Would you date someone who owns guns?

[Ninakumarip]

Would you date someone who owns guns?

Yes

No

[supercutebutt]

No I would not. I am all about probabilities...

A person pulling the trigger on a gun is most likely to be shooting themselves, then their family, then commit a felony, then way, way, way down the line, if they're lucky, they hit a bad guy.

To add some more painful perspective, you are more likely to be shot by a hunter than by a terrorist. Hunters accidentally shoot about 1000 people a year, roughly 50 times more than terrorists. About 500 people a year are killed by mass shooters. But these numbers fluctuate rapidly.

The odds of shooting a bad guy without a gun are zero. But some may consider having a gun a bit like drinking a steady regimen of Drano to prevent parasites that may not ever actually appear. It could work.

The reality seems to be that when our bullets don't wind up in non-human animals or street signs, then when you use one to shoot someone, about 99 times out of a 100, you will commit a felony, shoot yourself, or shoot someone by accident. In roughly one out of a hundred cases, you shoot the bad guy.

Thomas Hills Ph. D.
Statistical Life

[bamesjond0069]

You have one problem with your stats. If I know im not going to commit a felony or suicide then the chance of me doing those things is 0. There is only a chance of it happening to someone i dont know. This is the problem with all gun stats. Im always safer as a trained, mentally stable person, with my own gun than no gun. There is no situation in which that is not the case. Its similar to saying if you won the lotto, whats the chance of having won the lotto? Its 100%.

[abc--123]

So we can't take part in olympic and commonwealth sports because some twat with a PhD says guns are scary. Yeah makes sense.

[supercutebutt]

@bamesjond0069 I want you to own a gun. Chances are you live far away from me, meaning I'll be safe from your obvious instability and because the odds say you are WAY more likely to kill yourself just by owning a firearm, it's a win-win all around.

[supercutebutt]

@abc--123 Show some respect. You are a twat with a HS diploma and we don't come on here calling YOU names.

[bamesjond0069]

Odds for you maybe. Odds for me no. Take a statistics course please!

[supercutebutt]

@bamesjond0069 I did. I got a 4.0. I am a stats genius.

[bamesjond0069]

Obviously not. So here then. If you had a gun in a safe under your bed. Whats the chance you would commit suicide with it?

[abc--123]

So in the same sentence you call me a twat and say you don't call me names. Seems like that education is being put to good use.

[supercutebutt]

@abc--123 You used twat first, you ridiculous twat.

[abc--123]

Yet another brilliant example of this intellect you claim to have.

[SueShe]

The comparison is about the same as if you would ask if you would date a psychopath.

The answer is a clear no unless you are tired of living. A person that owns a gun is a potential murderer waiting for the right occasion to send you back to the creator.

The slightest wrong word or look you give that person and the higher the risk that he/she uses the gun to "teach you a lesson".

Gun owners are usually very unstable people with low self esteem and ridden with complexes that need a gun to give themselves a certain psychological security. Unfortunately, their security is usually others' misfortune.

[Xyline789]

So you think a guy couldn't kill you without a gun? Your entire argument makes no sense. You don't like guns. That's all you need to say.

[Elliegirl]

@SueShe I rarely dislike someone’s opinion, but I must disagree with your argument entirely.

[johnny_hustle]

I can't believe how many people are liking this. You could have had a much better sound argument as to why you don't like guns but these reasons are just ridiculous.

[SueShe]

@johnny_hustle It looks as if others dislike guns and the dangerous people that use them and that use the pretext to protect themselves.

The latest events in the US shows that there is an anti-gun owner movement that should not be underestimated.

[zagor]

"Gun owners are usually very unstable people..". Yeah, the ones who shoot up schools and parks etc. are. I know a lot of people who own guns, and if you think that is true of most of them then you are an idiot.

[berserk945]

Obviously you the wrong idea about us. It's just like how minorities make the most noise that's why it seems to be a bigger issue.

[MORPHEUS_12]

Seriously, her age explains these inaccuracies.

[SueShe]

@MORPHEUS_12

Let's see

www.keranews.org/.../fact-checking-6-myths-about-perpetrators-mass-shootings

fact 1. There's no one profile.- meaning that anyone having a gun could become a mass murderer
fact 2. Only a quarter studied have been diagnosed with a mental illness - meaning all those having a gun
fact 3. Most take a week or more to plan the attack - meaning that without a gun, you cannot plan so far ahead
fact 4. There are behaviors that are a tip-off, including if those making threats have acquired firearms - meaning that those with the slightest history of domestic violence is a potential mass killer
fact 5. Nearly 75% of the active shooters studied by the FBI legally purchased or possessed the firearm used in the crime - meaning ANYONE having a gun at home could be a mass murderer

So, what does that tell? that 75% of the US population having a gun at home is a potential mass murderer. How many guys/girls here on GAG have one? Perhaps 10,000? Conclusion: 7,500 of you US gun owners are potentially dangerous people.

