Who owns guns and you carry?

[Seanjackmc]

When I first posed my question I thought there would be one of 3 responses:

1. To carry your toys around with you to show off to the other boys and compare muzzle lengths

2. Because you live an exceptionally dangerous lifestyle or in an exceptionally dangerous neighborhood

3. Because you have a bleak, pessimistic, dangerously paranoid view of the world around you

Apparently I needed to add general aggression/psychosis to that list. "Since I don't want to get in trouble for murder, I'm just begging for the opportunity to waste someone legally."



When people started responding #3, I thought it would be interesting to see what they had to say about other dangers in the world that one could be completely justified in being concerned with. Those things would be that which contributes (obesity) to the leading causes of death in the US, heart disease and cancer.

Interestingly, the people who gave calm, reasonable responses also cited a concern for the food they eat and the lifestyle they live. The others chose to lash out with personal insults and attempts to derail the conversation into a debate about their right to carry arms or when it is appropriate to use lethal force on criminals.

I agreed in the beginning and continue to agree that every American has the right to bear arms. All I sought was a brief explanation of the decision to exercise the right. When people gave reasoning with huge holes in it, I felt obliged to provide a different perspective. I believe in the whole 'love thy neighbor' concept even though I don't actively participate in any religion. It felt my duty to try to shed light on rational fears about the world to help people question their own beliefs and practices. I think questioning one's beliefs and practices is the only way to personally advance and become a better person.

Doolittle hit the nail on the head when she said McDonald's was worse. Safe gun ownership is low-risk. What's more dangerous to children than the boogie man robber is the one who instills a culture of eating pizza as a celebration and having 'fry parties.' There is a blazing contradiction between that cultural training and one which says you should keep yourself and your body protected by firearms everywhere you go. I hope this last post helps a few of you understand where I was coming from with my 'debate.'

I'll leave this here and won't post again on your thread. I really did not mean to get it so side-tracked, but I guess I should have expected it.


"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing."
Helen Keller

Wish you would open your mind a bit. I do have fry parties maybe once year. I also take my kids to macdonalds once in a blue moon to reward them for something. I don't know anyone who has died from the occasional mcnugget and small fries. Nor as chicken wing been linked to a death. I believe your problem mr Lang is you see in black and white. For you it's either 'we all want to shoot people' or 'having unhealthy food once in a while is a killer' not that I feel the need to defend my choices for you I will. You have struck a nerve and maybe that was your intent. If so congrats. Answer this question, do you wear a seatbelt in your vehicle? If you answer yes why? I've personally never been in a car accident where a seatbelt saved my life. However I do understand that there is a risk involved with driving so I choose to protect myself and family in any way I can. I also make sure my children have the appropriate child restraints at all times. According to your logic I'm just 'paranoid.' Is it ok for someone to smoke in their car and wear a seatbelt or is it pointless because they are smoking and that is unhealthy so why bother with a seatbelt. No different than carrying a gun statistics say I won't ever need it, but I choose to just incase, the same way I wear a seatbelt, just in case.
Please feel free to respond this thread is already derailed.