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In reply to the discussion: Colorado columnist: Assault rifle owners have ‘tiny penises’ - Fox 31 Denver [View all]NickB79
(19,236 posts)159. No good reason?
By who's definition? Yours?
I use my rifle to hunt, target shoot and (if it came to it) home defense, though that's not high on my list of concerns seeing as the gun sits locked up when not on the range or in the field.
I use it in the same way any responsible gun owner would use any other gun. It's no more stupid or lethal to own than a deer rifle, or shotgun, or a handgun.
Would you feel the same way if I said I owned a 12-gauge shotgun or .30-30 deer rifle? If not, why?
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Colorado columnist: Assault rifle owners have ‘tiny penises’ - Fox 31 Denver [View all]
farminator3000
Jan 2013
OP
I will cosign this statement. The psychological need for weapons indicates a deep insecurity. Its
Erose999
Jan 2013
#1
Public shaming was effective in reducing the marketability of Hummers because it was public.
bluedigger
Jan 2013
#3
Thomas Jefferson gave up his rights to his rights to slaves, when Lincoln signed the 13th
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#203
"I've never seen the level of bitter invective against gun owners that I see now."
ThatPoetGuy
Jan 2013
#138
Black families often defended themselves with firearms, and still do so today.
PavePusher
Jan 2013
#141
To the man haters of the world, testosterone and penis size explain EVERYTHING n/t
KurtNYC
Jan 2013
#11
man wrote the article, it is mostly men i hear argue this and a man posted this article. self hate?
seabeyond
Jan 2013
#17
interesting. so what hurt them, they hurl back. interesting. so men can take from this,
seabeyond
Jan 2013
#109
Except that it's not being used "allegorically", it's being promoted as truth....
PavePusher
Jan 2013
#144
Out of sight, out of mind - Till the next "lone nut" massacre, brings the exact same conversations.
RC
Jan 2013
#84
I agree completely with the columnist. People who need these guns are obviously
OregonBlue
Jan 2013
#7
Better point might be: gun makers agree..customers are insecure, emasculated
Disgraceland
Jan 2013
#15
well mine is the perfect size for me. not even sure if the writer has seen mine to judge.
loli phabay
Jan 2013
#18
Or it means they realize that an "assault weapon" is no different from a hunting rifle
Recursion
Jan 2013
#22
i think people would freak out if guys walked around with their penises hanging out
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#25
It sounds funny, but there might be a bit of truth in this. Compensation through guns....
Sarah Ibarruri
Jan 2013
#26
doubt it. most guys dont fret over size just if it gets used is all that matters
loli phabay
Jan 2013
#29
How do you know right wingers don't? Don't they freak out about all kinds of insane bs? nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Jan 2013
#31
seems everyone freaks over all sorts of insane bs regardless of culture or politics
loli phabay
Jan 2013
#33
your welcome to the supermarket i got deer squirrels rabbits and all sorts out here
loli phabay
Jan 2013
#165
define neccesity. since i like to eat venison and rabbit i either hunt and trap them
loli phabay
Jan 2013
#169
Yes you do kill, sarah. Your farms extirpate whole species, and distort ecosystems.
Eleanors38
Jan 2013
#190
I'm not saying I don't eat meat, and I'm with you that agriculture is squeezing out species, so is
Sarah Ibarruri
Jan 2013
#216
Same here. I'm a tiny woman as well, and apparently I'm braver than these male gun owners who
Sarah Ibarruri
Jan 2013
#43
Are you a hunter? And do you need a semi-automatic to feed yourself? lol nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Jan 2013
#160
I wonder if anyone can cite to actual medical studies that support this hypothesis.
PavePusher
Jan 2013
#30
I do notice lots of overt appeals to manhood in advertising, and it makes it wonder
Marr
Jan 2013
#35
I was lambasted here when I suggested the same thing, only in a much milder fashion.
EOTE
Jan 2013
#37
"I know that people who own assault rifles are not very rational as a whole."
PavePusher
Jan 2013
#147
Oh, and by the way, I'm not referring to "gun owner"s. I'm referring to the idiots who own assault
EOTE
Jan 2013
#101
If what you say is true, you and your friends are not representative of the typical assault weapon
EOTE
Jan 2013
#156
Just more proof of my theory that anti-gunners obsess over gun owners' penises... n/t
Ghost in the Machine
Jan 2013
#45
"we hit them where it hurts, how others perceive their penis size." LMAO! Are you still in 3rd grade
Ghost in the Machine
Jan 2013
#192
so..... you ADMIT you have an obsession with the penises of gun owners, yes?
Ghost in the Machine
Jan 2013
#208
BTW, you never did answer my question on what YOU think a "real man" is....
Ghost in the Machine
Jan 2013
#211
Feminists aren't causing and responsible for multiple dozens of massacres per year, are they?
EOTE
Jan 2013
#229
Remember Freud's "Penis Envy" where some women envy men for their penises?
Michigan Alum
Jan 2013
#46
They're acting out because at some level, they've realized they won't win.
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#118
That's why it helps to have Democratic friends who like you just the way you are
derby378
Jan 2013
#128
Would you feel better if I were to get a rifle that looked like these?
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#195
I'd feel better if you didn't worry so much about things that are not likely to harm you.
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#197
In this case, is it even possible to know? It is not. Therefore, "the insult is correct"
Romulox
Jan 2013
#221
behold the power of the P-word!!! for those offended by this SATIRE piece...
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#239