And that all at age 17 and not yet brain washed by the NRA and a little yellow headed Donny!

[abc--123]

You are genuinely the dumbest fuck on this thread.

[SueShe]

@abc--123 Glad I could help you get everything out of Kindergarten knowledge.

After abc and 123 comes def and 456. Did you already learn that? Good boy. Your mommy will be proud of you ;-)

[johnny_hustle]

You need to learn how to extrapolate data. According to the link you provide, only a quarter of active shooters have been diagnosed as mentally ill. That's NOT the same thing as saying a quarter of gun owners diagnose are mentally ill. That also doesn't mean that 75% of gun owners are potential mass murderers.

As for planning ahead. You're making the statement that without a gun you can't plan ahead. That's not true. I can plan ahead without a gun. I can plan ahead with nothing but my brain. No clothes or tools needed. That study just states that of the active shooters, 77% decide to plan ahead. Nothing in there indicates that you have to have a gun to plan ahead. Which is literally what you said.

[johnny_hustle]

Even in your study it states that mass shooters are EXTREMELY RARE making up less than 1% of gun homicides. So, no, 75% of gun owners are not potential mass murderers. It also doesn't state anything about domestic violence. It literally states, "These include recklessness, violent media usage, changes in hygiene and weight, impulsivity, firearm behavior, and physical aggression." Nothing in there states anything about domestic violence. These behaviors could be seen in someone with the slightest history of domestic violence but someone having these behavior traits doesn't mean they have the slightest history of domestic violence. They could easily have 0 history of domestic violence.

It says 85% of 144 mass shootings since 1982 the shooter had obtained the gun legally. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT 85% OF GUN OWNERS WHO OWN THEIR GUN LEGALLY COULD BECOME MASS MURDERERS. No more than someone who doesn't own a gun could become a mass murderer. There is an average of about one gun per person in the United states. There are over 300,000,000 people/guns in the united states. Yet, since 1982, according to your link, there has been 114 mass shootings since 1982. 114/75,000,000 (since about a quarter of Americans own 100% of the guns) = .00000152 or.000152% mass shootings per person who owns a gun. That's 1% of 1%. And 75,000,000 is the low end so technically that number is probably even smaller.

[johnny_hustle]

correct. That's 1 percent of 1 percent of 1 percent.

[johnny_hustle]

correction*

[SueShe]

@johnny_hustle Thanks for being factual.

That does not change much to the fact that the US is ranking on the very top of the most violent nation/people in the Western world.

The US post the sad record of 4 cities in the top 50 in terms of murder rates, ranking 4th. in terms of most violent cities per nation, just behind Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela. Those 3 first are hardly countries that one would qualify as safe but everyone seems to rate the US as safe. Statistics say the contrary.

I have not done an in-depth search but just found that horrifying data on Wikipedia.

So out of 11 nations surveyed, the US is the ONLY one that is supposed to be civilized.

en.m.wikipedia.org/.../List_of_cities_by_murder_rate

Also, I wonder how the parents of those children murdered in those mass shootings analyze those figures and if they also find it so banal.

Fact is, and all statistics in the world will not change anything in my point of view, that I and probably a large number of others would not date a person that owns/carries/uses a gun. That's it and that was basically the question asked.

[berserk945]

Those cities that have he highest crime are the cities that have the most gun control.

[Elliegirl]

@berserk945 True fact. Chicago and Washington, D. C. are prime examples.

[berserk945]

Thank you @Elliegirl!

[zagor]

LOL. More like all that at 17 and unable to proceed to a logical conclusion. 99% of gun owners NEVER SHOOT ANYONE. Your logic seems to be, gee, anyone who ever shot someone had a gun, therefore if someone has a gun they may be a mass killer.

You really need to take a logic class before you proceed further in your education.

[SueShe]

@zagor Anyone having a gun is READY to use it, thus is a potential killer. Why else would you own guns if not to be ready to murder when the time is right?

[berserk945]

I own them so I am not a lamb to the slaughter. When a psycho or an everyday criminal decides that I or someone around me is going to be the victim of the criminal act that they are going to perform.

