Hi Uncle Fester I dont think you can take any credit for getting me to come out of the closet I simply stated my views which you find hard to accept as it upsets you to think that someone should wish to deprive you of your assault weapons .

The problem doesnt lie with the average guy perhaps ex military who buys an AR or similar weapon uses it responsibly and gets a lot of enjoyment in its possession who you use as your example to justify your own acquisition of Assault weapons.

The problem lies partly with the people you describe who have turned parts of America into No Go areas not just for strangers but for people who live a block away who dont happen to be in the same gang. This situation has been brought about by as you say the ease in obtaining assault weapons.

The second problem is those unfortunates who either due to money worries or any of a million unfortunate circumstances experience mental breakdown and with little in the way of a support system decide to run amok. Again the easy access to Assault weapons turns a problem into a catastrophe.

The third problem is extreme characters like yourself who take the 2nd amendment written in all good faith to protect the people of America from tyranny and use it as an excuse to stockpile weapons and by fighting against measures to control the availability of these Assault weapons are indirectly partially responsible for the toll Assault weapons take on the general population. I would define that stance as Anti American as I dont think you can get any more Anti American than fighting responsible gun laws that would protect the population. And Im not talking hunting accidents or range accidents here.

The fourth problem is the paranoia created by the ready availability of Assault weapons leading to the formation of groups for the purpose of protecting themselves a phenomena that would not occur if people felt safe in their own country.

And all this solely because you selfishly want to hold on to as many weapons as you can afford to buy.

Its a cycle that feeds itself and there is no putting the genie back in the bottle. My main point is that the genie is not out of the bottle in Scotland and I dont want to go down the road you are travelling on ,neither do I want my son or the generations to come to inherit those problems just because I want to experience owning Assault weapons.

Thats the situation Keith and personal attacks on people holding these views does not counter these arguments .

If you came to Scotland you would have no need for your personal protection weapons you would just have to relax and live do you think you could do that here without the psychological need to stockpile weapons ?

Perhaps you would be keen to start the cycle of violence here by endorsing the availability of Assault weapons for all and sundry . Here we consider that anti social so stock piling of assault weapons would see you safely locked up out of harms way and labelled as the dangerous nut job that you are,
Its just time for you to wake up Uncle Fester and start acting responsibly not selfishly

Lonesome roads youre a bit of a cartoon character mixed in with a bit of keyboard warrior I dont think youd fit in over here and without your weapons comfort blanket would probably deteriorate fast. Perhaps youd embrace the normal life us Scots enjoy and take for granted though ,there may be hope for you yet
Sorry Fester youre beyond help.




Last edited by Konor3inch; 03/07/20 04:10 AM.