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Re: Sticking my gun where it doesn't belong...
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Mon, 28 Jul 2003 09:16:49 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Chris Maddison wrote:
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Hey fellas,
I’ve read a few of the many recent posts about firearms and whatnot. Welp,
it’s late and I feel like rambling a bit. Bear with me.
Why is it that people dislike firearms so? I don’t mean to pick on anyone,
but in recent posts Dave and Scott have been forerunners in this, so...
Dave and Scott. If someone broke into your house, and you had at your
disposal a tool(weapon, whatever) to dispatch said person (form your own
conclusions on the definition of that), wouldn’t you use it? I certainly
wouldn’t walk up and politely tap them on the shoulder and ask them nicely to
leave. They could very well pull out a gun and shoot you and your family.
I’d rather live with the fact that I took a human life (in self defense, cold
blood, whatever you want to call it) than die because I didn’t act. I knew a
couple, lived close to me, that had their home invaded. They called 911 and
hid in a closet. They were found and each had a bullet put in their brains.
The horrid and sad truth is that there are people in this world that will kill
you for nothing more than something to do. If nothing else, I’d at least go
down fighting.
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Ah. But I don’t live in the USA; I live in Scotland (think Whisky, Haggis,
Great Scenery & Rain). Where I live only 1 or 2 home-owners are killed by
burglars each year. In 2000 there were a total of 64 (sixy-four) handgun
offences in Scotland.
If handgun ownership were deregulated here, I expect both numbers would rise. ;)
Scott A
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As many know, I was raised in the prescense of firearms, and was taught to use
them properly, and above *all else* respect them. That means don’t play
around and point it at your friend, don’t leave them laying out where little
kids can find them, etc. I’m a gunowner. That doesn’t mean I think everyone
is entitled to own bazookas and the like. My dad’s a lifetime NRA member
(insert joke and/or comment here), and I get into debates with him regularly
about gun control and such.
I think I had a point in there somewhere, but eh? What do I know - I’m just a
gun toting yahoo.
-Chris
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) Pittsburgh, PA alone has about that many offenses each month. Maybe it's because we spell offenses with an "s" rather than a "c." (...) That suggests an interesting thought experiment, which I pose to our resident self-proclaimed "gun toting (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Okay... Let me toss out a few numbers to put this a bit more into perspective: Scotland Population (ca. 1991): 5,102,400 Population Density: 169/sq. mi. US Population (ca. 2000): 281,421,906 (55x Scotland) Population Density: 80/sq. mi. (0.47x (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Sticking my gun where it doesn't belong...
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| Hey fellas, I've read a few of the many recent posts about firearms and whatnot. Welp, it's late and I feel like rambling a bit. Bear with me. Why is it that people dislike firearms so? I don't mean to pick on anyone, but in recent posts Dave and (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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