S Africans 'Armed To The Hilt'

On the upside, I bet by now you'll never forget that .45 colt is a caliber as well as a six shooter.

I actually already knew that. I just didn't read the post correctly. Where would the fun be in that?

61 posted on 10/28/2004 1:02:05 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (I actually did vote for John Kerry, before I voted against him.)

Doh'! - it fooled me!

62 posted on 10/28/2004 1:07:16 PM PDT by BenLurkin (We have low inflation and and low unemployment.)

"South Africans own more guns than the police and army"

It's a start. But the ratio needs to be above 10 to one before you have any hope of seeing a free society.

63 posted on 10/28/2004 2:27:46 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Never apologise. Never explain)

Yeah and the worst thing about that pic is I do think I see a round in the pipe. Sure would not want to be that camera man.

64 posted on 10/28/2004 2:29:55 PM PDT by eXe (Si vis pacem, para bellum)

I think what will eventually happen is that there will be so much turmoil that the place will undergoe a revolution, giving the Marxists the complete power that they have strived for in that country.

The Safricans I worked with in eastern Africa all feel what you mention will happen after Mandela dies. There is a lot of fear over the future among both the black and white population.

Too bad, it has the potential to be a great country.

65 posted on 10/28/2004 2:49:47 PM PDT by Cuttnhorse (John Kerry, Unfit to be Commander in Chief)

To: BenLurkin; E. Pluribus Unum

I like my gun picture better than your armed Homer.

66 posted on 10/28/2004 2:56:01 PM PDT by Cuttnhorse (John Kerry, Unfit to be Commander in Chief)

Yeh, the wifey and I are pikers compared to some of our friends...we only have three pistols and 2-rifles. I have a pal who could open his own gun store.

67 posted on 10/28/2004 2:59:30 PM PDT by Cuttnhorse (John Kerry, Unfit to be Commander in Chief)

Very interesting statistics there:

   GUN OWNERSHIP RATES

   South Africa  8.4% 
   Namibia       5.4% 
   Botswana      1.9% 
   Swaziland     0.95% 
   Zambia        0.86%
   Zimbabwe      0.32% 
   Malawi        0.26%
   Mozambique    0.04%

Let's see how that compares to the countries per capita GDP:

   GUN OWNERSHIP RATES   P/C GDP rank and amount

   South Africa  8.4%    # 77   $10,700
   Namibia       5.4%    # 98   $ 7,100
   Botswana      1.9%    # 87   $ 8,800
   Swaziland     0.95%   #127   $ 4,900
   Zambia        0.86%   #213   $   800
   Zimbabwe      0.32%   #172   $ 1,900
   Malawi        0.26%   #227   $   600
   Mozambique    0.04%   #199   $ 1,200

There seems to be a close correlation between the rate of gun ownership and the per capita GDP of a country. The poorest countries have the least gun ownership. If you think about it, do the people who have naked small children with extended bellies and flies swarming around their eyes standing in line to get a bowl of gruel have enough money to buy a gun? Or you could interpret it to mean that ownership of guns is the path to economic prosperity and if you never own a gun you will be in the group of people who are living in a van down by the river.

68 posted on 10/28/2004 3:23:00 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")

69 posted on 10/28/2004 3:29:52 PM PDT by BenLurkin (We have low inflation and and low unemployment.)

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