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jmbar2

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2. At some level...

Reply to Tommy Carcetti (Original post)

Wed May 25, 2022, 04:44 PM

May 2022

It's not even the gun.

It's the fantasy of justifiably making someone obey you, even if it requires killing them. How many times do gun owners, or gun buyers, mentally rehearse scenarios where they get to dominate, threaten, intimidate, or kill someone with a gun?

That's what needs to be addressed.

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People shouldn't *want* to own guns. [View all] Tommy Carcetti May 2022 OP

I completely agree with you. Claustrum May 2022 #1

At some level... jmbar2 May 2022 #2

This! The 'desire' for guns is a sign of disturbed individuals sanatanadharma May 2022 #3

Feral hogs seem to be a problem in the southern US Effete Snob May 2022 #4

And that speaks to the problem in the OP ck4829 May 2022 #7

you have to be in a very wrong place quaker bill May 2022 #17

Post removed Post removed May 2022 #8

Wow Effete Snob May 2022 #9

but when properly prepared quaker bill May 2022 #16

What are stats on death by feral hog? PufPuf23 May 2022 #19

This is a good well thought out post. Caliman73 May 2022 #5

Yeah, tools. Hugin May 2022 #6

They want guns to terrorize and intimidate others. Irish_Dem May 2022 #10

Guns have been fetishized by society usonian May 2022 #11

It's not that straight forward Amishman May 2022 #12

But the obvious question is, *why* do they want to own guns? Ocelot II May 2022 #13

Great post, Ocelot. brer cat May 2022 #15

I turned on an a.m. right wing radio show this morning to see what they were saying.... IcyPeas May 2022 #14

Guns are just about the only thing the burglars around here care about. hunter May 2022 #18