And don't even say "if your worried about self preservation then you need to move from were you live to a more civilized place" well guess what no matter where you live in this world there is evil, as long as evil exists you are not 100% safe.

[johnny_hustle]

Any one having a gun is a ready to use it, thus a potential killer.

Two can play at that.

Anyone having a knife is ready to use one. Thus a potential killer.
Anyone with lighter fluid and a match is ready to use them. Thus a potential killer.
Anyone with a blunt object like a hammer or a baseball bat is ready to use one. Thus a potential killer.
Anyone with hands and feets are ready to use them. Thus a potential killer. Just to let you know, more than 600 people each year is straight up murdered by the murderer using nothing but their own physical body parts like there fist and feet.

We're all technically potential killers based on this logic. Even you.

Guns can be used to murder in cold blood. Guns can also be used as protection against someone ready to do you harm. Especially for women it is the ultimate equalizer By equalizer I mean a woman can easily protect herself using a gun against a strong athletic male who is about to rape her. Outside of the gun range and hunting, most people who own guns never use them against another person. And they also hope that they never have too. A gun is nothing but a tool. How you use that tool is up to you.

[johnny_hustle]

their*

[SueShe]

@Ninakumarip
@MORPHEUS_12
@zagor
@berserk945
@abc--123

Thank you guys for the MHO. All of you made my day.

Happy shooting!

[Spiritwander]

Well, although I voted "No", I feel that I should clarify that...
I grew up with a sportsman father who hunted and fished all the time.
It taught me to respect the outdoors, and the skill of hunters.

That being said, I highly dislike guns. They're loud, stupid tools that are designed around the psychology of being " more powerful than nature"...

And I get it; I really do - it's a "chemical thing".

But if I were to hunt, I'd use a bow & arrows... (I'm not even keen on crossbows)
And if I'm going to war, I wouldn't risk my life using something that could jam, run out of ammo, or overheat.

[Anonymous]

I'd have no problem dating a girl that owns a gun legally. I also don't live in a big city and even though I technically live in city limits of a small city which most people refer to as a town as the city is literally surrounded by the township of the same name. So, most people here hunt or have family that hunt and dating someone that's completely against guns would be dating someone that's getting ready to move away to a big city. As I hate big cities and like open rural areas.. I'd have a hard time finding someone who is anti-gun.

[witherwing]

To own a gun they'd either have to have a job where it's required or hobby that includes shooting, neither of which seem like a good quality in a partner to me. I think we should feel the same way about guns. I know for a certain a gun enthusiast wouldn't want to date me either.

[bamesjond0069]

So would your ideal man hide in the closet with you when a robber breaks into your house or would he confront an armed intruder with a kitchen knife and get shot to death?

[TITAN-IDC]

She wears the pants.. No alpha men ready to protect his own, in her pad.. Lol..😊

[abc--123]

I think I speak for all gun owners when I say we don't want you either.

[SydneySentinel]

Yes, as long as it's registered and licensed to carry.

[Hannah591]

I can't see myself dating someone for a while, then dumping them immediately once I found out they had guns. But then again, there have been plenty of times when I should've dumped someone but I didn't.

If he has them purely out of interest and they don't actually work and he has no ammo, then it'd be fine. If he did have ammo and they worked and it was more just for the protection and the pleasure of shooting guns, I'd feel differently about it. I don't think I'd be pretty happy about it, just in case he's a nut-job and those guns turn towards me!

[FictionalCharacter]

Yes. I’m sure they use it for safety reasons and people do use them for hunting. I don’t compare people with other people. Yes, it is a weapon on how you use it. Just like knives 🔪 and chainsaws or any other dangerous object you need to handle with care.

[HereIbe]

Already did. It's no big deal, unless you're a worthless shitstain of a coward, of course.

Indeed, my wife tells me from time to time that we "need" to get some firearms. Meh. It's money out of my pocket for what? I don't hunt (no time, anymore). I don't have the training necessary to be some kind of Hollywood fake-ass "hero" if shooting happens. I'll probably break down some day and get a Judge or a Governor, just because it can carry both.45 Colt and.410 2.5". That way, if I miss with the Colt round, I can give whomever a face full of buck-and-ball (tri-ammo, they call it these days), instead.

[oneleggedwonder]

I carry a Glock 9 mm with me everywhere I go. The only time I will ever use it is to defend my life or the life of a fellow human being. Do not judge the gun, judge the person who owns the gun. If I am ever in a restaurant and some dip shit opens fire on everyone in the building, it is my hope that everyone in the restaurant is carrying a gun to put this evil bastard 6 foot under ground. Guns can be used for evil cause, but guns can also be used to end an evil cause as well.

