Is Anyone Else Surprised...

GeekJen wrote:

Gun owners should be locked away in a mental home. They need therapy.

That might be taking it a bit far, unless you're being sarcastic in which case high five.

No. I was not sarcastic.

There is NO reason whatsoever to privately own a gun (I don't speak of military, police or security/body guard use. That's ok). There could be exception for sport shooting in a club (where the guns are kept locked away and never leave the premises)


The reason people wan to own a gun is either

a) they have fun killing (humans and animals)

b) irrationally think that they could bring down a dictator (laughable)

c) think they could be a super hero and fight against a villain.



All three reasons are signs of mental illness that need to be treated. Any sane person doesn't need or want a gun.


Having a gun or a rifle does not help at all against a dictatorship with Apache gunship helicopters and hellfire missiles, tanks, fighter jets, SEALS, Marines, Delta Corp, Army Rangers, etc.

Having a gun does NOT level the field and protects you. Instead it raises the stakes and makes pretty sure that you will be shot. In addition is statistically proven that owning a gun increases the risk that a family member will be killed multiple times over. For example by a gun accident. Happens all the times.

While I am certainly no gun proponent and there are certainly many gun nuts out there.... your post goes to show that there are nuts on both sides of the issue.