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2012-07-24, 09:32 AM | [Ignore Me] #106 | |||
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People have been killing people for as long as there have been people, and until you ban people, the killing will continue. |
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2012-07-24, 09:49 AM | [Ignore Me] #107 | |||
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You didn't grasp the basis behind the argument when you posted that link, you wanted it to indicate knives would simply replace guns. That wasn't the case at all: we have standards about how many people we think are acceptable deaths. We try to restrict the possibility of people killing. You say "people kill, not tools", people tend to require tools to kill. Whether it be hands, knives, guns, pillows, etc. However, though you might be able to suffocate someone with a pillow, it's not a very effective tool to rob someone. You completely negate the whole point of removing lethal tools that are abused from the people that would abuse them. Instead, you're in favour of handing whatever tool to whatever people that would use it to kill and figure "at least now it's an even match, may the best shot win". That's an insane argument and comes down to MAD. Again, if you want to strawman to say that we'll eventually end up taking away spoons, then I ask why you wouldn't be in favour of handing poisonous gas, chemical weapons and biological weapons to the masses to defend their homes. They're just like guns right? "Just tools" that irresponsible people use to kill, but responsible people wouldn't use? It'd be a retarded strawman argument, just as retarded as comparing knives to guns. For the record, Colorado allows the sale of gas grenades. Whatever would someone need tear gas for unless they plan to use it for crowd control? Why shouldn't the sale of tear gas be restricted? Last edited by Figment; 2012-07-24 at 10:00 AM. |
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2012-07-24, 09:50 AM | [Ignore Me] #108 | |||
A guy walks into a theatre armed with an assault rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol. He's wearing a pro-mask and tossing teargas or smoke. He's wearing body armour. You're sitting in a theatre, unaware of anything but Batman, wearing your jeans and your polo shirt with your piece in your fanny pack or maybe you have on a coat so you can wear a holster.
Sure. Go ahead. Stand up and be a cowboy. If that dude had any common sense, he'd open up on you as you're aiming for centre mass and fuck your shit up. Hope your widows have enough to pay for your funeral. Fucking unreal. Internet board warriors.
Please, stop talking about how awesome you are. I can guarantee you that most of you range-trained pistol-wielding cowboys wouldn't react the way you claim when someone points a loaded weapon at you. Until you've spent months and years training to run towards the sound of gunfire, until you've gotten into your first real, live firefight with real, actual bullets and real, actual no-respawns-allowed death, until you've pissed your pants or even shit your pants when bullets start coming your way, all of your typings on the internet ring false with every single person who ever wore a uniform and deployed downrange or walked a beat. Ya know what? There's no shame in admitting you'd piss your pants the first time someone aims a weapon at you with the intent of ventilating your body. Better men than you have soiled themselves in that situation. And better men than you wouldn't be sitting here armchair-generalling this situation. My apologies to the Delta Force community which is obviously present on PSU if I'm out of line. |
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2012-07-24, 09:59 AM | [Ignore Me] #109 | |||
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I will never ever give up my guns. <---- stress the period |
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2012-07-24, 10:02 AM | [Ignore Me] #110 | |||
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Last edited by Figment; 2012-07-24 at 10:04 AM. |
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2012-07-24, 10:08 AM | [Ignore Me] #111 | |||
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Tru dat... when the bullets whistles past your head, and you are aware of the danger a bullet in the gut presents... your body doesn't care how well you can fire your pistol. It will evacuate anything wheighing you down in order to prepare for what's coming... be it fleeing or fighting. Before hand the only thing you can hope for is that you don't panic and put yourself and others in danger. Without training and experience, this is ALWAYS an unknown, and no amount of time at the gun range will change that.