[BobbyC65]

Yes Because I Am a Gun Owner. :)
38 special service revolver.

[selfdestruction]

Just one?

[BobbyC65]

@selfdestruction
I have rifle case under my bed with two pellet rifle's and a pellet gun and one rifle as a scope on it and it's dead on. I can place a washer on a bored and dead center with out hitting the washer. And I sited the scope my self.

[selfdestruction]

Are you American?

[BobbyC65]

@selfdestruction
born and raised in America. :)

[selfdestruction]

As am I. I have pellets guns. 30 cal. But they aren’t my defense weapons

[BobbyC65]

@selfdestruction
I still need to get a permit so I can carry it outside the house my 38 special service revolver.

[selfdestruction]

Yeah. I have my ccp. I carry at 10mm. A.45. Or my 9mm.

[BobbyC65]

@selfdestruction
Nice.

[selfdestruction]

Yeah. 10mm is my favorite. Is like having a light 357 mag in a semi auto frame.

[Dashee]

I am against guns and stuff but the pic made me laugh. Your shirt is ironic as hell.
I personally think guns are okay in a way as long as you don't use it for the wrong things. Unfortunately there are enough people out there who misuse guns and use them to do bad things, which is why I'm against it.

[selfdestruction]

Less than one percent of gun owners commit crimes

[kari0130]

Yeah I would why not. I want a gun personally. Plus there's also the thought of if they're gonna kill me they don't need a gun and if they want to kill me they also don't need a gun. I watch too much investigation discovery to think the only way they're gonna kill me is a gun.

[Daniela1982]

I own a couple of guns myself so would date another gun owner. We might even go out to the desert near Yucca Valley to do some target practice as a date.

[MannMitAntworten]

If memory serves there is a 700 yard range in the area. Correct?

[Daniela1982]

@MannMitAntworten Not sure, we just go out by Giant Rock and there is plenty of rocks as a back stop and no one is usually out there.

[MannMitAntworten]

Sweet deal. Granted I'd be leery of ricochets when using rock as a backstop.

[DizzyDesii]

Preferably not. I didn't even wanna date my ex and his knife collection. After having a gun and knife held against me, im even more against the two. I prefer my dude not need weapons. If for any reason he chooses to get a glock then it needs to be locked away safelt in a box. I just hope he doesn't go crazy one day and try to kill anyone with it

[DizzyDesii]

And im not a liberal

[TITAN-IDC]

Its ok to be safe considering what happened to you. Dont forget when you feel safe to give the approval.. To give it, some men on net die a hero protector.. Not all men become, loser rabid dogs.. Lol..

[daddyspanksurass]

It's not the guns that kill people.
It's the bullets. Make each bullet cost $5,000. People will never be able to afford mass shootings

[DizzyDesii]

@daddyspanksurass celebs will and theyre loose cannons... although theyre more likely to commit suicide than a shooting

[TITAN-IDC]

@dizzydesli Your not a ditzy chick thats for sure.. 😎👍

[Browneye57]

What a stupid question. Do you have ANY inkling of how many firearms there in the US?
This country was founded on the right to life, to be able to defend yourself from oppressors and attackers. Now you think there's something wrong with people if they own a firearm? You're not really THAT stupid, are you? Really?

[sawno]

It is unlikely, because the places where that is legal are very far away from me.
So it would either be a gun licensed family, a dismantled gun (Like the one i legally have in my room, its filled with led so no longer counts as a fire-arm but if i do get broken in would make a good melee weapon haha) or a girl living in another continent.

[simplyaramdomgirl]

I voted no, however it would depend. If it's part of their job (police, military, etc.) or "protection", then I wouldn't mind. If he's keeping them for fun I'd be pretty concerned. I don't think guns should be present unless they're truly needed. Maybe it's just me, but guns in most cases do more bad than good.

[Miristheiss]

Of course why not?
Am I too assume they are like the gang members who all have illegal guns and endlessly shoot up inner cities or one of the 4-5 pure evil crazies that go on a shooting rampage per year?

Millions and millions of gun owners am I suppose to assume they are from these evil groups?

[SjE78]

yes i would, i do not fear guns, guns on their own are merely tools... it is the people who go out and commit crimes which are the problem...
I would be more bothered about a crazy person with a pencil than a sane person carrying an assault rifle

[Bananaman177]

Any woman who doesn't carry a gun is a little girl. Any man without a gun is also a little girl.

