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livingonearth

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64. Simple and true.

Mon Dec 7, 2015, 05:05 PM

Dec 2015

You said it yourself... "Loaded guns are dangerous when they are carelessly handled".
Well my friend, a gun can be carelessly handled almost anywhere. Take your pick of the many places. You've already shown us they can be handled carelessly at a gun show, and that is a place where one would expect to find those most knowledgeable about guns. If there is a chance they can be handled carelessly at a gun show, then they can certainly be misused in a school, a theater, a daycare, a workplace, a church etc.

P.S.
I would like you to tell your idea to the NRA, the one about gun-free zones making sense when there are armed police around for protection. I think you may have something there, but something also tells me they wouldn't go for that.

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Pic Of The Moment: Gun Nut Logic [View all] EarlG Dec 2015 OP

I hope someone sues them for violating their 2A rights! world wide wally Dec 2015 #1

NRA will stop at nothing until more guns and ammo are sold! Now! wordpix Dec 2015 #75

Just try walking near the Republican-owned Capitol with a open-carry weapon erronis Dec 2015 #2

good point ---repuke Congress supports open carry as long as it's not near them wordpix Dec 2015 #76

forgot to add, this is akin to their chickenhawk stands wordpix Dec 2015 #78

They only want to subject the majority (non-gun owners) to the dangers of their fetish. onehandle Dec 2015 #3

Gun nuts: Where logic takes a holiday and all rules of nature are meaningless! Initech Dec 2015 #4

There really is a simple answer ... Straw Man Dec 2015 #5

That seems like a rule that guards against irresponsibility. Conch Dec 2015 #6

I think that's the point. Straw Man Dec 2015 #13

Who exactly is going to enforce these rules? world wide wally Dec 2015 #79

The police. Straw Man Dec 2015 #89

You put it on and take it off at home, and you never touch it in between. AlbertCat Dec 2015 #10

Sure. Straw Man Dec 2015 #12

If that's the analogy that works best for you, then yes. AlbertCat Dec 2015 #20

Sorry, but ... Straw Man Dec 2015 #24

I carry safely, causing harm to no one. AlbertCat Dec 2015 #26

What's your point? Straw Man Dec 2015 #30

Why do you call it a firearm instead of what it is, a gun? pangaia Dec 2015 #35

The terms are interchangeable. I used both. Straw Man Dec 2015 #37

If you're using it in self-defense, it's a WEAPON. To my view, anyway. MADem Dec 2015 #38

There are lots of kinds of weapons. Straw Man Dec 2015 #43

Listen to you! "Propaganda value!" You chose your name well, I see. nt MADem Dec 2015 #45

I'll stand by it. Straw Man Dec 2015 #48

Weapon is a military term. Fake militia types use that gun or firearm term. MADem Dec 2015 #50

Right and wrong. Straw Man Dec 2015 #52

That's probably not a bad idea.... nt MADem Dec 2015 #53

Nope, no agenda there. Straw Man Dec 2015 #58

My agenda involves separating idiots from weapons. I think it's a good goal. nt MADem Dec 2015 #59

Your agenda seems to be separating EVERYONE from weapons. Straw Man Dec 2015 #62

It works well in UK and Australia. nt MADem Dec 2015 #66

Now can we stop ... Straw Man Dec 2015 #92

Who's pretending? They need to be limited and licensed. MADem Dec 2015 #95

You seem confused. Straw Man Dec 2015 #96

Listen to you, making all these assumptions about what I MADem Dec 2015 #97

Please explain this: Straw Man Dec 2015 #98

My response to you is the same I gave another: jonno99 Dec 2015 #55

Unnnnh...you're talking TO someone who has been in the military. MADem Dec 2015 #57

Like most things it is the "exceptions" that makes the news. My point stands. nt jonno99 Dec 2015 #60

So do mine. nt MADem Dec 2015 #68

thank you Skittles Dec 2015 #85

Who Is? TeddyR Dec 2015 #108

Are you suggesting AlbertCat Dec 2015 #67

What are YOU suggesting? Straw Man Dec 2015 #123

Adam Lanza's mother carried safely too. Squinch Dec 2015 #41

Yet her son managed to murder her in her sleep. Straw Man Dec 2015 #44

You just made my point. Squinch Dec 2015 #46

Which was what? Straw Man Dec 2015 #47

There's another simple answer... Francis Booth Dec 2015 #11

Yes, they both already exist. Straw Man Dec 2015 #19

We can't idiot proof everything dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #39

Fuck that Cosmocat Dec 2015 #14

To someone who can only think in absolutes ... Straw Man Dec 2015 #16

No, your "simple answer" is not the answer. This was not a "I mixed up my gunz" shooting. SunSeeker Dec 2015 #15

Wrong again. Straw Man Dec 2015 #17

I'm not wrong. As you acknowledge, this was not a "I mixed up my gunz" shooting. SunSeeker Dec 2015 #23

You've got a couple of fundamental errors there. Straw Man Dec 2015 #27

Pass a law that says that all guns at guns shows must be loaded. Jerry442 Dec 2015 #116

