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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
Gee, ya think? You made absolutely no effort to distinguish between the "penis extenders" and "non-penis extenders" in your snide little comment, and we (gunowners) have been harassed with that inane, insane, bullshit canard for long efuckingnough. If guns actually -were- phallic substitutes, why would subcompact pistols be so popular? "Hey, by dick's too small, so I'll buy a tiny lightweight .38 to make it feel bigger!" Right, I wanna buy a gun 1/2 the length of my prick to make myself feel well-endowed? I think not. Besides which, what do you figure's up with female gunowners (30% of total nationwide)? Are they buying "clit extenders," or are you falling for that outdated bullshit about "penis envy?"
Nope. Wrong. Sorry, you don't.
Why? Has nobody ever been murdered or attacked in a church before? Dr. Tiller would disagree.
Care to elaborate upon "too dangerous" and "legitimate reason?" Oh, that's right; "not scary to me personally."
Because nobody's -ever- had to defend their families, oh no...
Define please...oh, right, "not scary to me personally."
Where the majority of violent crimes occur, and where a defensive firearm is most likely to be needed...
Let me see if I've got this straight: you're fine with gun-ownership so long as the owner
A: Doesn't scare you for some reason,
B: Has what you consider to be a "legitimate" reason (which does not seem to include self-defense since)
C: Lives in the middle of nowhere, and not in an area where they're more likely to need to use the weapon defensively.
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Uh, well, no. That's your interpretation of my words, and quite a step away from what I said.
Sorry, but I do believe many people don't
need guns. I do believe, people often own big houses, big muscle cars, unnecessarily huge pickups and humvees to show something. It might not be what I pointed to, like penis envy or feelings of inadequacy, but what genuine use does a businessman have of a pickup that can hold hundreds, or thousands of pounds of heavy equipment, when he's never taken it to the country.
I know many people
do need things.
I never said anything about "someone who would/wouldn't scare me." That's casting me as a paranoid person. If I do describe a certain section of people as guys that own and carry to feel more like a man, it's because they exist. Just like some women are sluts, even though it's wrong for someone to say, and most aren't.
Maybe I did go strong in my first post, and without thinking, made no distinction between those that used it responsibly and those that didn't. The truth is I don't think most gun owners are dudes who want an extra Extenze in the form of a .45
I'm sorry if I offended you.
Another opinion that, yes, I do have, is I don't think guns necessarily belong in big cities, unless you have a business to protect or something else that justifies.
But I didn't say I only wanted guns in the middle of nowhere. But if a city has a low enough crime rate and the Police seem to be doing their job well enough, then I think it's more individual risks taken by gun owners (accidents etc) then potential benefit. But that's just my opinion.
I'm sorry if my explanation takes this thread off track a little bit. The truth is I didn't realize most gun owners here would take it personally, I hadn't thought to make the distinction, in my mind it was a bit self-evident.
Again, apologies.