10-06-2006, 04:27 PM | #12341 |
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Your preoccupation with guns is more than a little worrying.
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10-06-2006, 04:28 PM | #12342 |
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Be glad I don't live near you.
In reality, firearms and artillery simply are a feature of the history that I study, of which you can't really study without learning a good deal about such weapons as I talk about. My expertise in weaponry has unnerved more than a few people, though.
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10-06-2006, 04:35 PM | #12343 |
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Haven't you ever heard of Peace through Superior Firepower?
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10-06-2006, 04:36 PM | #12344 |
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"Speak softly and carry a big stick"
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If I had a boob, then I'd like, totally bitch-slap it into next week...
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10-06-2006, 05:22 PM | #12346 |
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Ppl. who have guns usually end up shooting the wrong person..
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10-06-2006, 05:25 PM | #12347 |
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Or shooting me.
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10-06-2006, 05:26 PM | #12348 |
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Correction: Irresponsible persons who have guns usually end up shooting the wrong person. Firearms are not the "evil, horrible killing machines" that most people believe them to be. They're like a hammer. Or a screwdriver. A tool is what guns are. And, like with any tool, you can put it to the responsible, logical role it was meant for. Use it wrongly, and yes, someone might get wounded, or killed.
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10-06-2006, 05:26 PM | #12349 |
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In the war I was trying to shoot myself in the foot, but I slipped and hit a Gerry. I got the Victoria Cross. - True story.
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10-06-2006, 05:54 PM | #12350 |
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You can't get Britain's highest award for killing one Kraut. You'd have to kill a few of the buggers, at least.
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10-06-2006, 06:01 PM | #12351 |
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I haven't shot the wrong person yet. It's always been who I was aiming for.
But seriously the problem with guns is that, unlike the school I went to, there are no classes in responsible gun ownership like there were when I went to school. Heck I actually took a 20 gauge shotgun on the school bus since the instructor did not have a left handed one. |
10-06-2006, 06:29 PM | #12352 | |
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10-06-2006, 07:08 PM | #12353 |
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Left handed Mossburg 20 gauge Semi automatic shotgun. Left Handed weapons discharge empty cartridges from the opposite side than right ones so you do not get powder burn. Also I was used to the weapon since it was set up for me and I skeet shoot with a full choke barrel
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Even if we disregard the kinds of guns made for the only purpose of shooting humans (which, weird enough, usually is the kind defended with the argument you use), the right use of the tool is still to shoot things. I'm not against hunting or such things, but I still think that screwdriver comparision that's so common is a fair bit off. Sure, you can kill something with a screwdriver, but most guns are designed to kill things. Big difference.
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What about bows? Aren't they made for shooting things too? Yet there are fewer reports of people being shot by bows, despite the fact that you probably don't even need a licencse to carry a bow, even in the US (at least you don't need one in Germany). There's people hunting with bows, and the modern ones can deliver a strong killing blow. However, most people just shoot at straw targets. There's something about guns that's different, it seems. -
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10-07-2006, 05:28 AM | #12357 |
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In England we can legally hunt the Welsh with a longbow.
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To turn it the other way can you come up with a useful purpose for the gun. By this I mean one that provides a positive benefit (in the way a hammer and screwdriver enable you to build/fix things) At one time hunting would have been necessary for survival but that's no longer the case for the majority of the populace so that's no longer a valid use in the context. Quote:
That said, given the undoubted lethality of bows as demnastrated throughout history, I'd say it would be wise to limit the right to jsut carry one around the streets with you. It would be difficult to control the ownership of a weapon that is relatively easy to construct from common materials though.
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10-07-2006, 06:27 AM | #12359 |
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This discussion is interesting and I'm enjoying it immensly. I guess the frontier spirit of southern and central US is dominant im my bloodstream.
I for one quit hunting long ago due to the fact that I have family that enjoy it more than I do. This allows me to have venison whenever I want it and the thrill of the kill left me long ago. Though I still do think that a person should have to go out and kill his own food at least once in his life, this would give people even more appreciation of nature and your place in life. But back on the subject. I am still always in strong belief that if you ever give up your abiltiy to defend yourself to others then all you do is turn into sheep that are fat for the slaughter. I am not in the NRA or anything but this is my opinion. A public that has the ability to arm itself keeps things like totalitarian governments,(ie; Khmer Rouge, Military takeovers, direct military assault from other countries.) from ever having a chance to take control. This is thought by some to be an archaic stance but it is historically accurate. Just ask any country who tried to take over another when every farmer was shooting at you. |
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Speaking of hunting, didn't someone post a picture of a white moose somewhere? That head would look great mounted on a wall.
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