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beevul

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8. Would you prefer they didn't know, and animals suffer...
Mon Sep 1, 2014, 12:28 PM
Sep 2014

Would you prefer they didn't know, and animals suffer when they hunt due to not being cleanly killed?

Or are you anti-hunting too?

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My children were all competition shooting by age 7. IronGate Sep 2014 #1
My children were all national science scholars at age 7. So what is the point? Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #2
What's your point? IronGate Sep 2014 #5
Dear NRA member.... Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #19
Except I'm not a member of the NRA. IronGate Sep 2014 #35
I prefer the Liberal Gun Club, thank you. nt Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #40
Did you actually read the article? blueridge3210 Sep 2014 #3
Yes, look what else I read in the article: Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #7
So, in other words blueridge3210 Sep 2014 #9
Tannerite has been around a long time. beevul Sep 2014 #10
Still don't see 'Barbie,' only regulated game animals... Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #42
Children enjoy finding the kill zone on an animals body...... Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #4
OK, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand? nt. IronGate Sep 2014 #6
Would you prefer they didn't know, and animals suffer... beevul Sep 2014 #8
When you're talking about kids and "kill zones"... 4b5f940728b232b034e4 Sep 2014 #11
"Graduate to People"? blueridge3210 Sep 2014 #13
People are animals with the exact same kill zones....I think that is true. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #15
And your point is? blueridge3210 Sep 2014 #20
so you are for the animals suffering Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #16
Not to worry, an Uzi, even in the hands of a 9 year old, kills animals instantly by mass force. Easy Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #17
An Uzi would be a terrible choice for hunting wild game. blueridge3210 Sep 2014 #21
Or for firing in automatic mode at a firing range while your "responsible" parents video tape their Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #22
And has anyone posted that this activity was a good idea? blueridge3210 Sep 2014 #24
who said it was a good thing to fire that type of weapon Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #27
would have been much safer Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #30
Hey Fred discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2014 #32
so you know nothing about weapons, we know Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #23
Culture warriors tend to take a casual approach to factual accuracy friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #33
Exactly correct. beevul Sep 2014 #38
Out of the millions of kids who learned the very thing gejohnston Sep 2014 #26
My father was a hunter Kalidurga Sep 2014 #34
Hmmm. IronGate Sep 2014 #36
Other than "pot leads to heroin," what other W.O.D. metaphors have you? Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #43
My daughter is learning sarisataka Sep 2014 #12
Your cartoon is broken. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #14
I started shooting around 8 or 9 Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #18
Takes all kinds. Some 8 or 9 year olds are at math or soccer camp or tossing ball with their Dads. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #25
Which are not mutually exclusive gejohnston Sep 2014 #28
yep, that is the great thing about the USA Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #29
Certain commenters seem bent on proving an old slur to be true: friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #31
And it's not just either-or... Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #44
Yep, IronGate Sep 2014 #37
My kids are happy just knocking down plates at the range. ileus Sep 2014 #39
My grand kids love the plates, spinners and the "roll around" .22 targets DonP Sep 2014 #41
Of course many adults love things that explode and make loud noises just like juveniles do. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #45
Do you actually read what you post? blueridge3210 Sep 2014 #46
Wait did you just suggest fireworks as a safer alternative to target shooting? clffrdjk Sep 2014 #47
Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #48
Fireworks are dangerous. ileus Sep 2014 #50
Speaking of 22....I actually found 22 in stock and at normal prices this weekend. ileus Sep 2014 #49
22 seems to be coming back Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #51
I see it in stock, but still at stupid prices mostly. ileus Sep 2014 #52
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