SandyFeet Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Who loves guns more, Americans or Thais? Control for the fact that it's much easier to get them in the US. Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) Americans are required to own firearms by law--its actually in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights or something. Can our Thai "brothers-in-arms" make that claim? BTW, only 25 posts and you are already fishing the big waters with a topic like this. I see a bright future ahead ;-) Edited May 14, 2014 by ClutchClark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedtripler Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 there are plenty of gun shops in bkk,nothing stopping most thais from buying a legal gun........ and many do have them but there isnt as many gun freaks here as stateside ......... most thais are less paranoid about needing one IMO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kblaze Posted May 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) Regarding the first reply>> dear god please tell me you are being sarcastic. silly topic but im bored and feel like hearing myself clack away. Although I wouldn't use the word "love", I get your general point and the answer isn't even close. Americans have a deep historical connection to guns. They were the tools that helped free them from the clutches of the monarchy. Have you ever realized you forgot to wear your watch after leaving the house and felt naked? That would be the feeling settlers moving west had when they didn't have their gun. It offered protection and was a means of acquiring meat. I got a Red Ryder BB gun when i was 9. Probably spent 200 hours shooting cans behind my house. Soon began taking our golden retriever up to my neighbors barn to shoot the pigeons that shit all over. Dog brought the birds back to our house in her mouth and boom, the cats had a meal. My cousin is a true gunsmith, he has a full on love of guns and teaching about them. One of the most impressive pieces built in my high school woodshop class was a beautiful wooden gun safe built by my best friends older brother. Kept the guns locked up and clean for when hunting season came around. We were taught at a young age that touching the safe meant you get the belt. I'm sure there are some Thais who have similar sentiments, but i would be surprised if it is as widespread. Edited May 14, 2014 by kblaze 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I can't imagine anyone on this planet who loves guns more than Americans. Not all Americans, of course, but a good number. It's truly part of the culture. If you want to upset certain Americans, suggest taking away his guns. Them is fightin' words! As for Thais, I've only met one or two who even own guns. And it's almost never talked about with most Thais that I run into. Maybe it's different out in the country, but in the urban areas, not really a big topic of discussion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 there are plenty of gun shops in bkk,nothing stopping most thais from buying a legal gun........ and many do have them but there isnt as many gun freaks here as stateside ......... most thais are less paranoid about needing one IMO many have some illegal guns and after I saw some I would say most are more dangerous to shoot than to get the bullet from. Very old, already the cheapest when new, never maintained, dirty...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Most Thais out in the sticks use guns for hunting and actually eating what they have killed. American's its just a case of extending their manhood. I may just have opened a can of worms but we are all entitled to an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cooked Posted May 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2014 Americans are required to own firearms by law--its actually in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights or something. Can our Thai "brothers-in-arms" make that claim? BTW, only 25 posts and you are already fishing the big waters with a topic like this. I see a bright future ahead ;-) Please read the second amendment again. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Well i don't know but i am sure not to many Thai's would have access to AR 15 and the like,one thing though if a zombie apocalypse ever happens America will better prepared to with stand it than most other countries,but then some say one got elected as the previous President to Obama. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1Str8 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Required to own firearms by law...made my day. Sent from my GT-I9500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pacificperson Posted May 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2014 The filipinos. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanno Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Agreed, I thing there are a lot more guns per capita in the Philippines than in Thailand, bit I also think less than i the good ol' US of A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimate weapon Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I am sure americans have a bigger variety of guns to choose from. They don't just one a small hand piece but some huge semi automatic with armor piercing bullets with a huge bore. Stuff like that. Their handguns need to be a hand cannon magnum or something similar to that and they'll post pictures of themselves doing poses with their guns and it isn't just the gangbangers that do it. Remember the north hollywood shootout where 2 robbers had bullet proof armor reinforced along with armor piercing bullets and modified ak 47s they managed to keep the LAPD hiding and both of them could not be killed during the shootout until they ran out of bullets. I doubt such a scenerio could occur in thailand where the robbers and mind you just 2 of them actually were more heavily armed compared to the police force which had helicopters and many officers, squad cars etc. The police ended up buying heavier weaponary from a gun store. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David48 Posted May 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2014 If guns are the answer ... It was a very silly question ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedtripler Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) I am sure americans have a bigger variety of guns to choose from. They don't just one a small hand piece but some huge semi automatic with armor piercing bullets with a huge bore. Stuff like that. Their handguns need to be a hand cannon magnum or something similar to that and they'll post pictures of themselves doing poses with their guns and it isn't just the gangbangers that do it. Remember the north hollywood shootout where 2 robbers had bullet proof armor reinforced along with armor piercing bullets and modified ak 47s they managed to keep the LAPD hiding and both of them could not be killed during the shootout until they ran out of bullets. I doubt such a scenerio could occur in thailand where the robbers and mind you just 2 of them actually were more heavily armed compared to the police force which had helicopters and many officers, squad cars etc. The police ended up buying