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Gun Control & RKBA

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

3. I would gladly take my chances

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Thu May 3, 2012, 03:51 PM

May 2012

With spiders than guns. I found one walking on my bed the other morning. Did I kill it? No I did not. I put him in cellophane wrapper from my cigarettes, he crawled in, and I took him outside. Spiders are good too. I also have one under our sink cabinet in the bathroom. He harms no one, so I don't harm him. Spiders catch unwanted bugs too.

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Guns kill less people every year than the number of unique spider species known to man! [View all] DanTex May 2012 OP

Somebody is going to misunderstand this post. Skinner May 2012 #1

You're right. DanTex May 2012 #4

don't tread on me ashling May 2012 #7

a spider is part of nature itself... guns are man-made fascisthunter May 2012 #2

A gun is as much a part of nature as a spider's web JustABozoOnThisBus May 2012 #18

um no... fascisthunter May 2012 #21

I would gladly take my chances Politicalboi May 2012 #3

LOL-- do you realize you've chosen THE most speciose group of animals in existence... mike_c May 2012 #5

how about: guns kill more people than crack? provis99 May 2012 #8

But do they? nt hack89 May 2012 #11

There are more guns on earth (and other planets I'm sure) 2on2u May 2012 #10

How many people die from spider bites? hack89 May 2012 #6

It's hard to say for sure; probably something in the ballpark half a dozen a year worldwide. Johnny Rico May 2012 #9

I've been bitten by more spiders than killed by guns. ileus May 2012 #17

Fewer. Callisto32 May 2012 #12

Why do you want to kill spiders, they are just harmless arthropods. rl6214 May 2012 #13

ahem iverglas May 2012 #14

Sounds better than the junk the gun culture uses to rationalize their polluting society with guns. Hoyt May 2012 #15

Why don't people stop those guns from killing people? I keep mine locked up ileus May 2012 #16

You should have stopped after the second word. lastlib May 2012 #19

So do many other things. Some of them kill more people than guns. hack89 May 2012 #20