[Shamalien]

This is one of those beautiful moments when I realize I'm on one of the most sane forums on the entire internet. I'd be curious to see a regional breakdown of users on this site compared to other popular social media sites. I'll just say one thing about guns

If you wanna have a family, and you don't get one and learn how to use it, you're not doing them justice.

[Elliegirl]

I married a guy who owns guns and I own some myself. Gun ownership is not a bad thing. Misuse of them is the problem.

[Anonymous]

Yes and no. I’m currently dating a guy who owns a gun, but I don’t like it. I didn’t find out about it until like a year into the relationship and I was already in love and invested. I’m very anti-gun. For the time being he keeps it locked away in his closet, but if we were to ever have children, I’d probably want to get rid of it.

[Alan97]

Yeah till somebody enters in your house trying to rob you or to rape you.

[Opinion Owner]

@Alan97 The whole good guy with a gun thing vs bad guy with a gun thing doesn’t really work. Most of the time people just end up shooting themselves with their own guns. Also I just don’t like the idea of having a gun in the house. I’ve seen what happens when deadly weapons are easily accessible. My aunt was held at gunpoint by the father of her children in their own home. My own step father has threatened to shoot my mother. I’ve lived my life just fine so far without a gun. I don’t want them near me, I don’t want them in my home, and I don’t want them around my future children because all they bring is harm and death.

[Alan97]

Hey if people want to kill, they are going to kill.

[ThisGuyDucks]

If you're threatened that your boyfriend would kill you or murder or hold you hostage, then you should leave him

He deserves someone better.

[Opinion Owner]

@Alan97 I’d prefer if he didn’t have a death machine in our home that would provide a super easy and convenient way to do it.

[Opinion Owner]

@ThisGuyDucks I’m not threatened by him. My mother didn’t feel threatened by my step father, and my aunt didn’t feel threatened by her boyfriend, but look what happened. I don’t like guns. I don’t want them around me. I don’t want them around my family.

[Alan97]

It is true but think about this, more people die in their bed or in their bathroom than by gunshot. It is just a matter of protection. You'll be just fine!

[Opinion Owner]

@Alan97 I’d rather not take that risk.

[ThisGuyDucks]

That's the point, you don't trust men with your life, you never know if your own boyfriend could kill, so it makes no sense for you to ever getting into a relationship with a man.

I don't get women, they say how men are dangerous, scary, murderers and yet they still willingly marry and date men, like what the fuck?

If that's how you feel about men then stay the fuck away from them, why would you risk getting murdered?

[purplepoppy]

If he owns them for sporting purposes yes. If he's a right wing nutter who thinks a gun makes him a big man and is scared to sleep without a gun by the bed then no.

[bolverk]

If they know how to use and store them correctly and the firearm is legally owned why not? Any firearm by themselves are just finely engineered, metal wood and plastic, inherently neither good nor bad.
At the moment I do not own any firearm, though I have in the past and had to concealed carry on a fair few of the jobs I have done and if I need one in the future I know that I already have the facilities for it and the ammunition,

[Mencyclopedia]

Hell yeah, anyone who is mentally healthy but willing to take steps towards proactive self-protection is a sexy adult in my book

[Moonchild714]

Well almost every guy I've dated owns guns. So yes I would.

[LuvMeSomeBoys]

Don’t think I would ever date anyone who did not own guns, or at least appreciated them. I survived two home invasions, one street assault, and one deployment because of them.

[BCA6010]

Pffft chances are that we aren't ever going to get along if she is anti-gun anyway.

by the way the shooting technique in that photo leave much to be desired. She needs to straighten her arms out more.

[markscott]

I own a gun, so I would date someone who owns a gun. I am also very much in favor of common sense guns laws, that helps keeps guns from criminals, from the mentally ill, and keeps assault style rifles out of circulation.

[bamesjond0069]

How is that common sense? And it scares me that you own a gun and think an assualt rifle is a real thing. Do you mean black guns? Why does the color matter? Do you mean full auto guns? Already illegal. Im not sure wtf you're even talking about.

