Guns Go Bang! - C&C

[Netskimmer]

I wanted to see the pics as well but did not get here in time. Because I could not see the pics I could not offer CC on them and I did not post because I didn't want to get cought up in all the BS.

I would however like to declare that I am pro-gun. Just wanted to represent. eacesign:

 

[Rekd]

Should I post up picts of my 6 year old on his first trip out shooting?

Neener! :greenpbl: :greenpbl: :greenpbl:

 

[Kbarredo]

Honestly, that is not the problem. People should be able to critique an image and leave the political bullsh!t out of it. It would have probably gone wrong eventually, but let's look at the first response:Is that a critique of the images, or Political Bait?

I just see it as an opening line of interest between one person interested in guns to another who has shown interest in them by posting photos of them. Yes we can just talk about the photos and, as a photo site, that is normally our biggest point of interest. But we've always had conversations about the content of our photos in so much as sharing mutual interests.I don't see how that quoted post is in any way a political bait unless the person reading is already wanting an excuse just to jump in and fight out the gun debate.

I am not claiming it was intentional bait. But it is bait. It escalated from there. I am not pointing fingers, just looking at the example. No CC was ever really given in this thread, was it?

You seriously can't be blaming me for all this. The guy made a school shooting remark. Many of us lost friends and family in those horrible events. Blaming an innocent guy like the op as the cause was just rude. That's what started this mess. Like usual people who have never touched a gun insulting those who own them. How would you feel if cameras were banned because they allow the casing out of robbery targets. Me and you don't get along but you have made some none cc remarks yourself. Your just adding fuel.

 

[Kbarredo]

Guns are ok, but they should be kept out of the hands of people with anger management issues.

Great cc there

 

[KAikens318]

I am sad that the photos aren't still up, but I can see why after all the BS on this thread. Guns don't kill people, people kill people. People who know how to handle guns, respect the power, and use them the correct way have every right to own them and use them. I am petrified of guns, would never touch or own one and would never allow my husband to have one, however people have the right to own them. Unfortunately not everyone respects them as they should and that is why people die. On the show 1000 Ways To Die a guy died because a snake wrapped itself around his trigger and when he picked up the gun after taking a piss, the snake got scared, squeeze, and the guy died. Was this because of the gun? No. It was a freak accident that just happened to be with a gun. Stingrays are dangerous as seen with the Crocodile Hunter, snakes are dangerous, hell Black Widows are super dangerous, but does that mean that they all need to be eradicated so that people don't die? Did you know that the mosquito is the most dangerous animal in the world as they are responsible for over 2,000,000 human deaths?

Before you start spewing your opinions about stuff on these threads, take a second to think about the OP. They just want their photos critiqued, not a bashing on their recreational activities.

See? Rifle pointed right at my face...and I am still alive...

 

[Kbarredo]

Youre scared of guns but you let others point it at you lol.

 

[mrpink]

Nothing like a little artist on artist censorship to derail a thread. I'm off to burn some books I dislike. p!nK

 

[Stradawhovious]

What a great thread! I love it when all the closed minded, self righteous, holier than thou, gun-enthusiast hating, false statistic spewing, fearmongering, word twisting, truth doctoring, condescending, chest puffing, keyboard commando, hate filled asshats all congregate in one place.

It makes it easier to update the old ignore list.

Thanks folks!

And I was just thinking to myslelf.... "Gee, self.... You haven't posted on thephotoforum.com lately......."

And now I remember why.

To the OP.... Sorry I didn't make it in time to see the pics. Good on you for starting your kids out right.

 

[mishele]

If I talk about burning Bibles can I get this thread locked?!! :lmao:

 

[gsgary]

Here's someone who owned guns and knew how to use them
Cumbria killer Derrick Bird had the mentality of a suicide bomber | News & Politics | News & Comment | The First Post

 

[Netskimmer]

Dammit, I promised myself I wouldn't get caught up in this...

By all means, lets get rid of the guns so no one will every be hurt by anyone ever again.

At least without guns folks would get more creative. Why just shoot into a group of people when chucking a maltov cocktail into the mix its so much more entertaining. If you think people look funny with a bullet in them you should see them on fire! But wait there's more! We shouldn't leave out IED's. Nothin' says fun like shrapnel!

There are plenty of cheaper,easier, and more devastating ways to to kill people other than guns.

Guns don't kill people, people kill people and they've been thinking up sick and creative ways of doing it since LONG before guns came along (try googling the Spanish pair or brass bull) and they will continue to do so if guns are taken away. Removing the guns will just make it harder for those of us who want to protect ourselves from people like Mr.Bird. If any one of those people he shot had a gun and the training to use it several lives could have been saved, possibly even Mr.Birds.

 

[mishele]

Does anyone realize that you are never going to change someone's mind on this topic?

 

[Netskimmer]

Yeah, but it felt good to rant a little.

 

[gsgary]

Does anyone realize that you are never going to change someone's mind on this topic?

But these gun people are so easy to wind up

 

[Rekd]

For all you anti-gun nuts that think guns DO kill people let me ask you this: does your pencil make spelling mistakes? Or is that you making the spelling mistake?

Just sayin'. :twak: