Chadstrickland,
Look dude, it is not my intention to get into a contest with you but one of us is not seeing this correctly.
I agree with you that there is a certain element that cannot coexist with humans or animals. You make it sound as if we should go out and be the judge and jury right now. This is exactly the kind of rhetoric that the anti-gun people love to hear. They think we are a dangerous lot as it is. Reading stuff like that will only confirm what they already think.
So, what would you propose to do with them? Take them out and shoot them? Thin out the herd? I would like to believe we live in a lawful society and everyone has the right to say what they believe. I would hope that you would understand that some of us have had to see some destruction of unimaginable proportion, including the senseless killing little children, in order to seek a peaceful and safe society. Being a complete realist, the entire society is not lawful nor peaceful and it is exactly why we carry guns, to protect ourselves, not to go out and execute anyone that we feel does not deserve the right to live. Tell me you are not really saying that?
Pray tell what that difference may be? You have taken an animals life for an unsubstantiated reason other than to shoot it for sport. Isn't that why we have gun ranges of both the indoor and outdoor variety, to shoot inanimate objects instead of killing of animals for target practice?
It is very obvious that you are not a combat veteran or this discussion never would have gone in this direction. Having family in the military does not make you understand what a combat veteran is all about. I also have many friends that are Vietnam Veterans that spent an entire tour of duty never having fired a rifle or been anywhere near any action. Yet, they all seem to respect life more than you appear to and understand that there are indeed two sides to every coin.
I understand that there is big difference between city folk and backwoods country folk...and I am not referring to education....only to cultural differences. I guess my bottom line here is that if you are a proponent of carrying a gun for self defense, you should not be going off half cocked saying it all right to shoot living things and stuff.
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Look dude, it is not my intention to get into a contest with you but one of us is not seeing this correctly.
Innocent life is precious, animals are as well. But if you are going to tell me that every persons life is precious you might as well just save your breath. Common belief here is that a bullet used on a deer would have been far better used on a rapist or scum bag.
I agree with you that there is a certain element that cannot coexist with humans or animals. You make it sound as if we should go out and be the judge and jury right now. This is exactly the kind of rhetoric that the anti-gun people love to hear. They think we are a dangerous lot as it is. Reading stuff like that will only confirm what they already think.
Personally I believe the real problem is that there are to many tree hugging, peace loving hippies out there living in a world full of unicorns and gum drops.
So, what would you propose to do with them? Take them out and shoot them? Thin out the herd? I would like to believe we live in a lawful society and everyone has the right to say what they believe. I would hope that you would understand that some of us have had to see some destruction of unimaginable proportion, including the senseless killing little children, in order to seek a peaceful and safe society. Being a complete realist, the entire society is not lawful nor peaceful and it is exactly why we carry guns, to protect ourselves, not to go out and execute anyone that we feel does not deserve the right to live. Tell me you are not really saying that?
There is a big big big difference between shooting birds and such with bb guns and going out to shoot deer and leave the laying where they fell. I will personally be bring up my children the same way I was.
Pray tell what that difference may be? You have taken an animals life for an unsubstantiated reason other than to shoot it for sport. Isn't that why we have gun ranges of both the indoor and outdoor variety, to shoot inanimate objects instead of killing of animals for target practice?
I am not a veteran, or have seen combat. But almost half my family is in some branch of the armed forces. Two uncles that both served a couple tours in Vietnam and for some reason where taught a different lesson than the one you received. The same lesson was taught to me and my brother.
It is very obvious that you are not a combat veteran or this discussion never would have gone in this direction. Having family in the military does not make you understand what a combat veteran is all about. I also have many friends that are Vietnam Veterans that spent an entire tour of duty never having fired a rifle or been anywhere near any action. Yet, they all seem to respect life more than you appear to and understand that there are indeed two sides to every coin.
I understand that there is big difference between city folk and backwoods country folk...and I am not referring to education....only to cultural differences. I guess my bottom line here is that if you are a proponent of carrying a gun for self defense, you should not be going off half cocked saying it all right to shoot living things and stuff.
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