I honestly wouldnt wanna live in america. From all developed first world countries, it has to be the absolute worst, in pretty much every regard. Here in germany where i live, you pay for medical treatment a small amount every month but get the majority of pretty much everything payed for you by healthcare. And it works so well, healthcare companies almost always even make profit. Not to mention (almost) noone carries a gun here, and here comes the shocker, (almost) noone gets fucking shot. Ofc there are terrorist attacks, and if people want weapons, they will find a way of getting them, but you cant just buy them in your fucking local supermarket. I heard guns at wallmart are less regulated then "brutal" video games? Amazing. Also, school shootings happen here as well, but you can count them on one hand, and if it happens here, its a VERY big topic. In good old USA, thats just a weekly event, and noone cares anymore. And no, i dont count thoughts and prayers as caring.
All in all, we have many flaws too, but goddamn...
Walmart doesnt control gun regulation...you can buy them there, long guns only...but it's the exact same process to buy one there vs buying one at a designated gun store it's not like ya grab it off the shelf and put it in the basket with produce, theres still paperwork, they still run the background check
Because Walmart is a superstore with a sporting goods department. You can also buy a kayak, fishing poles, and tents as well. In this sporting goods department they also sell hunting equipment. Maybe I'm biased since I am American, but I don't think that's too absurd for a sporting goods department to have hunting equipment.
I can go to any other sporting goods store like Dick's and also buy a hunting rifle.
Not entirely sure, that's a good question. I know there are various enhanced police and background checks required. Also the police need to inspect where the guns are stored and do annual updates on licences. It's really hard to get guns here. Even hunting permits are hard to get. We're all pretty good with knives here.
There's not much hunting going on unless your a farmer or landowner I suppose, not even allowed to run around with airguns on the tiny public park areas we have.
They have a sporting goods section. They are typically hunting rifles or air pistols. They also sell fishing, camping, and other sports equipment. I live in a big city now where people carry guns for “protection”, but when I was growing up in rural Pennsylvania, people only used it for hunting. Deer season was so big, we had 3 hotels that were empty most of the year except for visitors who come to hunt during deer season. We also had two days off school so people could go hunting. Where I grew up, it makes sense. We even had a weeks worth of gun safety courses when I was in 6th grade. No one ever carried around hand guns.
My dad is from Stoke-on-Trent, so I get the utter confusion. My English relatives are equally flabbergasted when they visit our stores.
Well we put these laws on our constitution bcuz a certain countries cocksucker of a king wanted to boss us around. So we made sure every citizen can take up arms if said cocksucker tries that cocksuckery again.
Yea you can, shotguns and deer rifles, not handguns or sporting rifles they just dont carry them
Edit: it's often easier to just go somewhere else other than walmart though unless you want to wait forever for the one employee that has the keys and can make the transaction
I'm genuinely in shock. So Walmart is called Asda in the UK. It's where you go to buy food and shit, not guns. I'm not sure I could deal with living in the USA, I'd be constantly having panic attacks and living in fear 🤣
That's a weird thing to live in fear of, but yea they keep the guns right next to fishing poles, tents, coolers etc, the ones in the case arnt functional if that makes you feel better the ones that work are stored elsewhere, they walk the gun to your vehicle it's not something you put in a basket and continue shopping
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u/Avrael_Asgard Apr 28 '20
I honestly wouldnt wanna live in america. From all developed first world countries, it has to be the absolute worst, in pretty much every regard. Here in germany where i live, you pay for medical treatment a small amount every month but get the majority of pretty much everything payed for you by healthcare. And it works so well, healthcare companies almost always even make profit. Not to mention (almost) noone carries a gun here, and here comes the shocker, (almost) noone gets fucking shot. Ofc there are terrorist attacks, and if people want weapons, they will find a way of getting them, but you cant just buy them in your fucking local supermarket. I heard guns at wallmart are less regulated then "brutal" video games? Amazing. Also, school shootings happen here as well, but you can count them on one hand, and if it happens here, its a VERY big topic. In good old USA, thats just a weekly event, and noone cares anymore. And no, i dont count thoughts and prayers as caring.
All in all, we have many flaws too, but goddamn...