BlueEther

no, no I'm not. I'm just pointing out correlations

So, what's you point?

I have given you a list of poor democracies that are 'republics' and a list of strong democracies that many/most of which are a constitutional monarchy of some flavour or another.

"...that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; ...so help me God."

ok, lets look at it the other way then?

• Peoples Republic of China
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Republic of the Congo
• Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
• Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
• Russian Federation...

Then there is the USA

and the republic's of the world are much better?

What's wrong with New Zealand or Australia ot Canada or?

and as internet lore of old says: that 15/F/US was either a 30 y/o living in their mum's basement or an FBI agent

as the first two comments, get a test for sleep apnea. SWMBO used to snore badly until she got her c-pap

ps Sleep apnea is a recognized risk factor for stroke

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f65/register-stay-114724/

Edit

I don't think that the FA register is keeping people safer:

If you were going to commit familicide with a FA, having them registered is not going to stop that, and if you are a gang member or career criminal I doubt that getting a FAL and registering your FA would be high on your list of things to do

Well a lot of FAL holders are on the right of the spectrum and some hold some 'interesting views' on government intrusion in to their lives.

There are a few issues with the DB of firearms and descriptions not matching real life etc. There is also the issue that they only accept Latin script and numbers, and you are meant to get a new stamped ID if there are non-english characters. There was no way I was defacing a rifle that was my late fathers that is over 60 y/o... so the Russian г is recorded as a r.

There is lots of chat about "when the register is hacked (and it will be, just mark my words), everyone will know where I live and what guns I have and will come and steal them all"

I'm not too worried that I registered my FAs, and re-getting my FAL post Christchurch wasn't too onerous, in fact I don't think it was any worse than when I first got it back in the early 90s

Real quote:

This means that the firearms registry will remain in place while a more comprehensive review has been blocked by Cabinet. It also means that a single government department will soon have a list of where every firearm in New Zealand, including yours, is located. Given the number of leaks from government departments, that is terrifying.

Various privacy breaches by Police of firearms owners’ personal information over the years suggests that a firearms register, if leaked, will become a steal-to-order list for gangs and criminals. The risks to your privacy – and your safety – are real.

As a FAL holder some of the places I visit really think that it is not up to the job