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Enneagram Type 4 Board Archive Re: Sorry Ev - and aren't you Canadian?Posted by Ev on September 17, 1999 at 20:31:11: In Reply to: Sorry Ev - and aren't you Canadian? posted by Tiggy on September 17, 1999 at 17:30:06: : My words were so taken out of context that I didn't recognise them. I actually thought for a few moments that someone had written it using my name, until I checked back. It wasn't intended as a statement on America, but on defining normalcy. They're a lot more normal there than here, because anyone can get hold of a gun. Lots of quite ordinary people carry small firearms to protect themselves, especially women. You just don't get that here. I don't know one person who owns a gun, though it does seem to be growing in some inner city areas. I can still wander round London late at night by myself and feel safe. But it hadn't even occurred to me when I wrote that, that it would be seen as an attack on America. I was very tired when I was writing last night and I do apologise for offence caused. I was just trying to think of examples. : What I was writing was a bit of a pastiche of all the theological writings I've been reading, though I admit that's no excuse. But i mention it just in case anyone thought i was being pompous. I don't really talk like that I just got carried away on a wave of, 'I used to want to be a vicar, but I'm all right now'. I'm an American who lives just outside Houston, Texas. I live a couple of miles from NASA. (National Aeronautics & Space Administration: just in case the acronym was confusing) In Texas we have the right to carry concealed firearms on our person should we so choose. There is a matter of licensing and showing proficiency but it's no big deal if you are a law abiding citizen. When the concealed carry law went into effect there was an immediate drop in all forms of violent crime. It seems that criminals aren't as willing to possibly face a gun. Over 30 of our states have instituted similar carry laws and each state had a reduction in crime similar to Texas's experience. If you all are interested I'll go into more detail. If not, we'll leave this subject alone for now. :) Ev
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