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Originally Posted by Mike33
The "for protection from crime" response is more about feeling secure than actually being secure. Criminals don't announce when they're going to rob or kill you so you won't have your gun ready to fire back when you need it.
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Nope they sure don't. Also don't forget maybe one day your 16 year old sneaks out then sneaks back in and makes a noise and you shoot first and kill your kid. Real fucking smart. How about you get drunk then get into an argument with your spouse over the Tv remote and you get pissed and kill them. Yep a gun is real fucking handy. In the USA any idiot can own and gun and most people are idiot thus why we have a problem. Funny something as dangerous as a gun anyone can buy without having to provide any proof they are proficient in it's use or maintenance.
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The real reason is for fun (hunting is included in this - it's a fun pastime for people), the appreciation of holding and mastering a weapon as intriguing and deadly,
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Yeah let's kill innocent things for FUN! Kill a deer barehanded THEN color me impressed. Hell I see deer just standing at the side of the road all the time. How hard would it be to kill one if I had a gun? They just stand there and stare. Well the really stupid one run out in traffic and get killed by cars. hence why I'm not to impressed by anyone killing such a stupid creature.
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and I suppose a general sense of security from abusive government or invading army.
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Yes a bunch of Bubbas and their shotguns against the US military. Hell the whole Southern part of the US tried rebelling 140 years ago and failed. Let's see tanks, planes, nukes, other advanced weapons against Billy Bob and his huntin' rifle, who wins that one? If Bubba and Billy Bob can beat the US military then we are fucked. Anyone that thinks they need a gun so they can protect themselves from an "evil" government has been watching Red Dawn once too many times.