Nice gun Puck. You know I'm a gun enthusiast and target shooter...have been since I was a teen ager. I'm glad you got a nice b-day present and I don't consider a gun a "toy" as someone mentioned. Or an unnecessary item. To many Americans, it is a fundamental necessity. And I don't think that one country is better than the other because of their feelings about guns. But the reason, I think that so many Americans are proud and glad to have this written into their constitution is that America won it's independence because the citizens had guns. We wouldn't even be a country if not for that basic right. The 2nd amendent is in existence because if a government ever becomes too tyranical or too dictatorial and people want to revolt or defend their rights and their lives, they have the means to do so...or at least attempt to. Hopefully, if ever something like that happens, the military would be on the side of the people. That's even more significant than defending against bad guys. (who, btw would always still get hold of guns.) So, of course that argument is ridiculous. Anyhow, that's why many Americans, such as Puck and myself, along with scores of others feel that type of pride in our country and our fierce defense of it and our rights.
I don't see anywhere where Puck was doing anything to stir something up. It sounds like "profiling." LOL. Just because he's adamant about something or passionate, why is it he's trying to stir something up? Lots of people write posts that one could say the same thing....but no one does.