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Picture of a #Dutch outfit during WWII... why am I not even surprised.
The Dutch couldnt be anymore Dutch if they tried!
Those people who do carry guns are either active in the drug wars or there are young idiot who want to rob stores. I think that they, in most cases, do not even have bullits in them since they are afraid to shoot.
I have visited the so called dangerous places in the Netherlands during the day and night. Never once felt the need to take a gun or get me one to feel more safe. Never have been in a situation where I wished I had one besides during a visit in the middle east country called Algeria. Not even when I visited Kingston (Jamaica) as a white guy I felt that need.
As for wars, when there will be another one it will be the last one imho.
But let me ask you a question. Do you feel safe if you walk home in the dark in Utrecht? And how about when you are located in the US? Would you walk the streets without having a gun?
> I think the biggest difference with the Dutch and the US citizens is that people in the Netherlands grow up to find that a gun is not needed.
Thats probably not as much of a difference as you think. Most americans dont own guns, most americans have never really been around a gun really. Only a few feel they truly "need" one. Like I said I had no exposure to guns myself until I was much older and only after a lot of reflection, reviewing the evidence and the statistics did I ultimately change my mind. Not due to how I was raised or anything else I now am of the opinion that it is irresponsible not to own a gun, so I own one.
@hansw
> But let me ask you a question. Do you feel safe if you walk home in the dark in Utrecht?
Yes I feel safe walking home at night in Utrecht.
> And how about when you are located in the US? Would you walk the streets without having a gun?
Yes I also feel safe walking home at night in the US without a gun, at least in my city.
The gun I own is a AR-15, not a handgun. It isnt a gun I can or would carry. I have never carried a handgun and dont really feel unsafe without one. Though I do plan to get one to keep in my car just in case, more out of preparedness than necessity.
As I said before I never saw anyone on the streets in america with a gun in my life, so never felt threatened by them.