[markscott]

@bamesjond0069 : First, assault rifles are a real thing. The first real assault rifle was developed by Germany during word war two. It was tagged the Sturmgewehr. There is specific criteria needed for a rifle to be properly called an assault rifle. Second, I did not say 'assault rifle.' I said 'assault style rifle.' There is no easy term in universal use to describe what many people have that is a rapid fir, magazine loaded rifle. And I did not mention any color, so I don't understand why you are asking if a color matters. I am referring to rifles that have large magazines, that are capable of very rapid fire. And often, such guns can be comparatively easily made into automatics. Bottom line. Rifles, and actually guns, that, again, have large magazines and can fire very rapidly, allowing them to kill many people without changing a magazine. I'm sure that gives you a good idea of what I'm talking about. If not, use the same imagination that allows you to think there is no such thing as an assault rifle.

[bamesjond0069]

They dont sell "rapid fire" guns in america. They are illegal and have been for a long time now. The next closest would be semi automatic. Which are all just as "rapid fire" as any other semi automatic. Lmao.

[markscott]

@bamesjond0069 : Do you laugh your ass off at the dead in El Paso and Dayton? And we know semi automatics can often be turned into automatics. The issue is not the terminology, but what kills many people in a short period of time. Semi-automatic rifles with large magazines are ideal for killing in large numbers. Even in the military, they often use semi-automatic fire, over automatic fire. And as you well know, a rifle has superior fire power, and can be more effectively aimed at many targets, especially if they are not real close and moving. You can play games all day long, but the bottom line is, people are being mass murdered in America. It's obvious from your comments, that you would rather play semantics, that help save lives. That doesn't make you superior, just the opposite is more like it. It's people, apparently like yourself, who would rather fiddle, while our children and women are being murdered. Fortunately, the majority of Americans want to see our children live, and are willing to have common sense gun laws to help prevent these killings.

[bamesjond0069]

I laugh my ass off at you at how dumb you are. Those "assault rifles" functionally aren't any different than your typical semi auto handgun. Do you laugh at the 1000x more people who die every year from hand guns? You obviously don't care about them at all.

[markscott]

@bamesjond0069 : You make a lot of assumptions about others, with very little knowledge. I find that typical of gun nuts. You keep making comments that are foolish, to deflect from the real issue. Though the mechanism of guns is similar, it's still very true, that a rifle with a large magazine, is more effective, will murder more people, that will a hand gun. But you know that. And you seem to care much more about your guns, than about dead people. And yes, I am very aware of the statistics about hand gun deaths. But we are now talking about rifles with large magazines, and how they murder in mass numbers. Apparently, your argument is so weak, that you must keep deflecting away from the facts of mass murders and semi-automatic rifles and large magazines.

[bamesjond0069]

I don't see the relevance. Mass numbers in one particular type of crime but overall its one if the least types of gun used in all gun deaths. "Assault rifles" cause about 1% of all gun deaths in the US yet are one of the most popular guns to own. So it seems like it won't help much but will inconvenience a lot.

[markscott]

@bamesjond0069 : I do understand you. Your belief seems to be, keep the guns, too bad if there are mass murders. It's only a dozen or more at a time anyway.

[Mini-Mina]

All kinds of guns bother me so I don’t have them and it would be a deal breaker if the person I’m dating had a passion for them. I am not against responsible adults owning guns, but I don’t want a gun-loving person in my life.

[bklynbadboy1]

Wow! Really what's so bad about having a gun for protection we live in a crazy world it's always good to be prepared

[KeyannaStyles]

I own twin Sig Sauer 9mms, that's all the firepower I need for the zombie apocalypse.

[abc--123]

All I've got from this thread is education about guns and their uses is greatly influenced by media.

Personally I love guns and compete with them regularly, I've got a trophy and medal shelf in my house to show off all the times I've won competitions.

But hey I must be a psychopath killer because I shoot paper targets and that is the apitamy of evil.

[Mickey9999]

Of course. Having several of my own I would expect him to have some.

[hahahmm]

Yeah but you have to weed out the nuts. I almost got killed by a nutty woman with tons of guns. She admitted it to me later

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Yes, my late Maternal Grand-dad was a former Deputy Sheriff
in his younger years to year 1984 but yes i would live with someone
who owned gun (s).

[JustinTheGreat]

One or two guns? sure. A whole entire collection filled with them? No.

[selfdestruction]

Why?

[JustinTheGreat]

@selfdestruction Cause I think its weird to have an obsession with weapons and to keep so many in your house. I understand its a hobby but I just wouldn't be comfortable

[BigJake]

Yes, I would prefer it, or I would prefer a girl who is at least comfortable with firearms. I own 8 guns myself, and I have met girls who weren't okay with it.

[Kiran_Yagami]

Of course I would. I own guns. I'd prefer to date someone who owns guns or who is open to the possibility of owning guns. I'd know she can help protect our family when danger comes a knockin'.

