T110's Second Summer of Love (And Tolerance)
Дата: 10.05.2014 11:19:20
SoukouDragon, on May 10 2014 - 05:18, said: Japan does not need self defense guns because the culture
has eliminated much violent crime. The_Chieftain:
Quote For self-defense from the neighborhood is due to cultural problems like Dai said
The_Chieftain: Are there bears and mountain lions and the ilk in Japan?
Such creatures do exist in my neighbourhood. Heck, there's a bear
on our flag. I have highlighted the operative of the last
line. Japan may have no particular need for self defense guns. The
country has an astonishingly low rate of murder, and quite a low
rate of rape. But there were still some 1,800 individuals in Japan
who quite possibly did feel a strong desire for a self defense gun.
The US mentality puts great on the rights of the individual, to
include the rights to life and liberty. To what extent should the
individuals who were victims of violent crime have their life or
bodies forfeit for the good of the national crime rate statistics?
Further, is there any reason at all to believe that Japanese
culture is such that incidence of violent crime would increase in
accordance with increased access to firearms? Maybe I have an
idealistic view of Japan,but I don't believe that it is.
T110's Second Summer of Love (And Tolerance)