Secret aj man
21-07-2005, 03:49
oh..
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by the way,not trying to be antagonistic,just trying to explain my point of view,of which,we are both entitled too.
i do think it is an interesting discussion,and i feel alot of people are uncomfortable with guns,which i can understand.i just think people are afraid of guns and will happily give up a fundamental freedom to feel safe.
i was raised with guns,i am pretty old..i have never fired a gun in anger,nor do i know any of the people that i know that own/ have guns either.
i think maybe people are afraid of guns,rightfully,and since fear makes people want the fear to go...jump on the chance to eliminate the fear.
one could stretch logic and say the same about people being afraid of people of color,people of different religions,people that are just different(gays come to mind)i am a live and let live person,i judge people on there actions,not there orientation(religous or sexual)i just expect the same courtesy.
i hate to beat a dead horse..but...there is like 300 million guns in america,and i would wager a very substantial bet that,out of all those guns,maybe 99.9% of them are kept in a safe and fired at the range...and never once was used in a violent unpremeditad act.
i would also wager,that you could disarm all of the legally owned gun owners in america,and it would not dent violent crime.why?because crimminals dont obey the law,i could make a gun in about 10 minutes,i am sure i am not the only one.
so you have effectively made everyone that is not a crimminal,a potential victim with no way to defend themselves.
i guess you could call a cop...but that goes back to the fact the cops cant be everywere and have no civil liability to protect the individual.
just my 2 cents...oh,by the way,i forgot to mention the fact that america has a gun culture and if all the gun owners were crazed..ready to shoot on a whim or a moment of anger,the streets would be red with blood.
yes we have gun violence,but it is from crimminals that have no respect for the law...we should address the issue that creates these crimminals,like lack of oppurtunity in life,heavy drug use,abject poverty,jobs...not creating a new class of crimminals by banning guns,because myself and millions of others,will not give up my right to protect myself.
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by the way,not trying to be antagonistic,just trying to explain my point of view,of which,we are both entitled too.
i do think it is an interesting discussion,and i feel alot of people are uncomfortable with guns,which i can understand.i just think people are afraid of guns and will happily give up a fundamental freedom to feel safe.
i was raised with guns,i am pretty old..i have never fired a gun in anger,nor do i know any of the people that i know that own/ have guns either.
i think maybe people are afraid of guns,rightfully,and since fear makes people want the fear to go...jump on the chance to eliminate the fear.
one could stretch logic and say the same about people being afraid of people of color,people of different religions,people that are just different(gays come to mind)i am a live and let live person,i judge people on there actions,not there orientation(religous or sexual)i just expect the same courtesy.
i hate to beat a dead horse..but...there is like 300 million guns in america,and i would wager a very substantial bet that,out of all those guns,maybe 99.9% of them are kept in a safe and fired at the range...and never once was used in a violent unpremeditad act.
i would also wager,that you could disarm all of the legally owned gun owners in america,and it would not dent violent crime.why?because crimminals dont obey the law,i could make a gun in about 10 minutes,i am sure i am not the only one.
so you have effectively made everyone that is not a crimminal,a potential victim with no way to defend themselves.
i guess you could call a cop...but that goes back to the fact the cops cant be everywere and have no civil liability to protect the individual.
just my 2 cents...oh,by the way,i forgot to mention the fact that america has a gun culture and if all the gun owners were crazed..ready to shoot on a whim or a moment of anger,the streets would be red with blood.
yes we have gun violence,but it is from crimminals that have no respect for the law...we should address the issue that creates these crimminals,like lack of oppurtunity in life,heavy drug use,abject poverty,jobs...not creating a new class of crimminals by banning guns,because myself and millions of others,will not give up my right to protect myself.