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25. The question posed was why we own guns.

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Wed Jul 5, 2023, 01:52 PM

Jul 2023

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Why do white men have the highest rates of gun ownership? [View all] Coventina Jul 2023 OP

I'm a gay male gun owner. roamer65 Jul 2023 #1

I'm a gay woman. BlackSkimmer Jul 2023 #21

You do you. roamer65 Jul 2023 #66

Have you used your guns defensively? maxsolomon Jul 2023 #23

I would if needed. roamer65 Jul 2023 #67

Oh, be careful. In KCMO there is an area overlooking the leftyladyfrommo Jul 2023 #88

Dumb move. roamer65 Jul 2023 #103

As a white trans woman I also carry for this reason vercetti2021 Jul 2023 #78

... roamer65 Jul 2023 #79

Ain't no one need to shame us for protecting ourselves vercetti2021 Jul 2023 #80

You got that right. roamer65 Jul 2023 #81

Exactly vercetti2021 Jul 2023 #83

...or Harry Hart going to church. roamer65 Jul 2023 #84

I've never been in a situation where me having a gun would have improved the outcome in any way. hunter Jul 2023 #110

A very sensible attitude. Ursus Rex Jul 2023 #111

I have wanted to say exactly this. In my lived experience, the presence of a gun worsens a bad CTyankee Jul 2023 #122

Some of its just cultural. Elessar Zappa Jul 2023 #2

a LOT of it is culture Amishman Jul 2023 #130

Because they desperately want to kill non-White people. Yavin4 Jul 2023 #3

...and LGBTQ+. roamer65 Jul 2023 #4

Yep, using good old Leviticus as justification again MotorCityBeard Jul 2023 #9

And Liberals in general Deep State Witch Jul 2023 #82

Wrong DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #86

Am I now? Yavin4 Jul 2023 #99

For Hunting and target shooting. Chargedformula Jul 2023 #5

Carry a defibrillator, you are much more likely to need one of those. Guess not as "empowering" as Silent Type Jul 2023 #6

Can you tell your fellow 'just being prepared' types to stop taking their fucking assault rifles Aristus Jul 2023 #12

It's cosplay, like dressing up as a Klingon and carrying a plastic Bat'leth... hunter Jul 2023 #109

The question posed was why we own guns. Chargedformula Jul 2023 #25

Like putting on a seat belt before driving Kaleva Jul 2023 #27

Guns aren't as passive as a seat belt, but nice try. Silent Type Jul 2023 #31

They are inert, passive items. They don't act on their own Kaleva Jul 2023 #32

They actually are. Caliman73 Jul 2023 #57

"gun sitting on surface w/o human interaction is just hunk of metal." Yeah, waiting for 4 year old Silent Type Jul 2023 #59

Operative words, "pick up" and "shoot". Caliman73 Jul 2023 #62

That's just not an even analogy. When was anyone killed with their own fire extinguisher? ... marble falls Jul 2023 #29

ya, when did anyone use a fire extinguisher for target practice? DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #87

Testosterone. MOMFUDSKI Jul 2023 #7

Crude or not, it's the truth. nt GoodRaisin Jul 2023 #45

Interesting sarisataka Jul 2023 #49

It's what I have observed. GoodRaisin Jul 2023 #52

Ew, please don't sarisataka Jul 2023 #53

I don't plan to. GoodRaisin Jul 2023 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author GoodRaisin Jul 2023 #51

Thanks to the all-meat-all-the-time diet promoted to US males, they're getting ED Maru Kitteh Jul 2023 #56

OFFS ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #89

small man syndrome? small 's' on purpose! DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #92

Post removed Post removed Jul 2023 #104

Welcome to DU GP6971 Jul 2023 #105

There's not much good data showing a difference. carpetbagger Jul 2023 #107

That's who the guns are marketed too Johonny Jul 2023 #8

Most of them are compensating for their insecurities by trying to control others. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #10

Best and most accurate answer yet. llmart Jul 2023 #85

Oh my gosh, terribly incorrect. DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #90

Oh, so racism isn't really a problem, huh? Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #112

As the reason white people have guns? Correct DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #120

It's a major reason. Fear of dark-skinned people is drummed into Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #123

But there has always been huge ownership of weapons by white people. DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #124

Guess it could be more of the white males "are Republicans" than the non white males. GoodRaisin Jul 2023 #108

Post removed Post removed Jul 2023 #11

Fear. (n/t) Iggo Jul 2023 #13

Maybe it ForgedCrank Jul 2023 #14

Generally, Rural Americans are mostly white and Republican... Chakaconcarne Jul 2023 #15

