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sinkingfeeling

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114. Wow. As a 71 yr. old, female, living alone for the last 50 years, I

Sun Sep 1, 2019, 01:06 AM

Sep 2019

say, "Bull". I lived in the SW desert. I've lived in the northern woods. I've driven in every state in the Union. I've camped, alone, in the backwoods. I've sold things at my home to strangers. And I was threatened by a bunch of felons when I lead a fight to close down a raunchy bar.

I have never thought for a second that I needed a gun.

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You know there are places that need guns,right? [View all] flotsam Aug 2019 OP

I respectfully disagree... Ferrets are Cool Aug 2019 #1

And you have the right to flotsam Aug 2019 #4

"Would you be willing to face off a rattlesnake or bear unarmed." A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #48

Perfect reply :) davekriss Aug 2019 #49

I've met rattlesnakes DBoon Aug 2019 #51

Of course! A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #57

No, the OP has a point. Laffy Kat Sep 2019 #230

I've seen some SLAMS on discussion boards before True Dough Aug 2019 #56

LOL.... A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #59

yep. we lesser mortals salute you stopdiggin Sep 2019 #133

Now I can go to bed... well, after I clean up my computer screen pangaia Aug 2019 #58

... A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #62

Okay, okay ....... H2O Man Aug 2019 #60

Fine. Now you have brought hallucinogens into it. A HERETIC I AM Aug 2019 #65

It wasn't me H2O Man Sep 2019 #75

She and anyone else with a bear problem just needs a French Bulldog; A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #88

We've had bears. H2O Man Sep 2019 #97

Agreed. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #104

Which again proves the point that IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF CASES Coventina Sep 2019 #108

Yup. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #109

This message was self-deleted by its author roamer65 Sep 2019 #202

Oh gods that is about the funniest thing I've seen in 3 years! Now need screen cleaner... Hekate Sep 2019 #138

Wow, that is one bad-ass little pooch! smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #154

He don't fuck around, does he? A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #169

That's fucking hilarious! cwydro Sep 2019 #218

Oh, god you're good.... pangaia Sep 2019 #76

hee hee. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #93

No amp-- just his bass... pangaia Sep 2019 #112

OH SHIT!! A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #115

"Does this car make my bass look big?" (nt) klook Sep 2019 #158

:-) CentralMass Sep 2019 #178

Pretty sure I'd just start laughing my friggin' ass off ... mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #66

This is to mark the post that led to A HERITIC I AM being elected to the DU Hall of Fame rufus dog Sep 2019 #77

LOL! So soon? A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #91

Best takedown of 2019 rufus dog Sep 2019 #94

" H2O Man Sep 2019 #98

Formal Kilt. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #107

hear hear hear........ pangaia Sep 2019 #166

Awwwww..... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #170

And remind me again how many people die from guns in this country? PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #122

A tad, yes A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #125

So, can I go out on a limb here and suggest that PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #126

By a tiny factor, yes you can. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #171

That's a keeper, Heretic Hekate Sep 2019 #135

LOL... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #172

Thank you. nt Ferrets are Cool Sep 2019 #143

... mcar Sep 2019 #144

This message was self-deleted by its author TubbersUK Sep 2019 #151

+100000000 n/t TubbersUK Sep 2019 #152

I live in FL where there are tons of snakes. lark Sep 2019 #156

Yeah, and seems any gun not a shotgun is bad for poisonous snakes Bradical79 Sep 2019 #162

I have just four words for you Poiuyt Sep 2019 #196

That's why they point out the exits at the beginning A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #197

This message was self-deleted by its author graeme_macquarrie Sep 2019 #205

Was that directed at me? A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #207

Huh? PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #212

Thank you! cwydro Sep 2019 #216

Face off a rattlesnake??? Disaffected Aug 2019 #52

I startled a rattlesnake once Retrograde Sep 2019 #79

Our next door neighbor's son got killed in a drug deal gone bad like that. hunter Sep 2019 #113

