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The_Dunedan · 03-29-2006, 12:45 PM

I've got a question for the anti-gun/rights members of this board.

Why is it that you assume that, simply because someone owns, carries, or is carrying a firearm that they are automatically a violent, irrational, poorly-educated, racist, secretly frightened redneck hick? Why the entirely overt and stated assumption that, simply because someone owns or carries a firearm, they want to kill someone? Why the assumption that I am a racist, a homophobe, or simply a slack-jawed moron?

Nobody assumes that a policeman or a soldier is a violent racist asshole simply because they carry a firearm, after all, even though your odds of being accidentally shot by a cop are higher by several orders of magnitude than your odds of being accidentally shot by a lawfully-armed civillian.

Simply because someone -will- kill, if needed, to defend themselves does not mean that they -want- to kill; merely that they value their life and will do what is needed to preserve it.

We're not a pack of wild-eyed, drunken racists, thank you. We are vehement, we are committed, and we are entirely, deadly, 100% serious about maintaining our rights. But we don't WANT to kill anyone, we're typically a pretty well-educated bunch, and nearly to a man/woman we would give our lives to assure that Blacks, gays, and whoever else you assume we hate enjoys the same rights we do.

Seriously, what gives?

03-29-2006, 12:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
The_Dunedan Junkie	Question Regarding Gun Opinions I've got a question for the anti-gun/rights members of this board. Why is it that you assume that, simply because someone owns, carries, or is carrying a firearm that they are automatically a violent, irrational, poorly-educated, racist, secretly frightened redneck hick? Why the entirely overt and stated assumption that, simply because someone owns or carries a firearm, they want to kill someone? Why the assumption that I am a racist, a homophobe, or simply a slack-jawed moron? Nobody assumes that a policeman or a soldier is a violent racist asshole simply because they carry a firearm, after all, even though your odds of being accidentally shot by a cop are higher by several orders of magnitude than your odds of being accidentally shot by a lawfully-armed civillian. Simply because someone -will- kill, if needed, to defend themselves does not mean that they -want- to kill; merely that they value their life and will do what is needed to preserve it. We're not a pack of wild-eyed, drunken racists, thank you. We are vehement, we are committed, and we are entirely, deadly, 100% serious about maintaining our rights. But we don't WANT to kill anyone, we're typically a pretty well-educated bunch, and nearly to a man/woman we would give our lives to assure that Blacks, gays, and whoever else you assume we hate enjoys the same rights we do. Seriously, what gives?