No guns.

Feb 05, 2008 19:34

So I found out  yesterday how much of a hippie I am, and how just because I'm a hippie doesn't make me a pansy or an idiot.  My Apricot invited me to go to a shooting range for ladies night yesterday & I accepted.   She used a .22 & I opted for the glock 9mil.  In hindsight, that was probably not the best choice.  I will admit that I chose what i ( Read more... )

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uses uv_searching February 7 2008, 04:37:24 UTC
not to be the typical wisconsinite here but...

well, guns only purpose aren't to kill people. Ignoring the primary hunting uses of rifles & shotguns, and focusing on pistols:

My Uncle, as an example, hunted with a pistol. In the backwoods area he hunted in, getting a rifle into position would have been very difficult w/o alerting a deer.

That being said, i know of many people who keep a gun, unloaded, simply to deter a theif. In addition, I firmly belive that most people who have a gun for home defense, would rather wound the assailant in the leg, then kill them.

However, respect for them is STILL a good idea! That woman who was ignoring all the instructor, &c, should have been kicked out, after giving her a refund.

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