Proof that the US truly is a different world

[KingDerelict]

Originally Posted by Balky001

I used to wear a back pack when I used the bike to commute. By the time I stopped and got my backpack off and gloves to do the zips, to rummage around to find a weapon would take some time. I think by then I'd have been shot, run over or whatever I was protecting myself against.

Then again, with my morning commute, I wouldn't want a firearm to be too readily accessible - I'd be out of ammunition by the time I got to work...

[L3nny]

Perfectly sane if you ask me
http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/03/teen-s...f-bed-5730252/

[Toooldtodie]

Originally Posted by carelesschucca

I'd be scared and paranoid if I lived in a country where Donald Trump could end up being my leader in the near future.

Haha!!
Probably use the thing on myself if I were American.

[Balky001]

Originally Posted by KingDerelict

Then again, with my morning commute, I wouldn't want a firearm to be too readily accessible - I'd be out of ammunition by the time I got to work...

They say never ride mad, but what if they make you mad during your ride

[DomP]

What! I know Americans are known for their love of guns but I must admit I wasn't aware they pretty much all carried one. I also am naive enough to think you wouldn't carry one on show as a matter of course. (Wrong course?)

Then again I have been watching The Walking Dead, I should have known

skip the first minute, clearly this scene was based on a normal US commute.

[DarrenSV650S]

Originally Posted by AlexAdams

skip the first minute, clearly this scene was based on a normal US commute.

The unseen tyre change always bugs me in that chase

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

The unseen tyre change always bugs me in that chase

it's just stupid. I think they should have timed out and shared a pitcher whilst they had their tyres changed.

[gjscott]

Originally Posted by DomP

What! I know Americans are known for their love of guns but I must admit I wasn't aware they pretty much all carried one. I also am naive enough to think you wouldn't carry one on show as a matter of course. (Wrong course?)

Then again I have been watching The Walking Dead, I should have known

Anyone that carries a gun is primarily a coward.

Have a look at the 'Should We Have Guns' thread on SVrider, it's been me versus about ten of them for a couple of years now. Particularly a member called TJinPgh. My vision of him is something like wild Bill Hickock or General Custer.
They have this deep rooted hatred of the Federal government and think everything it does is to purposfully oppress them. Despite the fact the government completely changes every eight years.

They have them for two reasons, self protection, and to fight the oppressive government.
Statistics clearly show without a shadow of a doubt that a gun in the house makes it several times more likely that a family member will get shot, seems logical you'd think, but not to these bozos.
And the fact that all illegal guns were once legal and lost or stolen, so they're also protecting against the very guns they supplied to the criminals.

And the funniest, they really think they have a chance to stand up against an 'oppressive' government with an army.

They're mostly practicing christians, racist, although they veil it in several transparent ways, and really really paranoid.
They also constantly quote the 200 year old Constitution like it was a message from God.

Also from August students at the University of Texas will be able to carry concealed weapons. What could go wrong there you ask?
The Dean has quit, and many students and lecturers are abandoning Texas as we speak.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35673426

But don't get me started !!!

My exit plan to leave California after 11 years and return to Northumberland is under way as we speak.

[Dipper]

Apparently more Americans were shot by toddlers that had got hold of their guns than by terrorists last year.

Begs the question that perhaps Donald Trump should be calling for all toddler's to be locked up until their third birthday...