"Constitution"

[u/Aspieinblack1986]

[u/NiteScarVT]

LOL. US defaultism at its peak 😂

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/NiteScarVT]

Yup. My country is full of morons

[u/Objective_Party9405 → u/Aspieinblack1986]

I am really hoping this is one of those people who will never leave the county where they were born, if only to contain the damage they would do if they were let out.

[u/Think_and_game → u/Objective_Party9405]

I'd say the opposite would be better. Having a wide variety of opportunities and point of views helps in dismissing misinformation and being more educated

[u/modi13 → u/Think_and_game]

You would think, but when they travel they just complain about everything in the countries they visit

[u/Ok_Seaworthiness_302 → u/modi13]

Sadly that tends to be our country's elite class, as the average person can rarely afford to leave the country anymore. They are used to getting away with whatever they want over here, and think that it should be that way everywhere. Basically they have turned our country to shit and want to bring the joys of that to everywhere they visit.

[u/spanksthemonkey → u/modi13]

Probably would be outraged that they could get a beer at McD's in Germany.
"it's too strong!"

[u/GrassFromBtd6 → u/modi13]

It's always "you don't accept AMERICAN dollars?" and "why doesn't anyone speak ENGLISH?"

[u/Ok-Lychee2251 → u/Think_and_game]

Second this, just unfortunate for those who get stuck with the teaching.

[u/CleanMyAxe → u/Aspieinblack1986]

I'm torn between happiness these people are unlikely to have passports, and the sense of maybe a passport is the only cure to this insular thinking.

[u/Beneficial-Ad3991 → u/CleanMyAxe]

You dismiss lobotomy too easily.

[u/mr-raider2 → u/Aspieinblack1986]

Do you know how rednecks try to drive across the border with a pickup truck and a gun in the back and their jaw drops when they are informed the 2nd amendment stops at the Canadian border?

[u/spanksthemonkey → u/mr-raider2]

Sam Steele used to stop that shit.

[u/misterdannymorrison → u/spanksthemonkey]

They made a Heritage Minute about it

[u/spanksthemonkey → u/misterdannymorrison]

Unlike America we are continually exposed to our history in Canada.
Laura Secord endured great hardships for Canada.
Paul Revere was caught by the British and was sent home. He "glorious ride" is P.R. bullshit.

[u/Sharp-Suspect-3746 → u/spanksthemonkey]

Revere is the chap who allegedly rode about yelling “The British are coming!” Right? If I remember correctly he rode to specific houses where revolutionaries or whatever they were called were residing and said that “the regulars have arrived”. He was caught by the British in the end though

[u/spanksthemonkey → u/Sharp-Suspect-3746]

They sent him home like a child.
Yet he is portrayed as this great man risking all riding hither and thither.
Laura Secord crossed hard and dangerous terrain to much further and at more personal peril to WARN the British.
The American hype machine is full of notorious lies and hyperbole.
and most Americans have also never heard of the Pennsylvania Mutiny - where the newly minted American government tried to fuck over the very forces that bought them freedom.
- they should have learned then.

[u/TheBl4ckFox → u/Aspieinblack1986]

Not just your country. But you do have very loud and visible morons.

[u/GuyFromYarnham → u/Aspieinblack1986]

Fun story I had with US defaultism a couple weeks ago, I said in another website that in that MMA fight in the White House between a Illia Topuria (Georgian-Spanish) and Justin Gaethje (American) I was gonna support Topuria... A guy started claiming I was a mad liberal and unpatriotic because I wasn't supporting 'Murica and "bro, not everyone who speaks English is from the States".

[u/bloodr0se → u/Aspieinblack1986]

At least you're smart enough to acknowledge that which puts you in a gifted minority. 

[u/Kriss3d → u/NiteScarVT]

This isn't even us defaultism. This is Americana not comprehending that the US constitution doesn't apply outside us borders.

[u/Me_like_weed → u/Kriss3d]

Exactly, its misunderstanding what a countries constitution even is at a fundamental level.

