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Originally posted by thisguyrighthere
Originally posted by Sanndy
If everyone had a gun, it would be oh so much fun watching the people who are fully capable use their guns against the handicapped, elderly, young, otherwise incapacitated on any level. I know a guy that lost both his arms. Wonder what he would do with his gun?
Armless shooter at National Games
FDA Approves Handgun for Handicapped
Where there's a will.
That 1% chance becomes irrelevant, considering that the proliferation of guns within a society drastically increases the risk that you will be shot during your day-to-day life -
If guns where made legal here in Scotland, within the first month about one fifth of the poulation would be in jail or dead.
Originally posted by thisguyrighthere
reply to post by Sanndy
You wondered your friend could do with his gun. I gave examples.
I didnt realize we were all under the assumption that perpetual and inevitable firefights would be raging all around us.
I know a guy that lost both his arms. Wonder what he would do with his gun?
Originally posted by yourignoranceisbliss
Look closely at how many people are killed, every day, for seemingly stupid things.
Women raped.
Stabbings.
Bar fights.
Bullying.
Your boss fires you.
Your Wife or Husband cheats on you.
Your Parents scold you.
You're depressed and want to end it all.
One of these things, or all of these things.
Now picture a gun in your enemy's hand. In your neighbors hand. Your newly unemployed former co-workers hand.
Your sons hand.
Your spouses hand.
Your hand.
The world is full of horrible things. Do we really need to make it that much easier to push-button exact our revenge or vent our anger, hatred or frustrations?
The argument I read was that it's a redundant argument, since melee-type weapons are and always have been - always will be available. True enough. But at least you need to be within arms reach to do any damage.
Guns are for cowards, and when you're ready to kill, the last thing you care about is if the person about to die cares that you're a coward.edit on 19-10-2011 by yourignoranceisbliss because: derp grammar
Originally posted by thisguyrighthere
reply to post by Sanndy
I know a guy that lost both his arms. Wonder what he would do with his gun?
In how many threads among how many pages or responses have you seen a single approach taken, a single topic followed, a single context retained?
If you want to feel like you've won something to brighten your day I'll give you that the scope of the thread eleven pages ago began with gun ownership in terms of crime prevention. Congratulations. Here's a cookie.
I've also worked bars as a bouncer, and I have seen 100 lb tweakers take on 4 large men with mace, and they were still fighting hard when the police showed up.
Originally posted by kerazeesicko
Why do a lot of ATS Americans fear losing their guns?
What is the big deal?
Why is your safety totally dependent on guns? Are you that useless without them? If you family was in danger...would you be completely helpless without a weapon?
I mean countries like mine (Canada) are doing alright without guns ( well we are allowed guns but people don't go crazy buying guns left and right)
..we live in a safe environment...
I can sleep in my house without ever locking my door..walk down the street without ever worrying about being robbed or whatever and I can live without fear knowing that if something ever happens..I can defend myself.
I mean come on...your country has a problem with guns yet you refuse to see that it is your easy access to weapons that make it so dangerous. Criminals can buy guns legally or illegally because they live in a country where guns are pretty much available anywhere they go.
I don't mean ban guns..just control access to them.
Just man up and realize you can survive without them.
If an intruder had a firearm, and you didn't, you think that you would not be useless to defend your family? Please explain that insanity?