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defacto7

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31. Why?

Mon May 6, 2013, 12:11 AM

May 2013

A war that ended almost 70 years ago? Germany is one of the most peaceful countries in the world. They also have a lot of guns but they don't shoot each other like the US does. I would try to find out their secret to peaceful existence since the war. There are also other countries that are even better examples of peaceful existence, but America is quickly becoming the RW state that Germany once was.

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What kind of bullet sickness do we have in America? [View all] MannyGoldstein May 2013 OP

A German's perspective on American gun love: Loudly May 2013 #1

Damn. You said it. You said what I have asked/wondered time and time again: Raine1967 May 2013 #2

Interesting Shankapotomus May 2013 #3

I suspect that's a big part of it MannyGoldstein May 2013 #4

income inequality and controled private possession arely staircase May 2013 #7

I am so fucking sick of the argument around here that.. busterbrown May 2013 #8

When your paranoia subsides and you realize that it is more dangerous... Walk away May 2013 #49

That is my take on it. nt Mojorabbit May 2013 #50

We put around 3k down the pipe last year. ileus May 2013 #5

Stay safe. nt MannyGoldstein May 2013 #6

You sound so proud. Hoyt May 2013 #10

I am it was the most shooting we'd done ever as a family. ileus May 2013 #11

Happy for you. Enjoy your guns and promotion of gun culture. Hoyt May 2013 #15

How many cans of beans and bike tires do you have stocked up? CokeMachine May 2013 #12

Better than surrounding myself with guns. Hoyt May 2013 #14

I'd never waste food like that ileus May 2013 #35

Ever experience a fearless day? One where you're not running for your bullet sticks? toby jo May 2013 #41

What's a bullet stick? nt. premium May 2013 #42

365x43 so far. ileus May 2013 #45

I think this excellent OP is about gun violence, not target practice. JaneyVee May 2013 #28

I really hope you and your family will eventually be at peace one day Cali_Democrat May 2013 #56

Damn, Manny. Ask a hard question next time. Buzz Clik May 2013 #9

Yeah, that's what I think is missing in all of this talk of gun control. harmonicon May 2013 #13

paranoia strikes deep... spanone May 2013 #16

The best? canonfodder May 2013 #17

Looking to Germany as an example of non-violence is something I just can't do. virgogal May 2013 #18

Another way of looking at it ThoughtCriminal May 2013 #23

Why? defacto7 May 2013 #31

USA! USA! USA! Patiod May 2013 #19

Gotta do it..... marmar May 2013 #20

Thanks for posting, Marmar liam_laddie May 2013 #57

It's been a long time coming on Manny. zeemike May 2013 #21

^^ this ^^ defacto7 May 2013 #32

Or maybe German cops are better shots? TheMightyFavog May 2013 #22

How many? canonfodder May 2013 #24

Evidently German police are horribly trained.. Fumesucker May 2013 #26

i guess its where you fire the warning shot, and hope if you need it the next round chambers. loli phabay May 2013 #29

Aren't warning shots fired first? RC May 2013 #37

not by US police they are not, for a couple of reasons, one you dont where the round will go loli phabay May 2013 #38

Then why do the Germans do it? MannyGoldstein May 2013 #46

no idea why the germans do warning shots i know the brits dont do them or at least did not. loli phabay May 2013 #47

probably not illegal in other countries. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #55

Well said! colorado_ufo May 2013 #25

LWCAPHS moondust May 2013 #27

the german police surely practice with thier firearms. Probably thousands of rounds per officer geckosfeet May 2013 #30

Maybe.... defacto7 May 2013 #33

Shooting unarmed suspects is of course unacceptable. geckosfeet May 2013 #36

believe it or not but not all officers practice these skills, on average the gun enthusiast puts in loli phabay May 2013 #39

That might explain the stories we hear about police firing many rounds under stress with few hits. geckosfeet May 2013 #53

I myself wonder the ratio of paranoia vs. anti-govermental talk out there, every single day graham4anything May 2013 #34

Say what now? RZM May 2013 #44

Maybe that's all the bullets they had? whopis01 May 2013 #40

Interesting study quoted in this months DISCOVER magazine... rwsanders May 2013 #43

ie my dad has several times over the ammo from the germans PatrynXX May 2013 #48

K & R SunSeeker May 2013 #51

The ugly truth DonCoquixote May 2013 #52

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"Violence is as American as apple pie." True then, true now, true always. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #58