Quote:Oh, fun times with unsubstantiated claims. The whole collection of music. movies etc. might have an influence I admit, but I think that it's more likely the fact they live in a craphole and they see no other way of making money other than turning to a life of crime from an early age. And once you're in that circuit it becomes the only thing you know how to do and in the end there are essentially only two ways out; get killed or thrown in prison.

 

You've seen to many tupac movies, one way out prison or death. And even in the worse ghettos there's ways to make honest money, you don't make as much and it takes twice as long but a life of crime is far from the only way, it might be the only way taught but that goes back to a late of parenting. 

 

Quote:All snarky comments aside, I genuinely enjoyed staying in the US for about a week. But even with that limited experience I'm still sure I wouldn't want to live there. I prefer Europe in practically every way (except gas prices) and it's not just the cheap health care, higher public safety or (mostly) competent public transport.

 

I'd like to visit Europe one day, I don't pretend to know a whole lot about European ways and I'd like to broaden my experiences. That said it's damn near impossible with a family of 6 but maybe one day after I've made my millions!

 

Quote:I'm not sure how to discuss this. Inaccurate stamped out sheet metal? We aren't discussing the same weapons from way back when the AK was the more reliable choice, and that has nothing to do with shooting range fun.

 

You can take waayyyy less accurate all day long, as long as you are on the other team.   I know the AK still lives on it's "very" 60ish year old reputation as some superiorly reliable weapon, but its design is just that ...  Old, and cheaply produced. There are countries that you can buy an AK for under $50.00 ... and maybe in some, you could get 2.

 

Remember the "civilian" version of the M-16 the AR-15 is very different, I'd take the Military version of the M-16 Fully Auto piston Loaded any day of the week, however the "civilian" AK is just as powerful and durable as any military used version in the world.

 

Plus the ammo SOOOOOO much cheaper!

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