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In reply to the discussion: Guns should not be kept in houses where children are present [View all]friendly_iconoclast
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My wife's always saying, "When we have kids, you need to sell your guns"
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jan 2013
#1
Maybe you could show a bit more concern for your wife's legitimate fears rather than laughing at her
Bjorn Against
Jan 2013
#151
Same for me when growing up in N. Florida. We didn't have cows to feed; maybe that's the diff!
Eleanors38
Jan 2013
#127
Same here. My dad and all my friends' dads just kep their rifles sitting in the closet.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jan 2013
#11
no, i'm calling you on your BS. 'guns not kept in homes' certainly applies to the CT shooting
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#155
Some folks here not only distrust their kids, they distrust parental upbringing and authority. nt
Eleanors38
Jan 2013
#128
we distrust those who pose their babies with guns, who left them unlocked and their kids are dead
bettyellen
Jan 2013
#133
I don't much care about posing with guns; I think in my distant past, there is one of me...
Eleanors38
Jan 2013
#146
How do you "hide [guns] from children?" Well, we didn't. We learned how to use them safely...
Eleanors38
Jan 2013
#129
No AR 15s, but a ten-shot semi-auto rifle (built in 1905) was in our household...
Eleanors38
Jan 2013
#130
I am looking at all these responses from people saying guns were left in reach of them as children
Bjorn Against
Jan 2013
#153
When my step son was a teenager, he started sneaking stealing and drinking alcohol...
Fresh_Start
Jan 2013
#8
You do not think there should be restrictions on cars, no driving licenses or age restrictions?
uppityperson
Jan 2013
#42
Because they are inherently dangerous the issue is, are the users responsible
Blue4Texas
Jan 2013
#55
"You need to justify rights considered inalienable"? Not really. That's why they are inalienable.
Eleanors38
Jan 2013
#134
here we have a Senator who also thinks your attitude is "dumb", to quote him
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#147
great. so allowing any yahoo to have a semi-auto has gone on for as long as marijuana prohibition
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#154
To the extent that getting rid of the existing gun laws wouldn't result in an uptick in gun violence
onenote
Jan 2013
#72
While guns are capable of killing people, that is not their only or even primary use
onenote
Jan 2013
#70
not entertaining at all, you are a NRA drone, wake up and join society-you wouldn't know principles
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#125
I agree with him. Celebrity, once again, leaves you with the splendid mundane.
Eleanors38
Jan 2013
#149
you are sticking to someone else's principles. the NRA's. which is why you look so foolish.
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#158
But if you don't want what *they* want, they'll claim you don't want ANY.
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#86
There have been guns in the homes of my family for as far back as I can trace back
TheKentuckian
Jan 2013
#23
We should also lock customers inside movie theaters, grocery stores, malls, etc n/t
arcane1
Jan 2013
#33
My husband wanted to get a gun, but I refuse to have one in the house with kids.
Luciferous
Jan 2013
#38
All of these "well, we had guns in my house growing up and we never had a problem"
Zoeisright
Jan 2013
#51
My son is, by your definition, mentally unstable. He's severely autistic and mentally retarded.
Common Sense Party
Jan 2013
#105
i'm not saying i agree with the OP totally. but be idealistic for a minute...
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#169
I'm all in favor of gun depots where owners can store their guns when not in use
Cleita
Jan 2013
#152