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I don't want to either hijack the thread for political purposes or go off-topic but, forgive me, that statement is laughable.
Just look at what's happened to the 4th amendment and the illegal spying that has been going on and has come to light only since 2013. Not only in the US but globally. And the UK is even worse.
The government and corporations routinely all but wipe their asses with the constitution. The history of this country is full of examples of the constitution being trampled. All it takes is willing politicians and judges, happens all the time especially these days.
All it takes is a little fear mongering to have most people in this country willingly give up their constitutional rights, the politicians, judges and the corporations and elite that fund them know it and do it.
(Rory's highlight) Its in the less moderated section but stlll @Big Mike 's original post.
The thread had a sad but educational purpose however now it is disintegrating.
Sigh.. I vaguely thought ignoring him might work but it never works.. I would not bother @xplorer
Grodon has has only ever posted in this thread (on FIO) but he is part of the furniture at BullBear Talk (from a 2 second Google). He seems to be bravely striking out for new territory in seek of fresh endorphin hits.
Fair enough Rory. I will give my 2c as European on the topic.
From my standpoint the US have a history both proud and tragic. The majority of Americans seem to be proud of the traditional right to bear arms. As an outsider I am in no position to criticize them for that. And if I lived in a country where virtually everyone (there are exceptions) can own a gun, hell I would probably get one myself.
All I know is, if you look at the statistics, certainly the US is not on top of the gun-related deaths by country. But it's certainly not in good company. In terms of countries by firearm-related death rate (I'm looking at homicides per 100,000 people), before the US we have 13 Central/South American countries, Philippines, Jamaica and South Africa.
This makes the US the top country in the developed world with gun-related homicides. Not a record I would be too proud of.