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Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed an influx of non-American posters lately? This morning alone, I've seen posters from France, Switzerland, and Finland.

I think it's great. :)
 
it's because its a very interesting and wide forum ! ;)
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I'm glad to see them - I look forward to getting a bit of non-US perspective. Sometimes I think we forget that the rest of the world has people in it that are not so different from us.

brad
 
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being a regular visitor of guns.ru and having obtained a Appalachian
High School Diploma - it´s only logical that i found this forum sooner
or later.

Liebe Gruesse aus Deutschland,
Mp7.:)
 
I'm glad to see them - I look forward to getting a bit of non-US perspective. Sometimes I think we forget that the rest of the world has people in it that are not so different from us.

This is how I feel. I like reading the posts from the International members.
 
I'm French and I think that lots of us "foreign" shooters consider the US as an example to follow in terms of gun culture, although we each have our own with peculiarities that we sometimes hold dear and wouldn't like to change.

Different perspectives because of national histories and different lifestyles... it can't make anyone dumber to know about other mindsets. It probably helps grasping what it truly means to be "American", "French", "English", "Swiss" etc...
 
Swedish gun nut here, Looking into getting my licences, there are quite a few hoops to jump through here. for pistols .22lr its required to have 6 months of membership in a club and shooting gold requirements, and then you get a licence limited to five years.
For rifles and shotguns it is a thorough exam on different types of animals, hunting laws, firearms laws, and so on, in addition to shooting tests with shotguns as well as rifles.
Impossible to get licences for SD/HD.
I read and post here for inspiration in my fight for reasonable firearms laws in Sweden (Unrestricted ownership of all types of firearms unless the equivalent of a convicted felon or mentally ill).
I really like this Forum.
 
I cringe every time I see someone posting something derogatory about those in other countries - typically as a stereotypical put-down on the entire country. Just because someone's government has become overbearing doesn't mean the people aren't still real people that share the same hobbies as we do. We're all equal men but from vastly different cultures - we could learn a lot from each other. Driving non-Americans off of the board because of someone's thoughtless actions is just plain silly.

Now driving those redneck hillbillies off the board is for the common good. Think of the children!

(See how dumb that sounds? ;) )

Dope
 
I cringe every time I see someone posting something derogatory about those in other countries - typically as a stereotypical put-down on the entire country. Just because someone's government has become overbearing doesn't mean the people aren't still real people that share the same hobbies as we do. We're all equal men but from vastly different cultures - we could learn a lot from each other.

Thank you Dope!

I've been a member of this forum for a few years now, but I really don't post very often because of the derogatory comments that get posted about other countries and their gun laws. You can just about guarantee than anytime the UK is mentioned, someone will start the Brit bashing .... in exactly the way the California bashing occurs. Advice like "move to the USA" or "Get out of California" really aren't very helpful or high road.

For a long time I've felt like I'm alone or one of a very few who recognise this. Its nice to see that there are others.

I have learnt a lot and continue to learn from the US situation, just as I learn and am interested in the gun culture of the UK, France, Italy, Switzerland, etc, etc. I think we can all learn from each other and we can all contribute ... if we're open to other cultures.
 
I think it's very comforting to know that our subculture is not simply a national peculiarity, and the ability to see unusual firearms and learn the way various historical and legal influences have shaped shooting sports in various cultures is always neat.

It's also always good to have perspective. I get tired of hearing nothing but bad things about French rifles, or idolization of the M-1 Garand.
 
Norwegian here, love the weather, love the nature and surroundings :D the mountains <3

Have some mixed feelings about the slow death of our gun gulture :(
 
I would be interested in hearing the opinion from some of our European friends if they think the Heller decision here in the U.S. will drive more people in Europe to demand a restoration of their rights. I hope so for your sake.
 
Coughfan2:

To be totally honest with you, i feel like most things we hear about the U.S are pretty negative :( exept maybe for Obama who sounds like americas last hope...Media is confusing some times.
 
Considering most members in the US have a considerable number of firearms from Europe – in my case a majority – non-US participation is both appropriate and welcome.

K31s, SKSs, AKs, M91/30s, K98s, and CZs, among others, rule, btw. ;):)
 
Phil said

"Hey - you never mentioned us Limeys................

Phil"

Hate to tell ya Phil, I think that was deliberate
:neener::neener:

Getting opinion, information and perspective from around the world is great, and it shows what an accepting group we gun owners really are. Nothing like the anti's and the media like to portray.

John from Melbourne, Australia.
 
I am a danish gun nut, though I am less proud of my heiritage for each day that passes. Denmark, as well as the rest of europe, is digging its own grave through series of unfortunate political decisions that undermine our economy, our rights as individuals and our national safety, and I for one am considering to honor the most noble of all viking traditions as fast as I can; namely the tradition of packing my stuff and go looking for somewhere better to live :cool:
 
being a regular visitor of guns.ru and having obtained a Appalachian
High School Diploma - it´s only logical that i found this forum sooner
or later.

Liebe Gruesse aus Deutschland,
Mp7.

Hallo!

What part of Appalachia? I drive to the mountains in NC almost every weekend. Drive 100 miles, end up in Canada. That's how it feels!
 
I'm French and I think that lots of us "foreign" shooters consider the US as an example to follow in terms of gun culture, although we each have our own with peculiarities that we sometimes hold dear and wouldn't like to change.

Different perspectives because of national histories and different lifestyles... it can't make anyone dumber to know about other mindsets. It probably helps grasping what it truly means to be "American", "French", "English", "Swiss" etc...

I'm really glad to see the widespread interest.

Barman,two of my most interesting and favorite shotguns are French, a little 28Ga Darne and an old 16 ga Charlin. Both are generally considered oddities here but fine guns. Interestingly I saw my first Darne in a gunshop in Izmir, Turkey about 35 years ago. The owner did not speak enough English, and I enough Turkish to converse much about it but he did say it was a Darne.

Information on these guns is hard to come by on this side of the Atlantic.

Glad to see you on the forum.
 
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