Posted on 09/22/2013 9:22:04 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Henry Porter, a columnist for The Observer, doesn’t think much of America’s Second Amendment. Nor does he care much for America itself, judging by his condescending commentary. His Lordship is very, very concerned about gun violence in America. In fact, he is so concerned that he believes it may be time for the world to “intervene” and save us from ourselves…or something.
There is an excellent British descriptive that applies perfectly to Mr. Porter.
He’s a twit.
The annual toll from firearms in the US is running at 32,000 deaths and climbing, even though the general crime rate is on a downward path (it is 40% lower than in 1980). If this perennial slaughter doesn’t qualify for intercession by the UN and all relevant NGOs, it is hard to know what does.
To absorb the scale of the mayhem, it’s worth trying to guess the death toll of all the wars in American history since the War of Independence began in 1775, and follow that by estimating the number killed by firearms in the US since the day that Robert F. Kennedy was shot in 1968 by a .22 Iver-Johnson handgun, wielded by Sirhan Sirhan. The figures from Congressional Research Service, plus recent statistics from icasualties.org, tell us that from the first casualties in the battle of Lexington to recent operations in Afghanistan, the toll is 1,171,177. By contrast, the number killed by firearms, including suicides, since 1968, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the FBI, is 1,384,171.
Actually, the general trend on deaths as a result of firearms is going down the last decade and has been declining since their peak in the 1990′s. This, despite about 100 million more firearms in the hands of Americans. Also, that 32,000 number is deceiving.....
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide..."
~Abraham Lincoln, Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois, January 27, 1838
This is what happens when you quit teaching history. Besides, if they managed to take our guns away, who'd they mooch off next time the Germans attack them?
Perhaps we should call for *cleaver* intervention in Britain.
The murder rate in Caracas is 8 times that of Chicago
The last time Britain intervened here, in 1812, it was not a good outcome for them.
Oh, you won't? Piss off.
Bring it, Limey.
What's the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Bring it on, Limey!
Henry, you twit, you Brits already tried to disarm us once, a long time ago when we were weak and outnumbered...and we handed your arse to you.
Don’t even think about trying it again because it would go A LOT worse for you this go around.
America at the Crossroads of History
http://www.jeffhead.com/crossroads.htm
We already did that with you Brits in 1789, but go ahead - - - BRING IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It didn't turn out so good for Washington D.C. either......... hmmmmmm.
Sounds typical of the rest of the British world. In Hong Kong many westerners hate our guns,the 2nd Amendment, America in general (and conservatives in particular) as well as religion. Many of them would be happy if the US would just go away.
Sorry Henry. You’re buddy, Uncle Adolf tried this. How’d that work out?
I cant see the down side to that last bit.
I have no idea but I am sure that Henry Porter would probably say that all swallows are laden with the burden of our guilt. Or something new agey.
If the Brits aren’t busy do you think they would do a ‘’re-enactment’?
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