America's Gun Violence

mickeyrat said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

mickeyrat said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

Godfather. said:

eddiec said:

If you are buying a gun for the purpose of using it on the range to test your aiming skills why not just buy an olympic style high powered air rifle? Why does it have to be some weapon that was made for the purpose of killing multiple people very quickly and efficiently?

why watch the same movie over and over again ? why buy a sports car when you can buy a bus pass ?

Godfather.

Why hunt a mountain goat when you can hunt an elephant?

Because elephants are protected?

Read the comment I was speaking towards to figure out what I was getting at.

Oh I get it now. Mountain goats are harder to kill cuz of mountains and shit

eddiec said:

If you are buying a gun for the purpose of using it on the range to test your aiming skills why not just buy an olympic style high powered air rifle? Why does it have to be some weapon that was made for the purpose of killing multiple people very quickly and efficiently?

dudeman said:

eddiec said:

If you are buying a gun for the purpose of using it on the range to test your aiming skills why not just buy an olympic style high powered air rifle? Why does it have to be some weapon that was made for the purpose of killing multiple people very quickly and efficiently?

Why can't he buy whatever he wants as long as it's legal in his state? Who are you to decide how someone else spends their time and money?

dudeman said:

rgambs said:

mcgruff10 said:

rgambs said:

Yowzers, all this gun talk is giving me a headache...
I can't stop thinking of all the things I would buy with 900$ before I bought another gun.
It's a pretty long list.

You ve never spent $900 on a hobby? Please don't get into fishing, hunting, snowboarding, beer making, racing, off roading, bike riding.....

I have, in all candor, I am simply being judgemental about the hobby you choose. I have shot many guns, and frankly, I find it to be a juvenile pursuit with devastating consequences to society as a whole and many individual victims along the way.

So are you saying that Mcgruff buying another gun puts society at risk? That's an interesting view point.

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

dudeman said:

eddiec said:

If you are buying a gun for the purpose of using it on the range to test your aiming skills why not just buy an olympic style high powered air rifle? Why does it have to be some weapon that was made for the purpose of killing multiple people very quickly and efficiently?

Why can't he buy whatever he wants as long as it's legal in his state? Who are you to decide how someone else spends their time and money?

I don't think it's a case of deciding how someone spends their money as much as it is concerned how someone else spends their money,

There's a gun problem, dudeman, in your country. When people buy more guns... there are more guns to do the work that ultimately leads to 16,000+ gun murders per annum.

Now... in Scruffy's case... I have a growing sense of confidence in him securing his weapons in such a way that they will never snuff the life out of someone. In fact... I'm all for Scruffy buying cool guns so that when I visit him in NY... I can obliterate a paper target of Callen's choice at the range Scruffy frequents (likely a middle aged white man with a white collar job).

eddiec said:

mcgruff10 said:

eddiec said:

If you are buying a gun for the purpose of using it on the range to test your aiming skills why not just buy an olympic style high powered air rifle? Why does it have to be some weapon that was made for the purpose of killing multiple people very quickly and efficiently?

Because I'm responsible and will use it at the range. An air rifle? Why buy a car when you can buy a moped?

An Olympic 'air' rifle is probably the most accurate shooting weapon out there. So comparing to a moped doesn't really work. The only difference is it can't be used as an assault rifle.

PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

mcgruff10 said:

rgambs said:

dudeman said:

eddiec said:

If you are buying a gun for the purpose of using it on the range to test your aiming skills why not just buy an olympic style high powered air rifle? Why does it have to be some weapon that was made for the purpose of killing multiple people very quickly and efficiently?

Why can't he buy whatever he wants as long as it's legal in his state? Who are you to decide how someone else spends their time and money?

He surely can, but in a thread about the tragic problems we have with gun violence in America, his musings on which machine with mass killing capabilities he will next purchase should be expected to be met with a certain amount of criticism.

dudeman said:

rgambs said:

mcgruff10 said:

rgambs said:

Yowzers, all this gun talk is giving me a headache...
I can't stop thinking of all the things I would buy with 900$ before I bought another gun.
It's a pretty long list.

You ve never spent $900 on a hobby? Please don't get into fishing, hunting, snowboarding, beer making, racing, off roading, bike riding.....

I have, in all candor, I am simply being judgemental about the hobby you choose. I have shot many guns, and frankly, I find it to be a juvenile pursuit with devastating consequences to society as a whole and many individual victims along the way.

So are you saying that Mcgruff buying another gun puts society at risk? That's an interesting view point.

No, I am saying that gun hobbyists as a whole put society at risk.

maybe i'll collect pj stickers instead since that's the definition of a "mature hobby".

Once you do put one on your gun and post the pic.

mcgruff10 said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

dudeman said:

eddiec said:

If you are buying a gun for the purpose of using it on the range to test your aiming skills why not just buy an olympic style high powered air rifle? Why does it have to be some weapon that was made for the purpose of killing multiple people very quickly and efficiently?

Why can't he buy whatever he wants as long as it's legal in his state? Who are you to decide how someone else spends their time and money?

I don't think it's a case of deciding how someone spends their money as much as it is concerned how someone else spends their money,

There's a gun problem, dudeman, in your country. When people buy more guns... there are more guns to do the work that ultimately leads to 16,000+ gun murders per annum.

