What do you think of naive phrases like "People kill, not guns"? People keep dying from guns while simple peo-

Question

ple repeat this silly phrase. Does this mean that a gun owner is a just a repeater that grabs a silly phrase and can't even understand the nonsense that he is repeating with this inane illogical phrase?

We conservatives deserve better than to be misrepresented by such stupidity.

Answer 1

I have never seen a gun come out of its gun safe, open up the ammo box, load itself, pick someone it didnt like and then shoot them.  There are responsible gun owners all over America.  I have also not seen cars being banned because of drunk drivers.

Answer 2

One concept that infuriates me is that anyone who lives in a small rural community is simple minded , goes to church because they haven't got anything else to cling to and no purpose to their lives AND totes around a shot gun in their truck.  People who live in small towns across the united states are lucky to have the peacefulness of a country home or a small community that everyone knows everyone else. It was a comfort to me to know that when my children were growing up they had to obey the common courtesy and respect to other people because if they didn't I WOULD surely hear about it from someone in town.  The belief in God is not something that should be looked down upon, it is a gift that God gives us his love and protection . If you don't believe this , that is your right , but don't judge me because I DO!  I am educated, have a career , make a good living AND LIVE IN THE COUNTRY!!!  AND OWN GUNS. We have never had a shooting or gun accident in the 30 years I have lived here. Can you say that, if you live in the inner-city of some metropolitan area?  No I bet not.  Sorry but I think we are the smart ones...living in an area that is not violent, even though 90 percent of homes have a gun.

Answer 3

its almost like a slogan

I am most definitely not a conservative

but my opinion

they fit into groups

for example jus because you know a proverb doesn't mean you full grasp the complete concept behind those words

this silly phrase

can be argued that it has meaning

but its common knowledge

so those people are jus like those

that say

gun control means using both hands

they try to justify themselves

while poking some humor

so yeah more than half the time

its some dumb *** repeating those same words

misrepresented huh?

I think its every gun owner and not jus you conservatives gun owners

Answer 4

Do you have any other irrational fears of inanimate objects? I suppose you'd prefer that the words be flipped around?

How about "Doctors don't kill patients, surgical instruments do" or "Drunk drivers don't kill people, cars do" or a favorite in Islamic culture " Rapists aren't to blame for rape, uncovered women are always at fault."

As simplistic as the phrase that offends your sensibilities may be, it's the truth.

People kill other people.

The reason there are laws against killing each other is not because it's so terrible a thing to do and so uncommon an event, it's because as a species we enjoy killing each other. You might not, and even I might not, but there are millions of people who sure as heck do enjoy it, and indulge themselves every chance they get.

Next time you get yourself all upset over this "inane illogical phrase" you might want to look up the definition of your words and see if your logic meets your own standards.

You might also want to look at what is at the other end of the gun from the person who was just shot....you might be surprised at what you find.

I'll refrain from insulting your intelligence. You're welcome. Have the best day ever.

Answer 5

Wrong, elite master

Answer 6

Simple question, why does everyone NEED to have a gun? The family that I knew in Arizona who's father had them real big into gun and bow hunting, turned out dad was a bit psycho, and was dangerous with his gun. The mom, my friend, came very close to blowing away her own daughter when the daughter played a prank on us....I don't mean to stereotype, but the TYPE who want to harm themselves to the hilt are usually scary people. The kind who are probably gonna find some reason to use them.... Go right ahead and put a bunch of negative ticks to my answer, I spoke my opinion.

Answer 7

I'm so sorry!!!!!!, I swear I didn't know that guns can function by themselves,...........AMAZING!!

Answer 8

people were killing each other with sticks and stones before there ever was a gun if a person wanted to kill you and there were no guns they would do it some other way oh and for your information in Australia home invasion robbery went up 600% after they out lawed guns if you take guns away from law abiding people then only crimanals will have guns and they will have no fear and will do as they please

Answer 9

For Bret P's information people living in Australia's suburbs have never owned guns, it's not like we had them and then they were taken away. If that statistic is true then there is some other reason behind it. We love our very safe country without guns, and we can't understand the American idea about this - why do you want to be able to shoot each other? If there was a home invasion or similar situation the very last thing I would want to do is escalate the situation by reaching for a gun.

Obviously it would be more difficult to keep guns out of the US than for Australia as they could be smuggled in from Mexico, but there are plenty of clever people in the US, I'm sure they could think of a way.

Answer 10

It IS a silly phrase.  HOWEVER, It is usually CRIMINAL people who are killing with these guns!  All your laws do is keep them out of law abiding citizen hands.  Wherever there is someone looking to make $, a criminal will ALWAYS  find a way to obtain guns despite how much gun control you  impose.  BIG government is pushing us toward communism under the guise of Democracy.  Government controls almost all aspects of our lives.  The only difference is that we can protest without fear of being shot in the streets.

Answer 11

Cain didn't have a gun when he killed Abel. I know that's a Bible story, and you may not believe in the Bible, however, Murder has been with us a long time, as that story illustrates. So, that slogan is not just a slogan, but a truth. It may be a trite saying, but we cannot deny that without guns, human beings will still find ways to kill each other.

For every horrible 'gun' story that is told, there are just as many stories of guns being used by citizens to save lives. It is indeed a dilemma, and a tough moral question. I for one, will take my chances with laws that only let persons with clean criminal and mental health records own guns, and SEVERELY punish criminals who possess guns, even if not used in a crime, rather than ban private ownership. Because (Here comes another trite saying...), If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns.

I am NOT a gun nut. I have been a police officer since 1974 and a detective since 1984. I have investigated countless Homicides. I know first hand that people will beat, stab and strangle each other.

However, a bad guy is a lot less likely to beat, stab or strangle somebody who is armed.

Answer 12

Let me get this straight. You're actually arguing that a machine (a gun) makes a conscious decision to kill someone and can/will independently act on that decision? Instead of tossing around unsupportable insults, you might want to look up "delusional."

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