Recent content by Phillip Jones

Yeah, I can understand how that might seem bizarre to the rest of the world. In reality, a shotgun is by far the most practical weapon for the confined areas and fear-induced-adrenaline-fest of a home invasion. An AR-15, on the other hand, is a semiautomatic version of our military's M4/M16...

We're a country with a LOT of land still untouched by settlement. Many people in the rural areas of the countries rely on their firearms for food and protection of livestock. Even those people who now live in urban areas have these attitudes towards the necessity of firearms in our land. Also...

This is absolutely true. Americans think of themselves as the saviors of Europe, the founders of Western civilization. It excites us to think that we went from being a colony of a European superpower to eclipse the continent itself. We like thinking that we've impressed you. At the same...

I would argue that being a young nation has little to do with our behavior. It's got more to do with being the superpower of the Western world - we see ourselves as the champions and protectors of Western civilization, and our immense power (both military and soft [culture, media...

As a US Army Cavalry Scout veteran and as a Libertarian private citizen who believes in the sacrosanct right to self-defense, I do not hold the opinion that guns in and of themselves will make a society more violent - they are tools. Tools that require FBI background checks and professional...