Re:Americans and their guns... (Score 1)

"It's common for Europeans to believe that they're enlightened enough not to need guns. Unfortunately, they're living in a dream." So sad but so true. Most of my european friends all have their mugging stories - one spending two weeks in a critical care unit with three stab wounds. Being a licensed firearm owner and carrier in the US I don't have any mugging stories - the one attempt ended with a punk and his friend laying on the ground at gunpoint until the police arrived to haul them off. What the Europeans don't understand, is that we are educated AND armed. There is a whole mindset and education that comes with the responsibility of owning a weapon capable of taking a life. Unfortunately, the Europeans have forgotten this and can't seem to cope with the thought that being educated doesn't mean you have to be a pacifist.