its the mindset of the people,, in the US, you 2nd amendment
dictates that you have the right to bear ARMS! ( Arms ) is a wide
explanation! if in the era of bow and arrow, arms can be bow and
arrow, it firearms than you can have firearms!
If you read US history! they form their country thru arms rebellion
against the Bitish! thus govt having too much control is a scarry
thing! ( again too much of anything or extreme can be bad since the
govt can one day take over and change the world ! HItler is the
best example) 1st thing he did is take away all forms of defences
from the general population!than he go in and exterminate or do his
crazy things with defenceless Subjects! .... Armed civilians are
citizens, defenceless ones are Subjects!.... so what you want to
be?????
in the US!most states other than those communisit state like
Kalifornia, New York! Massachusetts where restriction of firearms
are at its highest have the highest crime rate. Not saying Texas is
better or not but we do have conceal carrying permit where civilian
goes thru training and proper background check and can carry in
their daily life ! think about it! someone wants to rob you! and
they don;t know if you are arm! .... in reality! Crime actually
reduces and it is a fact! from past history when Texas and Florida
adopted the concel carry! crime drops!
As for most firearms ! Some people like military style weapons like
M16, AK, or western style weapon like a Winchester model 1892, or
hunting rifle like a Weatherby! all civilian can legally own
semi-auto rifle! pistols! most of the assualt rifle in US are semi
only.
However you can apply to buy full auto weapon as a collector! just
like some people like fast cars , ming vase! some people collect
weapons like me ! than you need to go thru a more vigurous
background check and all that! than if your state is legal to own
machine gun than !here comes MP-5 and M4
... I also collect historical weapons like those of World War2.. to
me that means more than having some Vase or monet painting! just a
matter of preference! And living in the US gives you that choice !
Life is good!
