[Leica] Gun control

[jon.streeter at cox.net (jon.streeter)]

Do "most Asian countries" have a constitution with the guarantees of freedom 
of the press and the right of the people to keep and bear arms, in writing 
with a history of high-court decisions affirming those rights?  

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From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Subject: [Leica] Gun control
Date: Sat, Dec 15, 2012 10:03 am


Most Asian countries have all these things. It is by no means restricted
only to the USA.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 11:59 AM, Phil Forrest
<photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote:

> Most countries in the East also don't have the freedoms of speech,
> religion, press like we do here. Right to due process of law. Innocence
> until proven guilty by a jury of one's peers. Right to a speedy trial.
> Right to be secure in one's effects. Equal protection under the law for
> all citizens. Right to vote. The list goes down the Bill of Rights and
> through the rest of the US Constitution. No matter what nation says
> they have it right, they are wrong. Nobody is perfect, including the
> USA but here in the USA we have these rights and many are willing to
> give their lives to protect them.
>
> Phil Forrest
>
>
>
> On Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:11:42 +0800
> David Ching <davidhhching1 at yahoo.com.sg> wrote:
>
> > Most countries in the East ban possession of fire-arms by individuals
> > and unlicensed bodies. Schools here do not have metal detectors.
> > The students in general study in safe environments little affected by
> > violence, drugs or extortion. Only bullying by peers rears its ugly
> > head in certain schools. We watch the same violent movies. Have the
> > same concerns about safety. This is the 21st century. Why does
> > Americans need to have guns for self-protection? Stop shooting games
> > & hunting with bullets. 'Shoot' with glass! Capture not kill not
> > maim. It's time to act when little innocent kids get killed and
> > scarred for life.
> >
> > It's indeed a very sad day in the history of the USA. And I am
> > certain some other shooter will try to outdo this latest insane act.
> >
> > Mark, the firearms industry and gun toting lovers will always defend
> > the right to arms. Until one of their kind is personally affected, I
> > suppose. Sorry but I don't see the logic. Perhaps our differences in
> > lifestyles account for this madness. It's not matter of the East
> > versus the West. The Europeans do not bear arms.
> >
> > As I see it, the only way out is a total ban on guns for the civilian
> > population. Of course with the usual exceptions..
> >
> >
> > David Ching
> >
> >
> >
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