I live in rattlesnake country. Not so much bears. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #121

You don't have to kill it just because it's dangerous! neeksgeek Sep 2019 #139

Thank you. People KILL things for the stupidest reasons. Ferrets are Cool Sep 2019 #145

" That spider is dead. " pangaia Sep 2019 #167

Yes, they do. Here are examples: Liberty Belle Sep 2019 #134

You make several good points JonLP24 Sep 2019 #141

Really? Are you being serious right now? Coventina Aug 2019 #2

And these people have lived there flotsam Aug 2019 #6

Did you miss the part where I said "all my life"? Coventina Aug 2019 #16

OK flotsam Aug 2019 #38

Where, exactly, are you claiming that bears are "challenging" people? Coventina Sep 2019 #89

BEARS ARE EVERYWHERE shenmue Sep 2019 #132

Dude, I needed a laugh today, and this thread sure is bringing it! cwydro Sep 2019 #219

We live, and I have essme Sep 2019 #150

Please Timewas Aug 2019 #34

I raised livestock in a rural area and we procon Aug 2019 #63

".... shooting in the air or ground near them does the trick every time." pangaia Aug 2019 #64

That's a BFH! Beartracks Sep 2019 #118

Yup. pangaia Sep 2019 #120

that's a commander Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #128

Very interesting. I made the 2 that I have for playing Mahler 6 years ago. pangaia Sep 2019 #164

that box is a mystery Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #174

There have been many different designs over the decades. pangaia Sep 2019 #176

why not round? Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #179

Very interesting concepts. pangaia Sep 2019 #186

Here is a good example of one of the blows... pangaia Sep 2019 #177

thank you! Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #180

Thank YOU for your acoustic considerations. pangaia Sep 2019 #187

My point is that dangerous animals are in most rural places in the United States. Coventina Sep 2019 #92

No rational person wants to disarm others. riverine Aug 2019 #3

I know and support that flotsam Aug 2019 #9

Thank you mahina Aug 2019 #15

Which means the vast majority of the planet are "irrational" sigh Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #35

Thank you for posting my exact thought in response to that post. Ferrets are Cool Sep 2019 #146

Fuck that. Ban assault rifles. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #140

or you could get a dog eShirl Aug 2019 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Aug 2019 #12

Not REQUIRED, pal. OPTIONAL instead riverine Aug 2019 #20

the OP says they are NEEDED Skittles Aug 2019 #25

Not to mention people who are too dumb to know how to live with wildlife Coventina Aug 2019 #28

So the O.P. OPTED in and owns a gun. riverine Aug 2019 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Aug 2019 #31

Post removed Post removed Aug 2019 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Aug 2019 #37

I'm pro-choice on gay marriage, abortion, guns, drugs, gambling, sin, alcohol, sex work, etc riverine Aug 2019 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author pangaia Aug 2019 #68

Skittles, I had no idea you are a cafeteria liberal... pangaia Aug 2019 #69

Could be dangerous! H2O Man Aug 2019 #71

For your viewing pleasure.... pangaia Sep 2019 #74

Perfect! H2O Man Sep 2019 #80

Wait ... hold on ... how many hits are we on this time? mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #78

This very thread H2O Man Sep 2019 #81

Maybe the best thread of the summer.... pangaia Sep 2019 #84

So, if the SNAKE weighs the same as a duck ... then it's made of wood! mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #86

Count off by 3s H2O Man Sep 2019 #90

I knew it!! ...nt 2naSalit Sep 2019 #105

If I were a bear, I'd think twice about "challenging" Skittles. cwydro Sep 2019 #222

Looks like your "pal" has left the building. cwydro Sep 2019 #228

Hey, the OP is "strapped!" cwydro Sep 2019 #220

How sad to see a person I regard with great respect flotsam Aug 2019 #43

You aren't the only one who served or had kin that served Lars39 Aug 2019 #61

I wonder how many vets you know Mike_DuBois Sep 2019 #184

Quite a few, and that's not counting those that have died, Lars39 Sep 2019 #192

what in the WORLD does being a vet have to do with this whole discussion? pangaia Aug 2019 #70

