The article was pretty stupid. There are a bunch of different types of gun nuts--probably hundreds. That said, the so-called second type of gun nut is almost non-existent. Not many of them really exist. Many more of a third type of gun nut (not mentioned) by the author, exist. I call them the "fire extinguisher" gun nut. They are cautious people--the kind of people with first aid kids, fire extinguishers and jumper cables in their trunks or truck toolboxes (I'm one of these). They have guns because they want to be able to protect their loved ones/selves. The next to last thing we want to do is shoot someone. The last thing we want is our loved ones to be harmed.
In other words, you have zero facts and zero logic behind that assertion. The ONLY reason I'm alive is because I had a gun and knew how to use it. That gun was a truly life-saving necessity, and I don't give an airborne fornication whether you're willing to accept that fact or not.
Did he/she shoot you? Did he/she charge you with a drawn sword? What makes you think you needed a gun? Maybe you only need a gun in your imagination? Go Patriots
You really want to know?? A bad guy with a long history of violence pulled a weapon and shot at me. I don't know about you, but that's pretty definitively the act of someone who is a mortal threat as far as I'm concerned! Fortunately I saw the pre-assault indicators and realized he was a threat, and I reacted accordingly. Our shots were fired almost simultaneously, but when he fired I was moving laterally and he missed. I didn't. Happy now?
Thanks for proving my point for me, boys. The need by some to always be offensive and snide in behavior, childish and vacuous though that behavior may be, is noted.
Spare me. You demanded an answer, and I told you I was fully aware you weren't interested in the truth. You pressed anyway and I made the mistake of choosing to answer... and you have demonstrated a level of immaturity that would disgust a pre-schooler and proved that you indeed have no interest in the truth. From here on if you want to talk classic firearms I'm all for it. Anything else, you aren't worth one more second of my time.