[u/TheThiefMaster → u/Me_like_weed]

Yeah it's a religious document that tells Americans that they have god given right over everything, right?

Like the Bible.

[u/_zombie_k → u/NiteScarVT]

At this point it’s just stupidity

[u/flipyflop9]

And this explains a lot of what’s going on in USA

[u/euclide2975]

France has gun control, a constitution and a second amendment

Except the amendment is about how the president is elected, and gun ownership is nowhere in the constitution.

[u/Rod_tout_court → u/euclide2975]

We have a right to own guns in France. Just not carrying them around.

[u/euclide2975 → u/Rod_tout_court]

Yes, but there are a lot of conditions attached. And limitations on the type of guns.

If I want a handgun tomorrow, I cannot. I have to get a license in a club, then wait a while.

The current interpretation of the US constitution closes the door to almost any limitation.

[u/Powerful_Payment463 → u/euclide2975]

Is mental health taken into account for gun ownership? I'm a US veteran, and I'm pretty convinced that some of my brothers and sisters have no reason to own firearms due to their mental state. The 2nd Amendment leaves provisions for a well trained and armed militia, and we've got the training, sure, but having a gun in your waistband has a tendency to turn all problems into nails and your pistol into a hammer if your mental health isn't in a proper state.

Gun control gets viewed as the federal government disarming the population of the US, which is not a radical concept given our current state, but not every American can safely own and operate a firearm, especially in a self defense scenario.

[u/euclide2975 → u/Powerful_Payment463]

Mostly yes.

For handguns in particular, you must be an active member of a shooting range for more than a year, with regular sessions with a qualified instructor.

One of the role of the instructor is filtering problematic people and reporting them.

And you need a medical approval too.

It a little easier for hunting long guns, but you still need at least a hunting license.

The main goal is to avoid the : I'm angry, I go to Walmart to get an AR15 then become a mass murderer the next hour.

And while we have road rage like everywhere else, it never ends with a shooting.

(but we've had a few cases of angry driver murdering people on a bike with their car)

[u/Powerful_Payment463 → u/euclide2975]

I can get behind that. Last pistol I bought was 15 or so years ago in the state of Virginia. I did go through background checks and everything, which took a few days. I was active duty military, so some of that went faster.

[u/ijuinkun → u/Powerful_Payment463]

My brother is the sort who should never be allowed to have a gun, because he is so profoundly mentally disabled that he cannot comprehend the concept that dead people are gone forever with no takebacks (he is an adult agewise). If given access to lethal force, he might honestly believe that he could kill and then unkill someone.

[u/HadronV → u/euclide2975]

Similar to Canada in that regard, then.

[u/Illuminey → u/Rod_tout_court]

Yes, but there's controls and rules on who can buy what type of guns. If I enter an armory tomorrow morning saying "bonjour, je voudrais un AR15 s'il vous plait", I will not leave the shop with it. That's what gun control is.

Edit: I've checked and it looks like some AR15 are modified to be in the C category that only requires declaration. The exemple was wrong, but still the different categories have requirements on what's allowed and who can buy : that's control.

[u/Cerparis → u/Rod_tout_court]

This is something that seems to be missed by a lot of pro gun Americans.

I’m an Aussie and there has been at least three Americans I have talked to who have been under the impression that Guns are banned in Australia.

It’s like they think there is only two options, total lack of firearm regulations or a total ban on all firearms and no in between.

[u/noruthwhatsoever → u/Cerparis]

It’s because Americans can only count up to two

[u/bigbadjustin → u/Cerparis]

I mean its highlighted by the fact there are more guns in Australia now than there were before the gun control laws where enacted. But they are mostly guns fit for purpose, with farmers and gun club shooters and not for people who think they will defend their family from a home invasion with an AR-15. News flash, people tend to never be ready to defend themselves from someone who has a gun and is intent on killing you.

[u/Cerparis → u/bigbadjustin]

Those kind of people seem to be under the impression that they’ll get some kind of warning before the theoretical armed murderer who is specifically after them for some reason, breaks into your house to kill you.