This is ForgedCrank Jul 2023 #18

Forgedcrank nailed it. Ferryboat Jul 2023 #47

Gun marketeers know what they are doing. Here's and ad for the culture of gun carrying rubes. Silent Type Jul 2023 #19

I recall that little campaign GenThePerservering Jul 2023 #70

Rural is a big part DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #91

Granted, I don't know every white rural American shrike3 Jul 2023 #125

Are the white women sarisataka Jul 2023 #16

Dang, you beat me to it. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2023 #24

Why are white men so angry? milestogo Jul 2023 #17

Why are humans so angry? DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #95

Origins in slave patrols? moondust Jul 2023 #20

I believe the pilgrims all had guns DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #96

Not just the patrols. moondust Jul 2023 #127

Nice links DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #129

"Why are white men so scared that they feel they must own guns?" WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2023 #22

Because they own wayyyyyyyy more guns than any other demographic group. n/t Coventina Jul 2023 #26

How many white women insist that their partner own a gun? Kaleva Jul 2023 #28

They do? ForgedCrank Jul 2023 #75

The women in my wild west family have zero tolerance for fools with guns... hunter Jul 2023 #114

WOW inthewind21 Jul 2023 #116

Are you saying it's zero? Kaleva Jul 2023 #119

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2023 #69

because correlation is being confused for causation. DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #94

Why do white men do the big majority of mass shootings? Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #113

History shows you can't fight fascists unarmed. Kaleva Jul 2023 #30

Problem is, guns aren't used to fight fascists here, unless kids and innocent people are fascists. Silent Type Jul 2023 #34

Do you think we should disarm in the face of rising fascism? Kaleva Jul 2023 #76

Sorry, you were likely a gun "enthusiast" long before MAGA. At least be honest. Silent Type Jul 2023 #77

I'll suppose that History probably shows you can't fight fascists DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #93

LOL inthewind21 Jul 2023 #117

it is worthy of a rotflol DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #121

We can't imagine owning one Torchlight Jul 2023 #33

I am an old white man, and I have never seen a situation where I thought Midnight Writer Jul 2023 #35

That statistic appears to be for LEGAL gun ownership Model35mech Jul 2023 #36

My question remains: Why do white men have such a need for guns? Coventina Jul 2023 #37

Because they have disposable income and an interest I suppose. Model35mech Jul 2023 #38

I keep hearing "Gun was purchased legally" in these recent mass shootings. Coventina Jul 2023 #40

Illegal use is of course illegal even with a gun legally posessed Model35mech Jul 2023 #43

Ah yes, the legal gun owner...up until the moment he decides to kill Coventina Jul 2023 #44

I'm not trying to reassure anyone about anything. Model35mech Jul 2023 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author inthewind21 Jul 2023 #118

"Why are white men so scared that they feel they must own guns?" is a 'Loaded Question' Fallacy Bonx Jul 2023 #39

Why do white men purchase guns at far higher rates than any other demographic? Coventina Jul 2023 #41

No idea. Go research it. Bonx Jul 2023 #42

Scientific American found out: Coventina Jul 2023 #46

"Problem number one is that they are delusional." Caliman73 Jul 2023 #60

That sounds like "look what you made me do!" n/t Coventina Jul 2023 #63

Depending on your perspective. Caliman73 Jul 2023 #65

Sounds empirical enough to me uponit7771 Jul 2023 #71

White men also highest percentage of listeners of AM call in talk radio shows... Initech Jul 2023 #74

loaded, no pun intended? DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #97

Because they have the most shame about their usonian Jul 2023 #50

from 2014 to 2019, in Chicago 79% of UUW arrestw were on blacks, 92% were male Model35mech Jul 2023 #54

I'd start by questioning the survey itself. After all, 1/3 of all Black men have a felony NickB79 Jul 2023 #58

The only data available on illegal gun possession comes thru arrest records Model35mech Jul 2023 #61

Felony, and Urban vs Rural Fla_Democrat Jul 2023 #68

Around here there are a lot of hunters, including my dad and cousins Rob H. Jul 2023 #64

I think too many men are easily triggered GenThePerservering Jul 2023 #72

White men also the highest percentage of listeners of right wing call in shows. Initech Jul 2023 #73

White men also have the highest percentage of the wealth. DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 2023 #98

It's all connected! Initech Jul 2023 #100

nothing more calming than a DU gun thread prodigitalson Jul 2023 #101

Some of these replies show just how fucked the US is when it comes to the hundreds of millions of Celerity Jul 2023 #102

This is so deeply rooted in patriarchy GenThePerservering Jul 2023 #106

Seems low to me. SYFROYH Jul 2023 #115

Racism, bigotry and fear? edisdead Jul 2023 #126

White male owner of guns checking in! flvegan Jul 2023 #128