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I am going to tackle this, because this sounds crazy to me.

Posted by Redmond (aka REDMOND) Feb 16 '09, 14:57

My father was a gun collector, and I alone, from a family of five children, was not involved in some kind of serious, traumatic shooting accident. Lucky me, eh?

Lucky? What about it's more rare for a kid to injure himself with a gun that people expect. It's like saying, "my parents owned a bath tub and it's lucky nobody ever drowned in it". If you are a responsible gun owner, there is nothing lucky about it. Just the same way you have a gas stove, and your kids don't get blown up by it.

Sigh, we are so indoctrinated that guns are bad it drives me nuts. I have handled guns ever since I was in the Military. I haven't shot anyone or myself either. Is that luck?

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given the numbser of people with guns accidents are bound to happen - Dane Duke Nuuk Feb 16, 15:11
And I burned myself on a gas stove when I was a kid. - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 15:09
Your four siblings all got shot/shot someone? -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 15:05
People, generally speaking, don't use bathtubs to kill other people. - TWuG Feb 16, 15:05 4
- They have more than one purpose, so I disagree. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:07 3
  - not one of which is killing people. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:12 2
    - Hunting? -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:14 1
      - maybe I should have read the IM ... I meant a bathtub. :) -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:18
four out of five is rare? -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:01
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- Related note: I would never, NEVER live in a place with a backyard pool while I had kids under say...15. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 16, 15:15
- but is the likelihood of a home accident with a gun more than the likelihood of a home invasion costing a child's life? -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 15:05
- That's why I am so careful to close and in some cases lock every gate I go through -- nm - CQ Feb 16, 15:02
In fairness though, that's hardly an appropriate analogy given that guns can neither bathe you, nor cook your food. - Loyola Feb 16, 15:00 11
- Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. Most guns stop crime simply by being pointed at the bad guy. Never fired. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:02 10
  - That's interesting because I'm pretty sure I was in a conversation the other day on these boards and was schooled that the only time you should point - Loyola Feb 16, 15:11 6
    - you've got that a little wrong. only point a gun at something you're prepared to kill. - Reagen Feb 16, 15:13 5
      - The case for gun rights advocates then is that all those who may legally entitled to own a gun are objectively able to determine what constitutes a - Loyola Feb 16, 15:19 3
        
        that's determined in a court of law. - Reagen Feb 16, 15:24
        
        Bad judgment is going to kill people every day in any possible world. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 15:21 1
        
        There's a line. What about grenades. They have a role to play in withstanding an attack. Should the people have a right to own grenades? And if not, - Loyola Feb 16, 15:25
      - Aye -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:14
  - if I've learned one thing from my military pals, it's that you never ever point a gun at someone unless you're prepared to shoot them. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:10 1
    - I agree with this. However, most times a gun is pointed at someone, it's never fired. - Redmond Feb 16, 15:11
  - Lots of crimes are inspired soley cause the theif knows the house has guns, guns are highly prized -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 16, 15:09

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