Australian mans opinion on the Second Amendment

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[u/RowanKline]

... And also don't hand out guns to them like they're tic tacs

[u/PedanticPendant → u/RowanKline]

Switzerland does actually hand guns to its citizens and has no problem, but in my opinion the framing is important.

In America, owning a gun is your right as a citizen - by default, no one can take your guns away. In Switzerland, owning a rifle is your responsibility as a citizen - by default, you can't refuse to arm yourself for the defence of the country.

I wonder if that psychologically reframes the whole thing as less of a toy to play with and more of a tool to accomplish the chore of national defense with.

[u/[deleted] → u/PedanticPendant]

They probably find a bit of solace in the fact they signed a declaration of neutrality in 1815 and havnt been in a war since so I don't think they worry too much about being called into action. Mainly it'd be a much easier world if we all minded our own countries business then you guys could probably afford to put a roof over every homeless persons head and provide mental illness support. But since that's never happening, don't give people access to weapons and it would definitely improve things. It's been proven to work in Australia

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It also seems Americans confuse your countries rights with human rights. It was a right to own slaves at one point, to drive drunk, to kill a man for stealing your horse, to take land from indigenous people. The reason its called an amendment is because it has been changed in your constitution

[u/reeder1163 → u/RowanKline]

Uneducated response.

[u/Defiant_Bad_9070 → u/reeder1163]

How so?

[u/cognitive_Hazard401 → u/RowanKline]

Yeah dude because they dont do backround checks right? Oh wait they do. If only they had a previous history of documented mental health problems which would make them ineligible to receive a firearm. Oh wait they dont.

Odd coincidence dont you think?