Reply #56: What's it Good For? [View All]

> Everyone should buy a gun.

I'm not sure that's a good idea. A lot of us are lousy shots.
Stray bullets could become a real problem. (In some neighborhoods,
they already ARE).

> those of us foolish enough to renounce guns are vulnerable to their power.

Owning one usually doesn't change that. By the time you know the
bad guy *is* the bad guy, he's probably got his gun pointed at you.

> refraining from crossing the border into Jesusland

We call it flyover country for a reason.

> If you live in Jesusland, and you don't have a gun, you're just suicidal.

The examples you cite below don't exactly make your case:

> When I lived in Texas, I was held up at a bank by a man with a gun and almost killed.

Would having a gun of your own have helped at all? Or would the
robber have gotten your gun too?

> My cousin had his eye put out by a gun. Three kids in my church
> (over the years) killed themselves with guns, both on purpose and on > accident.

Having kids may be the best reason NOT to own guns. So many kids
are injured or killed playing with guns. I would certainly implore
anybody who does take your advice to make damn sure their kids can't
get to them unless they are supervised.

> I was put in jail because I was eating in the same restaurant where
> a drug dealer pulled a gun on a guy (released later and told "sorry").

Having a gun then would have only caused you more trouble with the police.

> If you disapprove of guns, so do I.

I don't like them. I don't advocate banning them though.

> But, I also live in reality,

I live up in the clouds, but I have to venture into reality from time to time.

> and I want to KEEP living until I die of natural causes.

I have the same preference. I don't see a gun improving my odds right now.

> If everyone at DU owned a gun, the political landscape of this
> country would shift dramatically.

How?

> One more note. If you are gay, like me, and you don't want to buy a
> gun, then I highly suggest moving to another part of the world.

I'm not, so I'm probably not qualified to comment.
I suppose a gun would deter gay-bashers.

> Believe it or not, there are places that believe gay people are human beings.

The very blue state of California is one of them!


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