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News Gun Control - It Took An Aussie Comedian To Get It Right

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I had some contact with a prominent member of what I guess you might call the survivalist community.
Isn't this an oxymoron though? People arming themselves for the next ??? with guns. How does that fix the problem when it happens? Is it not better to have people band together to fix the disaster than to take up arms against one another, hindering correcting the issue?
 
Isn't this an oxymoron though? People arming themselves for the next ??? with guns. How does that fix the pr...
Another good point. However, if and when modern society breaks down, much of humanity will resort to destructive, primitive, & basic reptilian thinking. It would be great if people would try to maintain some form of civility, but many will be in desperate need of water, food, toiletries, drugs, etc, and will resort to violent means to acquire those things. Money will be rendered meaningless, and lawlessness and violence will reign supreme.
 
We live on the land. We have guns. We use them to control pests. I have a really nice little HMR .17 which is great on rabbits and foxes. The other half has a 30.06 for hunting deer. We also use it to kill our own sheep and cattle for eating.

Here in Australia 'self defence' is not an acceptable reason to hold a gun licence. We installed our gun safe in our bedroom to give us half a chance of getting to a weapon (and the ammo which must be locked in a separate compartment) before an intruder gets to us. We'd prefer not to have to keep the weapons so secure but as law abiding citizens we have to.
 
@Whispering_Truth,

Active disagreement on that. If you're in lack of basic resources? It's way better for both of you to settle the grudge as fast as humanly possible, because meantime you're wasting everybody's energy, time, and those resources you're bickering about.

Plus that bit about 'money rendered meaningless', I didn't even get.

Water is money. Smokes are money. Fruit of one type other village doesn't have is money. Shoes are money. Heck, everything that is in demand and questionable supply is money ((And courtesy! And diplomacy!)). One doesn't need dollar bills for that. Exchange is exchange, already.
 
@Whispering_Truth,

Active disagreement on that. If you're in lack of basic resources?...
That's true. I meant cash money, as in government printed currency. Yes, basic, everyday supplies would be the new "money". But remember that not everyone lives by the golden rule, and would much rather take all of your things by force, than honestly trade you for a few items.
 
That works only if you've got a bunch of people who go by that and are, basically, shit problem solvers who don't think.

And if it's things they're so much after? I'm good giving that up and not sharing space with the madman, meantime plotting their demise.

People who think that way in critical situations are no one to be in charge of anything. It's only responsible to not give them the power, and if they have it already, to work on lowering it, if it's in one's capacity & chances to do so.
 
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