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Most governments restrict the private ownership of firearms. Few nations allow the freedom that Americans enjoy in this regard. This is because we are still a functioning democracy (for now). Many governments fear armed revolution (which they call insurrection) by their own people because of their tyrannical rule. Many such developing nations retain large defense forces for the primary purpose of controlling their own people.


You're right!

Down here in the Peoples Democratic Socialist Dictatorship of Australia we can hear the jackboots thumping as we cower, totally unarmed, in our hovels waiting for the next ominous knock on the door. :(

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The Police Train officers to beware of how fast and dangerous a knife attack is.
A man can close a gap very quickly, moving in a lowered stance in a semi circle .
If he gets underneath your firearm that is drawn, he will kill you.
Sometimes in close quarters its not the weapon, its the skill and training of the operator that prevails.
 
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The Police Train officers to beware of how fast and dangerous a knife attack is.
A man can close a gap very quickly, moving in a lowered stance in a semi circle .
If he gets underneath your firearm that is drawn, he will kill you.
Sometimes in close quarters its not the weapon, its the skill and training of the operator that prevails.

I dunno. I saw a video (actual event) of a woman cop draw and fire her weapon in a close encounter so fast that it would make an old western gunfighter think twice. :eek:
 
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Humans will always find a way to kill each other. But there are noticably less cases of murder here in Germany than in America.
I would also dare to say that you can defend yourself more easily against a knife than against a gun - resulting in less cases with a deadly outcome.
It depends on the situation. In many close quarters situations a knife is more dangerous. Getting sliced can cause your body to go into shock a lot faster than many people think. It’s so hard to grab and defend against compared to a gun, even from a weak person. There have been people in law enforcement who have said that they would rather face a gun than a knife. There are a lot of unrealistic knife defense techniques in martial arts.
 
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It depends on the situation. In many close quarters situations a knife is more dangerous. Getting sliced can cause your body to go into shock a lot faster than many people think. It’s so hard to grab and defend against compared to a gun, even from a weak person. There have been people in law enforcement who have said that they would rather face a knife than a gun. There are a lot of unrealistic knife defense techniques in martial arts.

Yes their hand to hand combat training is not as comprehensive with the police, as a master of martial arts.
But a double stack 45 auto makes up for it.
 
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Yes their hand to hand combat training is not as comprehensive with the police, as a master of martial arts.
But a double stack 45 auto makes up for it.
They are in a lot of situations where things happen at the drop of a hat, they can’t always unholster and point their gun at someone. That will also be true for us average Joes, even if you’re carrying you may not point your gun at someone who is being unpredictable and unstable. Both us and the cop might not think that it will go there, then at the drop of a hat it does.
 
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Germany restricts gun sales. They banned semiautomatic rifle sales and sales of guns to convicted criminals. The U.S. murder rate is more than five times higher than Germany’s.

True, but we dare not examine the reasons too closely.
 
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The truth is available, one needs to be willing to seek the truth and not the leftist aganda lies- Professor Lankfords bogus "study" is widely referenced. There was a time our educated had wisdom and sought truth.
The Myth That the US Leads the World in Mass Shootings | Jon Miltimore

We'll know the truth when her study comes out.

"Decades after lobbying pressure and politics all but stopped gun violence research, Walensky's plan is to restart that research and identify effective solutions."

After decades of near silence from the CDC, the agency's director is speaking up about gun violence (msn.com)
 
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Not at all, His promise to us is that all that is secret will be revealed, 'the secrets of the inner chamber will be shouted from the rooftops"
Skepticism of His promises has no place with the believer.
If we are ever reading in something that isn't there, it is not from the Lord.
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Not at all, His promise to us is that all that is secret will be revealed, 'the secrets of the inner chamber will be shouted from the rooftops"
Skepticism of His promises has no place with the believer.
If we are ever reading in something that isn't there, it is not from the Lord.
blessings

I meant skepticism of Walensky's plan.
 
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