"He had a gun, he could have shot somebody!"

Status
Not open for further replies.
S

SEKLEM

New member
Ever run into these people? This kind of fanaticism never fails to strike me with awe. Where do these people come from? Where do they get the idea that someone that has a gun is suddenly a danger to others?

You don't hear anyone say "He has a car, he could run someone over with that, oh my!" Much like an automobile the wrong person behind it could a danger to others. I don't know the statistics, but I'm pretty sure there's more people that are a hazard to others behind the wheel than those with firearms.

I hope this is OK to discuss, if not, I'd completely understand if the Mods thought it would stir up too much excitement and had it closed.
 
That's not exactly a false statement....

As someone who has a gun can shoot someone.

Many people do fear guns, just like some people fear snakes.

People all have preconceived notions about certain items.

The best course is to keep the firearm discrete and respect others feelings about them.
 
Last edited:
Don't argue with people who have irrational fears, you will not change their minds. You can not force a person to face an irrational fear, instead focus on those who are open to rational debate.

One final note, don't elect people with an irrational fear of fire arms to any office.
 
That's not exactly a false statement....
Click to expand...

I agree, it also not false for me to say "He went into the lake, he could have drowned". Yes, it is true that someone with a firearm could shoot someone. Where it becomes extreme is when some folks assume that someone that has a firearm is up to no good. I'd call that being paranoid, but I get accused of being paranoid as well for being prepared for worst case scenarios.

Many people do fear guns, just like some people fear snakes.
Click to expand...

Very good point here. A lack of understanding is the root cause of the aforementioned paranoia. Because these people are aware that some snakes are poisonous and aggressive, they are all potentially poisonous and aggressive. At the same time they forget to acknowledge that people without firearms can be just as much a hazard to them as those that have them.

The best course is to keep the firearm discrete and respect others feelings about them.
Click to expand...

I do keep it discrete and I do try to respect them. On occasion I may try to impart some of the rhetoric but if they aren't buying I stop selling. Just like anything else we can't force views on others and expect a result other than them not wanting to talk to us anymore.

Thank you for contributing.
 
Many people do fear guns, just like some people fear snakes.
Click to expand...

I think we should quit naming our guns with snake names like cobra and python and viper and such......maybe that would help.

We could go with names like bunny, kitty, puppy, cuddles, nurse, buddy......
 
Some people have a valid reason to fear guns. Some don't, how are we to know that if we aren't in someone's head.

I would be concerned over an unknown person walking around with a gun, knife, snake or whatever...

Especially so if I had suffered a traumatic event involving an item.
 
I think we should quit naming our guns with snake names like cobra and python and viper and such......maybe that would help.
Click to expand...

That's it, maybe I'll get a S&W BodyGuard with the laser light on it and name it "Mr. Buttons".
 
My girlfriend had a sorority sister who was deathly afraid of guns.

When she was growing up, her jackass of an older brother had given her his .300 Win Mag to shoot and she got herself a nasty case of scope bite.

I'd say her fear is grounded in reality.

As the gun culture, we should be cognizant of our own actions as well.
 
My girlfriend had a sorority sister who was deathly afraid of guns.

When she was growing up, her jackass of an older brother had given her his .300 Win Mag to shoot and she got herself a nasty case of scope bite.

I'd say her fear is grounded in reality.

As the gun culture, we should be cognizant of our own actions as well.
Click to expand...

A friend of mine went to the range with me yesterday and decided to bring his girlfriend who had never fired a handgun before. He was going to have her fire his Sig Sauer P220 but talked him out of that before scaring her off from handguns all together (I don't know, maybe that's what he wanted to do). We had her shoot a Ruger GP100 with the 6" barrel with some Federal .38 special 158 gr lead nose which has little felt recoil. At the end of the day she ended up liking the Glock 19 best and disliked the Sig most.
 
"OMG!!! That person had a brain! They could have formed an educated opinion!"

Thats what I think of when someone says something like what the OP described.
 
Them: you have a gun, you could shoot someone!

You: you drive a car, you could hit someone!

Them: No, I wouldn't do that.

You: I have a car and could hit someone.

Them: Well, no, you wouldn't do that.

You: Then why would I shoot someone?

OR

Them: You have a gun and could shoot someone!

You: Come closer, I'm not that good of a shot...
 
People fear all kinds of things. Some folks could never live in a house where a murder suicide took place. If you could purchase a house for 20% off because someone killed his wife and then killed himself, would you? To me this is the same kind of irrational fear some people have toward guns. Some folks simply can't get the "violent death" image that they associate with guns, or the murder suicide house out of their mind. It's simply "spooky" to them.
 
I truly believe the main reason people fear guns is because they been brainwashed. They have no real clue about guns. It's what they been told, with untrue facts.
 
"He had a gun, he could have shot somebody!"

SEKLEM said:
Ever run into these people? This kind of fanaticism never fails to strike me with awe. Where do these people come from? Where do they get the idea that someone that has a gun is suddenly a danger to others?.
Click to expand...

Within the United States: New York, California, or Illinois
Japan or England.
 
Can we be a touch realistic here? Many people only have seen guns used as implements of lethal force in the media or real life.

It is standard stereotype formation. Stereotypes are quick mental heuristics that aid in fast decision processing.

Seeing guns in an almost negative light produces such. It is the same process that produces racial prejudice, fear of flying, etc.

To adopt a holier than thou attitude towards these folks is silly. Yes, you know better, blah, blah.

In the gun world, look at the shotgun clears the room and racking saves the day stereotype - same process produces less than realistic evaluations.
 
If I know someone is afraid of guns I'll try extra hard to be a perfect, shining example of humanity while I am arpund them. I take special care to be gentle, kind, and thoughtful.

I do this so when they eventually find out I own and carry guns they are as shocked as possible. I think I've truly changed a few minds with this approach. When they ask the inevitable "why?" I can say it's because I love my friends, family, and fellow citizens to such a degree I feel obliged to keep them safe and they will struggle to refute that.
 
dumb argument

he has a gun he could shoot some body, yea you have a car you could run over some body, you have kitchen knives you could stab some body they sell rat poison at the store you could poison some body you have a chain saw you could chop people up like a late night movie show when base ball bats are outlawed only outlaws will have baseball bats. the list goes on and on dear lady you have all the parts to be a pr_______ . Its the cost we pay to live in a free society.
bb
 
Last edited:
SPEMack618

My girlfriend had a sorority sister who was deathly afraid of guns.

When she was growing up, her jackass of an older brother had given her his .300 Win Mag to shoot and she got herself a nasty case of scope bite.

I'd say her fear is grounded in reality.
Click to expand...


Nope not grounded! Unreasonable fear!

If she ever had a car accident would she never drive again!
 
My wife and kid have their own python snakes. They're not big enough to eat you. I made sure of that!
The gals wear their snakes around their necks every Halloween to greet trick or treaters. It is literally a coin toss as to whether kids will be horrified or think it's the neatest thing in the world.
Sometimes it's just that way. Some people have good reasons, some have bad. Sometimes reason doesn't even come into it.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top