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I don’t think gun ownership is a problem per se as mentality plays a big role.
Mar 07, 2021,23:43 PM
If you take a look at Switzerland and Germany for example. Lots of guns in private hands and even 4x more unregistered (25-40 million) than registered (8 million) for the latter, yet annual deaths are only in the high doubles including police and suicides.
Obviously this is not really comparable to the US but it at least shows a tendency of how other societies work around that matter.
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Sadly we have (had) the same problem in the Netherlands
By: One day just one watch : March 7th, 2021-12:26
Especially in Amsterdam where there was a so-called Rolex gang. They used spotters in bars and restaurants and the victims would be followed after they left the establishment and then get mugged. The criminals used a lot of violence and a few entrepreneur...
CA/NY/IL
By: ripper444 : March 7th, 2021-12:27
Are the worst especially after the class war disguised as a race war waged on by left wing democrats....all I can say is conceal carry at any cost because their solution is to defund the police and let criminals do as they do... so of course if there is n...
Inclined to agree with you, unfortunately.
By: NoH : March 7th, 2021-13:01
I’m not from, nor do I live in the US, but when visiting Chicago a couple of years ago I chose to lock the JLC I had with me in the hotel safe before going out for a late-afternoon walk. And I cannot figure out why people would call for the defunding of l...
Garbage state and cr@p city
By: ripper444 : March 7th, 2021-13:58
I sold all my property fast ass soon as I saw were things were headed with Covid in early feb. Also quit my job and found a different one in a different state. I’m still seeing how far they take Covid/ vaccines here but I am ready to bounce tomorrow with ...
Well stated, I fully agree with you.
By: MichaelC : March 7th, 2021-13:18
I carry and usually don't even have a nice watch on. But I have a wife and kids who depend on me, I have no choice but to be as ready as possible.
This is scurrilous nonsense.
By: blau : March 7th, 2021-18:45
We're really going to have people talking garbage about race and class wars on this board?
Sad story
By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : March 7th, 2021-12:58
It may vary geographically too...
By: patrick_y : March 7th, 2021-14:21
For instance, it may be still mostly safe for you to wear your watch in Germany. But in the USA, where the laws are different, and gun ownership is much more prevalent (meaning criminals often own guns or have plenty of access to guns), maybe you would re...
Sad to read it
By: Weems@8 : March 7th, 2021-13:54
So a cheap watch is the only solution to stay safe.
I don't think so...
By: nacelle : March 7th, 2021-16:14
Plenty of crazies in Northern Michigan...
A gun isn't always an option or even a good choice
By: marcobermann : March 7th, 2021-16:34
Hi all, I live in London in the UK where gun crime is still relatively low but unfortunately getting worse but even when we were allowed gun ownership it was near impossible to get a carry permit for anywhere besides your home and to your gun club or a ve...
We should distinguish between professional criminals and others.
By: mkvc : March 7th, 2021-16:48
I actually don't think there has been much of an increase in "amateur" crime recently. Rather, it appears that some professionals have spotted a business opportunity. COVID-19 means that there is a lot of outdoor dining, and it is certainly difficult to p...
I have yet to hear,
By: baufoam : March 7th, 2021-19:11
After all the fighting and gun play, did they actually get the Richard Mille Watch off of the guy’s wrist? Or did the victim create enough commotion that the robbers ran away? I also have to wonder, where are the stolen watches most likely to end up? My g...
Some quotes by the victim from the nypost. The watch was taken.
By: oyster case : March 7th, 2021-19:56
Jewelry dealer Shay Belhassen said he was sitting with a client at celebrity hot spot Il Pastaio on Thursday afternoon when three armed thieves came up behind him and made their move to swipe his $500,000 Richard Mille timepiece. “One of them was choking ...
Coming from Singapore, I really have a problem with guns...
By: Clueless_Collector : March 7th, 2021-21:00
Think about it, if no civilians has such weapons, who do I need to protect myself against? What amendments needed? I’m ok dealing with people with knifes or baseball bats but guns?!?! No way, I surrender.... People sometimes need to be disciplined, freedo...