No one has answered me yet if you've ever seen someone or even heard of someone pulling a gun at a poker game. It's a non-issue and anyone who can't see that is obtuse.
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Originally Posted by Nepeeme2008
Doyle Brunson was talking about the 50's and 60's during his rounder days in Texas. That's 60 years ago. Times have changed.
Why is it so difficult to put things in proper perspective.
I'm not talking about 60 years ago, I'm talking about the present. Go read Brunson's twitter sometime he carries a gun with him wherever he goes. So the question remains, would you not play poker with Doyle Brunson because he has a gun? Me personally it wouldn't bother me.
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Originally Posted by WereBeer
Americans probably shouldn't call London "very violent" given the US murder rate is 4x the UK's. Chicago, on it's own, had more murders in 2020 than the entirety of the UK.
Another fun fact, here are some countries with lower murder rates than the US: Iran, Lebanon, Pakistan and Angola.
You are conflating a lot of things in your post.
The murder rate might be 4x higher in USA vs UK and a lot of that has to do with the fact that yes it's easier to kill someone with a gun. But the violent crime rate is something different. And the overall violent crime rate in London is about 10x higher than the overall violent crime rate in the USA.
In 2019/2020 there were 222,000 violent crimes in a city of 7million. London is a very violent city.
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I used to feel the same as you, my Flemish friend. However, once I realized that in the US there are so many bad guys with guns, I felt the best way to protect myself and my family is to pack heat, which I do, legally. I also took additional courses in gun safety and shooting lessons to make sure I’m competent with the weapon and safe. I feel a lot more comfortable walking around with large sums of cash knowing that if a fool tried to Jack me, he may end up taking the room temperature challenge.
You watch Active Self Protection on youtube? Great channel.