You failed to list the stories where an 8 year old finds his ***'s *** and puts a hole in his ******, or when someone breaks into a *** owner's car or home, steals their *** and uses it hold up a convenience store or commit ********* ********. Those stories go tit for tat. Also, several of those stories illustrate the *** owners as porrly trained, as they they popped 4 or 5 rounds into their assailants.
If the 8 year olds parents had properly instructed their ******** on firearms this would not ever happen. But in our great tradition of hiding everything from ******** and then expecting them to make good decisions with no guidance whatsoever bad things are bound to occur. As to the great crime scenario, this is just a bad reason for any decision you cannot let people doing stupid things or the criminal element change the way you live your life otherwise you have no life they win. A *** is a tool plain and simple, it is made to punch holes in things, if used improperly it will punch holes in things you don't want it to.
A *** is not a tool. It's a weapon. It's made to harm or ****. It's made to punch holes in people, not things.A *** is a tool plain and simple, it is made to punch holes in things, if used improperly it will punch holes in things you don't want it to.
Actually, **** should be told about the consequences of firing guns and what they can do. Otherwise they'll end up playing with one without even knowing the danger of it. They should be familiar with the concept of death and that the trigger can "make a person dead". Show 'em a picture or a model of a ***, explain how it works. It's not pointless. **** are dumb because we put off explaining important things because we underestimate their ability to to understand them. You don't have to wait for them to reach that cognitive stage. You can try to prevent your *** from coming into contact with ******** or sex but eventually they're going to find a *** or see something sexual and their natural curiosity is going to take over.That's totally absurd. You cannot teach *** control to an 8 year old.
Actually, **** should be told about the consequences of firing guns and what they can do. Otherwise they'll end up playing with one without even knowing the danger of it. They should be familiar with the concept of death and that the trigger can "make a person dead". Show 'em a picture or a model of a ***, explain how it works. It's not pointless. **** are dumb because we put off explaining important things because we underestimate their ability to to understand them. You don't have to wait for them to reach that cognitive stage.
That's totally absurd. You cannot teach *** control to an 8 year old.
Johan said:A *** is not a tool. It's a weapon. It's made to harm or ****. It's made to punch holes in people, not things.
Yeah you can. All my friends that hunt, have ********, and all of them understand that you don't play with guns, all of there friends that aren't exposed to, and instructed in the importance of such things, are almost ********** by the *** cabinet, and often ask to see the guns....these **** are the ones with parents that are anti ***.
revidffum, no disrespect intended but you need to put a bit more thought into this. Wasn't it you who pointed out an apparent lack of logic and reason on the board?
You quite correctly point out the fact that young people who know little of guns are most mesmerized by them. Yes, you're right.
This is precisely the problem. Again, it's a problem that you fail to see.
This is why 1) the young person figures out how to open the *** cabinet, 2) gets their hands on the ***, 3) playfully points it at a friend and 4) pulls the trigger. Because they are mesmerized by an object that is glorified by the very culture that you embrace. The average 8 year old lacks the maturity and intelligence to appreciate what a *** is meant to do and what it will do. A *** is not a toy, or is it?
Of course your friends are wise to instruct their ******** about *** safety, but NO you can never trust responsible handling of a deadly weapon to an 8 year old. If/when an accident should occur, then the parents are 100% culpable.
revidffum, no disrespect intended but you need to put a bit more thought into this. Wasn't it you who pointed out an apparent lack of logic and reason on the board?
You quite correctly point out the fact that young people who know little of guns are most mesmerized by them. Yes, you're right.
This is precisely the problem. Again, it's a problem that you fail to see.
This is why 1) the young person figures out how to open the *** cabinet, 2) gets their hands on the ***, 3) playfully points it at a friend and 4) pulls the trigger. Because they are mesmerized by an object that is glorified by the very culture that you embrace. The average 8 year old lacks the maturity and intelligence to appreciate what a *** is meant to do and what it will do. A *** is not a toy, or is it?
