History Repeats Itself, but You Get Nothing From Me

[StPatrick]

From 1940:

[vontar]

Wow, now if only People in New York would arm them self legally.

[Jonnin]

wow, nice find. I would be happy for our police and military to sell captured/obsolete/worn out/etc weapons that were to be destroyed or auctioned to the brits during their time of crisis. Nothing for nothing though, I do not recall the british sending any weapons to us for the katrina riots, and america cannot afford to give anything away to anyone any more, so it has to be a cash for guns sort of transaction.

[JAB]

I wonder how many of the firearms that were sent to help the Brits out were later destroyed due to their current, draconian gun laws.

I would be happy for our police and military to sell captured/obsolete/worn out/etc weapons that were to be destroyed or auctioned to the brits during their time of crisis.

Nah. As a people, they have allowed their politicians to strip them of the means to practice a basic, natural right - self defense. If anything good can come of these riots, it would be that the British people would say, "We want [at least some of] our rights back." Sending large quantities of guns to them would just be a quick fix. It might give the idea that, "Well, if we really need them we can just get guns from America," and I imagine things would go right back to the way they are when the crisis is over. All the guns we sent/sold to them would be rounded up and destroyed once the crisis ended. I'd hate to see the anti-gunners in this country have the pleasure of seeing large numbers of guns sent out of this country to eventually be destroyed in another. Besides, if our government got involved then you know we'd pretty quickly hear of them sending a bunch of 'obsolete' guns like those obsolete M1 Carbines, M1 Garands and so on.

Edited August 11, 2011 by JAB

[Jonnin]

I guess I am more practical and greedy. Sounds like a market for disposable guns and a way for our businesses to make a profit from their mistakes. But you are talking to the guy who thinks we should charge whatever country our troops are in double our expenses for our military presence too...