villa4europe Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 11 minutes ago, Beastmix said: I love (and am simultaneously infuriated by) their complete incomprehension of how to defend yourself without a gun. "But what if somebody invades your home?" "What if you get attacked on the street?" "What if somebody tries to steal your car?" "what if a black man knocks on your door?" As if these scenarios are USA exclusive or exacerbated by the fact the perpetrators, ya know... usually have guns, which they would be less likely to have if they banned them. FTFY Also is the rate of crime there so much higher than the UK and the rest of the civilised world? If you asked me "what if someone tries to steal your car?" my answer is I genuinely don't know because it's not a scenario that I ever think about because I'm fortunate enough to live in a country where I don't really have to... Again America makes itself sound like Sierra Leone with it's mentality - and the answer is I'd probably hand over the keys, tell him how all the gadgets work, wish him well and then phone my insurance... Other than my phone because of photos of my kids I wouldn't defend myself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2023 12 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Other than my phone because of photos of my kids I wouldn't defend myself Don't you back up your photos to the cloud? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted April 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2023 Same day, similar story: Quote Kaylin Gillis: Woman shot dead in New York state after friend pulled into wrong driveway A man has been charged with second-degree murder in the US after he allegedly shot and killed a 20-year-old woman as the car she was in mistakenly drove up the man's driveway. Kaylin Gillis was with three other people in New York state on Saturday. They accidentally drove into the driveway of Kevin Monahan in the town of Hebron, police say. As the driver was leaving, Mr Monahan, 65, allegedly opened fire on the vehicle, hitting Ms Gillis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 17 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Don't you back up your photos to the cloud? You beat me to it, mine are all backed up to 2 different places. Amazon photos (free with Prime) and Google (free). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: Don't you back up your photos to the cloud? It's full...and I've got an external hard drive which I back them up on every couple of months But I still that would cause me to panic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 2 hours ago, villa4europe said: It's full...and I've got an external hard drive which I back them up on every couple of months But I still that would cause me to panic 2 minutes work and you won't have to fight an attacker to keep your phone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 4 hours ago, fightoffyour said: Same day, similar story: Must be the only country in the world where turning into another persons driveway ( by mistake ) can cause you to lose your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy54 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 54 minutes ago, PussEKatt said: Must be the only country in the world where turning into another persons driveway ( by mistake ) can cause you to lose your life. What a crazy Country the US is becoming...........almost appears to becoming a lawless place like the old wild west 150 years ago.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 4 hours ago, delboy54 said: What a crazy Country the US is becoming...........almost appears to becoming a lawless place like the old wild west 150 years ago.... You should check out San Francisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will87 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 or Chicago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Heard a stat yesterday which if true is crazy. Between last years NRA annual meeting and this years annual NRA meeting which is less than 365 days there has been 589 mass shootings in the U.S. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted April 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2023 13 minutes ago, nick76 said: Heard a stat yesterday which if true is crazy. Between last years NRA annual meeting and this years annual NRA meeting which is less than 365 days there has been 589 mass shootings in the U.S. That's only 0.03 per day, per state. Nothing to see here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2023 28 minutes ago, nick76 said: Heard a stat yesterday which if true is crazy. Between last years NRA annual meeting and this years annual NRA meeting which is less than 365 days there has been 589 mass shootings in the U.S. Thoughts and prayers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 24 minutes ago, sidcow said: Thoughts and prayers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 27 minutes ago, sidcow said: Thoughts and prayers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted April 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2023 On 18/04/2023 at 09:28, fightoffyour said: Same day, similar story: How f***ing paranoid are Americans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 5 hours ago, nick76 said: Im sure the NRA will come to the conclusion that the US of A needs even more guns ( to make it safe ?! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 2 hours ago, HKP90 said: How f***ing paranoid are Americans? It's incredibly hard to get into that mindset. "Someone has rung my doorbell! Better fire a gun through the door" "Someone has driven on to my drive! Better grab the shotgun and fire as they drive away" **** up country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2023 The DA at Dadeville, Alabama has stated these our our kids. Do not mess with our kids. It's a bit late mate. The threats are too late. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-k Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Same day, similar story: Quote Cheerleader Heather Roth said she got out of her friend's car to get into her own vehicle, but mistakenly picked the wrong car. There was a man in the passenger seat, so she retreated back to her friend's vehicle. "I see the guy get out of the passenger door. And I rolled my window down, and I was trying to apologise to him... and he just threw his hands up and he pulled out a gun and he just starting shooting at all of us," she said. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65330696 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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