Why the fuck are there so many crazy people?
I don't even know what else to say because without the answer to that question, we have no hope of reversing what seems to be an upward trend of crazy fuckers comitting nightmarish acts of violent. Yeah, this is because of that school shooting-that horrible, awful, straight-out-of-the-depths-of-hell kind of evil that can only be comitted by a
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Well they are coddlers and enablers ;)
Y'know, I was recently thinking about all the guns I have and realized I'd probably be considered a gun nut by many. But I don't think of myself as a gun nut at all; I think of myself as a gun nerd. Every gun I own is different and I like the challenge of trying to master them all. Target shooting gives me a thrill and shooting well gives me pride. It's a hobby, it's sport, it's fun.
I guess the "nut" part comes into play when the Second Amendment gets brought up. I don't know any gun owner that doesn't strongly believe that the purpose of that right is to keep tyranny in check. But in modern daily life, that seems like extremist talk. Revolutions are what happen in history or in third world countries, not in a western republic! At least not today. What anti-gun people fail to consider is that taking away or watering down the Second Amendment could be the doom of a future generation.
"If you see something, say something."
There are lots of weird loners, lots of people with emotional problems, lots with learning disabilities, lots from broken families... how do we spot the infinitely small percentage of them that will one day harm others? Even if we can, what can really be done about someone that hasn't actually done anything wrong? It's a very difficult problem and I think that's why people are quick to shout "GUN BAN!!!" It solves nothing, but makes people feel like they're doing something.
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I've never seen a golfer with only one golf club in his bag.
Just like golf clubs, guns are made to satisfy many different performance criteria: corrosion resistance, concealability, light carrying weight vs reduced recoil, ultimate accuracy, short range, long range, rapid reloading, slow paper bullseyes, or rapid engagement of falling plates (simulating multiple assailants, as Reginald Denny faced).
RB: "what can really be done about someone that hasn't actually done anything wrong?"
There ARE people in my extended circle who I do NOT recommend to own guns: those who have quick tempers, or short attention spans, or who just seem "a little off". Those folks do NOT get invited to the range. Anyone who doesn't grasp the concept of muzzle control, in a single session, doesn't get invited back. Maybe they'd never hurt anyone, but I wouldn't want to be the one who encouraged them to take up shooting.
I wish our Legislature would take a similar attitude regarding the creation of law: people who can't grasp causality, who feel rather than think, should not be invited to craft legislation.
RB: "What anti-gun people fail to consider is that taking away or watering down the Second Amendment could be the doom of a future generation."
Amen. Can I repost this?
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There ARE people in my extended circle who I do NOT recommend to own guns...
Actually this is really where we (fellow gun owners) can make a difference - especially gun shops and gun ranges. What you said reminded of the Colorado movie theater shooter who applied to a gun range and was rejected because they thought something was *off* about him. That alone can't stop a psycho killer from being a psycho killer, but if the gun shops he bought from felt the same way and had refused to sell to him, maybe it would've thwarted his movie theater shooting spree.
Of course that guy was into explosives too, so he probably would've blown people up if he couldn't get guns. So it really takes everyone - family, friends, acquaintances, neighbors, teachers, therapists - to pay attention, notice the brewing violence, take it seriously and try to do something about it.
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