Comment Re:A step in the right direction... (Score 0) 672
But the truth is, 99% of gun use is against people.
Not that this belongs here at all, but I can't sit and let such an obviously ignorant (and I mean that in the Merriam-Webster sense not the pejorative I'm sure you assumed) comment go unanswered.
The majority of firearms are owned by responsible, law-abiding citizens, and are used for a variety of reasons. How about hunting? (contrary to the animal rights radical point of view, animals are NOT people too...don't start the whole "hunting is bad" thing. If I hunt to suppliment my freezer, and eat what I kill, and happen to enjoy the sport of it, I'm no worse than a guy ordering a burger at McD's) How about sport? Shooting as a competative sport likely uses far more rounds of ammunition between practice and competition (1000+ rounds a week in practice, plus several hundred in competition for a lot of competitive shooters). No matter what you may think, it's quite an enjoyable challenge to just shoot at paper targets and put all the rounds through the same hole in the paper. People play DOOM and that's ok...I choose to shoot REAL guns for entertainment. There's also collectors. you know, the folks who appreciate a firearm as a marvel of modern engineering (anybody who has looked at and doesn't see the elegance in the functional and ergonomic design of John M. Browning's Model 1911 .45 must have their eyes closed), or as an important piece of history. Like it or not, your freedom (if you are in the US) was won with guns, and they still keep you safe to this day.
As far as your 99% goes, I'd like to see ANY verifiable statistic to back that up. I can easily produce research performed by many institutions (including US government bodies) that demonstrate that more firearms in the hands of more responsible law abiding citizens results in fewer violent crimes and fewer gun related deaths. Sometimes a weapon is effective as a deterrant you know...
Just my $.03...Keep the change.
Not that this belongs here at all, but I can't sit and let such an obviously ignorant (and I mean that in the Merriam-Webster sense not the pejorative I'm sure you assumed) comment go unanswered.
The majority of firearms are owned by responsible, law-abiding citizens, and are used for a variety of reasons. How about hunting? (contrary to the animal rights radical point of view, animals are NOT people too...don't start the whole "hunting is bad" thing. If I hunt to suppliment my freezer, and eat what I kill, and happen to enjoy the sport of it, I'm no worse than a guy ordering a burger at McD's) How about sport? Shooting as a competative sport likely uses far more rounds of ammunition between practice and competition (1000+ rounds a week in practice, plus several hundred in competition for a lot of competitive shooters). No matter what you may think, it's quite an enjoyable challenge to just shoot at paper targets and put all the rounds through the same hole in the paper. People play DOOM and that's ok...I choose to shoot REAL guns for entertainment. There's also collectors. you know, the folks who appreciate a firearm as a marvel of modern engineering (anybody who has looked at and doesn't see the elegance in the functional and ergonomic design of John M. Browning's Model 1911
As far as your 99% goes, I'd like to see ANY verifiable statistic to back that up. I can easily produce research performed by many institutions (including US government bodies) that demonstrate that more firearms in the hands of more responsible law abiding citizens results in fewer violent crimes and fewer gun related deaths. Sometimes a weapon is effective as a deterrant you know...
Just my $.03...Keep the change.
