Poll: Your Thoughts on Guns

[tehboz]

tbh in ireland as in the uk they are mostly for hunting
i think its a little suck that america sees the need to protect their homes with guns
irish people use hurleys

Please explain to a dim Yankee what a Hurley is.

its a cross between a cricket bat and a hockey stick, used in the irish game of hurling
http://wander-argentina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/800px-Hurling_Ball_and_Hurley.JPG.jpeg

 

[sirkai007]

Guns scare the crap out of me.
If I really needed something to defend myself,I would prefer something like a baseball bat.Even than I take self-defense very little, arming or preparing to defend myself just seems like an invitation for someone to give my a reason to protect myself.

That Karate or baseball bat will come in handy when the guy breaking down your door has a gun. I hope you can close that gap faster than he can pull a trigger.

 

[sirkai007]

I use mine for hunting, stress relief, and home protection. But mostly, I just like going to the range and tossing off a few hundred rounds just to ease the nerves and clear the mind.

This is the attitude of an individual with a tiny penis.

Oh come ON. 'Tossin off a few rounds'. Even sounds phallic.

Well, that's a difference between British and American. We don't use the word "tosser" or "tossing" as a derogatory unless we're doing so in a mock British accent. Lost in translation, so fine and dandy. Besides, name ONE thing you can say about shooting a gun that doesn't have any innuendo possibilities? I sure can't think of any.

"I was just cleaning it and it went off, I swear Mom!"

 

[Johnnyallstar]

"I was just cleaning it and it went off, I swear Mom!"

Hold it here, and pump to work the action.

 

[sirkai007]

For the record I'm a brit. So our prefrence is knives.

Guns for show, knives for a pro.

Blades huh.

 

[C95J]

Last Resort for Self-Defense

I personally have the opinion that guns kill people like spoons make Rosie O'Donnell fat.
That is to say, it's the person using it that makes it dangerous

agreed, if the gun is in the right hands, it is a wonderful and powerful tool with many uses, but on the other hand it is a murderous weapon which causes death and sadness.

The good points about them sort of balance out the bad points, and vice-versa.

 

[sirkai007]

"I was just cleaning it and it went off, I swear Mom!"

Hold it here, and pump to work the action.

Squib load

 

[AgDr_ODST]

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the best use of a gun is in the defense of a nation and self.

Also I balk at anyone who feels that bans on guns are the best way for us to protect ourselves yet when they get thier way they procure concealed carry permits inspite of all thier lobbying, shit throwing and fighting. (Im looking at you Brady campaign bastards) A criminal who's not allowed by law who wants a gun isn't gonna be stopped by a ban or them not being sold, if he wants it badly enough he'll obtain it and that quite frankly leaves the rest of us(who will abide by the law whatever it may be) screwed, asking to be screwed(or killed). The best way to stop a criminal with a gun isn't with a call to the police(who on average will take atleast 5 minutes to arrive on scene, depending on where you are) its with a gun in capable hand that you use to either disarm or kill him. And then thier are gun free zones but that my fellow escapists is for another post.

Right on dude.

For the rest of the escapists who have no idea what he's talking about. In our legislature we have lobbyists and all that jazz. When going into our federal buildings you're required to pass through a metal detector UNLESS you are a Concealed Handgun License holder, in which case you can bypass the line at the metal detector. The fore mentioned politician and lobbyist group is actually against the owning, using and concealing of firearms. But when they realized they can get through security much more quickly with a CHL license, they all went to the gun range and got their handgun permits. Thus also becoming hypocrites.

it feels good to know that Im not alone on the Inet regarding my defense of the 2nd amendment, and that there are others(like you and me) who display common sense and a gained knowledge(through research) before shooting off at the mouth. Also if your looking for a good read from a fellow defender of the 2nd amendment check out Ted Nugents book: Ted, White and Blue

 

[Undeadpope]

That Karate or baseball bat will come in handy when the guy breaking down your door has a gun. I hope you can close that gap faster than he can pull a trigger.

I figured someone would make that point,thought really my reply is in the essence of my post.
Asuming guns where legal where I lived,owning a gun to protect myself agaisnt a person who could just as easily acquired the gun as I had(For the sake of example,lets say this is either the first time this person has broken into a door and tried to shoot someone or that they where never caught for it),that seems apoint pointless to me,lets say I had a baseball bat and he had some sort of melee weapon too,giving us both guns instead just raises both sides ability to cause harm(immediate harm,I would say given long enough with a baseball bat,you could do more damage with than a gun)

That and like you even quoted me for,prepartion just seems like an invitation to try and have a go at me,though lack of prepation could be said to be also,maybe even more invitational than being prepared.

Its just how I am happy to be,unprepared,submissive and happy to come off second as long as it involes coming off at all.

