by dazed but not confused 206 Replies latest social relationships
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I have lived with the aboriganal people of Canada some were good and some were bad just like every one else. My familly has been here 300 years. It was not cannons or guns that took the country away its what presered it. I am not fasinated by guns, they are a tool, no differnt than a shovel or a garden rake.
It was the mindset of the people behind the technology (guns and canons).
I've known many people, many of whom are JWs, who were and are responsible hunters.
There is legitimate controversy in the Pacifist Movement about owning guns.
No human more reflected the conflict of Pacifism and Violence than Jesus. "Turn the other cheek", "Do unto others" were part of a man who also braided a whip and whiped people and threatened humanity in no uncertain terms that he would return to wipe out the human race.
What chance for sanity do a bunch of Americans raised and fed on Jesus Christ have.
This thread is a perfect microcosm of US - world relations.
98% of the world's population would think taking a 5 year old out shooting is at best highly questionable, more likely they'd cosider it a form of child abuse.
The other 2% of the world's population (the roughly 1/2 of the US population that is pro-gun) not only views this action as perfectly justifiable and even virtuous, but also gets up into an almighty righteous snit about "how dare anyone criticize us?"
(It was the mindset of the people behind the technology}
The internet was a creation of the US defence dept
I couldn`t care less what their mindset was I like you still use it.
Well what an interesting thread and lots of opposing views.
Dazed,
I am glad you had some nice father son time. But to me a gun is a weapon of violence, many enjoy the thrill of violence at a shooting range. You state you son could not shoot the gun on his own as it was too powerful for him. To me that says he is too young, this clearly is not a toy for him, I am sure he has a plastic toy gun he can play with.
Would you not agree that waiting until your son is strong enough to handle the power of the gun, would be safer and better?
Kate xx
That's why you buy a Ruger SR22 for the smaller kids. They can handle the recoil and still learn gun safety!
Kate, have you ever been hungry and awaiting the next partrige to fly into your sights. I have had a gun in my hands since I was 5 years old. I have never killed anyone. Teaching children how to use a firearm is a responsible thing to do.
Teaching children how to use a firearm is a responsible thing to do.- TS677
I have read a number of your posts stating this. If a gun is too powerful for a 5 yr old to fire, the responsible thing to do is wait until the child is stronger. Gun safety and enjoying violent weapons are two different things. Many people get a thrill from firing a violent weapon, gun safety is just the excuse they use.
have you ever been hungry and awaiting the next partrige to fly into your sights-TS677
Food grows on trees, and in the ground. In general starving children do not benefit from knowing how to shoot a violent weapon. In Afrcia rice and corn are the staples. Guns are not common place in that continent, unless used by soldiers to control the people.
I can understand your opinion but I just disagree with you. Dazed, said himself that the gun was too powerful for his son to fire alone.
Kate xx
