SEXES DIFFER ON THE ISSUE OF GUNS

Pittsburg Tribune ^ | Jan 6, 2004 | Mike Seate

[basil]

OK, so maybe poking fun at the National Rifle Association for holding its 2004 convention in our city after a year where we reached record numbers of gun murders was too easy -- like duck-hunting with an AK-47.

So it wasn't a shock to receive angry letters from members. But what did rattle the old mental re-loader was how gender-specific the whole gun control argument has become.

[basil]

I think I can honestly say, that as a woman, I totally disagree with this guy--LOL! What a maroon.

[JenB]

I think this article actually comes from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, for anyone who cares. That's our conservative-ish paper.

[Diogenesis]

[Righter-than-Rush]

Funny how people's tone changes after a gun saves their home, person or property.

Idiot lefties.

[RogueIsland]

But let's be honest: Do any of us know of anyone who wasn't, say, a cast member of "Bonanza" or an Iraqi who recently defended their homestead with a firearm?

For further information, consult the Armed Citizen column published monthly by the NRA, or your local Police Blotter.

[4CJ]

Do any of us know of anyone who wasn't, say, a cast member of "Bonanza" or an Iraqi who recently defended their homestead with a firearm?

Yep. My uncle shot an armed intruder.

[rhombus]

But when danger comes to call, many have the gun-armed police on speed dial. I expect that bad guys know this and cut the phone lines first.

[Lazamataz]

After having read this, I can absolutely agree with his premise in one case: His.

Mike Seate is clearly a woman.

[JenB]

Yeah, this guy is a leftist idiot. Good way to put it. I forgot to add that this guy is signifigantly to the left of the editorial board of the Trib. On the whole they're a good paper.

[Quilla]

Me too! My 17 year old daughter and I each received a gun for Christmas. They were by far our favorite gifts.

[Mr. Jeeves]

"The NRA is like the Boy Scouts for grown men who like to romanticize themselves as John Wayne fighting off the enemy in some movie. It's just a scam that scares men into spending money they don't have on expensive guns," wrote Yvette Castigliano, of Ambridge, Beaver County.

They probably see it as a better investment than spending money they don't have on expensive wives.

[Lazamataz]

Nearly every man I heard from claimed to own guns to "protect my family" or to ward off some ambiguous evil. But let's be honest: Do any of us know of anyone who wasn't, say, a cast member of "Bonanza" or an Iraqi who recently defended their homestead with a firearm?

1986. Running a rooming house, co-owned with my older-woman girlfriend. I was attacked by a run-amuck visitor who beaned me with a steel pipe. He was still running after me, with the pipe raised, when I ran into the office and wheeled around with the shotgun.

If this author had his way, I'd be dead.

[basil]

I couldn't quite figure out exactly what the name of the source was--it's a bit confusing.

There is an opportunity to respond to the article on their website, though.

If this is your "conservative-ish" paper, I sure don't want to see the liberal one, though, LOL!

[Bob Mc]

""There is no more pathetic example of a man, no more worthless waste of masculinity, than a man who will not protect himself and those weaker than he. Only fools, cowards, criminals and terrorists are afraid of good men with guns."

Search4Truth 01/04/2004

[JenB]

No, this guy is their Token Liberal Columnist. Take a look at the editorial page, if you have nothing better to do. It's no Washington Times, but pretty good...

[Restorer]

too easy -- like duck-hunting with an AK-47.

LOL

I've never actually tried this, but I sincerely doubt it would be easy at all. Classic example of someone who quite literally doesn't have a clue about what firearms are or how they work, but still insists on writing about them, and expects to be taken seriously.

Even a cursory amount of research would have told him that an AK is a rifle, and that people seldom hunt ducks with a rifle, and that there is a good reason for this.

[Professional Engineer]

When I met my wife. SHE asked me if I was OK with guns. LOL. I knew she was a keeper.

Here is her Shooting Iron:

[Lazamataz]

BTW, I required 6 stitches, and since it was a scalp-level wound, you can imagine how nasty that was.

No concussion or fracture, though.

[D Rider]

"The NRA is like the Boy Scouts for grown men who like to romanticize themselves as John Wayne fighting off the enemy in some movie. It's just a scam that scares men into spending money they don't have on expensive guns," wrote Yvette Castigliano, of Ambridge, Beaver County.

Yvette Castigliano went on to say, "with that kind money I could have shoe to match every outfit I own, and for every occasion!"

[Righter-than-Rush]

>>No concussion or fracture, though.>>

I'll bet his injuries were a tad more serious.

Good job. These sort of resolutions you won't hear about unless spun as 'another death by a gun.' What would they prefer... 'man sacrifices using gun for betterment of mankind..."???