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To: Eaker

Guns scare me.


3 posted on 08/04/2007 10:34:52 AM PDT by humblegunner (Word up!)
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To: humblegunner

That is their intended purpose......


4 posted on 08/04/2007 10:36:35 AM PDT by Red Badger (All I know about Minnesota, I learned from Garrison Keilor.............)
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To: humblegunner
Guns scare me.

Me too. Guns are scary. They are LOUD and put holes in things and people and really scare me if pointed at me. That's why we train to handle them properly and hit what we shoot at.

(By your name I figure this is along the lines of what you meant.)

9 posted on 08/04/2007 10:42:33 AM PDT by Hazcat (We won an immigration BATTLE, the WAR is not over. Be ever vigilant.)
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To: humblegunner

M1 Garands scare me.


14 posted on 08/04/2007 10:45:12 AM PDT by Eaker (If illegal immigrants were so great for an economy; Mexico would be building a wall to keep them in)
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To: humblegunner
Guns scare me.

As well they should. Indeed, that is one of their secondary uses: to scare people. It is, of course, a use that can be enlisted both for good and for evil. And when things work right a use that can sometimes suffice to help avoid their primary use.

I trust, that you were being ironic, though, and making the same point under the cover of dry wit. (Still for the sort of folks Rush holds live in Rio Linda, we do want to spell things out, don't we?)

17 posted on 08/04/2007 10:49:50 AM PDT by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know. . .)
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To: humblegunner

It’s the bullets you should be afraid of.


21 posted on 08/04/2007 10:53:14 AM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Elections have consequences.)
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To: humblegunner

A legitimate question: WHY?


48 posted on 08/04/2007 11:17:19 AM PDT by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: humblegunner

Guns scare me.

Maybe you just need to spend more time with them, get to know them as it were.

Actually guns scare me too, the wrong end of them pointed in my direction. A bad move on anyone’s part friend or foe.

My best to you.

tet.


55 posted on 08/04/2007 11:24:59 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: humblegunner
BOOO!
92 posted on 08/04/2007 2:12:48 PM PDT by MileHi ( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
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To: humblegunner
Guns scare me.

What about your shadow? Does it scare you too? Maybe a teacup? or a spoon?

Honestly... have you ever really looked at a rock? Do they scare you?

97 posted on 08/04/2007 2:37:36 PM PDT by EndWelfareToday (Live free and keep what you earn. - Tancredo or Hunter '08)
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To: humblegunner
"Guns scare me."

In truth, yes. And well they should. Guns are like fire---dangerous when un-controlled, but darned useful in the right time and place.

118 posted on 08/04/2007 3:47:16 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel-NRA)
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To: humblegunner
Guns scare me.

...weinie...

;o)

120 posted on 08/04/2007 3:58:06 PM PDT by Ladysmith ((NRA, SAS) 9/11: Many of us REFUSE to Forget!!)
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To: humblegunner
Guns scare me

Me, too. But not as much as these two evil perps.

Also, I have a friend who once was repeatedly knifed and brutalized to the point of death by a stranger one afternoon in her own home.

She had a gun, but couldn't get to it. And didn't try, as she believed he would have disarmed her and used the gun on her.

As it was she played dead, and barely escaped with her life, spending over a month in ICU.

It was summer and she only had a screen door between her and the perp.

An argument for airconditioning and bolts.

Guns aren't always the answer, but there are times when nothing else can make a difference.

My elderly aunt once scared off three men trying to break in with her gun, and my sister-in-law scared off a coke head who shattered her livingroom picture window and stepped into the house by grabbing a loaded shotgun. Both are trained in firearms, and that training and their guns came in handy.

122 posted on 08/04/2007 4:13:05 PM PDT by patriciaruth (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1562436/posts)
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To: humblegunner

I sold all of my guns and took a course in passive agressive debate ...........I feel so much better.


125 posted on 08/04/2007 4:32:48 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: humblegunner

“Guns scare me.”

Guns scare anyone with any sense. That is why you get training on and with them, so you know what they can and cannot do, and what you can and cannot do with them. They are not a magic wand. You cannot wave one and make everything right. You can stop someone from harming you or your family, however, if you have one, know how to use it, and do use it.

All the which I hope you already knew, but just in case...


131 posted on 08/04/2007 4:56:58 PM PDT by Old Student (We have a name for the people who think indiscriminate killing is fine. They're called "The Bad Guys)
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To: humblegunner
Guns scare me.

Good thing you have a viscous dog, scary kitties and a mean midget to protect you.

161 posted on 08/04/2007 5:46:57 PM PDT by TheMom (Dix, TexasCowboy and Flyer all now live in the next best place to Texas . . . Heaven!)
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To: humblegunner
Guns scare me.

Big dump trucks full of gravel going 70 mph scare me, but I try not to pull out in front of them or keep them behind me when I drive.

Driving at 75mph in eight lane traffic scares me, but I drive really carefully.

Using my radial arm saw or my table saw can be dangerous, but I read and follow all safety directions and use guards and featherboards.

Guns are easy to use safely as long as you know and follow the safety rules. Like all other tools, they are sometimes just right for the job. Know how to use any tool safely and effectively, and there is no reason for fear.

176 posted on 08/04/2007 6:09:53 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: humblegunner
Guns scare me.

Me too, especially I end up on the wrong end of it!! That's why I have several and I constantly practise, practise and more practise.

215 posted on 08/04/2007 11:05:03 PM PDT by prophetic
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To: humblegunner
Guns scare me.

BOO! :) :) :)

242 posted on 08/05/2007 10:32:39 AM PDT by Brad’s Gramma
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