No, it's not a myth - check out that NYT detailed map of the 2020 election - Chris from Lafayette

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Topic - Fear drives gun ownership. Are you a scaredy-cat? - tinear 10:02:21 03/23/21 (83)

Some get a kick out of killing things - Jay Buridan 17:54:43 03/23/21 (14)

RE: Some get a kick out of killing things - RGA 20:29:23 03/23/21 (0)

RE: Some get a kick out of killing things - rivervalley817 18:45:45 03/23/21 (0)

Homo-erotic fantasy is right. - Goober58 18:05:23 03/23/21 (2)

RE: Homo-erotic fantasy is right. - rodge827 18:15:43 03/23/21 (1)

Once you go black you never go back! - Goober58 19:45:45 03/23/21 (0)

RE: Some get a kick out of killing things - rodge827 17:56:55 03/23/21 (8)

Guns are always just guns. - srdavis2000 18:44:42 03/23/21 (7)

RE: Guns are always just guns. - tweaker456 20:01:01 03/23/21 (5)

How about if you ban guns, only outlaws will have guns (mt) - Rod M 20:11:17 03/23/21 (0)

You don't want anything of mine Tweaker. - srdavis2000 20:10:04 03/23/21 (3)

Pay him no mind.... - TWB 20:31:56 03/23/21 (1)

RE: Correct twb (for once) - tweaker456 20:35:27 03/23/21 (0)

RE: Not true 2000 - tweaker456 20:26:09 03/23/21 (0)

RE: Guns are always just guns. - rivervalley817 19:10:55 03/23/21 (0)

RE: Fear drives gun ownership. - Inmate51 15:08:33 03/23/21 (18)

Could have? - Goober58 18:16:46 03/23/21 (0)

Perhaps you're unaware a first responding cop was shot dead? - tinear 17:10:35 03/23/21 (0)

The point surely is - John_the_Scot 16:29:18 03/23/21 (4)

It's far from being that simple. - srdavis2000 19:07:10 03/23/21 (2)

RE: It's far from being that simple. - rivervalley817 19:35:11 03/23/21 (0)

RE: It's far from being that simple. - rodge827 19:11:50 03/23/21 (0)

It's an American thing - Goober58 17:44:23 03/23/21 (0)

"Having a gun handy "just in case" could've saved some lives the other day"? - MaxwellP 15:29:35 03/23/21 (10)

RE: "Having a gun handy "just in case" could've saved some lives the other day"? - Quadzilla 16:01:18 03/23/21 (0)

RE: "Having a gun handy "just in case" could've saved some lives the other day"? - Inmate51 15:44:20 03/23/21 (8)

RE: "Having a gun handy "just in case" could've saved some lives the other day"? - tweaker456 18:32:06 03/23/21 (0)

RE: "Having a gun handy "just in case" could've saved some lives the other day"? - MaxwellP 16:38:22 03/23/21 (2)

The good guy with the gun is not a myth. - srdavis2000 19:13:58 03/23/21 (1)

RE: The good guy with the gun is not a myth. - rivervalley817 19:37:17 03/23/21 (0)

If the guy had slipped on a wet spill in the beverage aisle..... - viridian 16:19:22 03/23/21 (3)

Exactly//nt - MaxwellP 16:28:54 03/23/21 (2)

I lived in Metairie close to that gun shop. - srdavis2000 19:56:00 03/23/21 (0)

Now a few weeks ago, in Metarie Louisiana..... - viridian 16:36:41 03/23/21 (0)

Nope, I'm just a Boy Scout...Be Prepared (mt) - Rod M 15:01:29 03/23/21 (0)

Nope, not at all. - Sondek 14:45:45 03/23/21 (0)

Don't you think that there might be more factors than just a simple Repub/Dem divide? - Chris from Lafayette 14:41:36 03/23/21 (4)

RE: Don't you think that there might be more factors than just a simple Repub/Dem divide? - rivervalley817 19:45:06 03/23/21 (1)

No, it's not a myth - check out that NYT detailed map of the 2020 election - Chris from Lafayette 03/23/2120:04:33 03/23/21 (0)

Most such places have less crime than cities though. - Rick W 19:25:01 03/23/21 (1)

True, but even so. . . - Chris from Lafayette 19:45:29 03/23/21 (0)

