I live in europe, in a country where even possession of some larger knifes is prohibited by law. And you know what? It's one of the few things, I like about my country!
Yeah right. Until you encounter someone who has a large knife despite law, and who is willing to use it:
http://galliawatch.blogspot.fr/2007/11/woman-fatally-stabbed-in-subway.htmlI want to live in a peaceful world, without guns, bazookas or even nuke bombs.
Yeah and I want to live in a society where the weather is great everyday, beer is free and male-female ratio is one to ten.
Weapons are things that can be produced by human beings. As long as they will be humans, you can not prevent those things to exist.
Often I read the argument, that people must possess guns to defend against the government. So you want to fight with your small guns against people with high end arms or even nuke bombs? Not very clever... If you want to change something about your government, change the people that give the power to the government.
Yeah it is probably not the best argument. Recently in Mali I've heard that islamists have taken control on the north of the country, and
have arrested armed citizens.
http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=227315&cid=1But still, I keep thinking it is probably more difficult, yet sadly not impossible, for a government to dictate law to an armed population.