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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Time Magazine ran a photo essay called "Gun Culture U.S.A." [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)16. Really didn't get to crux of issue. And really needs more photos of yahoos packing in public.
Photos really aren't reflective of "gun culture" or ethnic diversity of US population.
Old guys playing war -- waste of time in my opinion, but I guess if you have nothing better to do it's better than watching PBS or talking to a friend. Or is it?
I would have liked to see some photos of folks drooling over "assualt" weapons in a gun store -- or "training" to save the world.
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I own 3 handguns and shotguns. But some gun shows are scary to me. Some crazy people there.
Logical
Feb 2012
#3
It's exactly the same sort of yellow 'journalism' as the tripe showing the most salacious pictures o
Fortran
Feb 2012
#5
Really didn't get to crux of issue. And really needs more photos of yahoos packing in public.
Hoyt
Feb 2012
#16
Hey Hoyt... inre: yahoos packing in public. why don't you take your pictures of these people
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2012
#19
I never said such a thing as that. responsible gun owners are not fools and don't you think
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2012
#21
Mom and dad both passed on long ago. I manage to walk down the streets without a gun.
Hoyt
Feb 2012
#25
I do quite often. However my work takes me into some of the less savory parts of Houston.
oneshooter
Feb 2012
#26
Yes they should. They need to show people carrying in public who have no business owning a gun.
Hoyt
Feb 2012
#23
How do you propose to keep people who carry because they fear the poor from owning guns?
Johnny Rico
Feb 2012
#31