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underthematrix

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7. Here's the thing about guns, which are deadly weapons.

Reply to catnhatnh (Original post)

Sat Jan 9, 2016, 03:10 AM

Jan 2016

If you are using a gun for protection, you have to be totally committed to using it. This may mean taking another person's life to protect your life. If you find you have to take a life, you have to be willing to deal with the consequences of that choice. I'm not judging. That's what it means to have a gun for protection.

Most people who prance around with guns in public are not committed to either of these two decision points. This is why they often end up "accidentally" shooting themselves, a loved one or causing a loved one to be killed as a result of the accessibility of their weapon or weapons.

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I'm going to put this in GD and it may be locked [View all] catnhatnh Jan 2016 OP

Don't care for dogs much, eh? jberryhill Jan 2016 #1

Dude-we're talking a 20' Winnebago catnhatnh Jan 2016 #3

Doghouses are smaller than that jberryhill Jan 2016 #6

Which reminds me . . . I think I've seen devices that can be connected pnwmom Jan 2016 #8

Get a smaller dog with a big bark. MADem Jan 2016 #11

that would be a corgi- theyre sweet and lovable and they got a big doggie bark saturnsring Jan 2016 #16

+1,000! nt MADem Jan 2016 #17

Why do people always say that? Put a collar on your dog and I'll kill it in 60 seconds. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2016 #23

I'm not going to say you should do what you're doing without a gun. pnwmom Jan 2016 #2

Thank you catnhatnh Jan 2016 #4

You have put thought into it qwlauren35 Jan 2016 #21

Every decade we do nothing, another 100,000,000 new gunz are bought that we will have to deal with Hoyt Jan 2016 #5

Here's the thing about guns, which are deadly weapons. underthematrix Jan 2016 #7

Bring your RV up here to Western South Dakota newfie11 Jan 2016 #9

Sounds ok to me. aikoaiko Jan 2016 #10

I support you.. safeinOhio Jan 2016 #12

Set up an electric fence around your RV. . B Calm Jan 2016 #13

Why are you going to places that are "scary"? cwydro Jan 2016 #14

I wish you the best, catnhatnh. LuvNewcastle Jan 2016 #15

I don't have a problem with you and guns, but why live where you have such fear? HereSince1628 Jan 2016 #18

I have a 28 footer and a dog no problem, I've seen cats adjust to RV living too. Fumesucker Jan 2016 #19

The number of guns is a symptom, not a cause, of violence in our society. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #20

Your paranoia is the same as every other gun nuts out there Egnever Jan 2016 #22