Of course your friends are wise to instruct their ******** about *** safety, but NO you can never trust responsible handling of a deadly weapon to an 8 year old. If/when an accident should occur, then the parents are 100% culpable.
Locking a *** away makes it more difficult to get to it quickly in the event of an intruder, which is why people tend to leave it in easy to reach and unlocked places.This exact scenario occured where I live just last week. *** goes to buddy's house to walk to school. They fuck around with the fathers shotgun, and a 12 year old ended up blowing a hole in his buddies chest.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not at all anti ***. I am anti-dumbfuck parent thats not smart enough to lock the fuckin *** away.
Locking a *** away makes it more difficult to get to it quickly in the event of an intruder, which is why people tend to leave it in easy to reach and unlocked places.
A *** is not a tool. It's a weapon. It's made to harm or ****. It's made to punch holes in people, not things.
Why so many in here are anti-***, I'll never understand. Every *** owner in The United States has his or her reason(s) for owning firearms.
Collectors. I know some guys who only collect old firearms. They don't hunt, they don't carry concealed (maybe they do) but their hobby is strictly collecting. There is a lot of history in antique firearms.
Hunters. I have a lot of friends, male and female (including teens) who hunt regularly. Some hunt deer and elk, some hunt water fowl. And, some hunt upland birds and small game. Without hunters, the wildlife in this country would be a weak and most likely would die off. Hunters actually maintain the population of wild ******* by harvesting them every year during hunting seasons. Hunters and Sportsman contribute over $14 billion to the U.S. economy each year. The money supports wildlife management and restoration programs, habitat ... etc. www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/hunting/Info/C
Competition Shooters. This is huge. I know a few guys who compete in these events. They are probably better shooters than most ***************. These guys are extremely ***-safe minded. If you ever get a chance to see a shooting match, do so. http://www.uspsa.org/
American *** Owners This group is made up of all the above and then some. I fall into this category. I collect firearms on a small scale compared to the REAL collectors. I practice my shooting as often as I can. I carry concealed as most of my friends do and, I'm sure there are a lot of others who fall into this category, as well as the a fore-mentioned groups, who also carry concealed. And yet, perhaps most of them don't. But that is a choice they make either way.
I feel sorry for those in here who are afraid of guns. And, I pity those who think guns are the problem in today's society. Guns aren't the problem. Society is the problem.
That's totally absurd. You cannot teach *** control to an 8 year old.
That's the problem though. Irresponsible *** owners that don't do enough to keep the *** completely out of the ***'s reach. As for educating them... they're fucking ****. When I was a ***, I was at my babysitter's house and she was making dinner. I walked into the kitchen, reached up over the counter and put my hand directly on the hot stove top. At that age, I still knew full well that stoves are hot and will burn you, but I did it anyways because I was a *** and I though "why the hell not?". I don't have ********, but I'm pretty sure that no matter how many times I made it perfectly clear to my **** that guns are not toys and that they should never touch them, they still wouldn't fully get the picture. Your argument about it being a tool is borderline ludicrous. You own it to **** one thing or another. Be it an ****** during a hunt or a criminal during a break-in. You could paint just about any inanimate object as a tool that way. My shoes are tools for keeping my feet from getting cut up. My TV is a tool for watching sports. A *** is a tool for ******* people. It has other uses, but it's primary use is *******.If the 8 year olds parents had properly instructed their ******** on firearms this would not ever happen. But in our great tradition of hiding everything from ******** and then expecting them to make good decisions with no guidance whatsoever bad things are bound to occur. As to the great crime scenario, this is just a bad reason for any decision you cannot let people doing stupid things or the criminal element change the way you live your life otherwise you have no life they win. A *** is a tool plain and simple, it is made to punch holes in things, if used improperly it will punch holes in things you don't want it to.
There isn't only one problem. There are many and guns are one of them.I feel sorry for those in here who are afraid of guns. And, I pity those who think guns are the problem in today's society. Guns aren't the problem. Society is the problem.