[Dashee]

Until little Timmy grabs a gun and shoots up the school.

[Kiran_Yagami]

@Dashee Who's little Timmy? Some random kid? My guns are either locked up or on my person. And who's gonna stop little Timmy if you're pissing yourself afraid of guns? Because it sure as hell won't be you. Continue corralling kids into kill boxes with no armed security so little Timmy has the easiest, softest target possible to inflict maximum damage with impunity, then be surprised when you get that exact result.

[Dashee]

Who knows. It could be your future son lmao. Anyways, I don't really worry about that. I'm European, so my children will be going to school and not a shooting range.

[Kiran_Yagami]

@Dashee It could be YOUR future son. Most mass shooters aren't previous gun owners, because they're too often foiled by gun malfunctions. Even a moderately experienced shooter knows how to identify and clear most malfunctions in a matter of seconds. You can bet my kids will know how to clear any malfunction in record time. You won't be able to blink fast enough.

[Dashee]

Where I live, you can't buy guns in stores. Matter of fact, owning guns is illegal and our country doesn't sell any. You'd have to go to the dark web and get one, which is still very tricky. America is just a fucked up country and the people are too ignorant and too filled with pride to even see it. Mass shootings aren't normal. Owning guns isn't normal. Teaching my children to use something that could very easily kill someone isn't normal. Not everyone is mentally stable, and giving them the opportunity to murder isn't normal.

[Kiran_Yagami]

@Dashee Oh please, it's been proven time and time again that banning guns doesn't mean guns disappear. France has extremely strict gun laws too. So much so that not even all police officers are armed. Ask Charlie Hebdo how well that protected him. And teaching your children about reality is being smart. You're reasoning is just insane. Cars could easily kill someone. Cars kill people every day. Are you not going to teach your kids how to drive? Cars are a part of life and so are guns.
Everyone should know how to handle a gun. Everyone.

[Dashee]

Cars? have? a? purpose? other? than? killing?
Cars are used as a form of transportation. Guns are used to kill and hurt living being, albeit animals or humans. It has no useful purpose other than creating damage and destruction. Your reasoning seems to be as off as mine apparently.
Aside from that, in Europe we don't have drills at school where we're being told what to do in case a kid's walking around with an AK-47. We don't dread going outside in fear of guns.
You're right, just because guns are banned doesn't mean they disappear. But if a normal person can easily obtain a gun, a mentally instable person can, too.
Crack and heroin and such are also illegal, which is why it's a lot harder to obtain and a lot harder for people to get addicted to it. If these drugs were to be sold in stores, a lot more people would be hooked on it.

[Liam_Hayden]

@Dashee Divide the little Timmys by all of the kids and you'll discover some amazing facts. Like how many times more likely you are to die from the flu in a given year than from some random "Little Timmy." The worst year for mass shootings by far was 2017, the year of the Las Vegas Massacre with 117 killed. The LOWEST yearly death toll in the USA from the flu was 3349 way back in 198687 flu. season The worst was 2003-4 with over 48,000 deaths.

[Dashee]

@Liam_Hayden Your point? Should we ban the fucking flue? What the fuck are you getting at?

[Kiran_Yagami]

@Dashee Guns? Have a purpose? Other than killing? I have two target guns that would make terrible people killers. You'd be more successful smashing the stock over someone's skull than trying to shoot them to death. The problem is, you know nothing about guns so you end up talking out of your ass. That's on you. The fact that you don't know how to handle a gun and know nothing about guns makes you afraid of them. So what? People who can't swim are afraid of water. Doesn't mean water should be banned, and thousands of people who can't swim drown every year.

[H3LLBRING3R]

@Dashee Yup, have comfort in knowing that fucked up individuals are gonna use worse methods and just buy illegal firearms.

[778822]

It depends why. I know someone who works with the police in a firearms department and had one because of his job. He’s never fired it and hopes he never will but has to carry it for his job and his own safety.

[DeeDeeDeVour]

My husband owns several & we fire them in the range once in a while.

[cth96190]

Hell yes!
I could not date a snivelling cowardly victim mentality liberal who had been programmed to have an irrational fear of firearms.

[TheCunningLinguist]

I would see that as a plus, that she takes her own security and safety seriously. I prefer not to date victims.

[SueAnon84]

No I wouldn't. It has too great of a potential to be used against you like that one guy said in a time of "self defense" and "arguements"!

