Trump admin bans Bump Stocks

[GMDino]

(03-27-2019, 07:09 AM)GMDino Wrote: Well, that's kinda scary.  That people can use a gun to make themselves "confident".  I mean if someone has been threatened and beaten and feels they can't defend themself and they need a weapon to "empower" themself I can see that.  It might make someone feel confident that they have "leveled" the playing field.

But I've been an overweight guy my entire life, never fired a gun either, and I'm pretty self-confident and have pretty good self-esteem because I base that on what I can do and don't pay attention to people who say I'm worth less than them because I can't do other things.  I don't worry that the next guy will be better than me (even if they are).

What SSF describes is what I find most wrong with the gun nuts: The guns define them and make them "better" than they would be without them.

I'm sure they are fun (I know guys who go to machine gun events and who love shooting any time) and I think in many cases they are even necessary.  I don't want to take anyone's guns away from them.  But I also don't think that someone should have one just to feel "empowered" in life.  Especially when so many men (mostly) feel so empowered they use their guns to settle disputes rather than handling them any other way.

Quoting myself because I want to add, not edit:  My feelings on guns "empowering" people also applies to gangs and anyone using it to commit a crime.  It makes is "easier" in their minds.