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*ChrisCantSkate* · 04-25-2007, 10:04 AM

i read bits and peices of the thread, i'll just throw my 2 cents in

people collect gun, much like people collect cars. they dont need 90% of what they do, but its a part of our american culture. just like who's got the fastest car(which is illegal to drive anywhere near top speed anywhere in this counrty) the same goes with the baddest guns. we've got tracks for cars, shooting ranges for guns. yes guns kill, do i think we would be better off with no guns in our society? yes. but i know it will never happen and wont even try to make a case for getting rid of them. regulate them all to hell maybe, but its our american way to go over and beyond the top of what is needed, legally able to use, and legally able to own.

do you need an AK for defence? no. but if someone is breaking into my home and i have a perfectly well working magnum or an ak sitting under my bed which am i going to grab? the game of home defence isnt like fishing, where you wana see whats the lightest tackle you can use to catch the biggest fish, its to protect yourself. now on the flip side, if you can get one so can they. so whats the safe line to draw? where do we step on the clause in the second amendment dealing with right to bear arms? where do you start to make the distinction between collecting rare and expensive guns to having an arms race with the gang around the block? its a tough topic to try and find the answer, which is why almost 250 years later a little part of the 2nd amendment is still being debated today.

as far as hunting... i dont know enough about all the gun laws as to what you can and cant use, but from what ive herd from friends who hunt, it seems right, fair, and humane to the animals, but then again, theres tons of counter argument for why you should be able to use a higher powered gun, or no guns at all. the fact at the end of the day however is we are smarter and higher up on the food chain than the animals we hunt. and as long as its either for population control of their speices to benifit the majority of those animals in the longrun from starvation and overcrowding or to feed you and your family i dont really see the issue.

04-25-2007, 10:04 AM	#10
ChrisCantSkate Thought Police Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: orlando florida Age: 41 Posts: 9,662	i read bits and peices of the thread, i'll just throw my 2 cents in people collect gun, much like people collect cars. they dont need 90% of what they do, but its a part of our american culture. just like who's got the fastest car(which is illegal to drive anywhere near top speed anywhere in this counrty) the same goes with the baddest guns. we've got tracks for cars, shooting ranges for guns. yes guns kill, do i think we would be better off with no guns in our society? yes. but i know it will never happen and wont even try to make a case for getting rid of them. regulate them all to hell maybe, but its our american way to go over and beyond the top of what is needed, legally able to use, and legally able to own. do you need an AK for defence? no. but if someone is breaking into my home and i have a perfectly well working magnum or an ak sitting under my bed which am i going to grab? the game of home defence isnt like fishing, where you wana see whats the lightest tackle you can use to catch the biggest fish, its to protect yourself. now on the flip side, if you can get one so can they. so whats the safe line to draw? where do we step on the clause in the second amendment dealing with right to bear arms? where do you start to make the distinction between collecting rare and expensive guns to having an arms race with the gang around the block? its a tough topic to try and find the answer, which is why almost 250 years later a little part of the 2nd amendment is still being debated today. as far as hunting... i dont know enough about all the gun laws as to what you can and cant use, but from what ive herd from friends who hunt, it seems right, fair, and humane to the animals, but then again, theres tons of counter argument for why you should be able to use a higher powered gun, or no guns at all. the fact at the end of the day however is we are smarter and higher up on the food chain than the animals we hunt. and as long as its either for population control of their speices to benifit the majority of those animals in the longrun from starvation and overcrowding or to feed you and your family i dont really see the issue. __________________ Black Vtec Prelude-h22a power'd Many dreams come true, and some have silver linings. I live for my dreams and a pocket full of gold.