Hunting and home defense primarily.

Hunting and home defense primarily.
by 3rdSt (2012-12-14 15:28:48)
Edited on 2012-12-14 15:30:54

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In reply to: Honest question: why do those people need or want guns? * posted by RPM68

I assume that covers 95% of gun owners in the US actually. That's the reason I own guns.

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That covers me as well - T_Allen 2012-12-14 15:49:23
I cant imagine wanting a gun in my home for home defense - RPM68 2012-12-14 15:44:49
- KeoughCharles made the point below, though. - jerseyirish07 2012-12-14 16:38:22
- If you could guarantee - T_Allen 2012-12-14 15:57:41
- It's a cliche, but stricter gun-laws aren't going to stop - 3rdSt 2012-12-14 15:51:25
- If there were strict gun control laws - lambconnection 2012-12-14 15:49:11
  - Outlaw ammunition and gunpowder tomorrow - Nipsey Russell 2012-12-14 21:37:30
  - I dont buy this - RPM68 2012-12-14 15:59:51
    - How are those strict drug laws doing at keeping drugs - Rudy36 2012-12-14 23:02:03
    - A significant amount of violence in this country... - Shadyirish 2012-12-14 21:11:44
    - Ahhh, the ole' government monopoly on violence. * - jerseyirish07 2012-12-14 16:36:13
    - The ship has sailed on this one. There's too many guns - KeoughCharles05 2012-12-14 16:16:31
      - That last line is a good point - manor98 2012-12-14 16:30:57
        Bingo. And that is why I believe that 3D printing is going - KeoughCharles05 2012-12-14 16:43:41
        Maybe, but then again... - manor98 2012-12-14 17:25:12
    - Since it takes a Class III FFL - T_Allen 2012-12-14 16:09:43
    - Please explain your last sentence further. - grnd 2012-12-14 16:05:49
      - Aren't machine guns illegal for civilians to own? - Ty Webb 2012-12-14 16:26:05
        Very little functional difference - WilfordBrimley 2012-12-14 16:31:23
        Great, then stop wasting people's time...... - Ty Webb 2012-12-14 16:38:33
        ????? - WilfordBrimley 2012-12-14 16:56:04
        Fully auto are illegal, semi auto are not - manor98 2012-12-14 16:29:21
        There is no significant difference between a semi-automatic - grnd 2012-12-14 17:45:13
        I guess I'm coming at it from the other side - manor98 2012-12-16 00:15:22
        Would you advocate limiting civilian guns to single shot - grnd 2012-12-16 13:26:06
        Anything can be as deadly as the person holding it wants - manor98 2012-12-17 10:01:54
        Why do you need an automatic weapon? * - Ty webb 2012-12-14 19:02:00
        I never said I did. - grnd 2012-12-14 22:16:56
        Because he doesn't understand the first damn thing about - Rudy36 2012-12-14 23:07:17
        There's a clear bright line even hippies and hipsters can - OGerry 2012-12-15 11:08:53
        That would be fine if it were 1843 and people rarely left - Rudy36 2012-12-15 22:30:48
        You are right. - OGerry 2012-12-16 13:03:48
        I'm not calling you a tyrant, I'm saying the Bill of Rights - Rudy36 2012-12-16 14:05:35
        Fine, ban handguns. That might even be constitutional. - grnd 2012-12-15 13:31:28
        It's not a panacea. - OGerry 2012-12-15 14:40:25
        Why would banning handguns - captaineclectic 2012-12-15 11:33:52
        Chemistry teachers can't manufacture handguns. - OGerry 2012-12-15 11:59:40
        Yeah - captaineclectic 2012-12-15 12:41:55
        Yep. * - 3rdSt 2012-12-14 23:38:40
      - He doesn't know. * - WilfordBrimley 2012-12-14 16:14:41
    - There are about 270 million guns in the US, - 3rdSt 2012-12-14 16:05:28
      - There were 4 MM slaves in 1860. - NoVA Dame 2012-12-14 17:28:44
        Wait, did all 4 million of those people - jerseyirish07 2012-12-14 18:50:59
        GAAAH! Not my intent. - NoVA Dame 2012-12-14 19:02:18
        Well, I'd certainly agree with that. * - jerseyirish07 2012-12-14 19:05:27
        The argument isn't that the transition will be difficult. - KeoughCharles05 2012-12-14 17:55:01
        I don't think it is impossible. - NoVA Dame 2012-12-14 18:02:34
        Well, here's what I'm suggesting. - KeoughCharles05 2012-12-14 18:18:43
        Your last point is the ultimate debate, I think. - NoVA Dame 2012-12-14 18:31:58
        It would change my view substantially. - KeoughCharles05 2012-12-17 10:28:19
        I am sorry but that analogy is ridiculous * - NavyJoe 2012-12-14 17:32:36
        It wasn't an analogy. - NoVA Dame 2012-12-14 17:58:03
        Of course it was an analogy. - Papa November 2012-12-14 18:41:03
        And for most of those owners, you better come heavily armed. * - Rudy36 2012-12-14 23:09:21
        Fair point. And probably true. - NoVA Dame 2012-12-14 18:58:58
        Gotcha * - NavyJoe 2012-12-14 18:09:57
    - Because of prohibition of drugs and alcohol haven't taught.. * - WilfordBrimley 2012-12-14 16:02:51
Do you ever run into problems with wild animals? - NDBass 2012-12-14 15:34:14
- I count that as 'hunting' and yes, I have to shoot coyotes - 3rdSt 2012-12-14 15:39:04

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