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lalalu

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5. It is gun advocates who have turned this into a circus.
Sat Dec 8, 2012, 03:27 PM
Dec 2012

I grew up around people who owned guns, hunted, and were in the military. They never ever behaved the way I see gun owners behaving now. They did not leave guns out in the open around kids, they did not take kids to gun shows, they did not hang guns on the walls, they did not treat guns like toys, they did not brag about owning guns or even carry them around everywhere.

Guns were locked away and only used when necessary as for hunting. This whole gun ownership thing has turned into a freak show and become very irresponsible. Posting pictures of themselves and bragging about carrying and being ready to kill is just cowardly and shows a lack of common sense.

I am not against gun ownership but there needs to be better licensing and tracking of who owns what. Too many loose cannons running around armed these days.

Wonderful perspective. KWorth Dec 2012 #1
If light sabres are outlawed only Siths will have light sabres. All kidding aside, I think guns 2on2u Dec 2012 #2
I'm open to any suggestion that would make it harder for children to get hurt KWorth Dec 2012 #4
Try dialing that combination, in the dark, when you have heard someone... GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #25
Uhhh, I'm Not Asking for Guns to "Go Away" Iggy Dec 2012 #3
When a child gets access to a loade firearm, it's negligence ... DonP Dec 2012 #7
You're Wrong Iggy Dec 2012 #11
Yeah, that's why they spend millions of $ on teaching gun safety to kids each year DonP Dec 2012 #17
Then why are they spending 100's of millions preventing legislation that jeff47 Dec 2012 #27
False. Straw Man Dec 2012 #32
Again, having a "safety" program doesn't change what they are doing. jeff47 Dec 2012 #35
That's a blatant lie. Clames Dec 2012 #37
It's a lie because it disagrees with what they told you? jeff47 Dec 2012 #39
They told me? More nonsense... Clames Dec 2012 #42
"Safety." Straw Man Dec 2012 #41
Lots of straw, there. You do know that childhood accidental Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #36
It is gun advocates who have turned this into a circus. lalalu Dec 2012 #5
I agree with you. There's only one problem. Decoy of Fenris Dec 2012 #8
Correct Iggy Dec 2012 #13
I think you're actually agreeing with my points dballance Dec 2012 #16
What's wrong with taking a kid to a gun show? gejohnston Dec 2012 #19
I think your observations have been biased by the omnipresence of modern media.... PavePusher Dec 2012 #31
My great grandfather has a .30-30 hanging on the wall, and has for as long as I've been alive. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #38
You conveniently left out intentional gun violence AgingAmerican Dec 2012 #6
Not "conveniently", just "obviously". Not every murderer uses a gun. n/t Decoy of Fenris Dec 2012 #9
How about "Intentionally"? AgingAmerican Dec 2012 #12
Not even most, any more. Decoy of Fenris Dec 2012 #18
The amazing world of semantics! AgingAmerican Dec 2012 #20
so, why hasn't there been a study by criminologists? gejohnston Dec 2012 #21
Facts are stubborn things AgingAmerican Dec 2012 #23
it hasn't shown me as fact gejohnston Dec 2012 #24
Why is there so much push back to stricter gun control on this site? busterbrown Dec 2012 #33
I don't think any pro-gun person on this site is against stricter gun control shadowrider Dec 2012 #34
Fact: There is NOT overwhelming support for more gun control laws. Clames Dec 2012 #43
Which is usually committed by criminals. KWorth Dec 2012 #10
No I did not dballance Dec 2012 #14
Intentionally vague AgingAmerican Dec 2012 #15
I Can Support the Second Amendment and Seek to Reduce Gun Violence fightthegoodfightnow Dec 2012 #22
So I ask you, What do gun control advocates seek? oneshooter Dec 2012 #29
Nobody wants to accept the "reality of gun violence". beevul Dec 2012 #30
not the issue. nt Deep13 Dec 2012 #26
No.... n/t godai Dec 2012 #28
For all intents & purposes, the gun debate is over Kaleva Dec 2012 #40
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