just bought 3 new guns

Sorry to repeat myself but again...

I know several people who own guns. I don't like it BUT some of these people are my friends anyway. The ones who are most interested in SOLUTIONS to violence are people who respect the power of a gun, the responsibility of owning a gun, and the fact that there are people who see how destructively guns are often used and would like to see guns go away. Those gun owners I'm referring to are quiet about their gun ownership. The do not go on line and boast about their gun ownership. They do not go on line and rant and rave about their "right" to own guns.

brianlux wrote:

Sorry to repeat myself but again...

I know several people who own guns. I don't like it BUT some of these people are my friends anyway. The ones who are most interested in SOLUTIONS to violence are people who respect the power of a gun, the responsibility of owning a gun, and the fact that there are people who see how destructively guns are often used and would like to see guns go away. Those gun owners I'm referring to are quiet about their gun ownership. The do not go on line and boast about their gun ownership. They do not go on line and rant and rave about their "right" to own guns.

I didn't know anyone who owned a gun until I move to this country.. I'm blown away with this culture to be honest.

unsung wrote:

Zoso wrote:

I'm going down to walmart to pick up 4 assault guns plus one for my wife because then I will feel much safer Infact everyone should have a gun in America... that's awesome. good job guys. keeping the american dream alive.

What's an assault gun?

What isn't?

catefrances wrote:

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

i bought a new guitar and a few pedals last month and i didn't start a thread in the m&g forum... i should have to warn people because that guitar has gone up $200 since it was on sale...

judging by that avatar gimme you should be warning peeps about how hot you look holding a guitar.

oh they know cate, they know

actually there is a reason my hair is in my face in that pic. my face looks like someone tried to put out a forest fire with a screwdriver

aerial wrote:

HH113671 wrote:

before prices go up. i suggest you do the same.

Getting one for Christmas.

USA! USA!

aerial wrote:

HH113671 wrote:

before prices go up. i suggest you do the same.

Getting one for Christmas.

Got a gun fact I got two / That's O.K. man 'cause I love god /

pandora wrote:

HH113671 wrote:

before prices go up. i suggest you do the same.

I thought it was making fun of gun owners....
like sarcasm or tongue in cheek.

After every shooting more guns are sold. Stocking up on assault weapons
and ammo when gun control might be looming is certainly plausible.
History has shown this yes?

Sadly, gun control isn't looming.

pandora wrote:

HH113671 wrote:

before prices go up. i suggest you do the same.

I thought it was making fun of gun owners....
like sarcasm or tongue in cheek.

After every shooting more guns are sold. Stocking up on assault weapons
and ammo when gun control might be looming is certainly plausible.
History has shown this yes?

Why is that plausible? Wouldn't part of any gun control laws instituted be the requirement to hand in any banned weapons and ammo for those weapons, as happened here in the mid 90's? Otherwise what on earth would be the point of gun control in the first place? It kind of defeats the purpose of making any new gun laws if people who already have guns are allowed to keep them?
We regularly have amnesties here where illegal weapons, not just guns, are handed in with no fear of recrimination, and it works. Just last month an amnesty concluded that was I think 3 months long- can't remember what the exact number was handed in, but it was very successful. You can probably google the statistics, but it happens frequently, and we have a much much lower rate of just crime in general, but specifically gun injuries and deaths. I get that it sucks for law abiding citizens that would lose their weapons, but the greater good has to come first. Isn't their something in your constitution that says something about the needs of the many outweighing the needs of the few? Or something like that? To me that says that because of the FACT that guns are too easily accessible over there, the needs of the greater public to be safe, outweighs the needs of people to own a gun just because.

stardust1976 wrote:

magga1976 wrote:

So thankful I live in Australia.

Have fun with all your guns over there HH!

You know it's funny - my husband is American, I have been over there now 4 times. He is from Minnesota - I love that place, it's so beautiful and the people are friendly and appear to have great morals and ethics that I find many times missing here in Australia. I have frequently said to anyone that will listen - as soon as we can afford it, we are moving over there - the education system is better, the people believe in being polite and it really is kind of like living in a movie in a lot of regards.

BUT, the fact that in light of this situation, so many Americans are saying that they feel that more guns are the answer, that they need them just because they feel like their civil rights are being taken away if they can't have them, that they cannot see the greater good that would come from LESS weapons, makes me reconsider.

How on earth would I feel safe sending my children to school or anywhere really, if teachers had guns? Or if I knew that my kids' friends parents had a stockpile of guns in their home just because they could? For no other reason than that if someone broke into their house they wanted to shoot them with a high powered weapon of some sort and kill them dead? It absolutely baffles me that seemingly sane normal people have this kind of mindset!

I'm with you, I just can't fathom the mentality of the need to own A gun!
Where does that need come from?

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/brothers-in-arms-yes-but-the-us-needs-to-get-rid-of-its-guns-20120731-23ct7.html

Great opinion piece written by former Australian Prime Minister John Howard