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In reply to the discussion: A question for this group-- [View all]digonswine
(1,485 posts)21. So--
Because you may be in a hurry AND fumbling with one hand AND at the mercy of epinephrine-fueled tunnel-vision-we need to make it EASIER to fire the gun?
That doesn't sound too great to me. It seems, too, that these stupid accidents with kids and firearms and the accidental firing of guns and killing people just would not happen if these things were more safe. One in the chamber and a few pounds of pressure--this is simply not safe by any reasonable person's standards. No one that hunts responsibly can possibly think this is OK. It goes against the most basic of safety practices.
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By "control"-I was referring to a person's feeling of being personally in control--
digonswine
Apr 2018
#29
It's silly to take the founding fathers' ideas as perfect for today's problems-
digonswine
Jun 2018
#93
re: I have had enough of it and am probably done discussing it(maybe).
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jun 2018
#97
Why are there no warnings on guns that say you are more likely to be killed with a gun when you poss
gejohnston
May 2018
#64
Carrying for self-defense generally means being able to draw and shoot quickly.
krispos42
Apr 2018
#15
"...the right to "have arms" embodied in the English Declaration of Rights...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Apr 2018
#40
re you saying there should be limits regarding who carries what? Sure seems that way.
digonswine
May 2018
#84