Indeed how sad we were in the U.S. About 7 years back in MN ND & SD no guns up there they claimed that the gun culture was mainly down south we did over 5000 mile and never seen a single sign shot up, and the family our daughter stayed with for 12 months had never fired a gun let alone owned one , so it's not All Americans that have to own enough guns to equip a small army, but it seem those who do are very vocal about it. One can only wonder how many innocent lives have to be lost before they see the light on high powered rapid fire gun ownership without sound reason, and I cannot see any reason let alone a sound one for a city person to own such guns.
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My carer, Sue, an ex-nurse from Texas, had to carry a gun in 2 hospitals she worked in. The hospital security could not guaranty nurses safety at night because of the size of the grounds and car parks. Druggies hung around there to rob nurses and try and get drugs. Sue had to fire in the air one night to deter a would be robber and attract security. She could not wait to immigrate to Australia.
Now, with the drug ICE, the drug of choice here in Rockhampton, Central Queensland and the crack down in the city with CCTV and increased police patrols to try and neutralize thefts of shops etc. to gain money to buy the drug, she and I are worried, that the uses will hit out-lying farms/properties where we have no police coverage. Our closest Police Station is a 1 man station, 18 km away, the closest town is 28 km and Rockhampton 40 km. What chance we on calling 000?
Not advocating firearms, but at least, pepper spray would be nice for self protection. This should be covered by a permit to stop city people or crims obtaining. We have a big dog, a Wolfhound/Ridgeback but as the law stands, if she attacks the crim, he sues me for damages.
Sue's late 70's and I'm early 70's and nearly wheelchair bound living on 2.5 acres in bushland, back from the road. Having been a medic in Africa, I've seen the damage a panga or knife can do, even wielded by a kid.
I want the right of "non lethal self defence"!
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Cheers Peter and Sue
"If I agree with you we'll both be wrong"
No, I'm not busy, I did it right the first time.
Self-powered wheelie walker, soon a power chair (ex. Nomad)
God bless America the sickest society on this Planet.
Should I also add the most self righteous and uninformed in my travels there I found that the average person knows precious little about any country other than there own and some not even their own, my 16 year old daughter named more states than half her class mates when an exchange student there
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Should I also add the most self righteous and uninformed in my travels there I found that the average person knows precious little about any country other than there own and some not even their own, my 16 year old daughter named more states than half her class mates when an exchange student there
After having extensively travelled through most of America over a period of years I have to agree with that statement. Once you get out of California as soon as they hear your Aussie accent they will inevitably ask where are you from. You of course answer Australia and after explaining that Austria and Australia are actually two different countries their next question is more often than not, "How long did it take you to drive from Australia?" I kid you not!
However, as much as I dislike America the country, and as ignorant as most Americans are of anything outside of their borders, and accepting they have their fair share of ratbags, the American people are some of the friendliest people in the world.
They're actually not a whole lot different to Aussies in that regard.
Cheers
Jim
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Yes grandad5 we found them very friendly also can't fault them on that front
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