Gun ownership itself is a slight mental illness

What about all the factual home burglaries every year? Would you rather the victims of violence during those burglaries just man up and take their lumps?

 

This is not a weighted Q, I have no idea, but how many burglaries are prevented by the homeowner having a gun?

 

Can't you imagine the pandemonium that would ensue if somebody showed up at WalMart brandishing a pound of bacon, a pack of cigarettes, or a strobe light?

 

That's why I think a total ban on guns is undesirable (and unconstitutional): nothing crazy about firearms for that purpose. But it makes sense (and is within the Second Amendment) to regulate guns, including bans on rapid fire ones that can hold a high number of rounds of ammunition. We should revisit the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, in effect from 1994-2004, which banned certain "semiautomatic weapons and "large capacity ammunition magazines. A recent study found that the ban was associated with a reduction in homicides from mass-shootings during the decade when it was in effect. Changes in US mass shooting deaths associated with the 1994-2004 federal assault weapons ban: Analysis of open-source data. - PubMed - NCBI Yes, a determined homicidal maniac could kill people with a knife or an axe, but probably not on as large a scale.

 

And by rapid fire I'll assume you mean semiautomatic weapons. Your real beef is with the magazine size, and not the semiautomatic function. I am all for a ban on large capacity magazines.

 

Balbus attempts to discredit me based on my gender.

I'm going to report this to Administration but I wanted a chance to call everyone's attention to it, here.

 

So we are expected to sit hear ( edit - here) and have him talk shit about us, but there's no putting the shoe on the other foot?

Talk about a bunch of good ol' boys, lol


If you aren't part of the solution, you're part of the pollution.

 

What would the answer to that have to do with someone's right to own a gun for home protection?

 

Furthermore, what about the original topic?; which was an immediate accusation of paranoia and a lack of mental health on the part of gun owners?

I don't understand how all these inflammatory statements can fly around here and be expected to be met with shut mouths.

 

I did.

 

See, we can start to find common ground when we speak freely and from our hearts.

 

John Q. Public probably shouldn't have access; but, you cannot treat avid collectors in the same manner. I'm sure there are lots of people here who grew up with guns as part of their family memories. I know that I did. I remember my dad's delight, and my brothers' astonishment, at my incredible marksmanship with the Four Ten or even the Sawed Off, which I was partial to at the age of ten..

Some people feel toward guns the same way that others feel toward cars, aircraft, jewelry. It's a fascination with the craftsmanship...Plus, target practice is a rush!

 

I feel you on this, but you can't lump all gun owners together because you might see that your friend had issues.

My nephew murdered his girlfriend of several years.

I may be dead before he gets out. He got 34 years so I may never see him again.

He didn't use a gun, though. He used his bare hands.

 

i was just curious.

 

I'll say this. I think that making a statement like "gun ownership is a mental illness" is itself a mental illness.

 

Because style does not say anything about how a gun functions. If I understand you correctly, you want all semiautomatic guns to be banned because you don't like the style. But your real problem is with the size of the magazines. And as I have said, I have no problem with limiting the size of magazines.