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On the other hand NRA members might now choose GoDaddy as their registrar and webhost.
by dman 16y ago
On the other hand NRA members might now choose GoDaddy as their registrar and webhost.
- protomyth 16y agoWell, NO. I believe in the bill of rights, but I do not condone the hunting of elephants.
- dman 16y agoWhat do you use a gun for if not killing people or animals?
- dman 16y agoI dont mind the downvotes but I could like the education on what people who believe in gun rights believe in.
- staunch 16y agoIf you're genuinely interested (and not just trolling): http://www.amazon.com/That-Every-Man-Armed-Constitutional/dp/0945999380 http://www.amazon.com/That-Every-Man-Armed-Constitutional/dp...
- dman 16y agoThanks for the link. I shall read it. I wasnt trolling, but I come from a country where we won our freedom with a non violent movement so the point of guns is largely missing from my cultural upbringing. In my opinion 10 million people uprising is sufficient for any government - with or without guns. That being said I will read the book and will not comment on this conversation any further so that it doesnt derail the original post.
- haploid 16y agoThe motivation of pro-gun people generally falls into one of three categories: 1. Self/property protection 2. Fun/sport/hunting 3. Assertion of constitutional rights( and sometimes duty ) That said, this thread is in danger of political derailment.
- protomyth 16y agoyeah, sorry - just a little touchy on the whole NRA = killing elephants is ok.
- protomyth 16y agoI cannot speak for anyone other than myself. I don't currently own a gun, but that is more because of my life circumstances than belief. I believe in gun rights because I have had relatives / personally been protected from both people and animals (feral dogs) by gun ownership. I believe weakening any of the bill of rights provides avenues to weaken the others. I also believe that it is an important counter balance to authority figures becoming despots. Mostly I just see guns as another tool and have serious problems with saying an object did something when it is the person who did. Plus, most of the gun stat stories were done narrowly and didn't include rural areas (did a stint in the social work area). So, I understand the purpose, but am horrified by the picture and do not think NRA membership is a factor in the reaction to the picture.
- CamperBob 16y agoI dont mind the downvotes but I could like the education on what people who believe in gun rights believe in. I don't currently own any guns, and am clumsy enough to be a threat to everybody within 1/4 mile if I did, but I do believe that the right to self-defense is a fundamental human right, perhaps the most fundamental of all. Historically, most deaths due to misuse of guns have occurred in times and places where the state has maintained a monopoly on the use of violence. It would be very hard to convince me that a disarmed populace is a net positive for society, over the long run.
- Confusion 16y agoHe didn't say he didn't use guns for killing people or animals. Depending on the circumstances, he probably would, as would I (and I've never touched a gun in my life). That doesn't imply support for hunting elephants.
- chops 16y agoAll elephants are animals. Not all animals are elephants.
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- lupatus 16y agoPractice?