BamaD -> RE: Updated....Jury couldn't agree on 1st-degree (2/22/2014 4:32:59 PM)
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ORIGINAL: kdsub That's not going to happen then... you may as well turn your gun into a bedside light... that is unless there is a mafia hit out on you. Butch The dog is a recent addition to my defenses. I live in a neighborhood that is so bad that I am the only person in the area that can get pizza delivery. That is because I promise to be on my porch ready to protect the driver. Our gangbanger wantabees cross the street when they get to my house. I don't worry about a home invasion and because I am prepared. I don't worry about an assault away from the house for the same reason. I make it a point never to look like a victim, wolfs would rather hunt sheep than grizzly. The problem in your case clearly isn't the guns or any of that, it's the environment around you. I understand that. While I personally dislike guns, I can understand that in a bad neighbourhood, they are necessary to remind others you're willing to do what it takes to protect themselves. With that said, the real problem isn't the fact that the people around you are dangerous, it's because they have nothing else to do than be dangerous. The US has a horrible education system, and a lot of the education funding goes to places that have a fine reputation, no gangs, and no problems. The places that are already in a disadvantage are disadvantaged further because of a lack of education and a lack of opportunity. The problem about guns in america is simple; if people didn't feel threatened, they wouldn't need guns. Clearly there is a problem that is caused by variables outside of simply having guns. The already failed trickle down economics and poor education funding being the likely two-teaming culprits. Until those problems are addressed, until people of misfortune are provided better opportunities in terms of jobs and education, nothing will change. Will it get rid of gangs for good? No, but it will solve a lot of problems and allow for a proper transition out of such a gun obsessed lifestyle. Am I saying I know the solution? God no, I'm just trying to point out the problems. As soon as CEOs stop shipping jobs overseas, as soon as the rich pay their fair share, and as soon as education is prioritized as highly as the military, you'll start seeing some positive changes in your country. My neighborhood has moved from a jungle to just a bad part of town. The police have started paying more attention and better people have moved in. I am no longer the last bastion of civilization in the area.
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