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beevul

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84. No.

Wed Aug 14, 2013, 05:13 PM

Aug 2013

"Guns are designed to kill, injure or simulate killing/injuring another person or being."

Guns are designed to propel a projectile at a target of the users choosing. Nothing more, nothing less.

The great majority of times a gun is fired in America, it is NOT to kill, injure, or the like - based on the BILLIONS of rounds fired by non-military/non-leo gun owners every year. Theres no getting around that simple fact.

Your characterization of their use as "or simulate killing/injuring another person or being", is just that, your characterization.

Nothing more, nothing less.

"But in understanding the specific intent of a gun and having a rational and healthy fear of it is not a bad thing."

Your own words betray you - that's one hell of a statement, considering that understanding the specific intent of a gun, based on your own words here, is the point which you are farthest from.

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Why would a high school have an indoor rifle range? [View all] mfcorey1 Aug 2013 OP

Looks like a good time... Sotf Aug 2013 #1

that's nice. Niceguy1 Aug 2013 #2

We had one at my high school. Spider Jerusalem Aug 2013 #3

Mine, too; we had a rifle team. WinkyDink Aug 2013 #76

We are building one at my daughter's high school for the ROTC kids. They are the only winterpark Aug 2013 #77

Yeah, my high school ROTC unit used demilitarised M1903 Springfields Spider Jerusalem Aug 2013 #78

Real nice, up until they have their first school shooting! B Calm Aug 2013 #4

Or for gawd's sake... MicaelS Aug 2013 #32

Didn't read the whole article did you? tumtum Aug 2013 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Aug 2013 #80

All the High Schools near me have marksmanship teams that compete statewide NutmegYankee Aug 2013 #5

My HS had one, and I never knew while I attended JHB Aug 2013 #6

Pretty common all over the south Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #7

We had a rifle range at my HS, too. It was in the basement. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2013 #8

To teach firearms safety and marksmanship... badtoworse Aug 2013 #9

as many have already said Duckhunter935 Aug 2013 #10

Air Rifles....not to be confused with 22's or centerfire. ileus Aug 2013 #11

Because an outdoor one takes up too much space FBaggins Aug 2013 #12

My HS had an outdoor range. Xithras Aug 2013 #27

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess for competition shooting practice. TransitJohn Aug 2013 #13

During the 70s we did it all the time rl6214 Aug 2013 #14

My high school had a rifle team. hack89 Aug 2013 #15

The ROTC needs that training in case they're called to active duty NightWatcher Aug 2013 #16

Perhaps it would be a useful exercise... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2013 #85

Interesting replies ...... oldhippie Aug 2013 #17

Surprises me, too. We didn't have a H.S. shooting program... Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #60

For ROTC and competitive shooting. Some high schools in Manhattan had them, or the students msanthrope Aug 2013 #18

Its a great idea dr.strangelove Aug 2013 #19

I look at teaching gun safety just like info teaching sex ed Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #20

I agree 100% dr.strangelove Aug 2013 #47

Firearms need to be feared. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #23

And your view will lead to the things outlined in post 20 joeglow3 Aug 2013 #24

There's a major difference between fearing something and wanting to eradicate it. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #25

No guns should be "respected" not feared. MicaelS Aug 2013 #34

A healthy, rational fear of something for good reasons is a good thing. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #36

Fear is a loaded term. MicaelS Aug 2013 #44

The difference between guns and alcohol, drugs and comic books: Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #55

No. beevul Aug 2013 #84

Stop kidding yourself. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #87

The first 2 targets are used by most police forces for qualification, tumtum Aug 2013 #88

And there's nothing *intrisnically* wrong with having such a target for those purposes. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #89

I agree, tumtum Aug 2013 #90

No - like many potentially dangerous things they need to be respected. hack89 Aug 2013 #30

You don't need to respect them. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #35

Understanding is the basis of respect hack89 Aug 2013 #37

Again, I think "respect" is a loaded term. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #43

I think we are talking semantics hack89 Aug 2013 #49

See, with your analogy..... Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #62

Not feared. Respected and understood. Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #31

Yes. Feared. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #33

But cars will kill more kids at that High School than guns hack89 Aug 2013 #39

Cars are not guns. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #45

We are talking about fearing potentially dangerous things, are we not? hack89 Aug 2013 #53

One is designed as a weapon, another is not. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #59

But which is more likely to kill you? nt hack89 Aug 2013 #61

The answer to that question would be heart attacks, strokes and cancer. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #63

You are not going to get me to fear my guns. hack89 Aug 2013 #65

Of course not. I can't dicate how you think, it's physically impossible. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #67

ok. nt hack89 Aug 2013 #69

And yet the one not designed as a weapon oneshooter Aug 2013 #94

And how many of those deaths are intentional vs. unintentional? Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #95

"feared" is different than afforded the respect they deserve dr.strangelove Aug 2013 #48

Gun safety can be taught in public schools without actually giving kids access to guns. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2013 #56

It'll help the sprinters run faster Orrex Aug 2013 #21

Air Rifles. ROTC. MineralMan Aug 2013 #22

Yeah, that's been around for a long time bhikkhu Aug 2013 #29

Train the rich to hunt and the less rich to be soldiers liberal N proud Aug 2013 #26

Ummm...these are pellet guns wercal Aug 2013 #28

for indoor rifle practice? markiv Aug 2013 #38

Much hysteria about nothing. MicaelS Aug 2013 #40

My high school in El Paso had an indoor range under the stands for the stadium NoPasaran Aug 2013 #42

We had M-14s at my High School also. MicaelS Aug 2013 #46

I wonder, do they have a madmom Aug 2013 #50

too noisy for the neighborhood to keep outdoors? nt Deep13 Aug 2013 #51

In the fifties some catholic HS kids in uniform took rifles on the subway to matches at CK_John Aug 2013 #52

I don't think there is anything wrong with it tularetom Aug 2013 #54

I bet plenty of inner city schools have one Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #66

My high school in NYC still has one in the basement for JROTC NYC Liberal Aug 2013 #57

I take it you went to Xavier badtoworse Aug 2013 #72

I went to a University that has the best rifle team on earth, shooters had to come from somewhere 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #58

My mom did target shooting in high school. WilliamPitt Aug 2013 #64

Why would a high school have an indoor rifle range? NCTraveler Aug 2013 #68

We had a rifle range at my school PD Turk Aug 2013 #70

Indoctrination! Training innocent kids not to wet their pants at the sight of a firearm!!! Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #71

Do you wet your pants at the sight of a firearm? badtoworse Aug 2013 #73

Only when its pointed at me. 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #74

Perfect! badtoworse Aug 2013 #75

No. I was being sarcastic. nt Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #81

Hard to tell sometimes when it comes to guns badtoworse Aug 2013 #91

Very cool! ManiacJoe Aug 2013 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author Politicalboi Aug 2013 #82

We had one for air rifle too Puzzledtraveller Aug 2013 #83

The Daily Caller? BainsBane Aug 2013 #86

Is the article false? N/T GreenStormCloud Aug 2013 #92

Did you bother to actually READ the article? MicaelS Aug 2013 #93