Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > -- > http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >