endzone_dave Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 This data is a little outdated but it's obvious which country's citizens love their guns: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_guns_per_capita_by_country Is it because we are a military nation? Is it a holdover from the frontier days where people used to hunt for their food? Is it because gun rights are written in the Constitution? Is it because we have large rural areas in this country. I grew up in a small town and I swear some of the people I know from growing up there feel gun rights is their most important political issue. Why the obsession with guns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Wild west mentality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedr01 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 My electric can opener has been on the fritz, and there are big spiders here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipwhich Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Why do people believe in abortion? Why do people lean left or right? Why are Americans opposed to nudity on TV where other nations are not, but allow violence on TV where other nations do not? Most of my gun owning friends like to hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I have lots of guns. I love them, but I'm not obsessed with them...if that's possible. I'm a tree-hugging liberal, but I am also very concerned about the gubment trying to poop on my gun rights. Unless the municipal govt will assign a cop or sheriff's deputy to follow me around for safety, I will continue to carry a loaded firearm tucked under my shirt everywhere I go. I served in the military, not sure if that has influenced me or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Because we are badasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 It is a huge part of our national mythology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Having grown up in no-gun suburbia then moved to a gun lovin' small town . . . People in the country like to hunt and guns are a recreational thing. To "them" it seems silly to have to regulate something that a vast majority of them use responsibly. HOWEVER, "country folk" do seem to have an inordinate paranoia of people coming and invading their homes, stealing their stuff, hurting their loved ones WHEN the incidence is much lower than in the suburbs or cities. If you feel this way enough to say you need guns for protection, why don't you also lock your doors at night? Why do you leave the car/truck keys in the front seat over night? Suburbanites and city folk see guns as more of something that gangs and thugs tote around and are okay lumping those guns in with the ones that are not used to commit felonies. These people just see it as a matter of time before bad things will happen when a gun is around (a kid will shoot himself or others with it). IMO, these are the two gun cultures that exist in this country and neither side tries or can or wants to understand where the other is coming from. Reading that book, Empire of the Summer Moon, that zoony recommended you get an idea. Guns were an integral part of settling the plains and the west and the Colt six shooter an even legendary piece of equipment that helped seal the deal. Guns are pretty prevalent in Canada, but they're just not as violent for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 'murican spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 how else are you supposed to keep the King of England out of your face? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 how else are you supposed to keep the King of England out of your face? Gotta watch out for this guy, FKoE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 "Why?" http://youtu.be/7zkYBKZDzUc "Because **** you, that's why." #Murica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJValleySkinz Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Because the NRA line their pockets with money stained with the blood of gun violence victims by hiding behind decent, responsible gun owners who they would gladly see slaughtered for another million or two in sales money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 America basically invented and perfected marketing based on fear, paranoia and sexual inadequacy. Other things we love: plastic surgery, obnoxiously large trucks, all you can stuff down your throat buffets, millionaire preachers/rappers, fake weight-loss schemes, nonexistent childhood "disorders" that can be "cured" with expensive medication, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Why do so many Americans eagerly surrender more of any of the constitutionally protected rights? People are quick to say gun nuts are full of fear but what is the need to surrender rights? Oh right, for "safety" (read: fear). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Suburbanites and city folk see guns as more of something that gangs and thugs tote around and are okay lumping those guns in with the ones that are not used to commit felonies. These people just see it as a matter of time before bad things will happen when a gun is around (a kid will shoot himself or others with it). IMO, these are the two gun cultures that exist in this country and neither side tries or can or wants to understand where the other is coming from. . dang ...we sure live in different cities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozskin Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Because we are badasses. Badasses dont need guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mocountyskins Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I love guns. I think that they are one of the top 10 investments you can make in your life. Get a house #1 Get a fast car #2 Get a main chick #3 Get a few side chicks #4 Get a nice armory of ARs and Glocks #5 In all honesty I really do think that guns are a good investment. I can think of more positives that can result in owning a gun than negatives. Do I think that some people should who committed crimes should be able to get a gun? No. But you can't really stop that. Do I think people should have to register their guns? Absolutely not. The question is why do Americans live in fear and why do so many Americans not know their rights. I'm not talking about guns i'm talking about all rights. So many people do not know their rights and let themselves be violated every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I love guns. I think that they are one of the top 10 investments you can make in your life. Get a house #1 Get a fast car #2 Get a main chick #3 Get a few side chicks #4 Get a nice armory of ARs and Glocks #5 That about sums it up for the Gun Owners of America. Yahoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJValleySkinz Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Why do so many Americans eagerly surrender more of any of the constitutionally protected rights? People are quick to say gun nuts are full of fear but what is the need to surrender rights? Oh right, for "safety" (read: fear). Depends on how you classify gun nuts. To me a gun nut is someone who thinks the second amendment should apply equally to people with disorders such as Cho Sung Hui, Adam Lanza and James Holmes, not just normal law abiding citizens. To me a gun nut is also a law abiding citizen that thinks the NRA gives two bits of rooster poop about his or her constitutional rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Badasses dont need guns. Orly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJValleySkinz Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Orly? I don't think the gun is what makes them bad asses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I don't think the gun is what makes them bad asses. Impossible. It's clearly guns that make the person what they are. Badasses or criminals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Guns make you a badass. Anyone with guns is a badass. Badass. Badass. Badass. Why do so many Americans eagerly surrender more of any of the constitutionally protected rights? People are quick to say gun nuts are full of fear but what is the need to surrender rights? Oh right, for "safety" (read: fear). We own a shotgun and a rifle. We've made the sane, logical jump that someone checking if we should own these things isn't infringing on our rights. It isn't the fear. It's the paranoia. The paranoia that a police state is coming. But then again, I don't see the police state coming because I'm one of the "sheep". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak2vegas Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Because in this country I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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