARPENTER, FERICY, FRANCE

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Typical Euroweenie. So sure that he knows more about anything than any American. Paddy, in accordance with Minnesota law, the Mall of America may not legally post signs banning guns. As a landlord, they may not. The tenants (store owners) may legally post their shops if they so choose. They do not.

So, on yer bike, Paddy.....

Smell you later.

[Texas resident]

European visitor should go back home and butt the hell out of our business.

[Howie66]

Y’all come on back when y’all can’t stay so long, okay?

[FlingWingFlyer]

STFU Paddy and take your ass back to France. It’s a good place for you!

[Joe Boucher]

Hey buddy,
I live in a gerry mandered congressional district who has Alcee Hastings as our congressional thief, very much in the country. About 30 minute sheriff response time
And You Euro weenie do not think I should be heavily armed?
Up yours girlie boy.
I WILL defend myself and MY family.

[zzeeman]

Why does that freak from france think that any one here cares what he has to say? Stay in france Paddy and STFU!!!!

[skr]

To kill or maim in self-defence, not just to kill or maim, Paddy m’lad.

[newheart]

So what's Irish and stands out in the rain?

Paddy O'Furniture.

Feel free to groan.

[Tijeras_Slim]

An Irishman who lives in France?

Probably the only guy who surrenders to a bottle of Guiness.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Now that the citizenry of the UK has been disarmed....sharia law has made major inroads with no way to fight back against it........

How’s that workin’ for ya, Paddy???

[Vaquero]

NOTICE TO EUROTRASH....

STFU

AND

STAY THE F OUT OF HERE IF YOU DONT LIKE AMERICAN FREEDOM.....

[Nateman]

Not all the Europeans are weenies. The Swiss are required to have automatic weapons. They have not had to fight a war in 500 years.

[americanophile]

Dear Paddy:

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State..."

Oh nevermind.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

DOJ crime statistics confirm that guns are used 2.5 million times per year to prevent violent crimes, Paddie.

Gun Facts

So, you prefer 2.5 more million rapes, murders, robberies and assaults to a few thousand people, many of them in the process of committing a crime, getting killed?

How compassionate of you.

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[rbosque]

[americanophile]

...nor have they chosen to even when they should have. Still, you’re right, there’s always the Poles...

[doc1019]

When Sharia finally takes over Europe, Paddy may wish his country had adapted our gun laws. ;-)

[Chode]

feh...

[ConservativeMind]

“We return to our home in France mystified by...”

Yup, that tells us you have no balls and aren't genetically male.

[Shamrock-DW]

Here’s your hat...what’s your hurry?