 

[sirkai007]

tbh in ireland as in the uk they are mostly for hunting
i think its a little suck that america sees the need to protect their homes with guns
irish people use hurleys

Please explain to a dim Yankee what a Hurley is.

its a cross between a cricket bat and a hockey stick, used in the irish game of hurling
http://wander-argentina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/800px-Hurling_Ball_and_Hurley.JPG.jpeg

While that may be a good improv weapon (I have no doubt that it would eff somebody up so bad they shit sideways) we have a saying here in the States. 9mm is faster than 911.

 

[derdeutschmachine]

As with anything, Guns are a tool to be used appropriately. Use the wrong tool for the job, something can and probably will, go wrong. I own 6 guns, 2 for hunting, 4 for concealed carry. I carry because I live in podunk town where bears and wolves live as well as dipshit rednecks who can't tell their ass from a hole in the ground. Guns are specifically a deterrant to further conflict. If conflict continues, you're shot, if not, you walk away with shit in your pants.

 

[reggaerae]

They can of course be used for evil actions, in the wrong hands, but like with any technology, they have helped advance the world from constant warfare to a certain level of order. Just sayin.....

Troll me if you want

 

[Wadders]

I like guns. I dont fear them. They are just tools and therefore one should fear the user not the weapon.

I use em for target and clay shooting but I do want to try my hand at game shooting sometime.

Basically as long as guns are properly regulated, I'm all for their civilian use, as they are fun to use as long as you are safe, and the feeling of firing a gun is great. Guess I love the sense of power, and the satisfaction of blasting a clay or hitting a target.

I <3 my Shotgun

They are also very useful for pest control, especially in rural areas. Rabbits nomming on your vegetable garden? Break out the .22 LR Bunny Mugger. No more fluffy fiends

I think people who play video games should stop pretending they're experts with guns.

Zombie apocolypse, do you really know how to fire the only firearm you find? Probably not Mr COD player.

Lol yeah. Youtube is a haven for people like that. Some of the comments on CoD and military related videos about the characteristics of certain firearms are priceless.

But then Youtube is a haven for retards in general so I guess that's no surprise...

I think they're pretty damn cool, but I would never own one because I just know I would shoot someone. It's really tempting with knives, even.

I get the temptation to blast squirrels with my 12 bore, but people?

Hmm...

*backs away slowly*

EDIT: wait, 5 pages in and this hasn't devolved into a fucking daft argument about gun control?!

I'm impressed, I really am.

 

[Jonluw]

All of the above, except for safety.

Edit: Mostly I look at them as tools and playthings, I just don't buy into the idea that everyone having guns is safer than noone having guns.

 

[Booze Zombie]

If I needed a gun, I would have one.

 

[BlumiereBleck]

I see them as a safety to society.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

I think they're pretty damn cool, but I would never own one because I just know I would shoot someone. It's really tempting with knives, even.

 

[JohnTomorrow]

I think that Hollywood has ruined most, if not all, weaponry safety for all concerned (except for the people who actually know how to use weapons).

At least in the movies and TV series these days, characters spend time cleaning their guns and reload after firing them - but its still not enough. A guy spraying an M16 wildly on rock-n-roll will unload the weapon in less then five seconds in real life. Spent brass burns like a mother if it hits you, and can burn through clothing. No, you cant put a silencer on a revolver OR a shotgun, and if you do put one on a handgun or machinegun, people can still hear you over fifty yards away - the same as if you'd fired the gun without a silencer.

I'd love to see a movie where a guy gets a gun and has no idea how to use it. When he fires a handgun, the slide bites his hand. When he sprays an AK47 at the bad guys, he runs out of bullets quick (and cant hit anything coz AK's have massive recoil) and has to learn to double-tap and choose his targets carefully. If he holds the gun wrong, the brass goes down his shirt and burns him. To make it even better - if he fires the gun indoors too much, he starts to go deaf.

 

[Lerxst]

How many gun fights do you people plan on getting in... and wherever you live, remind me not to! I've yet to find a need for a gun that can't be met by another means.

Guns are for the psychologically underdeveloped members of our society; if you can't talk and reason out your problems with someone like a civilized person, shoot 'em dead. We've been doing it for a few thousand years, we've just progressed from pointed sticks to hot metal.

Ironic that we've made advances in art, culture, agriculture, music and how to kill people fast.

 

[BrassButtons]

How many gun fights do you people plan on getting in... and wherever you live, remind me not to! I've yet to find a need for a gun that can't be met by another means.

Guns are for the psychologically underdeveloped members of our society; if you can't talk and reason out your problems with someone like a civilized person, shoot 'em dead. We've been doing it for a few thousand years, we've just progressed from pointed sticks to hot metal.

Ironic that we've made advances in art, culture, agriculture, music and how to kill people fast.

Please read my reply to your last post. Guns are not just used to kill people. Being a gun owner does not automatically mean someone is a crazed maniac who opens fire at the slightest insult. There are, in fact, plenty of entirely peaceful (perhaps even pacifistic) gun owners.