Reply #79: Many times I have referenced the UK example and I see no negative

[Starboard Tack]

ramifications there. You and others prefer to pooh-pooh this by implying it couldn't work here for ridiculous reasons such as, it's too late, the Brits are different, they don't enjoy or demand the same freedom and a lot of other drivel. I definitely believe in one's right to defend oneself and I think we have the technology to accomplish that with non lethal weapons of defense.
It's hard to imagine how the number of killed and maimed could increase by following a proven model.
I've spent well 20+ years in the UK and 30+ in the US and another 15+ in various other countries around the world. I think people in this country are just as smart as anywhere else, but not as free. Most folk assume the opposite. Americans are slaves to consumerism, chasing the almighty dollar and instant gratification. All sold by corporate pigs.