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Do firearms empower people?

Do firearms empower people?

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US Conservative said:
So the ones who weren't armed died. Those that were had a fighting chance. Is this a difficult concept for you?
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So every one who was unarmed died, everyone armed lived? Do you have any logic at all to this attempt at a point?
 
Superfly said:
This exchange comes from one of my favorite movies:


Yeah, I think a lot of people feel that way. I think a lot of people would react completely differently if they didn't have a gun. I'm not pigeon-holing all gun owners like this, but I think that, for some people, owning a gun gives them this feeling that they can do anything, and can get away with anything.
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I have my guns for two reasons, hunting and for self defense should the need arrive. Different ones for different purposes. I won't say that simply having one makes me invincible and that although I have it doesn't mean, in the concept of self defense, that the situation may not work out for me. However, I can say that by having one I have a better chance than if I don't. I had a similar discussion, different topic, with my dad. He was with me when I bought lottery tickets about a month ago. He asked me why I was wasting my money because I wouldn't win. I told him that although I may never win, I had a much greater chance than he did because I actually had the possibility of doing so. Also, I told him that I spent $2/week on the ticket and that if spending that $2 was going to break me, I was in far worse shape financially than that $2 would ever solve.
 
Conservative65 said:
I have my guns for two reasons, hunting and for self defense should the need arrive. Different ones for different purposes. I won't say that simply having one makes me invincible and that although I have it doesn't mean, in the concept of self defense, that the situation may not work out for me. However, I can say that by having one I have a better chance than if I don't. I had a similar discussion, different topic, with my dad. He was with me when I bought lottery tickets about a month ago. He asked me why I was wasting my money because I wouldn't win. I told him that although I may never win, I had a much greater chance than he did because I actually had the possibility of doing so. Also, I told him that I spent $2/week on the ticket and that if spending that $2 was going to break me, I was in far worse shape financially than that $2 would ever solve.
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:lol: Good point. And welcome to the board. :)
 
US Conservative said:
In the last century over 100 million died due to marxism. Except for those that rebelled, they were unarmed.

There was a difference there. Is that difference empowering or not?

Who's empowered in this photo, and how do you think that happened?
Liberated+Concentration+Camp+prisioner+holds+german+soldier+at+gunpoint
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I find it interesting that 'guns don't kill people, people kill people'.

But when it comes to Marxism (or other convenient target), oh, that definitely kills people.

Guns certainly empower people. Unfortunately there are many people who can't handle the responsibility that comes with that power, and many (myself included) who see the 'empowerment' as completely unnecessary.
 
Empower to what ?
 
I don't know the answer, but I like that my husband has guns to protect me and our kids. If that's empowerment I don't know....
 
US Conservative said:
Exercising one's rights. A means to prevent tyranny. Self defense. The means to hunt.


Do firearms empower people? Note that this is not pertaining specifically to the US or the 2nd amendment, but rather a general question.


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I think that they can give people a false sense of invincibility. For instance criminals use them to be stronger than their prey. People who carry them around can be lulled into thinking that they are ultimately protected.

I think that in this day and age there is way too much emphasis placed on firearms that is affecting the country.
 
Did the fact that George Zimmerman had a gun empower him to engage Trayvon Martin?
 
To answer the question. Yes. But a great empowerment is knowing how to actually use that firearm.
 
pbrauer said:
Did the fact that George Zimmerman had a gun empower him to engage Trayvon Martin?
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I think it did. I don't think he would have gone after him had he not been armed. I don't think Michael Dunn would have gotten out of his car had he not been armed, either. :shrug:

There are good versions of empowerment, and bad. The two above? Bad. They make the wrong people "ten feet tall and bulletproof." But to a single mom, or other vulnerable people, it would empower them to be able to live without fear. Me, I just got a wicked good alarm system. But some people need more, and I'd not begrudge them of that.
 
No. They are an inanimate object used to perform a function. Whether that function is self defense, hunting, or battling an oppressive government, they are but a tool.

You need empowerment? Get a Life Coach.
 
note the two NO votes are anonymous (I guess nonmembers)
 
jet57 said:
I think that they can give people a false sense of invincibility. For instance criminals use them to be stronger than their prey. People who carry them around can be lulled into thinking that they are ultimately protected.

I think that in this day and age there is way too much emphasis placed on firearms that is affecting the country.
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I'd like an explanation of that claim.
 
Of course they do. They helped end the monarchy in Russia :mrgreen:
 
US Conservative said:
Exercising one's rights. A means to prevent tyranny. Self defense. The means to hunt.


Do firearms empower people?
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Regarding hunting, yes, they empower people with the ability to feed their family.

As for the others you list it is less that they empower people, and more that they limit the power of others to take away your rights, freedom and liberty.
 
US Conservative said:
Exercising one's rights. A means to prevent tyranny. Self defense. The means to hunt.


Do firearms empower people? Note that this is not pertaining specifically to the US or the 2nd amendment, but rather a general question.


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I am a left leaning American and yes guns empower people more than anything else.
 
do guns empower people?

depends on your definition of "empower"

do they provide legal sanction or authority?.... nope.

do they to promote self-actualization or influence?... hell yes.
 
Nilly said:
I find it interesting that 'guns don't kill people, people kill people'.

But when it comes to Marxism (or other convenient target), oh, that definitely kills people.

Guns certainly empower people. Unfortunately there are many people who can't handle the responsibility that comes with that power, and many (myself included) who see the 'empowerment' as completely unnecessary.
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What you find interesting here should be common sense-guns are inanimate tools, marxism is an ideology that brings out the worst in people.

Are you going to compare radical islam to airbags next?
 
tres borrachos said:
I don't know the answer, but I like that my husband has guns to protect me and our kids. If that's empowerment I don't know....
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Well, do you think you have an advantage by having those guns vs not having them?

BTW-YOU know how to use those guns to protect yourself, and your family as well, right?
 
jet57 said:
I think that they can give people a false sense of invincibility. For instance criminals use them to be stronger than their prey. People who carry them around can be lulled into thinking that they are ultimately protected.

I think that in this day and age there is way too much emphasis placed on firearms that is affecting the country.
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Thats nice but how did you answer the poll question?

Guns are used over 2 million times a year in this nation for lawful defense, and more often than they are used for crime-so frankly its a big issue.
How Often Do We Use Guns in Self-Defense? - Businessweek
 
US Conservative said:
What you find interesting here should be common sense-guns are inanimate tools, marxism is an ideology that brings out the worst in people.

Are you going to compare radical islam to airbags next?
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Guns kill more people every year in America than marxists.
 
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