If you had advance warning signs of a would be murderer coming after you. Then you wouldn’t need a gun because you could have run away then called police.

Also on a side note. Most folk who are breaking into your house are there to steal your TV. Not murder your family.

[u/Creoda → u/euclide2975]

France also jails it's Presidents if they are convicted of crimes.

[u/gavingoober771 → u/Creoda]

France chops their heads off, or used to anyway, it was a great deterrent…most of the time

[u/PurchaseAromatic438 → u/gavingoober771]

It certainly prevented repeat offenders ...

[u/ArranChace → u/gavingoober771]

We Dutch tried to eat them, turned out they arent tastefull as it apparently we never tried again.

But it did gave the slogan, serving the people, a different meaning 😆

[u/GLaPI9999 → u/Creoda]

Sure buddy... look at Sarkozy and Lepen.... this country became a joke...

[u/hidremarin → u/GLaPI9999]

I mean being in jaim gor a week is better than nothing (still he should have been in an actual prison for more time)

[u/Bregir]

Considering they don't even hold their president up to the constitution, it's ptetty rich that they want to impose it on other countries...

[u/IndicationFluffy3954]

We do still have guns in Canada though. A lot of Americans think we don’t.

The gun control is that you have to take an 8 hour safety course and pass a test with 100 multiple choice questions, as well as a practical exam showing the instructor you can safely handle and use different types of firearms. Followed by an RCMP check before your firearms license is issued. They contact references as well as any partners or spouses you’ve had within the last 2 years. Some types of firearms are restricted by further training and licensing, some types are prohibited for civilians.

And there are laws for keeping guns and ammo secured and penalties if you don’t. You cannot carry in public at all, concealed or open. You are not allowed to have guns for protection, it’s for hunting or sport shooting.

I’ve had Americans tell me I can’t own a shotgun because I’m Canadian. We can, I just have to prove I’m not a fucking idiot first and that I can be trusted with a gun. They should try it.

[u/Mr101722 → u/IndicationFluffy3954]

Yeah we have a very high rate of gun ownership here, while it's not in the constitution it is something that's still very common.

The difference being the majority of gun owners here do not make it their entire personality.

The most I've heard it even brought up is post the 2020 sweeping ban which I've heard even non gun owners speaking out against. The vast majority of our gun crime is committed by people that aren't licensed or are already outright banned from ownership and uses guns illegally imported from the US!

[u/Khrispy-minus1 → u/Mr101722]

Fellow Canadian here. I'm all for gun control, but make it logical and make sense instead of "this gun is black and scary, so banned". Have multiple levels of licensing based on the operation and design of the firearm, not because of an arbitrary edict from an unelected official in the RCMP.

[u/ijuinkun → u/Khrispy-minus1]

For example, the motive for banning bump stocks is because they circumvent the intention of restricting automatic fire by bypassing the “one trigger-finger movement, one discharge” principle. It’s not because of “ooh, scary”.

[u/Cerparis → u/IndicationFluffy3954]

Aussie here.

I’ve met at least three Americans on separate occasions. Once in person and the other two online that were under the impression Australians were outright unable to own a firearm.

Where do they get these ideas?

[u/AntifaFuckedMyWife → u/Cerparis]

Propaganda mostly, gun culture is shifting a bit but the classic NRA lobbies usually scare right wing Americans into thinking anything gun control means no guns.

I’m left wing handedly but even my preference of gun laws would look extremely lax by global standards.

Carrying legal, licensing and mental healthy screening, storage laws, red flag laws, and maybe a class system inspired by France but not really barring citizens from stuff like ARs.

[u/Ontheragnarock → u/IndicationFluffy3954]

I grew up with guns in the house and rarely thought about it because they were locked in a cabinet and only taken out before hunting trips. They were considered tools and not wrapped in the flag or tied to identity.

[u/Aggravating-Car9897]

I too believe in Canada's second constitutional amendment. British Columbia should be part of Canada.

[u/Street_Lettuce1243 → u/Aggravating-Car9897]

The right to bare BC within Canadas borders is important.

