Dr Grump
Platinum Member
Who's scared shitless? When you live in a country where people accept they are responsible for their own safety, you find people who are self-sufficient and who don't like the idea of waiting until the cops arrive to take care of any threat that may present itself.
BTW, I live approximately 200 miles from the nearest hospital, and cougar and bear abound. We also have livestock and dogs, which every now and then need to be dispatched. We have no city police, our police force consists of a sheriff's department which consists of a couple of dufuses who mean well, but don't exactly instill confidence. Add that to the fact that our roads are a trafficking highway for drug runners, due to the fact that they're so lightly patrolled...or not patrolled at all.
We'll just keep our guns, thanks.
Oh, I buy the argument with regard to cougars and bears. That's a fair call....
LOL re the sheriffs. well, we have a nationwide police force and you have to pass certain criteria - height, weight, gun proficiency etc. Then you have to spend six months at the Police college learning law etc. No voting in down here...strict criteria. although to be fair, they have loosened the height and age requirements over the past 15 years..
I'm not talking about YOUR mentality, I'm talkign about hte shoot first ask questions later
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