Donnachaidh wrote:Mostly it's the condescending tone Tenshinai manages to have in almost every post. Neither you nor Spacekiwi have had that tone nor do you attack, rather you address specific points in a calm, polite, and reasonable manner.Daryl wrote:I don't want to further stir up trouble but I do support Tenshinai in this. After careful rereading I can't see any reference he made to races, and also I can see how an external viewpoint can be useful. Just because someone doesn't live in an area is no reason to dismiss their opinion. I own a number of guns (rifles and shotguns), plus other weapons but don't own a hand gun as the only use I can see for a hand gun is to shoot people at close range. Useless for hunting as the accurate range is limited and dangerous to carry as it is much easier to accidentally have the noisy end pointed at you.
While criminals here do continue to get handguns they are not as common as in the US, because as Spacekiwi said we have a moat, so someone can't just put some in his car and drive here from an area where they are more easily obtained.
Why thank you donnachaidh.
I try to always be polite because you catch more flies with honey then with vinegar. its all well and good making a valid point, but if nobody listens, then its wasted effort. I try to be like David Attenborough in his view of how to debate as opposed to Richard Dawkins. Yes, Richard may have valid points, but its so often buried in contempt for those opposing him that he may as well be dogmatic for atheism. acting like the other person is always wrong will make you lots of enemies. Far better to be logical, reasonable, and polite, as people will like you more, and you can get a better understanding of why the other person thinks the way they do.