Biden takes Thanksgiving swipe at 'sick' sale of semi-automatic guns

[Publius]

@WuWei

@NJBob

and believe he meant assault style rifles.

Which are semi-automatics. Your benefit of the doubt is now called privilege.

On this we can agree. Banning “assault weapons” based on cosmetic features is silly.

[Publius]

@Safiel

If you want numbers.

I own:

3 semi-automatic rifles
1 bolt action rifle
1 break action double barrel shotgun
2 double action revolvers
3 pistols

That is just the current inventory, I have had guns come and go over the years.

I also have a legacy Winchester Model 1886 lever action rifle which is unserviceable. But it makes a fine room decoration piece.

Now this does NOT count weapons owned by my wife. So add one additional pistol and one additional semi-automatic rifle to the above count for the household figure.

Each weapon can or does have a unique purpose for the person who owns it. If I am deer hunting, I may use one rifle, but I may use another for other animals.

And I may carry different pistols on me, depending on conditions, including what kind of clothes I am wearing that that particular moment, particularly for purposes of concealment.

People who mouth off about number of weapons owned obviously know very little of what they are talking about.

I get that. But in the aggregate, how is it that the US of A has twice as many guns per capita as its closest competitor Yemen, and waaay more than pretty much every other country in the world? And a correspondingly higher rate of mass shootings? More importantly, what can be done to address the mass shootings part? Or do we just write that off as the inevitable cost of everybody being able to have as many guns as they want?

[Smyrna]

@Publius

In what way is 1.2 guns for every man, woman, and child in the country “not nearly enough”?

Come on, man.

Well…a shotgun will not do what a rifle will do and a rifle will not do what a shotgun will do. Then you have a handgun and that’s another subject all together. Now consider the shotgun…are you hunting ducks or geese…I’d recommend a 12 guage. How about dove, rabbits or quail…I’d recommend a 20 guage. Now take rifles…a 22 load is a lot less expensive than say…a 30.06 so…do you need a 30.06?
Well…a 22 calibur is illegal when hunting deer so as you can see, a person needs more than 1.2 guns.

Just sayin…

[Publius]

@Smyrna

@Publius

In what way is 1.2 guns for every man, woman, and child in the country “not nearly enough”?

Come on, man.

Well…a shotgun will not do what a rifle will do and a rifle will not do what a shotgun will do. Then you have a handgun and that’s another subject all together. That makes 3 necessary tools right there.

Such “necessary” tools that I have none of them, and get along just fine.

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@Publius

At any rate, at the end of the day, there’s a ridiculous number of guns already in circulation, by any measure, and there’s no way to put that toothpaste back in the tube. So stock up on thoughts and prayers. And stay away from Walmarts

That’s the spirit!

[Smyrna]

@Publius

Such “necessary” tools that I have none of them, and get along just fine.

When is the last time you had a quail popper? I just got 5 quail today and cleaned them. Now tomorrow night, I’ll make poppers and if you haven’t eaten one, you really don’t know what “fine” is.

Just sayin…

[Steel-W0LF]

@Publius

@Smyrna

@Publius

In what way is 1.2 guns for every man, woman, and child in the country “not nearly enough”?

Come on, man.

Well…a shotgun will not do what a rifle will do and a rifle will not do what a shotgun will do. Then you have a handgun and that’s another subject all together. That makes 3 necessary tools right there.

Such “necessary” tools that I have none of them, and get along just fine.

That’s like bragging that you’ve never needed the spare tire on your car, and then trying to inflate the wisdom of removing it from your vehicle.

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@Publius

how is it that the US of A has twice as many guns per capita as its closest competitor Yemen, and waaay more than pretty much every other country in the world?

We love guns.

@Publius

And a correspondingly higher rate of mass shootings?

We love shooting those guns

@Publius

More importantly, what can be done to address the mass shootings part?

Nothing involving the guns

@Publius

Or do we just write that off as the inevitable cost of everybody being able to have as many guns as they want?

Yup.

Probably also get a gun or two for yourself.

[Publius]

I’m not going to subscribe to the notion that hoplophilia justifies sitting back and accepting regular massacres of our fellow citizens. The thoughts and prayers aren’t working.

[Publius]

@Steel-W0LF

@Publius

@Smyrna

@Publius

In what way is 1.2 guns for every man, woman, and child in the country “not nearly enough”?

Come on, man.

Well…a shotgun will not do what a rifle will do and a rifle will not do what a shotgun will do. Then you have a handgun and that’s another subject all together. That makes 3 necessary tools right there.

Such “necessary” tools that I have none of them, and get along just fine.

That’s like bragging that you’ve never needed the spare tire on your car, and then trying to inflate the wisdom of removing it from your vehicle.

My spare tire has never killed anybody.

