Gun ownership poll

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

James- I sincerely apologize. I was a lifelong republican pre-trump and am just shocked by all that don't see him for what he always has been and always will be.


and I DO care what you think and what everyone thinks ,but, I do worry.



again, I do apologize.

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Apology accepted. No hard feelings.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Jim65

Apology accepted. No hard feelings.

But...my Braves are going to win the East again.




(maybe...LOL)



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[Directly]

Native Americans did fine with Bow and Arrows until the Europeans invaded with gun powder--Guns and gun powder have killed a lot of people.

[SAllen2556]

Here in Michigan, we arrested the parents of the 14-year old who shot up his school. Now I just wonder if some other kid thinks, hey, I can shoot up my school AND get my parents arrested. Win, win.

What I haven't seen discussed is the fact that shooting up a school has become a copycat crime. Why? What is some disturbed kid watching when one of these events occurs that makes him think, 'yeah, I wanna do that too' ? Is it the images of the sobbing parents and friends? Is it the media portrayal of the shooter as 'evil' ?

I sometimes wonder what would happen if these shooters were portrayed as the mentally retarded losers they actually are and were actually somehow made fun of. I know you couldn't do it out of respect for the victims, but whatever we're doing now as a society is not working.

[SAllen2556]

Originally Posted by Directly

Native Americans did fine with Bow and Arrows until the Europeans invaded with gun powder--Guns and gun powder have killed a lot of people.

Native Americans also scalped, enslaved, and cooked and ate their enemies. So, personally, I'd rather be shot.

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by Directly

Native Americans did fine with Bow and Arrows until the Europeans invaded with gun powder--Guns and gun powder have killed a lot of people.

The same comparison can be made with horses and cars.

[G1911]

According to the FBI statistics, you are more likely to be killed with a blunt instrument than a rifle. You are over 4x more likely to be murdered with a knife than a rifle (any rifle, including grandpa’s old single shot, not just the scary looking ones). Who would like to ban or restrict hammers and knives, since it’s the tool that is at fault, alongside the rifles? Or is this logic only applied to the one tool that has political overtones, regardless of the fact it causes less deaths?

[irv]

Originally Posted by G1911

According to the FBI statistics, you are more likely to be killed with a blunt instrument than a rifle. You are over 4x more likely to be murdered with a knife than a rifle (any rifle, including grandpa’s old single shot, not just the scary looking ones). Who would like to ban or restrict hammers and knives, since it’s the tool that is at fault, alongside the rifles? Or is this logic only applied to the one tool that has political overtones, regardless of the fact it causes less deaths?

The politicization is over the top, there is no doubt about it. And then there is this.
https://www.tiktok.com/@knowledgeequ...s1E9K75DC&_r=1