45R
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I'm curious to know what our gun culture means to the many different members here on THR.
Our Gun Culture
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Cosmoline
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"Gun culture" has taken on a very bad overtone in the press. It's interesting to read European papers citing the adoption of "American gun culture" in their own inner cities. It's really a stand in for saying "dark skinned guys with guns." Whether in LA or among the Yardies in London.
In truth, there are many different "gun cultures" in the US and abroad. But I'm not sure I'd use that phrase to describe them.
In truth, there are many different "gun cultures" in the US and abroad. But I'm not sure I'd use that phrase to describe them.
41mag
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Hmm.
To me Gun Culture=a picture of a Minuteman pulling his musket out from under his bed(& his ability to have that gun at all).Maybe he's going to go shoot dinner,maybe not...
Inner city crime problems have been around longer than guns.It's a cop out to blame crime on guns.But doing that is much easier than actually addressing the problem.I don't see a valid connection between gun culture & crime.
To me Gun Culture=a picture of a Minuteman pulling his musket out from under his bed(& his ability to have that gun at all).Maybe he's going to go shoot dinner,maybe not...
Inner city crime problems have been around longer than guns.It's a cop out to blame crime on guns.But doing that is much easier than actually addressing the problem.I don't see a valid connection between gun culture & crime.
Warren
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Hopefully, in the future it will mean I could take a small scraping from an existing gun put said sample and some sugar in a petri dish leave the dish in a hot, moist place and return in a few days to find a whole new gun that has grown.
Until that time though I think of it more as people who are more self-reliant and better prepared and a little less afarid of things that go bump-in-the-night.
Until that time though I think of it more as people who are more self-reliant and better prepared and a little less afarid of things that go bump-in-the-night.
Gordon Fink
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What Riley said. Guns don’t have rights either.
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RavenVT100
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That's the funniest thing I've read all day.
vito
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When I hear someone mention the "gun culture" it is always with a strong negative connotation. I take pride in telling them that I am part of that culture that supports the 2nd Amendment and keeps our freedom. As a retired Army officer with 24 years of active service, and a senior health care management executive in a large not for profit health care system, I hope I give these anti-gun critics a moments pause when thinking about who favors guns in our society.
Declaration Day
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I've always viewed the "Gun Culture" as those of us who have been around firearms all our lives, and view responsible gun ownership as a way of life.
The media, which often makes no distinction between criminals and people like us, uses the term to describe anyone who owns a gun.
I know I am preaching to the choir here, but that is as ridiculous as putting baseball players in the same group as gang members who use baseball bats to attack / kill people.
The media, which often makes no distinction between criminals and people like us, uses the term to describe anyone who owns a gun.
I know I am preaching to the choir here, but that is as ridiculous as putting baseball players in the same group as gang members who use baseball bats to attack / kill people.
Brian Dale
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Sure -- I'm a member of the gun culture. And the book culture. And the food culture (insert yogurt joke here). I enjoy these things, among others. I'm a grown-up: I don't have unreasonable fears of guns, cars, thunder, power tools, animals, or other things that are ordinarily encountered in normal life.
Preacherman
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Well, I own guns, and I'm cultured (even if I do like puns and limericks!). Does that count?
Intune
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For me it has always meant- "hey, I picked up a .375 Weatherby since the last time you guys were here, wanna crank out a couple rounds out back before dinner? I'll dig out the M1 carbine that your son likes to shoot also."
Be safe & shoot often. That's what it means to me. They can take their negative connotations and put them in a pipe and...
Be safe & shoot often. That's what it means to me. They can take their negative connotations and put them in a pipe and...
Standing Wolf
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I'm an intelligent, cultured person who includes the entire Bill of Rights among my passions, as well as a bullseye shooter who's not getting any better, but at least no worse.
P95Carry
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''Gun Culture''?? Hmmm , hate that term ... it does indeed come over as perjorative these days.
I'll let my ego out for a second ... yes, I am cultured. I also own guns and I also like to shoot. I also relish a means of self defence.
Beyond that I am an upstanding individual, with no wish to harm a fly - unless said fly has it in for me. I have integrity and honor ... and give respect and trust where it is due and earned.
Even with all my guns - I am essentially a regular guy - but the Brady bunch probably would not buy that.
I'll let my ego out for a second ... yes, I am cultured. I also own guns and I also like to shoot. I also relish a means of self defence.
Beyond that I am an upstanding individual, with no wish to harm a fly - unless said fly has it in for me. I have integrity and honor ... and give respect and trust where it is due and earned.
Even with all my guns - I am essentially a regular guy - but the Brady bunch probably would not buy that.
jamz
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To me, the Gun Culture is no more than a symbol of power.
I'ts come to be lately that power seems almost to be a bad thing, and that it's rude, or not worthy to have power, to claim it, or to desire it. But for a citizen to retain power, the citizen should be part of the gun culture.
I'ts come to be lately that power seems almost to be a bad thing, and that it's rude, or not worthy to have power, to claim it, or to desire it. But for a citizen to retain power, the citizen should be part of the gun culture.
P95Carry
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OMG - I had missed that - that's a beaut!!! Bwhahaha.
eagle45
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I think the 'mainstream media' loves to use the term with a negative connotation, even though to me it is a reminder of good times and activities that I enjoy. Could be one thing that bothers the left is the idea that it means 'those that will not be willingly disarmed'?
Loved the petri dish comment though. Wish it worked!
Loved the petri dish comment though. Wish it worked!
Yooper
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The media's use of the term "gun culture" seems to imply some sort of splinter group or cult apart from the mainstream "culture". To the left in general and the media specifically, utopia is devoid of guns. Trouble is, most of the rest of the world takes a more realistic and pragmatic view of human nature.
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