I guess you think Washington invented the wheel and the alphabet too. (Reply #49)

In the discussion thread: What Do British People Think About the U.K.’s Gun Restrictions? [View all]

Mon May 5, 2014, 04:50 PM

49. I guess you think Washington invented the wheel and the alphabet too.

The right to keep and bear arms came from England. Sorry to burst your bubble, old sport.

I know they don't teach history before 1492 in the US, but the world is actually older than that.

Hint! Google "history of the second amendment" You'll find a wealth of information there.

Otherwise check this www.constitution.org/211/2ndschol/89vand.pdf

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What Do British People Think About the U.K.’s Gun Restrictions? [View all]	SecularMotion	May 2014	OP
and your thoughts on this?	Duckhunter935	May 2014	#1
Have you checked the comparative figures for gun crime	intaglio	May 2014	#2
Even before there were gun laws in GB, the crime rate was low.	Eleanors38	May 2014	#4
Actually no	intaglio	May 2014	#5
Having trouble understanding this. I think you are saying	Eleanors38	May 2014	#10
No - start thinking about history	intaglio	May 2014	#30
Beyond your snark, the relevant issue is whether or not	Eleanors38	May 2014	#42
"Leftist uprisings"? Really?	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#20
Oh please	gejohnston	May 2014	#21
You're right, UK bad, US perfect.	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#23
more like UK is stifling and perfection is impossible	gejohnston	May 2014	#24
Funny, that's how I felt about the US - stifling	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#32
Florida is stifling	gejohnston	May 2014	#34
Class and peerage a BFD?	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#36
Where in the SOP does it say you have to comment on stories? Posting an article often....	Logical	May 2014	#3
nice to see you this morning	Duckhunter935	May 2014	#6
You said.....	Logical	May 2014	#9
Discuss	Duckhunter935	May 2014	#12
So in other words the SOP does not say that.......	Logical	May 2014	#14
we disagree but that is OK	Duckhunter935	May 2014	#15
would you care to discuss the story?	Duckhunter935	May 2014	#13
I imagine you and I are not far off on the gun issue.....	Logical	May 2014	#17
We agree	Duckhunter935	May 2014	#18
Is that what you truly believe? "The king's oppression" LOL	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#7
so we should be still part of Britain?	Duckhunter935	May 2014	#8
gunchester	jimmy the one	May 2014	#26
This message was self-deleted by its author	IronGate	May 2014	#27
So, GB's crime rate WAS low before gun prohibition.	Eleanors38	May 2014	#11
naw more like	gejohnston	May 2014	#19
A very wise quote	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2014	#31
2 interesting links	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#37
You don't think MI-5 isn't?	gejohnston	May 2014	#38
Every tourist gets printed and retina scanned	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#39
You, me, Thom Hartman, Alex Jones, Ron Paul,	gejohnston	May 2014	#40
It's hard to imagine anyone disagreeing.	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#44
I would like for you to explain to me	IronGate	May 2014	#16
Why should you care? No reason, unless you are curious	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#22
I wasn't addressing you, but I know this is an open board, so, here goes.	IronGate	May 2014	#25
I tend to agree with most of what you said there.	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#33
Don't forget, the U.S. has the 2nd Amendment	Jenoch	May 2014	#41
Baloney! nt	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#45
Is that all you have to say?	Jenoch	May 2014	#46
Actually, I majored in both English and US history. That's why I say baloney.	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#47
The last of the 13 colonies ratified the constitution in 1790.	Jenoch	May 2014	#48
I guess you think Washington invented the wheel and the alphabet too.	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#49
I appreciate iate your agreement with my point.	Jenoch	May 2014	#50
Very good. Because it got the idea from England, same as it got the language.	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#52
So you agree with the	gejohnston	May 2014	#51
You certainly are the master of the non sequitur GE. LOL	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#53
I'm Bruce Leroy to Bloomberg's Sho'nuff	gejohnston	May 2014	#54
Good for the UK....glad the US isn't as regressive when it comes to basic human rights.	ileus	May 2014	#28
Ah yes, the basic human right to shoot other humans	Starboard Tack	May 2014	#35
I'm a bit more interested...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	May 2014	#29
37,342,964.	rrneck	May 2014	#43
go to the horse's mouth	jimmy the one	May 2014	#55

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