Gun Control & 2nd Amendment

Umm, something about your phrasing of words bothers me. But it SEEMS you might have it backwards:If your/my/others ancestors didn't encroach/trespass/steal land from the indians, then maybe the indians wouldn't have attacked.Thus, gun ownership would'n't have been AS important as you make it sound.

I caught the quotes, but when you belabored the point in the second paragraph you belied the sarcasm. Which confused me. Again, when you invade another territory/nation, it makes sense to bring weapons. That was the mentality of violent people who colonized the new world. I think we agree here, yes?

Sorry, but perhaps I am a little dense this morning. I need you to expand your assertion . . .Are you saying that the early American colonists who came from Europe were particularly more violent than other non-invading Europeans. And because they were ALREADY pre-disposed to violence, it then nurtured a violent american society?Can we compare or contrast this notion to Australia? They were particularly settled by violent European criminals. What type of society does australia have now, compared to the USA? Is this a fair comparison?

Hey Taq, Hmm, but can this statement be supported? Because it SEEMS the contrary evidence that the reason America had a violent BEGINNING (and then a nurtured violent history) COULD be wholly explained via violent conquerring Europeans.Your two points MIGHT ALSO be applied to Australian history, and thus MIGHT be helpful in supporting/disproving American love of guns/violence stems mainly from violent conquerring Europeans. The gun-control topic MAY BE/probably is more complex, but I find this particular angle interesting.I am hardly an Australian historian, so it would be cool if an Australian or Australian history-buff could help.Edited by dronester, : changed message title