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Gun Control & RKBA

Hoyt

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33. It's part of gun safety training, just like when I was young and they showed wrecked cars

Reply to Glaug-Eldare (Reply #31)

Wed May 23, 2012, 11:51 AM

May 2012

with teenagers bleeding or burned to death, disfigured, families destroyed, etc.

I guess gun culture is afraid of truth, especially when the NRA, etc., have a vested (ie, invested) interest in selling guns no matter what they are used for.

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fifth grader finds loaded pistol on playground [View all] gejohnston May 2012 OP

The kid is smarter than the gun owner. TheCowsCameHome May 2012 #1

why I'm not a fan of mini revolvers like this one gejohnston May 2012 #5

Makes a fantastic "snake gun" though tularetom May 2012 #9

No. Callisto32 May 2012 #6

Maybe it fell out of the sky. TheCowsCameHome May 2012 #7

would you care to discuss the second part of the OP? gejohnston May 2012 #10

What for? TheCowsCameHome May 2012 #12

a gun conrol group that opposed Eddie Eagle gejohnston May 2012 #13

Eddie Eagle is probably a good thing TheCowsCameHome May 2012 #14

So you want to drop the police training, range management courses, hunter training, oneshooter May 2012 #15

Some of the worst people/entities have managed to do a few good things. Hoyt May 2012 #17

And the Human Rights Campaign won't show pictures of... Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #31

It's part of gun safety training, just like when I was young and they showed wrecked cars Hoyt May 2012 #33

When and where are gory pictures part of gun safety training? Cite, please... friendly_iconoclast May 2012 #38

Gory pics do have their place in safety training. mvccd1000 May 2012 #39

Nice ad hominem. Callisto32 May 2012 #22

Nice dodge. TheCowsCameHome May 2012 #24

Dodge my ass. Callisto32 May 2012 #27

Bottom line - TheCowsCameHome May 2012 #28

You say evidently. Callisto32 May 2012 #29

See post #7 TheCowsCameHome May 2012 #32

As much as the NRA irks me, that's one program I wholeheartedly support Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #2

Very touching , but the NRA is run by right wing assholes... rfranklin May 2012 #3

So you are saying that the "Eddie Eagle" program should be trashed because of that? oneshooter May 2012 #4

Keep the program, ditch the NRA... rfranklin May 2012 #11

Many of Non-NRAers could teach a gun safety course - you don't need to fuck with guns Hoyt May 2012 #18

I think it's a shame there isn't more cooperation on this point Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #19

That makes a lot of sense. Good luck. Hoyt May 2012 #20

Marksmanship is a VERY important component of gun safety. DanM May 2012 #25

I'd rather reach a larger audience Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #30

I get what you are saying... DanM May 2012 #34

I think you're still missing the idea Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #35

Oh, I got your idea, I just don't think it's realistic... DanM May 2012 #36

We teach safety first then marksmanship in Scouting. jeepnstein May 2012 #26

Why don't you contact the VPC or Brady Inc. and ask them what safety programs oneshooter May 2012 #37

I missed the clinicly insane gejohnston May 2012 #8

Well Meiko May 2012 #16

I wonder if they'll fire him? mvccd1000 May 2012 #21

The VPC's lack of credibility isn't well-known? DanM May 2012 #23