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In reply to the discussion: Wal-Mart Sells Machine Guns! [View all]gejohnston
(17,502 posts)131. I stand by what I said.
Really? You might want to check out the Bill of Rights, the entire legal system, the lingua franca, government administration, agricultural revolution, industrial revolution.
The bill of rights from what? Those are only the superficial similarities that came with being a colony. The history and changes in the culture that started from that point is the important part. The agricultural and industrial revolutions were in other parts of Europe. The midwest wheat belt is Russian winter wheat.
Company towns. I am in one right now. This country is still full of them. Been to Detroit recently? Ever been to mining country? Wanna see company towns? Visit West Virginia. Slavery, yes, the US has that in common with Jamaica. Not much slavery in Europe since the Romans.
You really don't know what a company town is do you? Detroit is not a company town. WV coal mines used to have them. A company town is a town where the entire city is owned and operated by the corporation that owns the land it is sitting on.
I think the reason for more gun violence in Mexico and Jamaica has much more to do with drug and weapons trafficking with the US and the ensuing corruption.
So why is El Paso the safest city in the US if not North America?
They have all been absorbed into the Anglo-American melting pot. Find an Italian-American who speaks Italian.
Are you serious? My uncle spoke German in his home. Many in my hometown spoke Cantonese, Spanish, etc.
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Assuming otherwise means one lacks reasoning skills, knowledge or both
ProgressiveProfessor
Mar 2012
#93
"Sporting" is a stupid reason to hunt. If you're not out there with the primary purpose....
PavePusher
Mar 2012
#87
Yes, it really does matter that they are not "technically", more important that they are not LEGALLY
slackmaster
Mar 2012
#10
It does matter, because they do not remotely resemble machine guns in any meaningful way.
NewMoonTherian
Mar 2012
#17
" These very expensive rifles are mostly used by civilians for long range target shooting."
Starboard Tack
Mar 2012
#124
Since the "technically" part means the difference between being a free Citizen and a felon....
PavePusher
Mar 2012
#72
(And for those who miss the tongue planted firmly in cheek-) Yes, they are the same gun :) n/t
X_Digger
Mar 2012
#23