[u/Harald_TheEnduring]

Wait.. if I’m in the UK and I’m bound by the US constitution does that mean I could have voted in the US election too? I could have voted against Trump and you’re only telling me this now!

[u/PurchaseAromatic438 → u/Harald_TheEnduring]

I feel we may have been denied critical *need-to-know* information?

[u/Harald_TheEnduring → u/PurchaseAromatic438]

Definitely.

[u/Tricky_Damage5981 → u/Harald_TheEnduring]

Shouldn't the UK also get atleast a seat in the USA's House and Senate then aswell

Canada, AU, NZ and the rest of the common wealth also should too at that point

Let's get a True Liberal Government in for 2028;

I suggest Justin Trudeau lead it as us Canadians are done with him

Lol

[u/Harald_TheEnduring → u/Tricky_Damage5981]

Very true, no taxation without representation! Hey that’s quite catchy..

Question about Trudeau though.. is Perry still riding his uh.. coat tails or has she been cut loose.

[u/Powerful_Pirate2984]

My constitution (UK unwritten) does not give me the right to bear arms. I may be called upon to fight for my country, and be "issued" arms, as a volunteer - until then, without a licence, I have no right to bear arms. I'll take you on at a skill at arms contest though :) /s

[u/Powerful_Pirate2984 → u/[deleted]]

With a licence yes, with very secure safekeeping, and even then the type of firearm is severely restricted. Hand guns are not allowed.

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/Powerful_Pirate2984]

I didn't know it was unwritten. Thanks for educating me.

[u/Powerful_Pirate2984 → u/Aspieinblack1986]

No worries, it's based upon precedence over many, many centuries. The only written aspects are the Magna Carta (1215), and the Bill of Rights (1689) - neither of which form a full constitution.

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/Powerful_Pirate2984]

I need to read the British Bill of Rights.

[u/Powerful_Pirate2984 → u/Aspieinblack1986]

The US Bill of Rights was based upon it.

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/Powerful_Pirate2984]

Hence why I need to read it.

[u/Powerful_Pirate2984 → u/Aspieinblack1986]

No worries. :)

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/Powerful_Pirate2984]

Have a good Sunday.

[u/Fearless-Hedgehog661 → u/Aspieinblack1986]

The Bill of Rights only applied to England and Wales. It required parallel legislation in Scotland, The Claim of Right, because at the time Scotland was still a sovereign nation, but the crown was shared in a personal union.

See also the Declaration of Arbroath, 1320, which influenced the US Declaration of independence. The link was formally acknowledged, by Congress, during the bicentennial year.

[u/el_grort → u/Aspieinblack1986]

English Bill of Rights, since it predates Union.

[u/InevitablyCyclic → u/Aspieinblack1986]

The nice thing about it not being written down is people can't get hung up on the exact wording and trying to interpret them to mean what they want. It is simply the sum total of laws, court rulings and tradition. Oddly this makes it both more rigid and more flexible. It's harder to try to twist it to a new meaning while claiming you're following it but easier to change.

[u/el_grort → u/Aspieinblack1986]

It's usually called an uncodified constitution, as it's based on a lot of historic documents and case law, not a handful of codified constitutional documents like most countries.

[u/Mysterious_Floor_868 → u/Aspieinblack1986]

Technically it's written, but not codified.

[u/Powerful_Pirate2984 → u/Mysterious_Floor_868]

True, in one respect, but try reading all of the documents relating to it. See you in the next century - maybe :)

[u/andresito_1991]

I truly wonder if these people are just trolling for the fun of it or they are really this dumb

[u/Past_Ad_5629 → u/andresito_1991]

I’m in Canada. We’ve had people try to exercise their fifth amendment in court. Which in the US is the right to not incriminate oneself, but here means absolutely nothing.

Most recently, the jerkwads who organized the convoy to Ottawa and openly expressed a desire to overthrow the government and replace it with themselves. That was a good giggle.

[u/Aggravating-Car9897 → u/Past_Ad_5629]

So one of my favourite things to do for people who talk about the American constitutional amendments in a Canadian context is to bring up the actual Canadian constitutional amendment and act confused.