Nothing that I can see. cwydro Sep 2019 #221

the entire thread became more interesting than the OP, and quite entertaining,,, pangaia Sep 2019 #223

I know! It's quite amusing. cwydro Sep 2019 #226

"Strapped" Is that like,, you know.... a... a......a.. cock holster? pangaia Sep 2019 #227

Stop! cwydro Sep 2019 #229

I will say that this thread is fiiled with meanness and disrespect. AJT Sep 2019 #119

Once again....you "perceive" them as necessary Ferrets are Cool Sep 2019 #148

I have no problem with people owning guns. Chemisse Aug 2019 #7

JFC, no one's taking all the guns, just the war machines. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2019 #8

this eShirl Aug 2019 #11

JFC-Did I object to that flotsam Aug 2019 #14

I think you structured your post for exactly the response you're getting. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2019 #32

I think that's an acute observation Hekate Sep 2019 #189

it's part of their paranoia Skittles Aug 2019 #29

No one is seriously proposing taking those either madville Sep 2019 #147

Oh, please... Even friends in backcountry Alaska and family members in rural WY/MT hlthe2b Aug 2019 #10

Shooting at a snake is almost a guarantee you'll get bit. Coventina Aug 2019 #21

Exactly... Absolutely moronic IMO. hlthe2b Aug 2019 #23

LOL..... pangaia Aug 2019 #72

To be fair I'd think a shotgun could be a pretty effective anti-snake weapon ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #83

That's pretty much what I have flotsam Aug 2019 #33

Honestly, I would never even think about shooting another person over a few hundred bucks ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #96

Well, I AM encouraged that you only have 4 guns.. pangaia Sep 2019 #111

If some stranger approached me with a gun procon Sep 2019 #155

Horseshit! El Supremo Aug 2019 #13

And the police (n/t) PJMcK Aug 2019 #17

Yes El Supremo Aug 2019 #18

You mean the same police and military... MicaelS Aug 2019 #27

There's still a 99.9% probability that, even WITH all that ... you don't want to take on the cops mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #103

Who is talking about shooting cops with guns? JonLP24 Sep 2019 #129

I do not know where you got the idea.. MicaelS Sep 2019 #195

I guess we see the implication of what you're saying differently ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #198

So there's no difference between a hunting rifle flotsam Aug 2019 #19

Huh? El Supremo Aug 2019 #24

I am just so thankful I wasn't born with this weird gene that demands guns. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2019 #22

And fearful. Every gun owner I've ever known lives in fear. Coventina Aug 2019 #26

Yes - I think you are spot on - fear indeed. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2019 #40

Yup RobinA Aug 2019 #50

"To a man.." pangaia Sep 2019 #82

Sounds more like mass hysteria procon Sep 2019 #157

And never signed on the line flotsam Aug 2019 #47

I Don't Get RobinA Aug 2019 #54

Very well said. Growing up in a neighborhood filled with WWII vets who were dads by then... Hekate Sep 2019 #190

Me too and I'm a small woman. a la izquierda Sep 2019 #73

I don't live in a rural area ... CatMor Aug 2019 #41

Location, location, location. Fla_Democrat Aug 2019 #42

Keep a couple 6 shooters on your property, if you must. Otherwise, Hoyt Aug 2019 #44

