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In reply to the discussion: I target shoot! I have a 22 , and a 9mm . [View all]Old Codger
(4,205 posts)56. Well now
I live in the mountains we have Bears, Cougars(the 4 legged fanged kind) and they do come down out of the hills looking for food now and then, in the spring they break into storage sheds quite often ...I have in fact needed a gun several times over the last 20 years or so.. have nit had to actually shoot anything yet but when yelling "shoo" and "scat" and"beat it " didn't work a shot or 2 into the air or into the ground near them pretty much does the trick..
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If you've never shot it, you never needed it. Animals aren't scared of you wielding a gun.
Gravitycollapse
May 2014
#67
Like I said, I'm not making a legal argument against guns. I'm saying they won't make you safer...
Gravitycollapse
May 2014
#59
Well, anti-RKBA prefer studies done by doctors. Pro-RKBA prefer studies done by criminalogists.
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2014
#69
You have every right to self-defense. You, however, don't have a right to construct your own facts.
Gravitycollapse
May 2014
#71
At the very least, the existence of a deadly weapon decreases inhibition to violence...
Gravitycollapse
May 2014
#77
Nonsense. Firearm ownership is increasing while gun violence is decreasing.
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2014
#81
Do we sort them out first or just throw them all into the volcano like we planned?
bravenak
May 2014
#72
Why don't prohibitionists come up with a solution that has widespread support? n/t
Taitertots
May 2014
#33
The NICS, which is employed for background checks prior to a firearms sale, is a legacy of
Nuclear Unicorn
May 2014
#88
I could give you a walking tour of where people have been shot in my neighborhood.
hunter
May 2014
#87
Do you feel you need to carry a gun on you just to visit a bank or buy coffee at Starbucks?
LynneSin
May 2014
#38
The Supreme Court says we have the right to own handguns in our homes for self defense
hack89
May 2014
#74
In other words, your guns are as much "arms" to you as a golf club or frisbee
Scootaloo
May 2014
#46
Just how many guns have you lost in the last five years? What laws have the President or Congress
doc03
May 2014
#51
What is the "one sensible position on the issue" that you propose the Democratic party take?
itsrobert
May 2014
#58