Gun homicides down dramatically, Americans unaware

Re:Gun homicides down dramatically, Americans unaware by jordan0day on Thursday June 05, 2014 @12:10AM (#7850174)

Sometimes I think the "keep us safe" line, though, is really just an attempt at trying to have a more respectable-sounding defense than "I think they're pretty neat!"

Gun owners are constantly on the defensive (except, of course, when their lobbying groups are being rather offensive), and constantly required to justify their existence, so of course they're going to go with something that sounds more noble than "but it's a cool hobby!"

It's probably been parroted so much that a lot of people who say it actually believe it.

Full disclosure: I've never owned a gun, but I do think they're pretty neat.

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Re:Gun homicides down dramatically, Americans unaware by jack-r-abbit on Thursday June 05, 2014 @01:57AM (#7850440)

Speaking of justifying hobbies... I wonder how many people with cars that go faster than 75 mph (which I believe is the highest speed limit found in the US) have to justify why they need to go that fast. Cars are dangerous and Speed Kills after all.

Full disclosure: I've never owned a really fast car, but I do think they're pretty neat.

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