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Long rifle? Seems unlikely to me, but we should probably ban them. http://www.google.com/search?q=long+rifle&tbm=isch http://www.google.com/search?q=long+rifle

Long rifle? Seems unlikely to me, but we should probably ban them. http://www.google.com/search?q=long+rifle&tbm=isch http://www.google.com/search?q=long+rifle&tbm=isch

MrUnknown 14y ago
I am sure banning them would have prevented this situation from ever happening.
- monochromatic 14y ago
  Yeah, I guess my sarcasm wasn't apparent.
  - MrUnknown 14y ago
    It's OK, neither was mine it seems judging by its reply.
- maeon3 14y ago
  The right to bear arms and the human bill of rights is not up for re-interpreting and re-writing. Why are you trying to unwravel what the Utopia that our founding fathers created by making us more like Russia and China?
knowtheory 14y ago
They almost certainly mean "long arm/gun", e.g. not a handgun. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_gun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_gun
- monochromatic 14y ago
  Yes, I know. Just pointing out the typical mislabeling that always happens... kind of surprised they didn't call it a Glock.
  - knowtheory 14y ago
    You're seriously criticizing an emergency release? It was posted as an emergency and they get the point across, do we really need the nit-picking?
    - monochromatic 14y ago
      That... is a fair point. I'll save my criticism for the "journalism" to come, which will probably make even more egregious and inexcusable errors.
      - knowtheory 14y ago
        So this is a useful and instructive point in this conversation. There is clearly a perceived cultural tension that gun owners feel regarding how they see gun ownership portrayed, and that its portrayal is being written by uninformed writers. And certainly there are a lot of reporters telling stories about guns without appreciating or understanding the world that they're reporting on. What concerns me is a reactionary response is only going to worsen any possible cultural divide and make people choose sides or become defensive, when we should be educating people to appreciate why these sorts of errors matter. I worry that your assumption that they will make errors and that they should be criticized is ultimately just going to curtail open discussions of gun ownership. (And mad props for the mea culpa. I don't blame you for the reaction, I just think it's misplaced in this instance)
cnlwsu 14y ago
Banning things works great. Just like how we have no drug problems since the war on drugs. Prohibition turned out great too. </sarcasm>

Long rifle? Seems unlikely to me, but we should probably ban them. http://www.google.com/search?q=long+rifle&tbm=isch http://www.google.com/search?q=long+rifle&tbm=isch

MrUnknown 14y ago

I am sure banning them would have prevented this situation from ever happening.

monochromatic 14y ago
Yeah, I guess my sarcasm wasn't apparent.
- MrUnknown 14y ago
  It's OK, neither was mine it seems judging by its reply.
maeon3 14y ago
The right to bear arms and the human bill of rights is not up for re-interpreting and re-writing. Why are you trying to unwravel what the Utopia that our founding fathers created by making us more like Russia and China?

knowtheory 14y ago

They almost certainly mean "long arm/gun", e.g. not a handgun. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_gun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_gun

monochromatic 14y ago
Yes, I know. Just pointing out the typical mislabeling that always happens... kind of surprised they didn't call it a Glock.
- knowtheory 14y ago
  You're seriously criticizing an emergency release? It was posted as an emergency and they get the point across, do we really need the nit-picking?
  - monochromatic 14y ago
    That... is a fair point. I'll save my criticism for the "journalism" to come, which will probably make even more egregious and inexcusable errors.
    - knowtheory 14y ago
      So this is a useful and instructive point in this conversation. There is clearly a perceived cultural tension that gun owners feel regarding how they see gun ownership portrayed, and that its portrayal is being written by uninformed writers. And certainly there are a lot of reporters telling stories about guns without appreciating or understanding the world that they're reporting on. What concerns me is a reactionary response is only going to worsen any possible cultural divide and make people choose sides or become defensive, when we should be educating people to appreciate why these sorts of errors matter. I worry that your assumption that they will make errors and that they should be criticized is ultimately just going to curtail open discussions of gun ownership. (And mad props for the mea culpa. I don't blame you for the reaction, I just think it's misplaced in this instance)

cnlwsu 14y ago

Banning things works great. Just like how we have no drug problems since the war on drugs. Prohibition turned out great too. </sarcasm>