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brettdale

(12,487 posts) Mon May 30, 2022, 12:19 AM May 2022

Why???? Why are gun people like this? [View all]

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Why???? Why are gun people like this? [View all] brettdale May 2022 OP

Penis envy. LakeArenal May 2022 #1

It says 3% of Americans own 133MM firearms on that Twitter thread. That's frightening In It to Win It May 2022 #2

Totally made up numbers. former9thward May 2022 #6

Not necessarily. I did look it up before posting it In It to Win It May 2022 #8

Ohh yes, a survey.... former9thward May 2022 #10

I don't consider that improbable In It to Win It May 2022 #12

This study, which has been published asm128 May 2022 #21

Is that the correct link? sl8 May 2022 #35

How many firearms do you have, former9thward? BTW, this isn't a survey. ❤ littlemissmartypants May 2022 #26

Pareto's Principle, aka the 80/20 rule BeyondGeography May 2022 #33

Here is my survey. former9thward May 2022 #54

IOW, you concede the point BeyondGeography May 2022 #55

Some people love fantasy and denial in their lives. former9thward May 2022 #56

You live in Hispania? we can do it May 2022 #61

It's a hobby, and hobbyists love to show off their collections... TreasonousBastard May 2022 #3

I golf Diablo del sol May 2022 #11

I guess you haven't come across any Scotty Cameron fans Zeitghost May 2022 #14

That's as silly as any showing off of personal collections... TreasonousBastard May 2022 #15

And some people Zeitghost May 2022 #17

Just googled the following: Diablo del sol May 2022 #16

I'm not sure how one could come to an ethical conclusion Zeitghost May 2022 #18

Jesus looking down on the pile of death tools. Bristlecone May 2022 #4

Stupid showing off the do-wells. Just saying. Nt Baked Potato May 2022 #5

Fashion, a trend, stuff. betsuni May 2022 #7

Agree with LakeArenal, it's sexual projection. usonian May 2022 #9

this collection at least shows stopdiggin May 2022 #29

Burt's gun wall: sl8 May 2022 #32

Nothing compared to my BiL's collection Amishman May 2022 #34

It's a fetish. Or an addiction. Initech May 2022 #13

Danyela is a professional competition shooter. Fla_Democrat May 2022 #19

Who is Danyela? I looked through the thread on Twitter and couldn't find her. littlemissmartypants May 2022 #28

When I clicked the tweet..... Fla_Democrat May 2022 #37

The American lifestyle is soulless, atomized, isolated, and debt-ridden. Yavin4 May 2022 #20

By themselves, they feel inadequate. eppur_se_muova May 2022 #22

That number behind the names... jmowreader May 2022 #23

they love defiance NJCher May 2022 #24

I can tell you. LiberatedUSA May 2022 #42

Depends EthanBlue May 2022 #25

I can't help but think about all the wasted money, too. littlemissmartypants May 2022 #27

you read my mind NJCher May 2022 #47

I had a similar thought PJMcK May 2022 #60

IIRC, they were asked to pose with their collections. SYFROYH May 2022 #30

that may be so, but NJCher May 2022 #48

Well if you google 'people posing with their collections' SYFROYH May 2022 #59

These are pictures of a sexual gun fetish. Irish_Dem May 2022 #31

I have a friend whose husband has a gun collection like that. Their son Thtwudbeme May 2022 #36

deep-seated paranoia, imho eShirl May 2022 #38

fetish objects Novara May 2022 #39

In my rural area of Florida, success is measured in guns and trucks. Just three of allegorical oracle May 2022 #40

...and Jesus on the wall.... spanone May 2022 #41

Same reason people retweet whistler162 May 2022 #43

I'd rather collect heirloom tomato seeds onethatcares May 2022 #44

I could make a pretty impressive design with all my books. tanyev May 2022 #45

No different than any cult HAB911 May 2022 #46

Maybe it's a form of hoarding. Mosby May 2022 #49

yeah, like if you had that many fishing rods onethatcares May 2022 #52

They like to needle. (N/T) Patton French May 2022 #50

Because Supreme Court Mr. Ected May 2022 #51

Lunatics ellie May 2022 #53

I think its pride for some Tree Lady May 2022 #57

Kid needs a new bike. Parents instead spend $200,000 on guns. mainer May 2022 #58