Now... in Scruffy's case... I have a growing sense of confidence in him securing his weapons in such a way that they will never snuff the life out of someone. In fact... I'm all for Scruffy buying cool guns so that when I visit him in NY... I can obliterate a paper target of Callen's choice at the range Scruffy frequents (likely a middle aged white man with a white collar job).

dirty the only gun you will be shooting is my olympic style bb gun! those things have quite a kick!!!! I honestly don't think you could handle anything else.
and i live in new jersey! you live in manitoba right?

mcgruff10 said:

rgambs said:

mcgruff10 said:

rgambs said:

dudeman said:

eddiec said:

If you are buying a gun for the purpose of using it on the range to test your aiming skills why not just buy an olympic style high powered air rifle? Why does it have to be some weapon that was made for the purpose of killing multiple people very quickly and efficiently?

Why can't he buy whatever he wants as long as it's legal in his state? Who are you to decide how someone else spends their time and money?

He surely can, but in a thread about the tragic problems we have with gun violence in America, his musings on which machine with mass killing capabilities he will next purchase should be expected to be met with a certain amount of criticism.

dudeman said:

rgambs said:

mcgruff10 said:

rgambs said:

Yowzers, all this gun talk is giving me a headache...
I can't stop thinking of all the things I would buy with 900$ before I bought another gun.
It's a pretty long list.

You ve never spent $900 on a hobby? Please don't get into fishing, hunting, snowboarding, beer making, racing, off roading, bike riding.....

I have, in all candor, I am simply being judgemental about the hobby you choose. I have shot many guns, and frankly, I find it to be a juvenile pursuit with devastating consequences to society as a whole and many individual victims along the way.

So are you saying that Mcgruff buying another gun puts society at risk? That's an interesting view point.

No, I am saying that gun hobbyists as a whole put society at risk.

gun hobbyists, a very very responsible bunch of people, put society at risk? lots of murders at gun ranges huh?
it's juvenile to collect guns as a hobby? why do you care that I have guns? How does it directly impact you whether or not I own an ar-15 or ak-47?
maybe i'll collect pj stickers instead since that's the definition of a "mature hobby".

Gun hobbyists sustain the gun industry and thereby contribute to organizations that block common sense gun legislation, and the manufacturers they buy from do the same.
Gun culture is a real issue here, and if you think your AR is not connected to the 9mm some kid in Chicago used in a murder, you are seriously misguided.
It's like using drugs and pretending you have nothing to do with cartel violence.

Collecting PJ merch does not qualify as a mature or worthy hobby in my book either, but there aren't any threads about sticker murders so I don't jump on them lol

how the hell is me owning an ar-15 and using it responsibly in New jersey have any sort of connection to what goes on in chicago? chicago has some of the strongest gun laws in the country. your connections are very weak.

dudeman said:

rgambs said:

mcgruff10 said:

rgambs said:

dudeman said:

eddiec said:

If you are buying a gun for the purpose of using it on the range to test your aiming skills why not just buy an olympic style high powered air rifle? Why does it have to be some weapon that was made for the purpose of killing multiple people very quickly and efficiently?

Why can't he buy whatever he wants as long as it's legal in his state? Who are you to decide how someone else spends their time and money?

He surely can, but in a thread about the tragic problems we have with gun violence in America, his musings on which machine with mass killing capabilities he will next purchase should be expected to be met with a certain amount of criticism.

dudeman said:

rgambs said:

mcgruff10 said:

rgambs said:

Yowzers, all this gun talk is giving me a headache...
I can't stop thinking of all the things I would buy with 900$ before I bought another gun.
It's a pretty long list.

You ve never spent $900 on a hobby? Please don't get into fishing, hunting, snowboarding, beer making, racing, off roading, bike riding.....

I have, in all candor, I am simply being judgemental about the hobby you choose. I have shot many guns, and frankly, I find it to be a juvenile pursuit with devastating consequences to society as a whole and many individual victims along the way.

So are you saying that Mcgruff buying another gun puts society at risk? That's an interesting view point.

No, I am saying that gun hobbyists as a whole put society at risk.

gun hobbyists, a very very responsible bunch of people, put society at risk? lots of murders at gun ranges huh?
it's juvenile to collect guns as a hobby? why do you care that I have guns? How does it directly impact you whether or not I own an ar-15 or ak-47?
maybe i'll collect pj stickers instead since that's the definition of a "mature hobby".

Gun hobbyists sustain the gun industry and thereby contribute to organizations that block common sense gun legislation, and the manufacturers they buy from do the same.
Gun culture is a real issue here, and if you think your AR is not connected to the 9mm some kid in Chicago used in a murder, you are seriously misguided.
It's like using drugs and pretending you have nothing to do with cartel violence.

Collecting PJ merch does not qualify as a mature or worthy hobby in my book either, but there aren't any threads about sticker murders so I don't jump on them lol

Your so-called "common sense gun laws" get blocked because there is always a politically motivated cluster of crazy shit tacked on at the last minute, right before the vote. Luckily, some politicians still insist on reading bill before voting on them.

I understand that you despise the gun culture and you feel like guns are bad. That's okay. Some of us disagree. That's okay too.

Isn't freedom great?