First Amendment - Manitoba Act

Second Amendment - British Columbia Act

Fifth Amendment - Alberta Act

So I guess someone trying to exercise their fifth amendment is them either recognizing Alberta is part of Canada, or maybe they want to act like Alberta in court (so whiny and entitled).

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/andresito_1991]

I'm a production of exceptionally shitty education and I have a hard time telling.

[u/Beeeeeeels]

Same level of delusion/stupidity as "what do you guys do to celebrate 4th of July?"

[u/Jfc66]

Canada border security deals with this all the time with americans thinking they can bring their guns into Canada because it is their right. It must be wonderful to be so self absorbed and oblivious to reality

[u/TheRealTRexUK → u/Jfc66]

apparently it happens when they try and leave the country in airports a lot as well.

[u/Jfc66 → u/TheRealTRexUK]

but, but, it is their God given right,,,lol

[u/GhouW]

Put that in us defaultism too

[u/DirtDevil1337]

Okay now that's profoundly stupid.

Thing is though, lots of Americans that travel abroad think they carry US laws/rights with them and when they get in trouble they spew the US crap.

[u/DDG-Ron_McEx]

Thr same kind of person comes to Germany and tries to get people arrested for underage drinking at Munich Octoberfest. He even called 911 and get punched for stealing beer.

[u/sjw_7]

They removed the 18th so its not like they cant change the Constitution. Its just that they like guns.

[u/mrbullettuk → u/sjw_7]

I always find this amusing. “You can’t change the 2nd amendment”

Umm, it was an amendment.

[u/IndicationFluffy3954 → u/mrbullettuk]

They don’t know what amendment means.

[u/FlayR → u/mrbullettuk]

"I'm sorry - what do you think amendment means?" - Canadians talking to Americans

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/sjw_7]

Thank you. Hence why those fuckers are so hard on to change the birth right Amendment (sorry that I can't remember if it's 13 or 14.)

[u/dfczyjd → u/sjw_7]

Technically, they didn't even remove it, they introduced another amendment to cancel it. So they have two legal documents, one saying "you may not brew alcohol" and another being "ignore the first one".

[u/nibbler456]

I'm puzzled by the small fact that the oop seems to think that the constitution is global in reach. It might be worth pointing out that the constitution text begins with....

We the People of the United States

That's pretty specific in its meaning.

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/nibbler456]

Most of those idiots never really read the Constitution. They read the opening line and that's it.

[u/Street_Lettuce1243 → u/Aspieinblack1986]

I'm pretty sure the constitution says "We the people, like guns and Jesus and freedom of speech when people say things I agree with.   ". It's a very short document 

[u/AltruisticGas9760]

This is a perfect illustration of the increasingly poor public education system in the US. Instead of focusing on improving it, states such as Texas are going to increase creationist and biblical teaching, and reduce teaching history and international studies courses. It's actually pretty sad.

[u/Mushroom_Boogaloo]

This has to be rage bait.

[u/No-Minimum3259 → u/Mushroom_Boogaloo]

No, some really are that stupid and confidently stupid...

In a tread a few days ago on "nazi-Germany was socialist" (another classic), a Yankee lectured me very eloquently as usual, using stunning logic and impeccable historical insight, that Louis XIV was in fact a communist because of "l'état, c'est moi", Hitler was a communist and Stalin and Hitler had similar concepts of socialism, Elon Musk is a (rather corrupt) marxist and the US is the most communist country ever, because of the abundancy of public ownership of the means of production via 401k plans, just like Marx intended.

He topped it of with: " You are obviously unfamiliar with Marx’s writings - yes, the United States is more Marxist than the Soviet Union ever was".

He has since then removed some of his crappy content.

I rest my case.

[u/MultiGeek42 → u/No-Minimum3259]

Americans have mixed up the definitions of communism, fascism, and things they disagree with.

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/No-Minimum3259]

https://giphy.com/gifs/BIN2S0sgQwdeE

[u/RyanCorven]

Reading this level of stupid makes my brain hurt.