[Steel-W0LF]

@Publius

@Steel-W0LF

@Publius

@Smyrna

@Publius

In what way is 1.2 guns for every man, woman, and child in the country “not nearly enough”?

Come on, man.

Well…a shotgun will not do what a rifle will do and a rifle will not do what a shotgun will do. Then you have a handgun and that’s another subject all together. That makes 3 necessary tools right there.

Such “necessary” tools that I have none of them, and get along just fine.

That’s like bragging that you’ve never needed the spare tire on your car, and then trying to inflate the wisdom of removing it from your vehicle.

My spare tire has never killed anybody.

Neither have my guns…….

[Smyrna]

@Publius

I’m not going to subscribe to the notion that hoplophilia justifies sitting back and accepting regular massacres of our fellow citizens. The thoughts and prayers aren’t working.

We have a problem in our culture and in my opinion, the number one reason for these mass shootings are males who donated a sperm cell but did not do so lovingly united with the mother in a family unit, displaying respect, financially providing for them and guiding this child into adulthood, along the path of education. Instead this young male was programmed from other sources and they have no respect for life…including their own. Fix that and “we” will all be in a better place but it isn’t about guns. Only an idiot would use that for their excuse. The problem is, there are many idiots among us too.

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@Publius

I’m not going to subscribe to the notion that hoplophilia justifies sitting back and accepting regular massacres of our fellow citizens.

Okay.

@Publius

The thoughts and prayers aren’t working.

How can you know that?

[Publius]

@Smyrna

@Publius

I’m not going to subscribe to the notion that hoplophilia justifies sitting back and accepting regular massacres of our fellow citizens. The thoughts and prayers aren’t working.

We have a problem in our culture and in my opinion, the number one reason for these mass shootings are males who donated a sperm cell but did not do so lovingly united with the mother in a family unit, displaying respect, financially providing for them and guiding this child into adulthood, along the path of education. Instead this young male was programmed from other sources and they have no respect for life…including their own.

Ok, so every other country in the world has a better culture than us? Sounds like America Last to me.

[Smyrna]

@Publius

Ok, so every other country in the world has a better culture than us? Sounds like America Last to me.

Listen to what I said and then consider the culture found in inner cities that are primarily run by Democrats…like Chicago, St. Louis, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Los Angeles…etc and the murders taking place. Over 50% of our murders are done by 6% of our country. Now…mediate on that.

[Striker840]

@Publius

@Safiel

If you want numbers.

I own:

3 semi-automatic rifles
1 bolt action rifle
1 break action double barrel shotgun
2 double action revolvers
3 pistols

That is just the current inventory, I have had guns come and go over the years.

I also have a legacy Winchester Model 1886 lever action rifle which is unserviceable. But it makes a fine room decoration piece.

Now this does NOT count weapons owned by my wife. So add one additional pistol and one additional semi-automatic rifle to the above count for the household figure.

Each weapon can or does have a unique purpose for the person who owns it. If I am deer hunting, I may use one rifle, but I may use another for other animals.

And I may carry different pistols on me, depending on conditions, including what kind of clothes I am wearing that that particular moment, particularly for purposes of concealment.

People who mouth off about number of weapons owned obviously know very little of what they are talking about.

I get that. But in the aggregate, how is it that the US of A has twice as many guns per capita as its closest competitor Yemen, and waaay more than pretty much every other country in the world? And a correspondingly higher rate of mass shootings? More importantly, what can be done to address the mass shootings part? Or do we just write that off as the inevitable cost of everybody being able to have as many guns as they want?

How about, just spitballing here, we try to figure out why people think the only solution is to kill a bunch of people?!?!?

You know, try to figure out the why??

[Striker840]

@Publius

@Smyrna

@Publius

In what way is 1.2 guns for every man, woman, and child in the country “not nearly enough”?

Come on, man.

Well…a shotgun will not do what a rifle will do and a rifle will not do what a shotgun will do. Then you have a handgun and that’s another subject all together. That makes 3 necessary tools right there.

Such “necessary” tools that I have none of them, and get along just fine.

Let me guess, you get your meat from the grocery store.
Newsflash, some people hunt.

[TheRedComet]

That would require critical thinking. To the anti-gun hoplophobes, that cannot be done.

Something must be banned!!! A right must be infringed!!!

[Samm]

@Publius

@WuWei

@Publius

@WuWei

@Publius

At any rate, at the end of the day, there’s a ridiculous number of guns already in circulation,

Not nearly enough.

In what way is 1.2 guns for every man, woman, and child in the country “not nearly enough”?

Come on, man.

3 per sounds about right.

And just like that… any illusion of a serious discussion disappeared.

You started it.

[Samm]

@WuWei

Pistol. Rifle. Shotgun.

At least four. Pistol, large game rifle, small game rifle, shotgun.

Five, if you live in an urban jungle and need to carry concealed.