So the ol' codger of the island wants to know why people need more then 1 firearm. Thats it in a nutshell. Oh, and evidently only Right-wingers have guns. Or something like that. Its not really an important point.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216898203 MineralMan (144,144 posts)
Like Many Other DUers, I Have Relatives Who Are Right-Wingers
Some of them are also 2nd Amendment Fanatics.
A couple of weeks ago, one of them posted a photo of some new AR-15 clone or another that he had just acquired. It's one of several almost identical ones that he owns.
I asked him, "How many of those can you shoot at the same time?" Crickets.
For some, accumulating firearms is akin to hoarding. The answer to my question is: "Just one." And since you can shoot just one at a time, there is no use for owning several. They are all quite similar and work the same way. Having more than one is hopelessly redundant.
And that's why my relative didn't answer my question.
Very many people who own such military-style rifles own multiple ones. However, they still can only fire one of them at a time. It's incredibly stupid - like owning a huge 4WD pickup you never drive off the asphalt, and that has a rigid cover over the bed that never gets opened. There is no point to either thing.
You see, lurking DUmp mutts, its quite simple. Its called FREEDOM! More importantly, is it any of your damn business? We dont question how many bongs or crack pipes YOU own.
Moostache (9,547 posts)
2. If they are all loaded, they are threat multipliers
The lack of reload time should be considered when determining whether or not they are stable enough to own such arsenals.
People who own large collections are not the problem. No one is going to take their classic Mosin out and hunt people. Get real.
uponit7771 (86,088 posts)
3. K&R, I can understand shotguns for sport shooting but not PGRs (pistol grip rifles) !!!
You are just a moron.
MineralMan (144,144 posts)
9. Well, depends what sort of "sport" shooting you're doing, really.
Still, you would have no real need for multiple weapons.
Still hung up on that? Since a minute ago, its still none of your concern.
Hugh_Lebowski (27,230 posts)
5. Well, I'm no fan of guns, but ...
The base models may be nearly identical, but people kit them out differently, using different attachments (scope vs. laser sight, that type of thing).
Different brands may have different compatible attachments, different weight/balances, different feel when shooting, different ranges, differing accuracy levels, etc. Even when their looks/style are outwardly very similar.
One could make the same argument about, say, acoustic guitars. If you own one, well, that's enough, you can play guitar. But many, many people who own 1 acoustic guitar ... own other ones, often, many other ones.
Why? Cause they don't sound the same, feel the same, play the same, etc. Also, people get more money and decide to upgrade from the cheap one they bought years ago, or inherited, or whatever ... to something nicer.
If you buy legitimately identical guns that seems silly, but I can think of reasons one might. Maybe it's your absolute favorite and you see it's on closeout so you buy a spare in case the first gets lost or stolen, that type of thing.
Well now. A mutt who is trying to explain something with common sense. How refreshing.
MineralMan (144,144 posts)
12. Hmm...that sounds like a good excuse, rather than a reason.
Ill spare you, but Rockhead goes on to explain the complexities of owning an Oboe. And an English Horn that he didnt like.
It goes on with a few more posters, that like above, post some reasonable answers. But no. Thats not good enough for Rockhead who refuses to concede. Imagine that.
MineralMan (144,144 posts)
32. Well, it's more a symptom of something than an illness itself.
Looking at my own relatives who are gun nuts, it all makes sense, based on other things about them.
I own a couple of firearms myself, but I can't remember the last time I fired one. I know that stuff, but don't have whatever disorder it is that turns people into fanatics. Not at all.
I have one nephew in law, though, who is a gun porn addict. I recently unfriended him on Facebook for insulting my wife in a reply to one of her posts after the Uvalde shooting. Before I did that, though, I told him why I was doing it. He had apparently forgotten that she uses her birth name, rather than my last name. He offered a lame excuse as an apology. Not accepted. You simply don't get to call her an "idiot." Nope.
Oh, you are a fanatic. Of a different caliber..
So, I have a question for you, Rockhead. Why do YOU own multiple firearms? If you can only fire one at a time? And, you have repeatedly said that gun owners should have to take classes, etc. You admit you have no idea when the last time you fired said firearms. So your proficiency is surely lacking. Sounds like you need to surrender all firearms. Take a safety class, and visit the Government Dr. to be tested for senility, since you cant remember the last time your shot a weapon.
