Re: Ove Interest?

Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 2/17/2025 11:43 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:

 
Opportunity is certainly seems to have a effect, on the whole places with
restrictions on weapons have less use of them, it’s certainly not a hard
concept to understand or equally can see it around the world.

 
:-)  "Places with restrictions on weapons have less use of them" is
_very_ hard for some people to understand!
 

This said your neighbours to the North who seem to have very broadly
similar set in terms of general set up, seem to do much less killing of
each other so unlikely Frank I’m unconvinced it’s the whole thing, clearly
if one has less access but unless I’m mistaken the Canadian have guns maybe
not as many but guns are about but they don’t have the levels of gun
violence that the US does.

 
Canadians average about 37 guns per 100 citizens. Americans average
about 120 guns per 100 citizens. And Canada restricts gun types.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_regulation_in_Canada
 

Seems fairly balanced ie hunters and club shooters are ok but it’s much
more difficult just because you want one.

Yes, some people in both nations are hunters, farmers, etc. with
rational and practical reasons for owning guns. Some are target shooting
hobbyists. But the U.S. dominates in the number of people who are so
afraid that they feel they _must_ have a gun for "protection."
 
Despite the paucity of guns intended for "protection," Canadians don't
seem to suffer from hordes of bad guys beating down front doors of
homes. And I've not read of Canadian bike path users suffering from
vicious attacks - although I suppose anything is possible!
 
 

The US gun culture is as ever a self destructive cycle, talking of which
lovely day today had a spin on the old school roadie as the Gravel bikes
poor shifting was due to fecked chain/cassette.

Took it along a rail to trail called the Cut near Wimbledon, had a wander
down the Wandle river, before having a roll down your favourite cycleway
the Embankment, it’s half term so Westminster was Touristy!

Popped though the “Batcave” old road that has been build over one of
London’s curious streets, and headed West via parks and cafe stop before
heading to the Vets via one of the newer segregated bike lanes along
Chiswick’s and beyond, and held my nose past the sewage works near
Twickenham!

Been the first dry day for quite a while!

Bike is really over-geared but well I’ll need to wear the cassette out! In
fairness does clock along at 18mph nicely on the Embankment I guess not as
fast as the SS bike I had but still feels good in that environment, it’s
had a tune up and had better pads fitted which has improved its performance
no end as i suspected the weakest link was the cheap pads, it’s not going
to out brake any of my other Disk equipped bikes, but it’s much improved
and fine for its intended use.

Roger Merriman