Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Hello gungeon, I've come to join the discussion. [View all]Toronto
(183 posts)I don't know why anyone describes pursuing animals armed with a semi-automatic weapon with a scope hunting - more like slaughter. The animal doesn't stand a chance. Try hunting with a knife or bow and arrow. Then if you catch something you can call yourself a hunter. Besides, few of the people with these weapons are so called hunters. They're primarily paranoid preppers, just paranoids or criminals. Unfortunately in the last 20 years the right wing has whipped up paranoia in the US. The more right wing, the more paranoid. There's a Bogey man around every corner. The NRA helps foster this madness, no doubt to promote the sales of guns in general. Follow the money trail and see who is the net beneficiary of all this lunacy. For those people who feel safer owing a gun, check the statistics on the number of people who were saved by using a weapon vs the number who have been killed and injured by their own weapons or whose family members have been killed or injured. Don't forget to include the number of weapons stolen and used in criminal pursuits. While you're checking those stats, let's not forget to enumerate the amount of money expended on increased public security in the form of police forces, metal detectors etc etc. Perhaps if more money were spent ensuring that people's mental health needs were taken care of and there was equal access to education for all, there would be far less need to protect yourselves from each other.