The world with lots of handguns in it!

[Edwina's Secretary]

I am not afraid of guns. As has been said...they are inanimate. I am afraid of the people who feel the need to have a gun with them for protection.

I don't trust them. I don't trust what they will do with the gun.

If you want to have a gun in your home because of your fears of a home invasion....fine...as long as you make sure it is never stolen and used to shoot someone else who is not invading your home.

And you don't shoot someone who isn't really invading your home but just ringing the doorbell.

That your gun is not used for any purpose other than protecting your life and the life of your family.

But I emphatically do not agree I should be subjected to hidden guns in the grocery, the toy store, the gas station or the restaurant. Or anyplace else.

Didn't the hidden gun of some athlete go off in his pants in a nightclub this weekend?

The hammer of justice is cold comfort if you are dead.

[Marigold2]

What scared me about this person cleaning a gun in front of children was the fact that I didn't know him well. I don't know what his training or experience was around guns. If he was a careful man or a newbe and I didn't want my daughter around that. Thousands of people have shot themselves by accident cleaning a gun.
Having a gun in the house means you always have to be aware of other children bieng around. As I said my dad was a cop and the guns were always around, however when children came they were locked up tight. Your child might know not to touch them but what about their friends that come over? It's easy to forget to lock a gun up when you are cooking dinner, the phone is ringing and your daughter walks in with two friends wanting to do homework or your son is upstaires with new friends playing video games that have guns in them. Children are curious and guns are made out to be cool by society.
Children take drugs and know not to.
Children drive without sealtbelts and know not to
Children have sex and know not to
And chidren pick up guns and shot their sister and know not to
I just don't think guns and children are a good mixture.

[caseysmom]

Sounds like he was a careful guy, he was cleaning his gun. I wouldn't have a problem with him.

I'd be more worried about my kid going over to someone's house with bigoted views and brainwashing my kid.

[RICHARD]

Two words,


plaxico burress is a effing moron..

[JenBKR]

Two words,


plaxico burress is a effing moron..

Oh Richard *sigh* That is SIX words!

[Lady's Human]

Didn't the hidden gun of some athlete go off in his pants in a nightclub this weekend?

It wasn't a hidden gun, it was an illegal weapon.

He wasn't licensed in NYC to carry, he was carrying illegally even if he had a permit (carrying in a nightclub), and the fool shot himself evidently while showing it off to the bouncers at the club entrance.

Ya know what, though? Even though that s a mandatory minumum 3 1/2 year sentence in NYC, anyone want to place bets on how much jailtime Plax serves?

I've got $10 on 0

Which will truly show how much of a farce the 22,000 plus gun laws which are currently on the books really are.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Which will truly show how much of a farce the 22,000 plus gun laws which are currently on the books really are.

That's why just one law would be better.

And did the nightclub have a sign saying "Handgun free?"

[Grace]

It wasn't a hidden gun, it was an illegal weapon.

He wasn't licensed in NYC to carry, he was carrying illegally even if he had a permit (carrying in a nightclub), and the fool shot himself evidently while showing it off to the bouncers at the club entrance.

Ya know what, though? Even though that s a mandatory minumum 3 1/2 year sentence in NYC, anyone want to place bets on how much jailtime Plax serves?

I've got $10 on 0

Which will truly show how much of a farce the 22,000 plus gun laws which are currently on the books really are.

He wasn't licensed in New Jersey, either, which is where he lives. Neither the nightclub, nor the hospital reported the gun shot to the police. Seems like there may be lots of punishment to pass around.

[Marigold2]

Sounds like he was a careful guy, he was cleaning his gun. I wouldn't have a problem with him.

I'd be more worried about my kid going over to someone's house with bigoted views and brainwashing my kid.

Views can be changed, they change all the time, a bullet in the head cannot. As we grow and learn our opinions change and grow sometimes for the better and sometimes not.
I don't think guns belong in the hands of children they don't have the intellect and maturity to comprehend their actins in a long term basis, that's way the driving age is 16 and I believe it should be 18. Guns are fine in the hands of someone mature, sane and capable of controlling their anger, however add drugs, achcohol and a jealous husband or wife and it's not pretty.

[caseysmom]

The gun was in the mans hand according to your story, or was a kid running around with it?

[Marigold2]

No the gun was in his hand, however I had no way of knowing if he was new to guns or had experience, I would have the same concerns if my child was in a car with a brand new driver.
Do you have children? And is so would you be ok with them in a home with guns being cleaned if you did not know how careful or experienced a man he was?

[caseysmom]

No the gun was in his hand, however I had no way of knowing if he was new to guns or had experience, I would have the same concerns if my child was in a car with a brand new driver.
Do you have children? And is so would you be ok with them in a home with guns being cleaned if you did not know how careful or experienced a man he was?

I have two teenagers, they wouldn't be at the house if I didn't know much about the guy. Not sure why you want to know if I have children, not really any of your business.

[blue]

I am not afraid of guns. As has been said...they are inanimate. I am afraid of the people who feel the need to have a gun with them for protection.

I don't trust them. I don't trust what they will do with the gun.

Do you distrust someone legally carrying a firearm as much as someone illegally carrying a firearm? If you do not know someone is carrying legally or illegally does that make you distrust everybody while you are out in public?

If you want to have a gun in your home because of your fears of a home invasion....fine...as long as you make sure it is never stolen and used to shoot someone else who is not invading your home.

And you don't shoot someone who isn't really invading your home but just ringing the doorbell.

That your gun is not used for any purpose other than protecting your life and the life of your family.

You really dont seem to trust any gun owners.

But I emphatically do not agree I should be subjected to hidden guns in the grocery, the toy store, the gas station or the restaurant. Or anyplace else.

If a person is carrying legally you have no say in the matter do you? Why should you subjugate legal gun owners to make yourself more comfortable?

Didn't the hidden gun of some athlete go off in his pants in a nightclub this weekend?

The hammer of justice is cold comfort if you are dead.

Not a clue as far as the athlete goes.

The Hammer of Justice would be very much hot, if it fell against someone who harmed somebody I love.