Quote Originally Posted by bassin_bug View Post
Gills, I elected to respond to your comments in an open forum, not by private mail nor through Peter, because you posted in an open forum and everyone should see our responses.

Just to set the record straight, as far as I can ascertain it is against the law for a felonious criminal to own guns in the USA. That still won't keep them out of their hands because there are multiple ways they can get them. There is always someone on the street willing to sell them, residential break-ins, thefts, and robberies will also help them to get one. Drug dealers have guns and they can buy them legally if they haven't been charged with a crime; they also do it through exchange of drugs for guns; they are into criminal activity for money, so the guns are sold on the streets.

I took the statement you made about "God forbid you folks should ever have to abide by any rules," and "You folks should be allowed to do whatever you want" as condescending, insulting, and very offensive. It's easy for you to portray Canada as a perfect nation because you think we don't know anything about it; that would be a wrong assumption. By the same token, you haven't spent enough time in the United States, far enough south of the border, to know anything about our people; all you have read and/or seen on TV is most likely sensationalized to get people to read it or watch it on the news. Like you, we are civilized people; not 'you folks' and not a bunch of hillbillies and cavemen.

If Canada was all you want us to think that it is, why were YOU a guard at one of their prisons where only criminals are incarcerated?
Just to clarify I was never a guard at a prison. I was a caseworker/counselling just to get inmates to accepts responsibility for their offences and hopefully direct them into a more prosocial lifestyle. Did that for seven long year. Before that I was a Probation/Parole Officer for 10yrs and then Youth Counsellor for 1 year. Always trying to accomplish the same goal. Of course we have crime in Canada as does every country and city in the world. I never said Canada was perfect but alot if not most of our crime does NOT involve guns. So sorry that you and some of your redneck friends are so sensitive that you cant handle the truth when it is mentioned to you. I mean really get a grip. The US is not perfect either but you folks think it is and it plain naive of you. Get out more and see the world. I sure have and i have spent plenty of time in the states and would be scared to death to live their today.

Dont be concerned as you folks cant handle any other opinions than your own so I wont post here any longer. Thought you were above such pettiness Bugsy but I was wrong. There are some great guys on here and you know who you are so I bid you adieu and you wont have to listen to the ranting of me anymore. Have a nice life. Bye all.