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In reply to the discussion: I am a rural non-gun owner [View all]Whovian
(2,866 posts)58. LOL???? Really? Shooting a pup is LOL?
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Me too. I'm sure the neighbors love some dude popping off at all hours.
Hassin Bin Sober
Dec 2012
#51
but you didn't grow up there, i think. i think you said you're a transplant from suburban ct.
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#66
i didn't say anything about old-timers with guns being hell-bent on killing things. i said that
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#73
There are people, usually transplants, who move to the country and then decide
Jamastiene
Dec 2012
#22
and there are people, usually transplants, who move to the country & then decide that the
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#67
Ever seen a cat that's been mauled by a coyote or dog pack? Know any families that RELY on deer meat
KittyWampus
Dec 2012
#111
Lol, you don't need to shoot every coyote, raccoon, opossum and fox you see!
Jamastiene
Dec 2012
#17
Your approach of killing all wildlife is so enlightened. Whatever justifies owning
geek tragedy
Dec 2012
#88
A long time member who somehow takes the conservative side of virtually every issue in discussions
geek tragedy
Dec 2012
#103
The poster didn't say they shot every animal they see. You are projecting here.
KittyWampus
Dec 2012
#112
I don't know where my keys are. We had a murderer running around in my "back yard" not too long ago.
Gregorian
Dec 2012
#11
where i live first thing animal control asks you when you have a rabid animal is if you have a gun
loli phabay
Dec 2012
#35
lol i cant believe you think you handled the rabid animal in any way humane
loli phabay
Dec 2012
#68
Thank you for sharing that information. I also leave in a rural area and never owned a gun
southernyankeebelle
Dec 2012
#31
When I was six years old, my mom used to give me money for bread and milk, and let me walk alone...
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#32
Curious - what do you consider rural? How many acres do you live on; how close are neighbors? nt
DeschutesRiver
Dec 2012
#34
I thought about those distinctions, but just that alone doesn't really address density
DeschutesRiver
Dec 2012
#40
i remember some poster talking about his rural apartment block and was wondering if thats really
loli phabay
Dec 2012
#46
I've never lived where you couldn't hear the coyotes; this is probably the first place where
DeschutesRiver
Dec 2012
#91
The violent crime rate in my state of New Hampshire is vanishingly small.
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2012
#53
Which doesn't make the occasional need any less real or more predictable. n/t
PavePusher
Dec 2012
#82
Got it, so you need semi auto guns in rural areas because the crime rate is so low.
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2012
#86
Rural, no guns, but I definitely lock up the house when I leave and at night.
Dems to Win
Dec 2012
#59
Sadly, that isn't our dog, just an example. We would like to have a pair of them though.
beevul
Dec 2012
#104
I was getting ready to change the name of this place to NRA Underground in my bookmarks.
aandegoons
Dec 2012
#77
It happens but not annoying the neighbors is just a good way to go through life
Resonance_Chamber
Dec 2012
#94
So you actually think you should be armed in case of a war with your neighbors.
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2012
#96