RE: Fear drives gun ownership. Are you a scaredy-cat? - srdavis2000 13:52:08 03/23/21 (5)

RE: Fear drives gun ownership. Are you a scaredy-cat? - double28 15:07:10 03/23/21 (4)

There are a lot of illegal guns owned, - srdavis2000 17:20:51 03/23/21 (3)

RE: There are a lot of illegal guns owned, - rodge827 17:51:30 03/23/21 (2)

RE: There are a lot of illegal guns owned, - rivervalley817 18:29:35 03/23/21 (0)

Similar but different childhood experiences hunting. - srdavis2000 18:20:38 03/23/21 (0)

RE: Fear drives gun ownership. Are you a scaredy-cat? - rivervalley817 11:17:09 03/23/21 (17)

My dad gave me a 20 gauge shotgun when i was ten... - srdavis2000 14:01:01 03/23/21 (16)

Don't feel bad. - Quadzilla 14:56:33 03/23/21 (2)

I have witnessed this. - srdavis2000 17:28:53 03/23/21 (0)

+1! nt - tinear 17:12:52 03/23/21 (0)

RE: My dad gave me a 20 gauge shotgun when i was ten... - rivervalley817 14:35:28 03/23/21 (3)

That shotgun is long gone. - srdavis2000 18:05:35 03/23/21 (2)

RE: That shotgun is long gone. - rivervalley817 18:55:34 03/23/21 (1)

RE: That shotgun is long gone. - srdavis2000 20:07:05 03/23/21 (0)

I hear you... - SF tech 14:29:53 03/23/21 (8)

I know. - srdavis2000 18:31:11 03/23/21 (0)

Not really funny - JDK 15:07:46 03/23/21 (5)

Did he get them back? nt - Victor Khomenko 15:17:32 03/23/21 (1)

RE: Did he get them back? nt - JDK 15:57:00 03/23/21 (0)

Well, thankfully your BIL had the good sense to realize he was at risk of harming himself... - SF tech 15:11:31 03/23/21 (2)

RE: Well, thankfully your BIL had the good sense to realize he was at risk of harming himself... - JDK 18:52:27 03/23/21 (0)

What makes the story interesting, of course, is the singularity of responsibility. nt - tinear 17:14:14 03/23/21 (0)

Good one! :) nt - Victor Khomenko 14:48:05 03/23/21 (0)

Yes. - free.ranger 10:42:55 03/23/21 (17)

That is always the biggest risk. - Quadzilla 10:55:10 03/23/21 (16)

RE: Here's a study on the risk of carrying a gun Quad - tweaker456 12:31:08 03/23/21 (11)

Aren't our soldiers armed? - srdavis2000 13:43:02 03/23/21 (3)

RE: Aren't our soldiers armed? - tweaker456 16:44:06 03/23/21 (1)

Not in the barracks, mess, or other social gathering areas. nt - tinear 17:15:45 03/23/21 (0)

RE: and trained... - dean_martin 14:02:28 03/23/21 (0)

All these macho, camo-wearing guys... just scared little men. - tinear 12:47:51 03/23/21 (1)

You forgot to say 'powerless', like the guys who own pit bulls. - Quadzilla 13:19:16 03/23/21 (0)

'Math challenged', or they think they are mucho mas macho than the other guy. nt - Quadzilla 12:44:02 03/23/21 (0)

Rarely one sees something this dumb nt - Victor Khomenko 12:37:11 03/23/21 (3)

A handgun is to shoot people. You are fantasizing about that when you shoot a target. Imagine a guy - tinear 17:17:34 03/23/21 (0)

You can look something up on the net to prove just about anything. - srdavis2000 13:38:12 03/23/21 (1)

RE: You can look something up on the net to prove just about anything. - tweaker456 16:41:07 03/23/21 (0)

Two people die. - free.ranger 10:57:42 03/23/21 (3)

... and there is a subset of Americans who ... - Quadzilla 12:47:26 03/23/21 (2)

RE: ... and there is a subset of Americans who ... - tweaker456 16:38:06 03/23/21 (1)

You get that ... - Quadzilla 17:00:51 03/23/21 (0)

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No, it's not a myth - check out that NYT detailed map of the 2020 election - Chris from Lafayette 03/23/2120:04:33 03/23/21 (0)