heavier weaponary from a gun store. the police have sniper and semi automatic rifles and anything bigger than that is probably just a phone call away at the nearest army base if requested a ak47 modified is just set to full auto instead of semi -its not more powerful but armour piercing bullets would make cops scared for sure how long ago was this robbery ? and how much did they steal......or try to steal ? Edited May 14, 2014 by speedtripler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I can buy a quality pistol in America for less than what I make in a day. A typical Thai would have to spend 3-4 months' salary to buy the same pistol. If the economics were different, I'd bet the Thais would have us beat by a long shot margin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 When I lived in the UK I had a collection of about 30 guns, mostly shotguns and disguised guns (walking sticks, pen pistols etc). The UK is very strict about licencing people to own guns, so I was lucky to live in the countryside and had justification to own shotguns for game and vermin shooting. When I moved to Thailand, I could not bring the guns with me . I sold some of the Victorian game shotguns, but the disguised guns were generally not sellable (no-one except me had the class 4 firearms certificate to own them...). Sadly most of these historic guns had to be surrendered by me to the police for destruction......what a waste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Russians like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Som wat Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) Most gun loving: Americans. Most likely to go completely bat-sh!t mental and shoot you in the head point blank because of something completely trivial: Thais. Ten fold. Edited May 14, 2014 by Som wat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedtripler Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I can buy a quality pistol in America for less than what I make in a day. A typical Thai would have to spend 3-4 months' salary to buy the same pistol. If the economics were different, I'd bet the Thais would have us beat by a long shot margin. in parts of africa, uganda i believe i read , a used ak-47 can be bought for about the same price as a chicken a large chicken in tesco lotus thailand is about the price of a days labour @ minimum thai wages so its quite similar in some ways legal guns are a big luxury in thailand so the rich middle class or higher can afford them but how many million guns are left over from army surplus in cambodia ,thailand ,russia china that maybe on the thai black market much cheaper and available to the average thai ? very interesting to know the figures but there is no shortage or military weapons anytime there is a conflict in thailand and even the grenades were reportedly 1 dollar each in cambodia so i would bet there are more illegal firearms in the hands of poor thais than legal ones due to cost ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdanielmcev Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Back during the Cold War, one of the reasons the Russians feared invading the US of A was the American populace had more guns and ammo than the Russian army. So, I'll call it a draw. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Back during the Cold War, one of the reasons the Russians feared invading the US of A was the American populace had more guns and ammo than the Russian army. So, I'll call it a draw. And its why many Americans live in that very same fear today...far too many guns in inexperienced hands. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BillyBobThai Posted May 15, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) As an American, I think we all should own and know how to safely use weapons. When I moved to Thailand 10 years ago I had. These were acquired over 3 generations, now 4 with my son. 22 cal pistol 22 cal rifle 38 cal pistol 357 cal pistol 6.5 mm rifle 35 cal rifle 30-30 rifle 410 ga shotgun single shot 20 ga shotgun bolt action 16 ga shotgun bolt action 12 ga shotgun pump 12 ga shotgun semi auto 12 ga shotgun double barrel The only one of these that I had bought was the 357 S&W pistol. The others were from my grandmother, she kept the 38 pistol in her hand bag at all time, grandfather, father and brothers. I gave them all to my son when I moved. As someone else has said, these were the tools we used to gain our freedom. Edited May 15, 2014 by BillyBobThai 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanInBKK Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I'm sure one of the factors to consider is price. How much would a Glock 22 cost in the US? How much would it be for the exact same gun in Bangkok Chinatown? The pricing here is absolutely ridiculous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tchooptip Posted May 15, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2014 Everywhere small dicks love big guns 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Everywhere small dicks love big guns ...and oversize trucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I am really anti-gun ... it's just who I am. On this issue, I read posts over the years from guys who I usually agree with supporting gun ownership. Like most things here ... you can agree on a lot of things ... but there will always be issues on which you don't agree. 'tis what makes us individuals. I'm not a gun fan, others are ... it will be always a derisive issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmyself Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I can buy a quality pistol in America for less than what I make in a day. A typical Thai would have to spend 3-4 months' salary to buy the same pistol. If the economics were different, I'd bet the Thais would have us beat by a long shot margin. Chinese made AK47 with a couple of full clips is 5k (farang price) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I am really anti-gun ... it's just who I am. On this issue, I read posts over the years from guys who I usually agree with supporting gun ownership. Like most things here ... you can agree on a lot of things ... but there will always be issues on which you don't agree. 'tis what makes us individuals. I'm not a gun fan, others are ... it will be always a derisive issue. And then there are even a few like me who own guns, wear guns daily for our occupations, but who don't like guns and gun culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliot Rosewater Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I can't imagine anyone on this planet who loves guns more than Americans. Not all Americans, of course, but a good number. It's truly part of the culture. If you want to upset certain Americans, suggest taking away his guns. Them is fightin' words! As for Thais, I've only met one or two who even own guns. And it's almost never talked about with most Thais that I run into. Maybe it's different out in the country, but in the urban areas, not really a big topic of discussion. Somalians seem to have an affinity for them, as well as anyone else who buys them from: US, China, Australia, France, Czech, etc.,etc.,etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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