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In reply to the discussion: Racism and gun culture [View all]Jenoch
(7,720 posts)103. My father and brothers own many guns,
I have 8 guns. My father has 6 grandsons who hunt deer with us. I cannot think of a single photo we have ever taken with anyone of us with a gun, not even a kid posing with a deer (that type of photo is not uncommon among hunters). The only photo of one of us with a gun is one I took of my then 79 year old father with a deer. We found a roadkill deer that ran onto our property and the skeleton was still intact (only crows and eagles got to it, no coyotes or wolves or the bones would have been scattered.) I hung it in a tree and my dad posed with it with a rifle just for a gag photo. I suppose you need to be a hunter to see the humor.
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So, there's nothing to see there, but you see it too. Alrighty then.... nt
Electric Monk
Jul 2013
#53
At 17, Trayvon Martin could not carry a gun in any state, but ironically he could be drafted
Kennah
Jul 2013
#28
He might not be old enough to be drafted, but with parental consent he could enlist.
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2013
#50
And some think both the pics are murderous jackholes out to shoot everyone
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
#4
Or perhaps careless jackholes who don't really mean to hurt anyone but ooops..
Fumesucker
Jul 2013
#92
Yeah, accidents with many things are common and guns are no different
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
#93
Sadly, if there were no guns in those pictures, only one of the captions would
petronius
Jul 2013
#7
you tell me. you are the OP. all I know is that those pix are not representative of my friends
Tuesday Afternoon
Jul 2013
#39
Speaking of showing, is it unlucky to have 13 hidden posts (in the last 90 days) on your profile?
Electric Monk
Jul 2013
#41
Anyone carrying a knife is prepared to kill as well (just ask the TSA)
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
#29
ok, so I used to be a cop, no problem with me open carrying then like cops do?
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
#59
Same logic and idea, you only seem to think it applies in certain cases
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
#60
Have training. Don't own a gun, so it does not personally affect me directly (nt)
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
#63
"If Trayvon Martin was of age and had a gun, could he have stood his ground on that sidewalk?"
baldguy
Jul 2013
#14
It doesn't. And that's why the quote starts out with "If Trayvon Martin was of age..."
baldguy
Jul 2013
#26
Your post presupposes that both pictures are the "norm". I argue they are not.
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2013
#21
Good question, Average, but be assured short generations ago it was VERY common
raccoon
Jul 2013
#94