It's cultural. We never had the wild west frontier, never had indian wars, our history is different. Y'all can keep your guns, it's fine with me. I think Mr Howard only made one small mistake, and that's when he said, 'slavish devotion' - it was just too personal and quite unlike him. And certainly not worth the bucketing a loyal ally and 'mate' has been given on this thread. It's like he tickled a bear with a sore tooth. What's the matter with y'all?
The US isn't the standard for the entire world - we are allowed to have a different opinion are we not?
Lighten up! There are numerous nations with the same attitude toward automatic and military style weapons in private hands.
NO ONE TOOK ALL OUR GUNS AWAY! WE CAN OWN A FIRE ARM. WE ARE SIMPLY EXPECTED TO OBTAIN A LICENCE AND KEEP IT IN A SAFE PLACE.
Heck, I don't care about the whole world. But they (you know the amorphous "they") aren't gonna get my guns and rifles.
I actually thought Australia was kind of similar...but if not, my weapons are still mine and I will defend the right to own and use (if necessary)...