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In reply to the discussion: You know there are places that need guns,right? [View all]Coventina
(27,653 posts)92. My point is that dangerous animals are in most rural places in the United States.
Guns are NOT required to deal with them.
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Oh gods that is about the funniest thing I've seen in 3 years! Now need screen cleaner...
Hekate
Sep 2019
#138
This is to mark the post that led to A HERITIC I AM being elected to the DU Hall of Fame
rufus dog
Sep 2019
#77
And remind me again how many people die from guns in this country?
PoindexterOglethorpe
Sep 2019
#122
My point is that dangerous animals are in most rural places in the United States.
Coventina
Sep 2019
#92
I'm pro-choice on gay marriage, abortion, guns, drugs, gambling, sin, alcohol, sex work, etc
riverine
Aug 2019
#39
the entire thread became more interesting than the OP, and quite entertaining,,,
pangaia
Sep 2019
#223
I think you structured your post for exactly the response you're getting.
Gidney N Cloyd
Aug 2019
#32
Oh, please... Even friends in backcountry Alaska and family members in rural WY/MT
hlthe2b
Aug 2019
#10
To be fair I'd think a shotgun could be a pretty effective anti-snake weapon ...
mr_lebowski
Sep 2019
#83
Honestly, I would never even think about shooting another person over a few hundred bucks ...
mr_lebowski
Sep 2019
#96
There's still a 99.9% probability that, even WITH all that ... you don't want to take on the cops
mr_lebowski
Sep 2019
#103
I am just so thankful I wasn't born with this weird gene that demands guns.
NRaleighLiberal
Aug 2019
#22
Very well said. Growing up in a neighborhood filled with WWII vets who were dads by then...
Hekate
Sep 2019
#190
Kind of makes you wonder how people in other countries survive without guns,
PoindexterOglethorpe
Sep 2019
#124
There are no places or people that "need" guns or any other means of.....
KY_EnviroGuy
Sep 2019
#127
I'm sure many would agree there are conditions where having a fire arm would be beneficial.
YOHABLO
Sep 2019
#130
I no longer fcking care, okay? This country is the sickest on Earth when it comes to gun violence...
Hekate
Sep 2019
#136
No. That's silly. Places don't actually need anything. They're just places.
Captain Stern
Sep 2019
#142
The Second Amendment is for responsible citizens and should not be messed with.
democratisphere
Sep 2019
#153
"Craigslist and FB marketplace are a frontier and I've gone to meetings armed."
pnwmom
Sep 2019
#211
I've wanted to reply to that phrase but couldn;t think of something snarky enugh
pangaia
Sep 2019
#225