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derspiess

#2100
March 31, 2014, 08:59:42 AM
Quote from: LaCroix on March 31, 2014, 08:50:36 AM
i don't care about guns, and realize they're here to stay. but what i find odd is how creepy some people can be around guns. i mean, i've known people who refuse to admit anything negative about guns. like being unable to admit even basic facts, such as guns being inherently dangerous. or refusing to consider completely fictional scenarios where guns should be banned, no matter the hypothetical. it's just kind of weird

Sounds like you spend a lot of time egging on those creepy types :hmm:
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

LaCroix

#2101
March 31, 2014, 09:15:21 AM
Quote from: derspiess on March 31, 2014, 08:59:42 AMSounds like you spend a lot of time egging on those creepy types :hmm:

nah. with most people, i don't see a point in arguing guns. some i've met seem to care more about guns than they do their own religion. the examples i provided were either from casual discussion or in-class discussion

derspiess

#2102
March 31, 2014, 09:29:18 AM
Quote from: LaCroix on March 31, 2014, 09:15:21 AM
nah. with most people, i don't see a point in arguing guns. some i've met seem to care more about guns than they do their own religion.

One might say that they bitterly cling to both though, right?  :P
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

LaCroix

#2103
March 31, 2014, 09:49:16 AM
Quote from: derspiess on March 31, 2014, 09:29:18 AMOne might say that they bitterly cling to both though, right?  :P

nope. i have a lot of respect for religion, and i can see why people make guns their hobby. when it goes far beyond a hobby, though, that's where i think it gets weird. like that article posted here a year or two ago where there were some gun-advocates who treated gun disposal as almost a sin

derspiess

#2104
March 31, 2014, 09:59:08 AM
Quote from: LaCroix on March 31, 2014, 09:49:16 AM
when it goes far beyond a hobby, though, that's where i think it gets weird. like that article posted here a year or two ago where there were some gun-advocates who treated gun disposal as almost a sin

IIRC that was over some rare, valuable items that ended up in the smelter.  Or at least that's usually the case.  I can't imagine anyone crying over a Hi-Point or a Cobra being disposed of.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

LaCroix

#2105
March 31, 2014, 10:06:09 AM Last Edit: March 31, 2014, 10:07:48 AM by LaCroix
Quote from: derspiess on March 31, 2014, 09:59:08 AMIIRC that was over some rare, valuable items that ended up in the smelter.  Or at least that's usually the case.  I can't imagine anyone crying over a Hi-Point or a Cobra being disposed of.

we're probably thinking of different articles. here's what i referred to:

http://www.npr.org/2013/01/09/168926749/nra-vows-to-stop-tuscon-from-destroying-guns

Quote"I've been getting threats," Kozachik says. "I've been getting emails. I've been getting phone calls in the office trying to shut this thing down or 'We're going to sue you' or 'Who do you think you are?' "
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Rathner says the NRA will ask for an accounting of every weapon turned in and then go to court to stop the firearms from being destroyed. If that doesn't work, Rathner says they'll change the law.

Capetan Mihali

#2106
March 31, 2014, 10:35:40 AM
Every gun has a soul.
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garbon

#2107
March 31, 2014, 10:39:37 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 30, 2014, 03:56:20 PM
Sadly, America's youth only know "the Rough Riders" as a condom brand.   :(

Ruff Ryders. :cool:
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derspiess

#2108
March 31, 2014, 10:42:56 AM
Quote from: LaCroix on March 31, 2014, 10:06:09 AM
Quote from: derspiess on March 31, 2014, 09:59:08 AMIIRC that was over some rare, valuable items that ended up in the smelter.  Or at least that's usually the case.  I can't imagine anyone crying over a Hi-Point or a Cobra being disposed of.

we're probably thinking of different articles. here's what i referred to:

http://www.npr.org/2013/01/09/168926749/nra-vows-to-stop-tuscon-from-destroying-guns

Quote"I've been getting threats," Kozachik says. "I've been getting emails. I've been getting phone calls in the office trying to shut this thing down or 'We're going to sue you' or 'Who do you think you are?' "
---
Rathner says the NRA will ask for an accounting of every weapon turned in and then go to court to stop the firearms from being destroyed. If that doesn't work, Rathner says they'll change the law.

Okay, but I don't see the "almost a sin" part.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

derspiess

#2109
April 01, 2014, 11:56:13 AM
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Capetan Mihali

#2110
April 01, 2014, 12:08:23 PM
With this, the singularity is truly upon us.
"The internet's completely over. [...] The internet's like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you."
-- Prince, 2010. (R.I.P.)

Ed Anger

#2111
April 01, 2014, 02:00:04 PM
I took my ASSAULT RIFLES to the range today. I jammed the magazines very hard into them and made them squirt out 120 rounds out of each. Afterwards, I had a smoke.
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The Brain

#2112
April 01, 2014, 04:21:49 PM
Hon, hon you're deranged.
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Caliga

#2113
April 01, 2014, 04:24:07 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 01, 2014, 02:00:04 PM
I took my ASSAULT RIFLES to the range today. I jammed the magazines very hard into them and made them squirt out 120 rounds out of each. Afterwards, I had a smoke.
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Barrister

#2114
April 01, 2014, 04:27:05 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on March 30, 2014, 04:02:15 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 30, 2014, 03:56:20 PM
Sadly, America's youth only know "the Rough Riders" as a condom brand.   :(

:lol: :cry:

'Tis true - America's youth is sadly under-educated about the storied history of the Ottawa Rough Riders. :(

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