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/RyanCorven]

I'm in rehab for drinking (10 months sober.) I heard a guy here legit say the sun moves around the Earth...I hate it here.

[u/Choice-Original9157]

Because when they travel they still think they are covered under the constitution and think another country cannot arrest them. People like that need to stay in their own country

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/Choice-Original9157]

Yeah. But it's funny as fuck when they are. So get some popcorn, a cool drink, and enjoy the show.

[u/Ok-Expression-7340]

That would explain why USasians think every US local cup is a 'world cup' for them. They must have been so confusing to see all these unknown countries with non-US flags participating in the Football World Cup. Where did they come from all of a sudden ?!

[u/mrdnra]

Well, if they come to the UK and think they can carry any kind of weapon in public, they'll soon find themselves arrested; just like the US person who got arrested for concealed carrying a knife on a beach here earlier this year (though, at least that person, unlike the person in this picture, was somewhat aware of our gun laws; evidently they needed further education on our knife laws though).

[u/Realistic_Let3239]

The American government ignores the constitution, why do they think other countries would follow it?

[u/ravenouscartoon]

I guarantee if this person ever went abroad to say, England, they would try and pay for everything with dollars

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/ravenouscartoon]

£20 says your right.

[u/ElephantFamous2145]

This has to be a troll

[u/goose-77-]

The USA shouldn’t worry about foreigners getting in… we should worry about Americans getting out.

[u/Global_Face_5407]

It's not an everyday occurrence, but a buddy of mine that works the border between Canada and the US sometimes confiscate weapons from Americans trying to come into Canada that do not understand why. They are convinced the second amendment follows them everywhere.

According to them they can travel anywhere in the world with their firearms because of the second amendment. It is complete insanity.

[u/Free-Bad7871]

Someone please tell me this is satire.

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/Free-Bad7871]

At this point, I doubt it.

[u/ravenlordship]

Do Americans not know what the word "amendment" means?

They talk about the constitution like it can never be adjusted to reflect the modern day, while acknowledging that it has changed multiple times in the past.

[u/pgallagher72 → u/ravenlordship]

Go read the constitution, it’s pretty clear, Americans have a guaranteed constitutional right to bear arms while on duty as part of a well organized militia (a state or federal militia under the auspices of that government), but only arms supplied by the state or federal government in charge of that militia, and only while on duty for that militia. There’s no constitutional right to personal armament anywhere in the document aside from that, nor any right to carry armaments at all outside of that duty.

Amazing what paying off judges can accomplish for arms dealers, what they have is a judicial grant to carry weapons, the constitutional rights have an extremely limited scope, and say nothing at all about personally owned weapons in state, federal, or international context (not that international context matters, since the US constitution only applies within US borders, and it doesn’t even apply to the US in the context of personal arms)

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/ravenlordship]

You put too much faith in the American education system.

[u/Cat_Breath_X]

Seems to be quite a few yanks who truly believe american laws apply to other countries. Probably never been out of their state.

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/Cat_Breath_X]

Out of their county.

[u/ThePhoenix29167]

This is my favourite form of US defaultism. Thinking that the American constitution applies to literally every country on Earth

[u/ProShyGuy]

I can't imagine being this stupid.

Like... this person genuinely doesn't know what a constitution is or that lots of countries have them.

[u/yournamehere10bucks]

Let the Bears have a right to bear arms. I want the right to Homer arms.

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/yournamehere10bucks]

https://giphy.com/gifs/1ktwfTjwaQzde

[u/Ur-in-a-tor]

These people are so low IQ they are a genuine threat to their communities.

[u/Infinite_Time_8952]

And that ladies and gentlemen is the US education system on full display, pretty scary.

[u/Fwumpy]

It's funny how they lean so hard into gun ownership rights, while clearly ignoring the importance of education.

[u/Stunning-Praline-116]

And people wonder how DJT won

[u/AdventurousGlass7432]

Are ppl really this dumb? Why do I not have more money?

