People who are into guns kinda weird me out

[corwin]

Actually, several of them are "in to" guns. In fact, my nearest neighbor has an extensive collection including a really cool automatic gun with the round clip - looks like something out of Dick Tracey. And, he regularly shoots targets in his yard to make sure his guns are working correctly. I don't see what the big deal is.

A Thompson perhaps?

Very nice and a lot of history to it...

 

[JulesMaximus]

As a gun owner and having met quite a few gun enthusiasts over the years I kind of agree with the OP to a certain extent. Many gun owners seem to have a few screws loose.

 

[corwin]

As a gun owner and having met quite a few gun enthusiasts over the years I kind of agree with the OP to a certain extent. Many gun owners seem to have a few screws loose.

I wouldn't go so far as to say "many"...but sadly there are some out there that would fit with his paranoia...

 

[Analog]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=017_1327188367

 

[Texashiker]

How many guns and rounds would you say you've currently amassed?

Around 14 firearms, and several thousand rounds of ammunition.

I like that picture, beautiful backdrop...I'll add my badly composed pic of my newest addition I built just after Christmas

Nice looking rifle. I ordered a magul forearm for my ar a couple of weeks ago. It looks like the one you have, but mine is black, and a light is on the way.

 

[Fritzo]

If you took away firearms then it would be 67% of all murders were knives. Take away knives , it will be 67% of all murders were clubs. People that murder others are going to do it even if they have to choke people with their hands.

LOL- nice justification scaling. You are talking about percentages of a much smaller pool if guns were taken out of the picture. The reason guns are the #1 way to be murdered is they don't require any work: boom- you're dead. Knives give the victim a chance to fight back and require more effort and planning, as do all other forms of murder. Murder is usually a spur of the moment, emotional crime. Most people that shoot someone never understanding why they did it.

 

[Fritzo]

I think it depends on your personal experience with guns. If your only experience with a gun is in movies then you are going to have a very negative viewpoint. I grew up in rural areas, for most of my life, where just about every person could get access to a gun if they wanted to either at their own home or a friends. Guns were used for hunting, sometimes protection, but never thought of as something people use to shoot up a school. I don't think the people that are nervous around guns would be so nervous if they actually went to a shooting range and shot off some rounds. It is easy to fear what you have no direct experience with.

People like this don't scare me. In fact, it looks like they're having a good time:

People like this DO scare me, because I feel it is inappropriate:

 

[corwin]

Most people that shoot someone never understanding why they did it.

Bullshit...most shootings are gang/criminal activity related and they sure as hell know why they do it.

 

[corwin]

Nice looking rifle. I ordered a magul forearm for my ar a couple of weeks ago. It looks like the one you have, but mine is black, and a light is on the way.

Yep, all magpul furniture...only been out once with it but shoots like a dream, luckily I ordered a spare stripped lower cause now my wife wants her own

People like this DO scare me, because I feel it is inappropriate

And we all know your feelings (paranoia) are what's important here, not the rights of others

 

[lord_emperor]

I think most people are uncomfortable around guns. The fact that someone is carrying something that is designed to instantly kill several people on a whim causes nervousness. We don't know if you're carrying around a firearm and you're crazy, suicidal, angry...who knows?

Please don't use the "well cars can kill people too" argument, because the design intent of cars is for transportation. The design intent of a gun is to kill.

Are you equally uncomfortable about knives? A knife can technially kill a lot more people than a gun.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Are you equally uncomfortable about knives? A knife can technially kill a lot more people than a gun.

WTF? That statement doesn't even make any sense.

 

[Patranus]

People who think the police can protect them weird me out.

 

[Jeffg010]

WTF? That statement doesn't even make any sense.

Well if you only had like 3 bullets and ran out you could keep stabbing more people with knife but I guess you could use your gun as a club.

 

[corwin]

WTF? That statement doesn't even make any sense.

You don't have to reload a knife...it could go on killing forever

 

[IcePickFreak]

You don't have to reload a knife...it could go on killing forever

... until you encounter someone with a gun.

 

[Fritzo]

Bullshit...most shootings are gang/criminal activity related and they sure as hell know why they do it.

Can you show me any stats that show that?

 

[GuitarDaddy]

To me guns are a generational thing. My father was born in 1925 in rural America when a gun was a necessity of life, everyone had them and needed them for gathering food and for protection from wild animals if nothing else. He was drafted into WWII at age 17 and became an army sharpshooter and sniper which only enforced his attachment to guns.

In our family it was a right of passage as all young men got their first gun and training at a young age. And hunting and fishing trips were also a source of comradery with the other men friends and family long after it was really necessary as a source of food. Even though I was brought up that way, I rarely hunt anymore just because hardly anyone left in my family has a taste for wild game and I'm not going to kill an animal to watch most of it go to waste. I still bird hunt when I can just because I love the taste of dove and quail.

Although I've tried to pass my knowledge and love of guns on to my 22yo son, he's not really interested and doesn't see the point. He would rather shoot up zombies in a FPS game that fire a real weapon, and I guess thats OK.

 

[micrometers]

You don't have to reload a knife...it could go on killing forever

No, a gun is a far more efficient killing tool. For one thing...you can run away from a guy with a knife. Not so much from a guy with a gun.

 

[Red Storm]

People that kill other people with guns are going to get guns regardless of what the law says. The only thing gun banning laws do is keep guns out of the hands of honest people who want them for self/home/family defense.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

To me guns are a generational thing. My father was born in 1925 in rural America when a gun was a necessity of life, everyone had them and needed them for gathering food and for protection from wild animals if nothing else. He was drafted into WWII at age 17 and became an army sharpshooter and sniper which only enforced his attachment to guns.

In our family it was a right of passage as all young men got their first gun and training at a young age. And hunting and fishing trips were also a source of comradery with the other men friends and family long after it was really necessary as a source of food. Even though I was brought up that way, I rarely hunt anymore just because hardly anyone left in my family has a taste for wild game and I'm not going to kill an animal to watch most of it go to waste. I still bird hunt when I can just because I love the taste of dove and quail.

Although I've tried to pass my knowledge and love of guns on to my 22yo son, he's not really interested and doesn't see the point. He would rather shoot up zombies in a FPS game that fire a real weapon, and I guess thats OK.

Plenty of younger people on this forum are gun owners and enthusiasts.

 

[corwin]

Can you show me any stats that show that?

Seriously? Common sense should be enough, I honestly can't believe you're dumb enough to believe people go around shooting others with no earthly idea why

 

[highland145]

... until you encounter someone with a gun.

Knife....ice pick.....who would win?

 

[highland145]

Seriously? Common sense should be enough, I honestly can't believe you're dumb enough to believe people go around shooting others with no earthly idea why

14,748 murders in 2010.
802 accidental gun deaths in 2010.

 

[corwin]

14,748 murders in 2010.
802 accidental gun deaths in 2010.

Yes but that doesn't explain his position that

Most people that shoot someone never understanding why they did it.

An accident is different than doing something without knowing why...

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Plenty of younger people on this forum are gun owners and enthusiasts.

I understand, I've still got family that live in rural areas and all their kids have grown up with guns and hunting.

But kids like my son who have grown up in a large metro area and have never been exposed to the country and hunting don't seem to have much use for guns. Except those that embrace the thug life.