Congressman Bishop shows his ignorance. (Greece, Rocky Point: credit, buying, taxes)

[Gpsma]

Originally Posted by 4DogsImDone

I don't own a gun because I don't have a license.?

You don't need a license for a rifle or shotgun on Long Island.

[dman72]

Originally Posted by Gpsma

Amazing how the anti-gun crowd talks like typical nanny-staters while pro-gun crowd has facts.

The NRA provides lots of info to wacky gun fetishists, no doubt.

[shiftymh]

Originally Posted by Crookhaven

I think youve just shown yours.

Ill be calling him in support too.

Guns dont kill people, semiautomatic weapons and idealogue Republicans do.

Crooks

Yeah, all of the Republicans I know were nicknamed 'Left-Wing Loughner' in high school.

[Gpsma]

Originally Posted by dman72

The NRA provides lots of info to wacky gun fetishists, no doubt.

What's a gun fetishist?

[majortom1981]

Originally Posted by shiftymh

Yeah, all of the Republicans I know were nicknamed 'Left-Wing Loughner' in high school.

I dont see the democratics making videos and websites on how the only way to get the democrats out of office is to shoot them.

Also keep in mind what bishop is asking is for it to become law AGAIN. there used to be ba ban that was let expire.

[Fastrudy]

Finding the exact data your looking for is hard to do, best I was able to find is that 4 police officers were killed in the line of duty by their own guns. You can extrapolate that into 800,000 uniformed officers at various levels into a population of roughly 50,000,000 gun owners. That brings us to around 63 deaths/yr if we have any sort of proportionality

Your math is off here.

[ClarkStreetKid]

Originally Posted by Crookhaven

Stay paranoid Sheldon,

Stay paranoid.

I couldve rectified that with my Shotgun.
No automatic weapons necessary.

Not paranoid at all, but aware of what goes on around me. Good awareness and security go a long way from having to draw on someone.

BTW, I have a concealed carry permit and feel if I can't get it done with 16 I've made some very bad choices that day. For at home it's a simple 20 gauge Mossberg. Also why did you mention an automatic weapon?

[ClarkStreetKid]

Originally Posted by 4DogsImDone

Those of us who are aware of our surroundings, aware of local crime and who take precautions like staying away from bad areas and locking our doors are called paranoid by people on this board. I don't own a gun because I don't have a license. I like being vigilant not a victim and if that makes me paranoid in your eyes, who cares?

Excellent! Many people walk around blindly and then are surprised when they run into trouble.

BTW, I'm going to recommend "Violence: A Writer's Guide By Sgt. Rory Miller".
It's an ebook just under $5 and an excellent primer to the subject even for non-writers. It's what I now recommend when teaching self defense.

Smashwords - Violence: A Writer's Guide - A book by Rory Miller

Also available for the Kindle.

This is not about writing technique. It is an introduction to the world of violence. To the parts that people don’t understand. The parts that books and movies get wrong. Not just the mechanics, but how people who live in a violent world think and feel about what they do and what they see done.

Here's Rory's blog.
Chiron

[dman72]

Originally Posted by Gpsma

What's a gun fetishist?

People who have an obsession with guns.

guns are a tool meant to do a job. My dad always had a gun in the house growing up, and I'll probably have a shotgun in mine before long. However, there comes a point when the obsession with ownership of and knowledge of guns just gets..weird. It's obvious what a gun gives to the off kilter owner....power where they feel none in their lives otherwise.


This isn't all gun owners, of course, but the people who can recite every NRA talking point and own dozens of guns....that has nothing to do with protecting your family, sorry, it's an obsession with something that makes people feel powerful.

[Gpsma]

Originally Posted by dman72

People who have an obsession with guns.

guns are a tool meant to do a job. My dad always had a gun in the house growing up, and I'll probably have a shotgun in mine before long. However, there comes a point when the obsession with ownership of and knowledge of guns just gets..weird. It's obvious what a gun gives to the off kilter owner....power where they feel none in their lives otherwise.


This isn't all gun owners, of course, but the people who can recite every NRA talking point and own dozens of guns....that has nothing to do with protecting your family, sorry, it's an obsession with something that makes people feel powerful.

So gun collectors are fetishists?

Does that also go for car collectors?