[SJackson]

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While I don't disagree, it's not really our business. Two things struck me.

not only do I have a pistol and a rifle but the process to get them were really easy and smooth

Yes, A pistol and A rifle, one each. Adequate for self defense I suppose, but a world away from the US. I know, our gun culture is evil.

Israelis are far more comfortable seeing people walk around with pistols and rifles than Americans are, if I were to walk around in America like I walk around in Israel I would be stopped by a law enforcement officer.

And yet Americans are more comfortable with gun ownership. As long as the folks carrying are concealed carriers. A bit of disfunction on both sides there.

[jmacusa]

Well, when you live in a country smaller in size then the state of Delaware and you're surrounded by several nations full of backward ,racist murdering troglodytes who follow a 7th. form of barbarism masquerading as a ''religion'' that has commanded said troglodytes to kill you all, I should think there would be a law that says every one who can walk and talk must carry a gun.

[marktwain]

Israelis are far more comfortable seeing people walk around with pistols and rifles than Americans are, if I were to walk around in America like I walk around in Israel I would be stopped by a law enforcement officer.

And yet Americans are more comfortable with gun ownership. As long as the folks carrying are concealed carriers. A bit of disfunction on both sides there.

Yet we have significant numbers of people, on this forum, complaining about how bad it is for Americans to open carry.

[ZULU]

People everywhere have a God-given right to self defense.

Any government which seeks to abridge a God-given right is illegitimate.

I doubt if the founders of the US government would disagree.