Posted on 12/12/2019 3:43:55 AM PST by marktwain
Overheard at Tajikistan Airport Security Checkpoint, Second Amendment: Image from Google maps, altered by Dean Weingarten
In December of 2019, a long-time friend, missionary, and adventurer was standing in line to be checked for entry into Tajikistan, at the airport. Some of the adventures he has had over the years have been worthy of fictional men of action. In this case, he exercised discretion and did not become involved. The conversation he overheard is worth relating. Here is his account:
We had just landed and were herded into line for passport control in the country of Tajikistan. I heard an accented voice ask a lady in line next to her if she was American, she said no, and replied that she was from the Republic of Georgia.
This lady from the Republic of Georgia had exceptional English, so the other asked if she had been to America. It turns out she had been in Arizona for a three month stint working for project Arizona. The woman who initiated the conversation then said:
You would do well to stay away from America due to an epidemic of “gun violence”.
The younger gal quickly answered, quite matter of fact: “Oh, you're a victim.”
To which the older woman replied, “Yes, we are all victims.”
The younger woman said:
“No, actually, I meant you are a victim of leftist propaganda.
“America has a Constitution that guarantees certain liberties, and per the second amendment of the American constitution people can exercise the right to bear arms at any time
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
Yeah, riiiight.
That’s why they all want to come here.
People inherently know that being armed is important for there survival.
Riiiight. Unless you’re a young black man dealing dope in the ‘hood or committing suicide our instance of gun violence is virtually nil.
Yeah, riiiight.
Why do you doubt it?
I had a similar experience in Panama, 30 years ago.
Thanks for reinforcing the message of the story.
I’m simply stating a fact.
I am an attorney that believes all people have a right to self defense, even convicted felons.
That says it all in the least space I have seen.
“I am an attorney that believes all people have a right to self defense, even convicted felons.”
I am not an attorney and I believe the same thing. If they’re too dangerous to exercise their Constitutional rights they don’t belong on the street.
L
I’m willing to believe it. Mrs. L and I had a very similar conversation with members of the security staff at a resort in Jamaica a few years ago. I’d noticed that none of them were armed and asked about it.
They explained the legal situation and I said something like “but the bad guys seem to be able to get guns without much difficulty so why shouldn’t you be afforded the same?”
2 or 3 of them said they wished they could but that it was simply not possible given Jamaican law. They were pretty astounded when we started telling them what was sitting in our safe at home.
“AK-47 in your house? No way, mon! The only people here who have those are the gangs!”
“That’s precisely my point.”
L
lawful self defense....
The stats are amazing:
If you’re not an urban drug-dealer in maybe 15 US cities or killing yourself somewhere, 95% of cases in which a gun is used to end a life simply vanish.
We’re Greenland, sans Caribou.
Oh, but dominated by coup-plotting molesters.
“You Are a Victim,,,”
.
On So Many levels
That observation
Points to The
Problems.
great article.
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