A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t have
one, you’ll probably never need one again.
Irish Mike
On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 6:41:02 PM UTC-6, Irish Mike wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZEV_KQgi10
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t have
one, you’ll probably never need one again.
Irish MikeA gun is like a penis that gun owners weren't born with.
On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 6:41:02 PM UTC-6, Irish Mike wrote:
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t have
one, you’ll probably never need one again.
Irish MikeA gun is like a penis that gun owners weren't born with.
On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 12:03:06 AM UTC-6, unclejr wrote:
On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 6:41:02 PM UTC-6, Irish Mike wrote:
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t haveA gun is like a penis that gun owners weren't born with.
one, you’ll probably never need one again.
Irish Mike
lol.....'gun owners'? You say it like it is some small disparaged group.....it's pretty damn standard for at least one person in a household to either have at least 1 gun, or have quick access to one. And yes the percentages vary a little across the country, but regardless of whether
you are talking about colorado or new mexico or georgia or alabama or
florida or vermont and on and on, guns are pretty damn standard anywhere.
michael anderson <mianderson79@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 12:03:06 AM UTC-6, unclejr wrote:
On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 6:41:02 PM UTC-6, Irish Mike wrote:
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t haveA gun is like a penis that gun owners weren't born with.
one, you’ll probably never need one again.
Irish Mike
lol.....'gun owners'? You say it like it is some small disparaged
group.....it's pretty damn standard for at least one person in a
household to either have at least 1 gun, or have quick access to one.
And yes the percentages vary a little across the country, but
regardless of whether you are talking about colorado or new mexico or
georgia or alabama or florida or vermont and on and on, guns are
pretty damn standard anywhere.
Gun owners are a decided minority whether you’re talking about
personal or household ownership.
It’s definitely a lot of people but it’s also not the norm.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Thirty-two percent of U.S. adults say they
personally own a gun, while a larger percentage, 44%, report living in
a gun household. Adults living in gun households include those with a
gun in their home or anywhere on their property.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/264932/percentage-americans-own-guns.aspx
So it’s a lot of people but it’s not the norm.
michael anderson <mianderson79@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 12:03:06 AM UTC-6, unclejr wrote:
On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 6:41:02 PM UTC-6, Irish Mike wrote:
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t haveA gun is like a penis that gun owners weren't born with.
one, you’ll probably never need one again.
Irish Mike
lol.....'gun owners'? You say it like it is some small disparaged
group.....it's pretty damn standard for at least one person in a household to
either have at least 1 gun, or have quick access to one. And yes the
percentages vary a little across the country, but regardless of whether
you are talking about colorado or new mexico or georgia or alabama or
florida or vermont and on and on, guns are pretty damn standard anywhere.
Gun owners are a decided minority whether you’re talking about personal or household ownership.
It’s definitely a lot of people but it’s also not the norm.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Thirty-two percent of U.S. adults say they personally
own a gun, while a larger percentage, 44%, report living in a gun
household. Adults living in gun households include those with a gun in
their home or anywhere on their property.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/264932/percentage-americans-own-guns.aspx
So it’s a lot of people but it’s not the norm.
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t have
one, you’ll probably never need one again.
On 2023-03-05, xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com> wrote:
michael anderson <mianderson79@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 12:03:06 AM UTC-6, unclejr wrote:Gun owners are a decided minority whether you’re talking about personal or >> household ownership.
On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 6:41:02 PM UTC-6, Irish Mike wrote:
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t haveA gun is like a penis that gun owners weren't born with.
one, you’ll probably never need one again.
Irish Mike
lol.....'gun owners'? You say it like it is some small disparaged
group.....it's pretty damn standard for at least one person in a household to
either have at least 1 gun, or have quick access to one. And yes the
percentages vary a little across the country, but regardless of whether >>> you are talking about colorado or new mexico or georgia or alabama or
florida or vermont and on and on, guns are pretty damn standard anywhere. >>
It’s definitely a lot of people but it’s also not the norm.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Thirty-two percent of U.S. adults say they personally
own a gun, while a larger percentage, 44%, report living in a gun
household. Adults living in gun households include those with a gun in
their home or anywhere on their property.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/264932/percentage-americans-own-guns.aspx
So it’s a lot of people but it’s not the norm.
Very dependent on rural/urban/suburban mix. Even then, less than a majority of rural residents own guns, though more than half of households have one.
On the other hand, less than 20% of urban residents own guns, and less than 30% of people living in suburbs.
Personally I have never owned a gun, but I am happy that my neighbors
do.
On 3/5/2023 8:51 PM, Con Reeder, unhyphenated American wrote:
On 2023-03-05, xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com> wrote:
michael anderson <mianderson79@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 12:03:06 AM UTC-6, unclejr wrote:Gun owners are a decided minority whether you’re talking about personal or
On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 6:41:02 PM UTC-6, Irish Mike wrote: >>>>>> A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t have
one, you’ll probably never need one again.A gun is like a penis that gun owners weren't born with.
Irish Mike
lol.....'gun owners'? You say it like it is some small disparaged
group.....it's pretty damn standard for at least one person in a household to
either have at least 1 gun, or have quick access to one. And yes the
percentages vary a little across the country, but regardless of whether >>>> you are talking about colorado or new mexico or georgia or alabama or
florida or vermont and on and on, guns are pretty damn standard anywhere. >>>
household ownership.