You can't safely evaluate a loaded gun. Straw Man Dec 2015 #128

An even simpler answer... livingonearth Dec 2015 #21

Thank you. SunSeeker Dec 2015 #25

When in doubt, throw a 'toon. Straw Man Dec 2015 #28

Those are correct stats. That is why the NRA banned CDC research on gun violence. SunSeeker Dec 2015 #32

I'm not taking it on your word. Straw Man Dec 2015 #34

"Since when does the NRA have authority over the CDC?" SunSeeker Dec 2015 #54

So you recognize that the NRA doesn't have the power to ban anything? Straw Man Dec 2015 #56

Gun advocates always have the same talking points. SunSeeker Dec 2015 #65

And gun controllers always resort to the "talking points" accusation ... Straw Man Dec 2015 #90

Project much? nt SunSeeker Dec 2015 #93

Are you denying that you just made that very accusation? Straw Man Dec 2015 #94

Food for thought: jonno99 Dec 2015 #63

I'm very sorry for any suicide, but phylny Dec 2015 #100

The US has a higher murder rate. Japan has a higher suicide rate. The point of my reply jonno99 Dec 2015 #119

Thank you. My point is that phylny Dec 2015 #120

Agreed. nt jonno99 Dec 2015 #126

Simpler but vague. Straw Man Dec 2015 #31

Simple and true. livingonearth Dec 2015 #64

You're missing a major point. Straw Man Dec 2015 #69

In a perfect world guns would never be handled unless in self-defense. livingonearth Dec 2015 #80

One more time: The greatest risk comes from handling guns ... Straw Man Dec 2015 #88

To answer your question... livingonearth Dec 2015 #129

That's certainly a more reasoned response ... Straw Man Dec 2015 #130

Here's the way I look at it... livingonearth Dec 2015 #131

That's fine. Straw Man Dec 2015 #132

Very good point TeddyR Dec 2015 #110

Never mind. Straw Man Dec 2015 #91

so delusional paranoia is "necessary handling" pasto76 Dec 2015 #114

Absolutely not. Straw Man Dec 2015 #122

"...people will be handling lots of guns as they shop... Jerry442 Dec 2015 #115

Interesting. Straw Man Dec 2015 #121

Yes, well-trained and responsible carriers would never... Jerry442 Dec 2015 #124

So what's your proposal? Straw Man Dec 2015 #125

Hell, gun nut logic says kindergarteners should be armed. 47of74 Dec 2015 #7

One of your best. lamp_shade Dec 2015 #8

The magic talisman! AlbertCat Dec 2015 #9

how many races have pro gun control democrats lost to republicans? captainarizona Dec 2015 #18

I hope mrs. clinton won't be defeated over gun control. AlbertCat Dec 2015 #22

Pardon? Straw Man Dec 2015 #29

Another masterpiece, EarlG. Thank you. nt SunSeeker Dec 2015 #33

How's about looking from a different angle here..... Plucketeer Dec 2015 #36

Oopsie BlueCaliDem Dec 2015 #40

there is only one cardinal rule of gun handling... getagrip_already Dec 2015 #42

"there is no cardinal rule". Does it really need to be said: jonno99 Dec 2015 #72

so make them mandatory getagrip_already Dec 2015 #74

The thing is, we already have laws which prosecute "gross" & "criminal" negligence, jonno99 Dec 2015 #81

Heck, you can't even bring on UNCOVERED GUN to a GUN RANGE!!! vkkv Dec 2015 #49

Correct. Straw Man Dec 2015 #51

have you ever been to a shooting range? beergood Dec 2015 #101

I've been to a bunch. Mostly white wing racists practicing to be a sniper Hoyt Dec 2015 #106

different experiance beergood Dec 2015 #109

Yep TeddyR Dec 2015 #111

My pic of the moment randys1 Dec 2015 #61

I like it! wordpix Dec 2015 #77

agree beergood Dec 2015 #103

Never trust a gun owner angrychair Dec 2015 #70

Gun nuts have no logic liberalnarb Dec 2015 #71

The great gunnut hypocrisy liberal N proud Dec 2015 #73

Another Bulls Eye by EarlG TheCowsCameHome Dec 2015 #82

If only a good guy with a gun were there rpannier Dec 2015 #83

the people who are SO sure they need guns Skittles Dec 2015 #84

I'm pretty sure I know the answer TeddyR Dec 2015 #112

EarlG, kids go to gun shows with their parents. krispos42 Dec 2015 #86

Shouldn't that rule then be applied everywhere? Kaleva Dec 2015 #99

No. krispos42 Dec 2015 #102

The middle quote SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #87

This thread is classic gun-nuttery! Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #104

You keep trying to get the mods TeddyR Dec 2015 #113

For the same reason we ban other rightwing Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #117

So you confirm that you only want TeddyR Dec 2015 #127

There was a recent OP with a list of businesses gun nuts are supposed to 'boycott', because they're Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2015 #105

Maybe somebody at the gunshow figured out Turbineguy Dec 2015 #107

Less interesting than you think. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #118