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panader0

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10. I read that 22 MILLION guns were sold in the US in 2020.

Mon Jul 5, 2021, 03:43 PM

Jul 2021

22 fuckin' million in one year. I'll bet that the US has more private ownership of guns than all of the other
countries combined. I don't own a gun, never have, never will.
I'm not afraid. I don't need to strap on a 9 mm to go to the grocery store. I don't worry about the
occasional border crosser. I've lived on my place here, ten miles from Mexico for over forty years.
Never had any trouble. Once a tweaker guy I knew came and stole a saw. I tracked him down,
retrieved my saw and told him to never come back.

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I Live In Sweden! [View all] UCmeNdc Jul 2021 OP

Yeah. But Dora Duck Dynasty and her husband Bubba are never going to understand that. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #1

For one thing, they wouldn't be able to READ it. Aristus Jul 2021 #3

Won't work plimsoll Jul 2021 #2

And that's where we WON'T be Sweden Mr. Ected Jul 2021 #7

I read that 22 MILLION guns were sold in the US in 2020. panader0 Jul 2021 #10

+1000 smirkymonkey Jul 2021 #33

Normally I'd agree with you but... bluecollar2 Jul 2021 #47

Well, I don't agree with the term practicality LittleGirl Jul 2021 #52

It's not a Hollywood action flick. hunter Jul 2021 #59

Paranoia feeds paranoia. Trust_Reality Jul 2021 #63

True. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2021 #4

I think that's a big problem with 1st and some 2nd generation KPN Jul 2021 #24

The guy from Vietnam at least expressed... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2021 #29

I see this a lot with Eastern European immigrants. smirkymonkey Jul 2021 #34

In my dad's case as 1st gen Ukrainian-American he was a Democrat, and mostly liberal. 👍 electric_blue68 Jul 2021 #43

Oh, I was of those waaay earlier (2nd gen)... electric_blue68 Jul 2021 #38

Yes, I live with a couple TexasBushwhacker Jul 2021 #36

That's pretty much how the Vietnamese-American acted. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2021 #40

Yes it is called liberalism Bev54 Jul 2021 #5

If we can't get blue states to do this, how can we get the nation as a whole to do it? Kaleva Jul 2021 #6

If I don't care about sick leave Demobrat Jul 2021 #8

Wat happens when you're too sick, old or disabled to work? Dream Girl Jul 2021 #9

That doesn't happen Demobrat Jul 2021 #12

They blow their brains out the way my husband did. mnhtnbb Jul 2021 #13

Oh dear. I am so sorry this happened to you. Dream Girl Jul 2021 #25

Thanks. mnhtnbb Jul 2021 #55

!!!!! Demobrat Jul 2021 #26

Thanks. mnhtnbb Jul 2021 #56

woah, how terrible! So sorry. : ( electric_blue68 Jul 2021 #45

Thanks. mnhtnbb Jul 2021 #57

The irony is.... paleotn Jul 2021 #18

But they still have their guns Demobrat Jul 2021 #27

You pretty much nailed it Demobrat Ferrets are Cool Jul 2021 #42

Yep. You know what they say about America don't you? PatrickforB Jul 2021 #62

We are so disgustingly DownriverDem Jul 2021 #11

Oprah said it..the old ideas will just have to die off we are too far gone! vrguy Jul 2021 #14

Agreed. paleotn Jul 2021 #23

Sigh...this is such an Over Generalization. I'm 68. So many, if not all... electric_blue68 Jul 2021 #46

Exactly..Unfortunately, some here need their 5 minutes of self-hate whathehell Jul 2021 #61

Speak for yourself, Downriver whathehell Jul 2021 #60

That does not work though treestar Jul 2021 #66

Yabut...yabut... moondust Jul 2021 #15

Yin and yang, like everywhere else DFW Jul 2021 #16

Last time I was there, the neo-Nazi scene was very out-in-the-open, and there were lots of them. tenderfoot Jul 2021 #22

They're not armed to the teeth like they are in the States DFW Jul 2021 #30

I needed to use the hospital after an accident in Norway FreeState Jul 2021 #28

Somewhat similar, not identical DFW Jul 2021 #32

Healthcare in Sweden Expat.smith93 Jul 2021 #39

Welcome to DU. area51 Jul 2021 #41

Welcome to DU! Would really like to hear more about your experiences. Evolve Dammit Jul 2021 #48

There is much of your post I agree with, though not all DFW Jul 2021 #49

In dark times past, my wife and I were paying $16,000 annually for COBRA coverage... hunter Jul 2021 #65

In Germany, the $35,000 a year quote I got was for "privat" health insurance DFW Jul 2021 #67

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jul 2021 #70

Maybe... DemUnleashed Jul 2021 #17

bUt ThEiR tAxeS aRe HiGh! tenderfoot Jul 2021 #19

Good things, bad things.... paleotn Jul 2021 #20

Cons always accuse Social Democrats as shooting for a utopia, that can never exist LiberalLovinLug Jul 2021 #21

Sounds great, but my wife had to ditch a lifelong Swedish friend who went full QAnon JCMach1 Jul 2021 #31

Big problem to overcome is those who insist we're a republic and not a democracy. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2021 #35

Socialism is government ownership of the means of production Progressive dog Jul 2021 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Jul 2021 #44

i've been to denmark twice. it was awesome. i live in milwaukee. built on german socialism. pansypoo53219 Jul 2021 #50

Chicago used downstate Illinois and beyond as their sewer. hunter Jul 2021 #64

we had 'sewer' war early 1900 i guess. 1st socialist mayor + we became #1 in #2 selling compost. pansypoo53219 Jul 2021 #68

Searched around and found Milorgranite... hunter Jul 2021 #69

Well, Sweden is the odd one out there, right? Aussie105 Jul 2021 #51

In America the goal was once to heal sick people. twodogsbarking Jul 2021 #53

The Right Depends On Rampant Stupidity colsohlibgal Jul 2021 #54

The right has been using Faux Noise spewing lies and BS mnhtnbb Jul 2021 #58