[MissKittyz]

Nope, huge turn off. Guns are scary. I'd rather not be near someone who owns them. Good thing I'm Canadian.

[zagor]

My relatives in Canada own guns.

[MissKittyz]

Good to know, I'll stay away from them!

[Anonymous]

I’m from the country and most of the guys I’ve dates had guns.

That being said, dumbasses who think they’re on the cover of Soldier of Fortune are usually weird losers.

[AaronKrieger]

I'd find it really attractive a female owned her own gun and has practiced shooting guns.

[tartaarsaus]

As of right now, that would likely imply she illegally possesses guns (I’m from the Netherlands), and I do not really feel like dating a member of the criminal classes

[OrangeBoy2]

What if she's a collector? Or is part of some shooting sports club organisation?

[tartaarsaus]

Collecting for a private collection is legally not allowed.

And for someone my age its basically impossible to own a guy through membership of a hunting association, as you need to have to be part of such a group for years, have passed exams, mental exams and the lot.

So basically always its illegal ownership

[tartaarsaus]

I should say, Im fine with being around guns. But most guns here are just illegaly owned

[YHL6965]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HJLYd6zzuc

[Anonymous]

Absolutely! I am going to get a rifle soon, and I think guns are a great thing to have (for protection/hunting)! Actually, it might even be preferred, well, by me at least.

[Prof_Don]

I definitely would. When I purchase my own property I will own som guns.

[Anonymous]

We have a gun, in our house, it's not loaded, but, I believe we have the bullets in the house too. We're not licensed gun carriers, and it's an old gun. We just keep it up on the shelf, for show

The girl I like, that I know I'll never get, is a gun owner. I don't really care that she is because I know I'll never get her but, it's interesting to know she has one. I don't think she hunts, nor do I

[Amanda269]

It depends on the reason. Is he a hunter, police officer or lives in a rural region with dangerous animals?

[Yessir12]

Never. If he needs a gun to feel manly he isn’t a real man. He’s an insecure person compensating for his lack of manliness. Look at all the mass shooters, they’re such skinny loser guys.

[UnamedUser]

So he’s gonna fight off armed intruders with his bare hands right?

[abc--123]

So we can't take part in Olympic and commonwealth sports because it upsets you.

[Yessir12]

@abc--123 Lmao that’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever read on GAG 😂

[yaboiziek]

definitely, guns owned lawfully are almost never the source of crime and are normally the direct opposite

[Dchrls78104]

Absolutely not. Don't need or want them around me. In my country there is too great a risk for my liking of their being used against you in moments of anger or arguments.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, but I’d make sure they kept them locked away safely.

[bklynbadboy1]

Good answer

[weasley8]

Maybe. Not if he owns the big automatic guns. But for the other kinds, I'm on the fence. If it's for his job, I'm fine with whatever kinds he has.

[ObsidianSteed]

There's a 99% chance they won't be big automatic guns

[weasley8]

@ObsidianSteed Then assuming he's not a cop, there's a 99% chance I'd still be on the fence about it. :)

[John_Doesnt]

No, because there would be a high chance of somebody getting killed over a "disagreement".

[WintersDaughter]

I am that person who owns guns lol, my boyfriend better have some

[Mother_of_All]

Yes. For me it's not a deal breaker if a guy owns a gun. It's probably because I'm used to it since my dad is a hunter

[EriFrancis1994]

No. I'd date one that shot guns at a range though cos that's fun

[berserk945]

Anything wrong with owning them?

[EriFrancis1994]

@berserk945 personally I don't like it. Think it's too dangerous.

[berserk945]

Its only dangerous if you don't respect them and handle them properl. Just like a knife or any other tool.

It's ok though you don't have to like them.

But being to exposed to them by the right people might make you look different.

[EriFrancis1994]

@berserk945 I guess so. With everything going on in the US at the moment, I guess I'm more paranoid

[StephenCF]

Yes, that would be so cool 😍 I’d love my girl to roleplay with guns, and also take me to shooting ranges 🔫🔫🔫

[aaronbw]

Just out of curiosity why is it all the women are anti gun more so than men? Most women I've met are very pro 2nd amendment (the real one not the "you can't take mah guns!" Type.)

[aaronbw]

Also, I own a rifle for hunting purposes. I eat what I kill, take the meat, sell the fur and I have the bones ground into bonemeal which I sell to gardeners in my neighborhood.

I donate the other stuff I dont use to a composting company.

[gaymanwayans]

The funny thing is it should make more sense for women to be pro gun than men. The great equalizer does the most for those at a physical disadvantage.