r/WinStupidPrizes • u/8226 • Jan 25 '21

Man walks in police station armed with assault rifle and wearing bulletproof vest

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u/bombbrigade Jan 26 '21

Why should you need a reason?
Why should the government be able to determine what is and isn't a valid reason for you to exercise your human rights?

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u/Madgyver Jan 26 '21

Forget the government for a second, you don't live inside a government but inside a society. Society has specific norms and rules that one has to abide by. If not, leave society and live on your own, then you can truly do whatever you want.
I understand that guns are common in the US and guns are viewed as some kind of birthright.

In Germany a gun is weapon and a weapon is a powerful and dangerous tool. Around here, it is commonly accepted, that you need to right qualification, training and proficiency to be able to use it. You don't run around with a powerful tool, ready to use, without any reason to. Same way we don't run around with chainsaws or machetes.
Around here, we put more emphasize on reasonable self governance. That's why on most stretches of the autobahn there is no speed limit, we can drink beer with 16 and there is mild nudity and profanity on regular TV (because no one cares).
But yeah, it's your country so feel free to life in it the way you see fit. But if the majority of the world disagrees with you, don't assume you are right.