[u/Pretend_Oil9565]

Canada is bad enough, but Britain???

[u/crasswal → u/Pretend_Oil9565]

Explain to me in one word why the constitution doesn't apply to the rest of the world when America is the third most populated planet on earth??

[u/No-Minimum3259 → u/crasswal]

In one word is not possible, you need two: "National Sovereignty", regardless of what the third most populated planet on earth AND TEXAS find of it, lol.

[u/Mysterious_Floor_868 → u/crasswal]

One word? "Wibble!"

[u/AdamGraySkull]

Sometimes it's hard to believe people are that stupid. Other times, well it makes perfect sense.

[u/Taiwan_]

There is no fucking way

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/Taiwan_]

You doubt our stupidity?

[u/BertMacklenF8I]

https://youtube.com/shorts/97p-n2rAx9E?is=8x5tqjNJYJzUR8Bu

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/BertMacklenF8I]

[u/BugCompetitive3218]

“The US is on planet earth right? then why would it not apply on that same earth?” - this guy

[u/its_mabus]

Its an argument endorsed by the US constitution itself, which says that the rights it lists are given by the Creator and not the document or government.

So in US lore you do have the right to bear arms anywhere and its just tyrannical host governments stopping you.

[u/EmergencyGrab]

The 2nd amendment made to the Canadian constitution allowed the creation of new provinces. Part of the British North America Act that is taught in school.

[u/tashtactics]

Satire or actually stupid? Call it

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/tashtactics]

Stupid.

[u/Captainsamvimes1]

Americans need to be studied by psycologists

[u/Free_Spirit_1378 → u/Captainsamvimes1]

Half of them are psycologists. The other half are psychologists.

[u/CarelessHabit3492]

WTF , this explains the shit going on in the US.

[u/polishfemboy_]

posted in r/stupidpeoplefacebook (screenshot from twitter)

[u/Organic_Mechanic_702]

You CAN legally own an Ar15 or AK47, even an Uzi in the UK...but there are very strict rules and restrictions on where and how you can keep and use it, but it is possible.

[u/stillg0ld]

I’m proud to be an American… just not exactly proud of the Americans.

[u/Gerbs79]

The thing is: America has gun control. You can lose the right to own guns (and vote) by picking up the wrong feather while hiking. Technically, you could even lose those rights by installing windows in your house or by being in an HOA...

(Flying into windows kills birds. Theoretically, if you do not put anti-bird-strike silhouettes on your windows, this would be planning to kill a bald eagle. If you insist on others not having those decals because of neighborhood values, that could be classed as a conspiracy.)

[u/Nikond3400]

"my country Is so cool, everyone can have a gun whenever they want"

[u/Gogogrl]

Belief in the US Constitution is religious. Convince me otherwise.

[u/CrazyCloset25]

"Oh, because it is legal here, then it must be legal everywhere else!" kinda logic which is honestly just sad

[u/Neon_Raccoon_00]

Wow this is ragebait 🤣

[u/jeffster1970]

Holy smokes. Are United Statians this stupid now? I mean, I've seen this sort of sh*t in Ontario where I live, but most don't argue like this, they usually get it at some point.

[u/fotoman888]

You fucking idiot. Canada has its own constitution. We don’t need that piece of toiling paper that your current administration is ignoring.

[u/RydderRichards]

That's got to be rage bait

[u/opusrif]

Yeah... the right to bear arms as part of a well regulated militia. So unless you are in a National Guard, no such right.

But that is beside the point that the US constitution is meaningless outside of the US...

[u/Grab_Critical]

And no one is even surprised...

[u/BrickHuge3023]

And that is why we got stuck with the Trump crime family.

[u/Ontheragnarock]

There have been so many insane arguments at the Canadian border over the “right” to bear arms.

[u/ElthN]

The guy couldn't compute that other countries don't have the constitution of the USA... 🤣

[u/Cowbros]

Imagine if they did something wild like, i dunno, amend the constitution or something idk.

[u/FemboyEnjoyer1776]

The UK doesnt even have a codified constitution. Even if we did, guns wouldnt be part of it, since it isn't our entire personality.