It’s definitely a lot of people but it’s also not the norm.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Thirty-two percent of U.S. adults say they personally >>> own a gun, while a larger percentage, 44%, report living in a gun
household. Adults living in gun households include those with a gun in
their home or anywhere on their property.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/264932/percentage-americans-own-guns.aspx
So it’s a lot of people but it’s not the norm.
Very dependent on rural/urban/suburban mix. Even then, less than a majority >> of rural residents own guns, though more than half of households have one. >> On the other hand, less than 20% of urban residents own guns, and less than >> 30% of people living in suburbs.
Personally I have never owned a gun, but I am happy that my neighbors
do.
I grew up rural. I grew up with guns. Same with most of my friends.
I grew up rural. I grew up with guns. Same with most of my friends.
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t have
one, you’ll probably never need one again.
Irish Mike
On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 4:41:02 PM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:different but yes, in this one way they're alike.
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t have
one, you’ll probably never need one again.
Irish Mikeyes, in that way it's just like a parachute. However it's unlike a parachute in that if you jump out of a plane with just a gun you're in big trouble. Additionally a parachute does not fire bullets. I bet I could come up with a hundred ways they're
On Monday, March 6, 2023 at 5:05:28 PM UTC-6, Eric Ramon wrote:different but yes, in this one way they're alike.
On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 4:41:02 PM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t haveyes, in that way it's just like a parachute. However it's unlike a parachute in that if you jump out of a plane with just a gun you're in big trouble. Additionally a parachute does not fire bullets. I bet I could come up with a hundred ways they're
one, you’ll probably never need one again.
Irish Mike
I'm always near a handgun even though I probably live and travel in one of the safest places in the USA. I also sit facing the door in restaurants and get up every night around 2 am to check the perimeter. It's what Mike said... hopefully I'll neverneed it but if I do I'll be prepared.
On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 4:41:02 PM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t have
one, you’ll probably never need one again.
Irish Mike
yes, in that way it's just like a parachute. However it's unlike a
parachute in that if you jump out of a plane with just a gun you're in
big trouble. Additionally a parachute does not fire bullets. I bet I
could come up with a hundred ways they're different but yes, in this one way they're alike.
Eric Ramon <ramon.eric@gmail.com> wrote:
On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 4:41:02 PM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t have
one, you’ll probably never need one again.
Irish Mike
yes, in that way it's just like a parachute. However it's unlike a
parachute in that if you jump out of a plane with just a gun you're in
big trouble. Additionally a parachute does not fire bullets. I bet I
could come up with a hundred ways they're different but yes, in this one way they're alike.
A parachute working as designed doesn’t kill people.
Eric Ramon <ramon...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 4:41:02 PM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t have
one, you’ll probably never need one again.
Irish Mike
yes, in that way it's just like a parachute. However it's unlike a parachute in that if you jump out of a plane with just a gun you're in
big trouble. Additionally a parachute does not fire bullets. I bet I
could come up with a hundred ways they're different but yes, in this one way they're alike.
A parachute working as designed doesn’t kill people.
Unfortunately, sometimes people need to be killed,.
On Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 2:44:18 PM UTC-8, Ken Olson wrote:
Unfortunately, sometimes people need to be killed,.
So what are you waiting for? And that's not said (just) personally.
Mike
On Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 5:07:53 PM UTC-5, xyzzy wrote:
Eric Ramon <ramon...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 4:41:02 PM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:A parachute working as designed doesn’t kill people.
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and don’t have
one, you’ll probably never need one again.
Irish Mike
yes, in that way it's just like a parachute. However it's unlike a
parachute in that if you jump out of a plane with just a gun you're in
big trouble. Additionally a parachute does not fire bullets. I bet I
could come up with a hundred ways they're different but yes, in this one way they're alike.
With the exception of the occasional jam, every gun I've fired has
worked as designed. Haven't killed anyone yet.
-TE
Eric Ramon <ramon.eric@gmail.com> wrote:
On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 4:41:02?PM UTC-8, Irish Mike wrote:
A gun is like a parachute. If you need one and dont have
one, youll probably never need one again.
Irish Mike
yes, in that way it's just like a parachute. However it's unlike a
parachute in that if you jump out of a plane with just a gun you're in
big trouble. Additionally a parachute does not fire bullets. I bet I
could come up with a hundred ways they're different but yes, in this one way they're alike.
A parachute working as designed doesnt kill people.
Both the parachute and the gun working as designed protect the bearer from major harm, which was the original point of similarity.
On 3/7/2023 11:41 PM, Michael Falkner wrote:
On Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 2:44:18 PM UTC-8, Ken Olson wrote:
Unfortunately, sometimes people need to be killed,.
So what are you waiting for? And that's not said (just) personally.
I haven't met one yet.
On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 2:38:02 AM UTC-8, Ken Olson wrote:
On 3/7/2023 11:41 PM, Michael Falkner wrote:
On Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 2:44:18 PM UTC-8, Ken Olson wrote:
Unfortunately, sometimes people need to be killed,.
So what are you waiting for? And that's not said (just) personally.
I haven't met one yet.
Not even speaking personally, yes you have.
You're a former CO, right? If your premise is as you stated above, you've met COUNTLESS people who would qualify.
Mike
No one that has triggered that kind of situation.
On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 6:00:26 PM UTC-8, Ken Olson wrote:
No one that has triggered that kind of situation.
Part of your problem is that you don't realize it doesn't have to be a direct threat against you.
Mike
How else would I differentiate?
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