No doubt there is plenty of gun crime in Ireland...but its commited by criminals. And I am sure that the stats would measure up when compared to some parts of the states. But see if you can check the numbers on this... how many instances are there on record in Ireland of kids gaining access to automatic weapons and killing their classmates. I think you'll find that the answer would be 0 instances. As a society America glorifies the use of violence and the notion that God told George Washington et al that everyone must own guns. It would be funny if you just kept that kind of nonsense within your own borders. However as the palestinians,Iraqi's, Afghans, Colombians, Vietnamese and many others would attest to..America exports violence around the globe and you are an active part of that.

Your assumption that I would hate because you are English and I am Irish says a lot about your view of Irish people. Pure and unadulterated racism is what you have expressed. The idea that America helps the world is ridiculous. America dominates the globe for its own good through its massive military which is bigger than Russia and China multplied many times over. America declares itself the enemie of terrorism when in reality it is the biggest perpetrator of terror in the world. It supports oppressive regimes that torture their own people because it allows them access to oil. And then they wonder why certain people hate them. Now we might say thats the government doing that but the whole country are oppsessed with guns and violence and as the first guy posted they celebrate new ways to kill as if carrying weapons of death is something to be proud of.

I am sure you do get excited by the idea of vigilantie gangs roaming the streets doling out arbitrary justice. Sadly like most Americans you miss the point... a society that is built on the pursuit of wealth at the expense of the most vunerable is devoid of "good guys" The weapons you people so rigorously defend the right to own are just another symptom of a society that pisses on the weak and uses violence to keep the poor down. No my country is far from perfect but I am talking about the culture and attitudes of our society compared to yours. You people claim your country is special and you point to the most succesful and wealthy people as evidence of this. We judge the health of our nation/society on how we treat the most vulnerable...we point to things like our welfare system and our free health care for all as evidence of our "greatness" Crowing on about your ability to own deadlier and deadlier weapons and as a people activly legislating for new ways to conceal them is so beyond the pale I cant believe someone could take pride in it.

I am new to this.. anyone got any advice or opinions?