MrJonno wrote:I said we should ban martial arts advertised as 'self defence' and we did actually ban an American instructor who was some what eager on the self defence front
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/05 ... 02042.html
The point its not just about guns or other weapons its about gun owners and their attitudes that need to be dealt with
The totalitarian does seem to, as a general proposition, want to control people's "attitudes."
MrJonno wrote:
The attitude that you are responsible for your defence, not the police or army. Sure they may fail you but life is tough
Except that nowhere do the police or army have the legal responsibility for protecting you. The police investigate crime, and make arrests. They aren't there to guard your house. If they see a crime in progress, they act to stop it, but since there are very few police compared to residents and other persons present in the country, the governments don't make any promises, and can't make any promises. It's not that they "may" fail, it's that they're not even trying to look after you or your house. They're more "on call" than anything else.
MrJonno wrote:
The attitude that if I can do/use something responsiblly then should be legal
I think this is an incomplete sentence. What are you saying here?
MrJonno wrote:
The attitude that a person behaviour can't be restricted due to the behaviour of others
Another difficult to understand statement. Once more, in English.
MrJonno wrote:
The attitude that law abiding citizens and 'bad' people are different
Non sequitur. This has nothing to do with someone who is minding their own business being able to defend herself if she is attacked unprovoked and unlawfully.
MrJonno wrote:
The attitude of anyone using the word 'tyranny', the use of that alone word should be enough to get anyone locked up
The attiitude that any person can be self reliant and self sufficient
None of this has anything to do with anything, other than your desire to ban anything you don't like, control people's "attitudes" and pretend that "the gub'mint" will take care of you. And, the notion that "well, it's up to the police, and if they don't get the job done, well, tough noogies to you -- you ought to lay down and die rather than defend yourself" is just, again, the expression of the wish to live as abject slave. That notion makes some people feel safe, because all responsibility is lifted. As long as he lives, the slave is fed and watered, and as long as he yessahs and nossahs at the right time, and works just hard enough not to get whipped, he'll live free of worry. Massah will protect him from other dangers.