03-27-2019, 07:49 PM
(03-27-2019, 06:03 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Incidents categorized as road rage — broadly, where someone in a car brandished a gun in a threatening manner or fired a gun at another driver or passenger — have more than doubled in the last three years, from 247 in 2014 to 620 in 2016. In the first 6 months of 2017 there were 325 incidents.
A 2006 study of aggressive drivers by researchers from the Harvard Injury Control Research Center found that drivers with a firearm in their vehicle may be more prone to anger, and more likely to engage in aggressive driving than those who did not have a gun. Across all demographics and regions, gun carriers were more likely to make obscene gestures at other drivers, aggressively follow them, or both, the study concluded.
https://www.thetrace.org/2017/04/road-rage-shootings-guns/
Nothing like some good old gun empowerment.
Ahh, using an unbiased source like The Trace on gun issues. Why don't I just quote the NRA as an equally unbiased counterpoint?
(03-27-2019, 06:18 PM)Dill Wrote: Shooting animals can be kind of fun too. I've shot some.
I know it's bad. But still . . . .
I wouldn't call the shooting part "fun". There is skill in a hunt and appreciation for the execution of that said skill. I can say that I would feel terrible if I ever shot an animal in an inhumane way. (Wait for the usual suspects to froth about there being a "humane" way)
(03-27-2019, 06:53 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I would just like to point out that many people who own and enjoy guns are also in favor of some gun control measures.
Please define "many" in the same way as you demand definition of "empowering".
Quote:Don't believe the NRA when they claim everyone who is in favor of gun registration and licensing hate guns. The NRA thrives on fear mongering.
No, you actually should believe them. There are some gun owners willing to sell out others so they can keep their semi-auto shotgun. The 2nd amendment is a right that says nothing about hunting. As much as I respect Bel and his intellect I don't respect his opinion on what guns I, or anyone else, "need" to own. If I wanted to be really inflammatory I could point out the Jews who volunteered to guard and punish other Jews in concentration camps as an example of people who will go along with those who seek to limit them. But I don't really feel the need to do so.
