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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:05 PM Original message |
I finally figured out what it is that irks the shit out of me about the "gun culture" |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. You should go to a shooting range and talk to responsible gun owners |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. And you should read my post before making them. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I just think ones exposure to guns affect their attitudes |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Strawman. |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Would he find any there? |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. "for instance I like shootem up movies and video games" |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I do enjoy the Fallout series. |
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Kermitt Gribble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. Good observation. |
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Synicus Maximus (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
6. Killing is not cool |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Thanks for your input, and welcome to DU |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
11. The brush you use is way to wide! It's like saying "The Dem. culture". |
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MazeRat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
12. Been there, I think we think many of the same things... |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
13. To me, it's "power at a distance." |
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randr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. What pisses me off about them |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 03:56 AM Response to Reply #14 |
36. A thought... |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 11:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
39. Who is "they"... |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
15. I understand how you feel but I think |
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catnhatnh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. A nice and reasoned post... |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Thanks, how do you disagree? |
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catnhatnh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 01:24 AM Response to Reply #19 |
34. Because you deserve an answer tonight... |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 10:35 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Thank you for your answer after I had already gone to bed, I'm a |
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catnhatnh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 03:52 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. We appear about a half day off each other... |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 02:02 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Yours is one of the few |
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paulkienitz (313 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
17. some hard evidence to support your intuition |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 10:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Or does it prove that assholes are more likely to own guns... |
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Sex Pistol (257 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
20. Your friend is more than likely alive today because of a gun, |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
21. Was your post prompted by a thread where people cheered a defensive shooting? |
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mudesi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
22. Gun nuts are generally sociopaths (nm) |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Agreed. nt |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
23. Goe to a gun show and chat some of these people up. Its a chilling experience. n/t |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:44 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I'm goin to gun show tomorrow. I'll give you a nice hug to rid you of that chill. |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:57 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. I've been to my share |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
25. Like those subhumans in New Orleans talking about shooting people |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:59 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Can you steer me to |
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1awake (852 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
28. I'm a fan of shootem up movies and games to.. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
30. I have a gun, and I have a similar concern about "the gun culture" |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
31. Back in the days when we had a draft, it seems to me that guys weren't |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:48 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Yeah. What's that |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
33. There are target practicers, hunters, historians and then there's gun worshippers |
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Orangeone (395 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 03:36 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. what about the scaredy cats? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 04:30 AM Response to Original message |
37. Oh, thank god, a gun-related flamewar |
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Irreverend IX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
42. How many people do you think belong to this "gun culture?" |
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