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Speaking as someone with no particular interest in using either, I'd much rather have a neighbour who was a recreational marijuana user than one who was a a rec

by moomin 10y ago

Speaking as someone with no particular interest in using either, I'd much rather have a neighbour who was a recreational marijuana user than one who was a a recreational gun user. But, you know, tastes vary, and apparently the laws reflect a different aesthetic to mine.

AnimalMuppet 10y ago
Personally, I'd prefer the recreational gun user. But what I'd really prefer is not both - not a recreational marijuana and gun user.
- enraged_camel 10y ago
  You should be in favor of alcohol prohibition then, because a drunk gun user is far, far more dangerous than a high one.
  - AnimalMuppet 10y ago
    I am in favor of people not mixing alcohol and guns, yes. But I didn't say I was in favor of marijuana prohibition, so your conclusion does not follow at all from what I said. > ... a drunk gun user is far, far more dangerous than a high one. Source? I could argue that, due to pot still being illegal most places, there are more people drunk than there are high. One would expect therefore that there are more gun mishaps involving drunks than people who are high. If you know of any reasonably rigorous studies that get down to rates per capita per episode of getting drunk/high, I'd be interested in a reference. I think we agree on this, though: If you are going to drink or get high, stay away from guns. If you're going to have guns, stay away from booze and pot...
    - tossaway1 10y ago
      There's plenty of evidence that alcohol leads many to aggressive and violent behavior and a fair amount of evidence that pot has the opposite effect. I think that's reason enough to belief that a drunk gun user is apt to be more dangerous than a high (on weed) one.
- Spooky23 10y ago
  I lived a half mile away from a gun dude that spent about 30 hours a week shooting shit with a rifle. It gets really old, really fast.
234dd57d2c8dba 10y ago
Your greatest risks of all cause mortality are foods you eat, your car, and medical mistakes. I wouldn't worry about gun users very much as being a recreational gun user doesn't typically involve driving a car while intoxicated.

by moomin 10y ago

AnimalMuppet 10y ago

Personally, I'd prefer the recreational gun user. But what I'd really prefer is not both - not a recreational marijuana and gun user.

enraged_camel 10y ago
You should be in favor of alcohol prohibition then, because a drunk gun user is far, far more dangerous than a high one.
- AnimalMuppet 10y ago
  I am in favor of people not mixing alcohol and guns, yes. But I didn't say I was in favor of marijuana prohibition, so your conclusion does not follow at all from what I said. > ... a drunk gun user is far, far more dangerous than a high one. Source? I could argue that, due to pot still being illegal most places, there are more people drunk than there are high. One would expect therefore that there are more gun mishaps involving drunks than people who are high. If you know of any reasonably rigorous studies that get down to rates per capita per episode of getting drunk/high, I'd be interested in a reference. I think we agree on this, though: If you are going to drink or get high, stay away from guns. If you're going to have guns, stay away from booze and pot...
  - tossaway1 10y ago
    There's plenty of evidence that alcohol leads many to aggressive and violent behavior and a fair amount of evidence that pot has the opposite effect. I think that's reason enough to belief that a drunk gun user is apt to be more dangerous than a high (on weed) one.
Spooky23 10y ago
I lived a half mile away from a gun dude that spent about 30 hours a week shooting shit with a rifle. It gets really old, really fast.

234dd57d2c8dba 10y ago

Your greatest risks of all cause mortality are foods you eat, your car, and medical mistakes. I wouldn't worry about gun users very much as being a recreational gun user doesn't typically involve driving a car while intoxicated.