Comments on: Good point http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/01/29/good_point-3/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:14:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Alcibiades McZombie http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/01/29/good_point-3/comment-page-1/#comment-194334 Alcibiades McZombie Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:15:37 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/01/29/good_point-3/#comment-194334 I think some people were a bit too aggressive in their responses... I think some people were a bit too aggressive in their responses…

]]> By: Lyle http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/01/29/good_point-3/comment-page-1/#comment-194325 Lyle Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:07:52 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/01/29/good_point-3/#comment-194325 From the Left-Speak Glossary: Assault Weapon: Firearm Hence the term was used correctly. You just had English and Left-Speak confused with one another. Sigivald: Gewehr is a rifle, hence "Assault Rifle". They even got to you. Assault Weapon is made up. Assault Rifle is a very specific term, not used in Left-Speak. From the Left-Speak Glossary:

Assault Weapon: Firearm

Hence the term was used correctly. You just had English and Left-Speak confused with one another.

Sigivald: Gewehr is a rifle, hence “Assault Rifle”. They even got to you. Assault Weapon is made up. Assault Rifle is a very specific term, not used in Left-Speak.

]]> By: Sigivald http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/01/29/good_point-3/comment-page-1/#comment-194323 Sigivald Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:35:19 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/01/29/good_point-3/#comment-194323 At least a full-auto Uzi is <i>very close</i> to an assault weapon (which is not per se a made-up term, damn it, just one constantly misused in political settings - a sturmgewehr is a sturmgewehr, even if a .22 semiauto plinking rifle gets the term incorrectly applied to it. End rant). Her confusion that a "social liberal" would fire a <i>gun!!!</i> is, however, hilarious. At least a full-auto Uzi is very close to an assault weapon (which is not per se a made-up term, damn it, just one constantly misused in political settings – a sturmgewehr is a sturmgewehr, even if a .22 semiauto plinking rifle gets the term incorrectly applied to it. End rant).

Her confusion that a “social liberal” would fire a gun!!! is, however, hilarious.

]]> By: Mike http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/01/29/good_point-3/comment-page-1/#comment-194322 Mike Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:15:17 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/01/29/good_point-3/#comment-194322 Susan Harris has hit upon a subject with which I have personal experience - actually changing someone's mind about firearm use. I am a recreational shooter who punches holes in paper targets with both handguns and rifles. I have been a shooter for over a decade. My wife has no problems with my hobby and has encouraged me to teach our children both firearm safety and how to shoot well. However, I have found no way to get my wife to try sport shooting with me, due to her negative experiences with firearm victims when she worked in an Emergency Room as an intern in medical school. The emotional and negative experiences with gunshot wounds have, as she admits herself, overcome her rational understanding that sport shooting is an entertaining and safe hobby. Any suggestions on how to reconcile her rational understanding with her emotional reaction? Susan Harris has hit upon a subject with which I have personal experience – actually changing someone’s mind about firearm use. I am a recreational shooter who punches holes in paper targets with both handguns and rifles. I have been a shooter for over a decade. My wife has no problems with my hobby and has encouraged me to teach our children both firearm safety and how to shoot well. However, I have found no way to get my wife to try sport shooting with me, due to her negative experiences with firearm victims when she worked in an Emergency Room as an intern in medical school. The emotional and negative experiences with gunshot wounds have, as she admits herself, overcome her rational understanding that sport shooting is an entertaining and safe hobby. Any suggestions on how to reconcile her rational understanding with her emotional reaction?

]]> By: Robert http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/01/29/good_point-3/comment-page-1/#comment-194310 Robert Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:04:36 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/01/29/good_point-3/#comment-194310 http://current.com/items/87302871_shooting_machine_guns I commented that she ought to try that link and go away HAPPY! http://current.com/items/87302871_shooting_machine_guns

I commented that she ought to try that link and go away HAPPY!

]]> By: Robert http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/01/29/good_point-3/comment-page-1/#comment-194308 Robert Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:59:38 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/01/29/good_point-3/#comment-194308 Let's just hope she didn't inadvertantly pick up a ballpoint that might get her kids tossed out of public school. Let’s just hope she didn’t inadvertantly pick up a ballpoint that might get her kids tossed out of public school.

]]> By: Laughingdog http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/01/29/good_point-3/comment-page-1/#comment-194301 Laughingdog Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:47:19 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/01/29/good_point-3/#comment-194301 "But anti-gun sensibilities run deep, so I asked Gabe if we could promise readers an explanation at a later date. " At least she appears to recognize that she's biased. “But anti-gun sensibilities run deep, so I asked Gabe if we could promise readers an explanation at a later date. ”

At least she appears to recognize that she’s biased.

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