Guns may also be "taboo" to kids now because their are LAWS in place against letting kids play with guns....

1. cooked mushrooms are delicious.

2. I dont understand the whoe guns thing. Whats the big attraction? they cost money to get and to keep, they dont do anything except kill things (and who would want to do that?), and they arent much good at protection in my point of view. you feel unsafe? move somewhere safer.

garnet we're not talking about kids playing with guns. that is the whole point. some would argue that teaching kids the responsible handling of firearms from a young age would lead to more responsible actions in future years.

and sun - it costs money to purchase a gun. unless you modifying it or buying extras, maintenance costs are negligable. target shooting is very effective at releasing stress.

I beg to differ, guns used properly in the right circumstances are perfect for protection against any would be predator set to to you or your loved ones harm. And let's face it, moving to somewhere safer is not really a viable option to most people. Owning a gun is much cheaper.

Damn good question, and a question that people outside the US frequently ask. I don't get it either. :thumbsdn:

And I dislike cooked mushrooms even more than I dislike guns. They're slimy, taste like dirt and have the consistency of BOOGERS. :greenface

The brain can be roughly broken down into three portions:

1) "lizard brain" or the limbic system, it controls our basic needs, the three F's; feeding, fighting and sex

2) "mammalian brain" or the intermediate cortical tissues deal with memory and less simplistic responses to a changing environment

3) "primate brain" or the frontal lobe is what makes us human, advanced (hopefully) reasoning, nuclear weapons and such

Not to get into the whole peta thing but I read this as you've eaten dirt and boogers and dislike them, yet you're a vegetarian and wont eat meat? :confused:

Beat me up. I don't care. Anytime a tragedy like this occurs I'll be there.Guns kill people.Period.

How did I get on the wrong link???

That is a function of the way in which such incidents are reported.

Rampages make the top of the news. Successful defensive uses of firearms do not.

Unless, of course, it occurs in a jurisdiction where you aren't allowed to own a firearm, in which case the homeowner is being charged with a firearms offense, for successfully defending his family.

There have been cases of this in NYC and in Illinois within the last year or two.

Glocks are about as unsexy as you can get.

Unless you are talking from an engineering standpoint.

As firearms go, they are utilitarian and butt ugly.

And I REALLY love my Glock.

I agree, Glock rocks. Of course Lady Sidhe would just say that that is my Teutonic heritage talking.

Function over form every time. Make it work, and then make it pretty.

Somebody doesn't have a sense of humor apparently.... And do everybody a favor--don't go into the PETA/vegetarian thing. Please.

Not to mention, look at the number of sources and availability of news these days.

Sorry Garnet, it was meant to be humorous. Maybe my choice of smiley gave the wrong impression. And I said 'not' to get into the PETA thing, I don't try to stir doo doo. Really. :o