America's obsession with guns

[Minimalist]

did you check AT ALL to see which ones were justified.

Why is it you think that 'murrican cops are consistently justified in gunning people down when cops in other advanced nations.... and I'm not so sure we qualify any longer... don't seem to suffer from that problem?


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015...-countries

By the numbers: US police kill more in days than other countries do in years

Do they not have racial minorities in Britain?  (They do.)  Do they not have crazy people in Western Europe?  (They do.)  Do they not have "criminals" in the EU?  (They do.)

You are way too ready to sit on your pompous ass and bless your friendly neighborhood policeman.  I wonder what you'll say when some cop blows away someone you know?

[Pat Mustard]

P.S. I do not own a gun because I'm a wossy.

So right wingers own guns because they don't like people who are not like them having and exercising rights.

Trust Wooters to inadvertently give the game away.

PS I'm guessing the second photo will turn out to be a bunch of skinhead neo-nazis.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Having an armed population has many advantages:

1-It prevents the country from ever being occupied by an outsider
2-It gives experience to the citizens in handling guns; thus enlisting them in the army is easier. A soldier that loves their gun are good soldiers.

Then, the invasion of places like Iraq is easier.
For some Americans, the outside world is a shooting range, and brown people are sitting ducks. Note the "some"; it's the same "some" that shape the tip of the spear in international invasions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk...eople-die/

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did you check AT ALL to see which ones were justified.

Why is it you think that 'murrican cops are consistently justified in gunning people down when cops in other advanced nations.... and I'm not so sure we qualify any longer... don't seem to suffer from that problem?


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015...-countries

By the numbers: US police kill more in days than other countries do in years

Do they not have racial minorities in Britain?  (They do.)  Do they not have crazy people in Western Europe?  (They do.)  Do they not have "criminals" in the EU?  (They do.)

You are way too ready to sit on your pompous ass and bless your friendly neighborhood policeman.  I wonder what you'll say when some cop blows away someone you know?

Why do you consistently misrepresent my position? Perhaps because you can't lie about it otherwise?

[Kosh]

Gun nuts "think" gun ownership gives them some semblance of autonomy and power.  The NRA/GOP put on the façade that they are for the people having this power and paint Democrats as the boogeymen trying to take all their power away.  That power is nothing but a sham.  If a group of citizens believed that they need to rise up against the tyrannical government, I think we all know the outcome of that conflict.  They wouldn't stand a chance against soldiers with bulletproof armor, automatic weapons, ground assault vehicles, and maybe a few missiles.  It's like giving a child a sucker to placate them into being good.

The same can be said for the ban abortion bullshittery.  It's a sucker for the religious right.  The GOP better hope the religious right are never given that sucker because I'm not sure how motivated that voting block will be once they have their dream fulfilled. The GOB would probably just move on to some other asinine treat like overturning same sex marriage.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

They've been seduced by the "Good Guy With A Gun" (GGWAG) myth. They dream of being "the hero" in some scenario where the grabboids burst into the local convenience store and they're the only one armed, making them the one who "saves the day".

[KUSA]

P.S. I do not own a gun because I'm a wossy.

So right wingers own guns because they don't like people who are not like them having and exercising rights.

So you think setting fire to cities, throwing home made incendiaries, and turning over cop cars is an example of them exercising their rights?

[vorlon13]

Weird, no, that the folks we think of as being 'obsessed with guns' aren't typically thought of as being Bloods, Crips or MS13s ??

Well, Cosa Nostra and Klanners, but not the Walter Mitty types with a gun safe in their living room and/or a gun rack in the back window of their pickup truck . . .

[Nanny]

I lean classical liberal politically.

I choose to own firearms for sport and protection. I used to shoot trap competitively. It's still one of the only times that I get completely absorbed in the game. I don't think about work or family stuff, the bills or other stress. It's just the next target. Pure losing oneself in play.

When my wife was pregnant with my son, we had an attempted break in. Middle of the night, alarm sounds, faults at front door and dining room window. Screwdriver jammed into the deadbolt. It was while racking buckshot into my 870 that night that I decided to get my concealed carry permit. That was 9 years ago. I carry concealed (Sig P245) whenever I'm out with my family except where barred legally (e.g. schools, fed buildings, etc).

I used to be more idealistic - handguns are bad, why would I "need" one?. Pandora's box is open. I'm no match for a young, fit, motivated bad guy. I chose to carry solely because it's my job to protect my family. YMMV.

I expect someone will say "you know, your gun is more likely to be used against you than save you." I say BS to that. I hope I never have to use a firearm to protect myself. But I know I can and will should I be put in that situation.

Primum non nocere.

[Brian37]

I lean classical liberal politically.

I choose to own firearms for sport and protection. I used to shoot trap competitively. It's still one of the only times that I get completely absorbed in the game. I don't think about work or family stuff, the bills or other stress. It's just the next target. Pure losing oneself in play.

When my wife was pregnant with my son, we had an attempted break in. Middle of the night, alarm sounds, faults at front door and dining room window. Screwdriver jammed into the deadbolt. It was while racking buckshot into my 870 that night that I decided to get my concealed carry permit. That was 9 years ago. I carry concealed (Sig P245) whenever I'm out with my family except where barred legally (e.g. schools, fed buildings, etc).

I used to be more idealistic - handguns are bad, why would I "need" one?. Pandora's box is open. I'm no match for a young, fit, motivated bad guy. I chose to carry solely because it's my job to protect my family. YMMV.

I expect someone will say "you know, your gun is more likely to be used against you than save you." I say BS to that. I hope I never have to use a firearm to protect myself. But I know I can and will should I be put in that situation.

Primum non nocere.

You got your house broken into, and what happened? According to you it was still "attempted" which means you still did not use your firearm.

It is far more likely, just like a bear in the woods, that if you make a loud noise before they see you, that will be enough. Introducing a firearm into a conflict is far more likely to get, especially those who don't deal with stress situations on a daily basis, like a cop or military, injured or killed.

"I know I can", yep, a lot like a person who says " I've only had a couple of drinks, I make it home all the time".......

FOR YOU, not me, but for you, that kind of thought is dangerous. The bullshit idea that because "I lock my gun up", "I wouldn't do that" "I know what I am doing"...... I bet if you ask enough cops who show up to a suicide, domestic injury, or death, any type of gun death, I bet they could tell you lots of stories of "I had the right" or "I didn't mean it".

Unless you are a legal lawyer, don't play street lawyer. Unless your job is being a cop or military, don't assume you know what you are doing because locking up your weapon and hitting a target not under stress, is not the same as firing under high stress.

Your attitude is the same fucking crap I have heard from pot smokers and drinkers. Problem is in real life, it only takes one mistake with a gun. ONE. 

I trust gun owners more who never make the attempt to make this argument you just made. The ones who do I fear far more. More for themselves, but also for the flooded market they either willingly or unwittingly protect. 

Firing a firearm for a living is far different under stress than it is for a layperson who is less likely to have to deal with that stress. 

Famous last words, "I know what I am doing". I could give a shit less about your intent. YOU should care about your own training, and if you don't deal with conflict resolution every day, and you are not trained to stress shoot, don't stupidly think every gunfight ends with John Wayne ending up riding off in the sunset.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

People who carry in public are called "donors". They are in a great position to donate their guns to criminals.