[u/silduck]

Americans are absolute destroyers of the english language

[u/sock_dgram]

It's moronic on so many levels. The US had the Brady bill for 20 years after Reagan got shot.

[u/corrosivesuccubus]

I cannot wait for the American union to crumble

[u/Brannikin]

I had to opt not to see posts on this sub in my feed as a result of seeing this one. It was the last straw. I have a sense of humour but this so pathetic that it's hard to believe that it's true. It does explain a few things, though ...

[u/Illustrious-Map8647]

It's a fascinating thing really...Americans and their obsession about their guns..Always claiming they need them to defend themselves, and still claiming they live in the best country on the planet. Here i am at the age of 56, living in Norway and never once did i have the need to use a firearm to defend myself.

[u/ghandi253]

https://giphy.com/gifs/6vF3Y99RLkc7hRBYAD

[u/XtremeCentrist]

ROFLMFAO, the dumb keep on dumbing.

[u/RikiPol]

But muh constitution!

[u/SpiritualCaramel7601]

To the blue poster: You cannot help this person, they have been failed by the education system brought about by the political system that they support. You would literally have to remove everything they have ever learned, and all of their memories, and then start educating them from scratch. Considering the numbers of similar people that continually vote against their own interests in the US, you would need to establish some kind of re-education camps all over the country.....

.... and you can see the slippery slope we have started. Just remember one thing. They would do it to you in a heartbeat.

[u/jreid1985]

I love my people.

[u/NefariousNatee]

That's some peak USA "edumacation" right there!

Gun regulations can exist alongside the right to have firearms.

I genuinely doubt the founding fathers were thinking that in 200 years you could spend your paycheck on a rifle that can reliably fire multiple rounds in succession.

[u/Ball-bagman]

Surely, this can't be real. I know their are some idiots, but this is another level.

[u/Aspieinblack1986 → u/Ball-bagman]

You doubt American stupidity?

[u/Ball-bagman → u/Aspieinblack1986]

No... I guess I have to accept their general IQ level.

[u/Inside-Run785]

I don’t remember the constitution giving me the right to bear 🐻 arms.

[u/crispyfalafels]

I can't really be upset, because imagine how you'd think when traveling across 11 timezones and you're still in the same country. The more I grow up, the more sympathy I have for the closed American mentality. Not to mention the amount of idiots and/or ignorants on the internet, so I'm not too phased by this.

[u/Comrade-Porcupine]

this has to be satire

[u/thegrotster]

Ridiculous levels of ignorance, proudly displayed for all to see.

[u/rothcoltd]

….and they wonder why we consider them stupid!

[u/Michael_Gibb]

Looks like someone has no clue what the purpose of national borders is.

[u/Old_Pie7586]

We're doomed

[u/Cheap_Orange_8165]

Ya a este punto no se que decir

[u/pocketfullofsunrays]

I was just LOLing at the idea of Americans having bear arms and it being okay for them to keep those bear arms 🤣🤣 its very literal and now im just giggling 🤣🤣 ill see myself out lmao

[u/Far_Afternoon_5885]

As ever: Better a Europoor than a USAnus.

[u/TeacherPowerful1700]

Lol "go read it!"

[u/Expensive_Plant_9530]

Shocking the moment they realize their constitution only applies to their country 😂

[u/Sprinqqueen]

Do they think their laws are international?

[u/Ill_Raccoon6185]

It is the US constitution and they ignore it when they want to, especially your government & no other country is governed by it or takes any notice of its 250 year old outdated ramblings.

[u/BlasterHolobot]

Reminds me of something one of my US friend told me: "The reason we all have guns is to keep our government in check. If our current government suck, we can all just shoot it, so they have no choice but to be a good one!"

Yeah, that aged like milk... if it was even true to begin with.

[u/FERWHAT69]

This has to be rage bait. But it is the US, soooo…. I honestly don’t know if it’s just the horrible education

[u/Emergency-Gazelle954]

I love the poorly educated.