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2012-07-24, 10:09 AM | [Ignore Me] #112 | |||
Cheers, GG Sent from Auraxis using Tapatalk |
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2012-07-24, 10:13 AM | [Ignore Me] #113 | |||
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Heh..indoctrinated....educated...however you want to label it is fine. |
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2012-07-24, 10:27 AM | [Ignore Me] #114 | ||
I'm not ashamed to admit I pissed myself the first time I was shot at. You don't get PTSD from Battlefield 3 (never played it).
Still, it seems like Mr. Holmes wasn't even a hard target, he relied entirely on the chaos and confusion, and on his body armor. He might as well have been naked though. I can't say for sure if things would have turned out differently if I had been there or not, but I would have survived and would have done something useful while surviving. If the opportunity came to take a shot, I would have taken it. And by opportunity, I don't mean planting your feet and squaring your shoulders. |
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2012-07-24, 10:31 AM | [Ignore Me] #115 | |||
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I like that he assumed that it was my parents that taught me gun safety to begin with. I didnt state who it was. It wasnt my parent though. TO Figment: It also isnt illegal for a 12 year old to shoot a gun. http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/...-statutes.aspx Read that. Or better yet, since this is about america, you can keep your serf beliefs across the pond where they belong. Last edited by ziegler; 2012-07-24 at 10:37 AM. |
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2012-07-24, 10:42 AM | [Ignore Me] #116 | |||
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2012-07-24, 11:37 AM | [Ignore Me] #117 | ||
I learned gun safety and how to use a gun at 10. I've never felt the need to abuse them or show off with them.
Child death due to accidental shootings are almost 100% due to lack of any sort of education about guns. Children that know something about guns are not prone to shooting themselves or others. |
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2012-07-24, 11:48 AM | [Ignore Me] #118 | |||||
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Like you don't let 8 year olds watch Mortal Kombat because they'll get nightmares, you simply don't let children play with lethal objects. Not even by instructing them on it. Telling them to be careful around them and teaching them about consequences and that it's incredibly dangerous is one thing, TRAINING them and giving them time with weapons whether or not supervised is another entirely! Tbh, it's like learning a child to drive a car. I find it irresponsible to allow a child to drive a car that's not built as an instructor car so you can adequately respond as the co-driver. Possible to train in driving, sure, fastly more dangerous than letting a professional handle the instructing instead of amateur drivers? Definitely. Same goes for gun handling.
And yes people firing guns in backyards for training have killed people before. :/ As for from what age this should be done? I would say 10-12 is too young. 16 probably about the time they need to be taught about responsibilities anyway. Again, only with professional instructors. We might disagree on what age is the treshold, but I've seen videos of 4 year olds being shown how to use guns. I mean really?
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2012-07-24, 12:25 PM | [Ignore Me] #119 | |||
Honestly, "training" needs to be defined. I'm quite sure you wont see any 12 year olds running a tactical course, doing a CC class, or anyone of the other available classes that ranges and organizations, gov and private, run (excluding hunter safety courses, I did mine at age 11-13, cant recall exactly). However, you might see them sitting next to their dad while he cleans his gun or at the gun range with his dad plinking with a 22. I think its hard to say when someone (specifically civilians) would be considered "trained". I wont assume to know what kind of "training" Ziegler had at 12, as you seem to. Also, kids (regardless of age) today see firearms in use everyday on TV. I think its important to talk to kids about firearms at an early age. Just talk. They should know what is acceptable use of a gun way before they ever get a hand on one. Cheers, GG Last edited by Greeniegriz; 2012-07-24 at 12:33 PM. |
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2012-07-24, 12:39 PM | [Ignore Me] #120 | ||
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Figment....I truly feel sorry for you. I dont want to judge you, but something tells me you've never been out of sight from concrete.
Out here in the country, responsibility comes early. Hell, I've known kids that were responsible for tending livestock at 6. Drive tractors and trucks on the farm as soon as they were big enough to reach the pedals. What you find irresponsible and what others find irresponsible is two different things. I am not telling you that you have to train your kids to be prepared or use tools. You shouldnt think that you have a right to tell me I cant. |
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