I am a Brit but no longer live in Britain. I lost all respect for my country thanks to Tony Blair and his lies about Iraq.
As a Brit, I know what it is like to live in a country where, as a normal citizen, you have no means to defend yourselves against a tyrannical Govt because we don't have 2A. You are at their mercy.
Protect your Constitution and rights with everything you can because once it's gone, it's gone forever.
'We the people' doesn't exist outside of the US and I envy you for that.
Oh believe me, I sincerely hope if push really does come to shove, people man up instead of just standing behind statistics of how armed we are. And yes I've long known just how fortunate we are here - or, were, mostly, sort of, till recently (the more you learn, the farther back you realize not so much, but anyway) - and yeah watching places like UK and esp NZ/AUS get the worst of the lockdowns etc it was like absolutely on the we must never - EVER - give up our guns. I hope we never have to get to the point of using them, but you've got it about "forever."
Edit: So what do you think of the protests' effectiveness there? Do you think they made a difference, or was it more just they did it (like I say, unlike here) and then coincidentally after that people were just not complying as much etc (I might add, much of the US would have complied forever based on how they reacted initially AND as things wore on).
It's difficult for me to say if protests were effective as I no longer live there.
I think there is a limited value to protests but all you really achieve is a little lip service. Fundamentally it changes very little.
I will always advocate for peace and dialogue because I also know what the alternative looks like. I served my country to fight enemies in foreign lands but was also faced with fighting the IRA.
I hope with all my heart that this can be resolved through peaceful means but if like you say, push comes to shove, I can still drop targets at 600yrds+ if needed to protect my family.
I am a Brit but no longer live in Britain. I lost all respect for my country thanks to Tony Blair and his lies about Iraq.
As a Brit, I know what it is like to live in a country where, as a normal citizen, you have no means to defend yourselves against a tyrannical Govt because we don't have 2A. You are at their mercy.
Protect your Constitution and rights with everything you can because once it's gone, it's gone forever.
'We the people' doesn't exist outside of the US and I envy you for that.
Oh believe me, I sincerely hope if push really does come to shove, people man up instead of just standing behind statistics of how armed we are. And yes I've long known just how fortunate we are here - or, were, mostly, sort of, till recently (the more you learn, the farther back you realize not so much, but anyway) - and yeah watching places like UK and esp NZ/AUS get the worst of the lockdowns etc it was like absolutely on the we must never - EVER - give up our guns. I hope we never have to get to the point of using them, but you've got it about "forever."
Edit: So what do you think of the protests' effectiveness there? Do you think they made a difference, or was it more just they did it (like I say, unlike here) and then coincidentally after that people were just not complying as much etc (I might add, much of the US would have complied forever based on how they reacted initially AND as things wore on).
It's difficult for me to say if protests were effective as I no longer live there. I think there is a limited value to protests but all you really achieve is a little lip service. Fundamentally it changes very little.
I will always advocate for peace and dialogue because I also know what the alternative looks like. I served my country to fight enemies in foreign lands but was also faced with fighting the IRA.
I hope with all my heart that this can be resolved through peaceful means but if like you say, push comes to shove, I can still drop targets at 600yrds+ if needed to protect my family.
Aye on all, and indeed.