+1000 paleotn Aug 2019 #46

Yeah...no Mike_DuBois Sep 2019 #185

Well, enjoy your gunz. Hoyt Sep 2019 #188

Dunno how to do that Mike_DuBois Sep 2019 #200

In very specific circumstances, yes. paleotn Aug 2019 #45

Ironic RobinA Aug 2019 #55

I get wanting a gun if you live around bears Polybius Aug 2019 #53

Military & law enforcement n/t SoCalDem Aug 2019 #67

Also, I'd advise rattlesnakes and bears to arm themselves. dchill Sep 2019 #99

Go peddle this bullshit elsewhere CanonRay Sep 2019 #85

that would be nice, wouldn't it? Skittles Sep 2019 #87

WTF? Crunchy Frog Sep 2019 #95

Incredibly entertaining thread. NoMoreRepugs Sep 2019 #100

I get along perfectly well without guns... hunter Sep 2019 #101

And shit man your NAME is even Hunter ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #106

You know there are people who need electroshock therapy, right? struggle4progress Sep 2019 #102

Ever heard of pepper spray for bears? 2naSalit Sep 2019 #110

Wow. As a 71 yr. old, female, living alone for the last 50 years, I sinkingfeeling Sep 2019 #114

You're made of stronger stuff than the OP and his relatives apparently. cwydro Sep 2019 #224

Stupid jcgoldie Sep 2019 #116

"Need" is largely an emotional response. flvegan Sep 2019 #117

MASSIVE, MONUMENTAL, EPIC UNREC Stinky The Clown Sep 2019 #123

Kind of makes you wonder how people in other countries survive without guns, PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #124

There are no places or people that "need" guns or any other means of..... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2019 #127

I'm sure many would agree there are conditions where having a fire arm would be beneficial. YOHABLO Sep 2019 #130

Clearly your uncle needs to be more responsible with his garbage and Maru Kitteh Sep 2019 #131

I no longer fcking care, okay? This country is the sickest on Earth when it comes to gun violence... Hekate Sep 2019 #136

We can't and won't win with a confiscation platform. Turin_C3PO Sep 2019 #208

I live in a rural area. xmas74 Sep 2019 #137

No. That's silly. Places don't actually need anything. They're just places. Captain Stern Sep 2019 #142

LOL, nice try, and no recs! nt USALiberal Sep 2019 #149

The Second Amendment is for responsible citizens and should not be messed with. democratisphere Sep 2019 #153

I think it still says militia, not citizen. procon Sep 2019 #160

Wrong. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #181

Militia. Well-regulated militia. Hekate Sep 2019 #191

I have encountered a few dozen rattlesnakes. MineralMan Sep 2019 #159

Prairie dogs in the hay fields. bluedigger Sep 2019 #161

Then you can get a license for your weapon Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #182

I don't need to pass a gun needs test. bluedigger Sep 2019 #193

I'm ok with that too. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #194

I agree, Flotsam Bayard Sep 2019 #163

I mostly agree with you Thyla Sep 2019 #165

Like betsy deVos sez, some schools need guns to keep the bears out. Mc Mike Sep 2019 #168

More jetsam . GeorgeGist Sep 2019 #173

LOL Metatron Sep 2019 #183

Fine, then get a firearms license. backscatter712 Sep 2019 #175

Trashing the 2nd amendment Turin_C3PO Sep 2019 #209

Actually, I live in an urban area - but frequently have had to trek harumph Sep 2019 #199

Have you ever needed an armored vehicle? guillaumeb Sep 2019 #201

Hunting rifles and shotguns. roamer65 Sep 2019 #203

It's the All or Nothing Argument that Gets Us Into Trouble dlk Sep 2019 #204

Goodness. Have you even read the last Democratic Party Platform? GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #206

I agree with what you say Turin_C3PO Sep 2019 #210

"Craigslist and FB marketplace are a frontier and I've gone to meetings armed." pnwmom Sep 2019 #211

Here's a man who lives a life of danger, Mc Mike Sep 2019 #213

In other words, they're trying to take retread Sep 2019 #214

Figure it out, yet? Fla_Democrat Sep 2019 #215

"Strapped." Is that like the super cool dude way of referring to being armed? cwydro Sep 2019 #217

I've wanted to reply to that phrase but couldn;t think of something snarky enugh pangaia Sep 2019 #225

Lol. cwydro Sep 2019 #231