CuriousGeorge__82
CuriousGeorge__82 t1_j6ofroi wrote
Reply to comment by TimeShareOnMars in McDonald's to play Beethoven in bid to deter yobs after rampage by Convair101
If I lived in the US I’d want to be armed, because it’s so dangerous.
The UK isn’t dangerous. British people don’t need to be armed to the hilt on a daily basis. The US has 18x as many murders despite only being 6x larger in population. Last year there were six months with no shootings at all in London. That would be unheard of in NYC or LA. Even stabbings are worse in the US.
https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Crime/Violent-crime/Murders
CuriousGeorge__82 t1_j6mhubv wrote
Reply to comment by sneer0101 in McDonald's to play Beethoven in bid to deter yobs after rampage by Convair101
It’s like they have no capacity for independent thought, or like the world outside the US is completely alien to them.
The idea that modern day British people ever think about the fact the US was once a colony… it’s like 300 years ago. Such a weird worldview.
CuriousGeorge__82 t1_j6ok69v wrote
Reply to comment by TimeShareOnMars in McDonald's to play Beethoven in bid to deter yobs after rampage by Convair101
Yeah I get it if guns have always been a part of your life, or you live somewhere rural.
For me it’s something I never think about, because virtually nobody is armed. Not even the police usually. And gun crime is so rare it’s not really a worry for me. I feel bad that you have to worry about it daily.