Do guns kill people???

[Hornet33]

With he current militia thread going on and all the other gun threads that I have read and been a part of on this board I decided to conduct a little experiment this weekend.

I just had to find out if my guns were going to kill me or anyone else so I did the following. I took the following firearms that I have in my apartment and loaded everyone of them with a live round in the chamber, safety OFF, and layed them around my apartment. Couple in the living room, several in my bedroom, one in the kitchen, and one in the bathroom.

At no time during the last 48 hours have any of my guns jumped up and tried to kill me or anyone else. In fact they never moved from the spot I placed them in, therefor I can only assume that the total lack of hostile action on my guns part means that my guns are perfectly safe and mean me no harm at all.

Here is the list of LOADED guns I had around this weekend.

Remington 870 12 gage pump action shotgun
Remington Model 700 BDL 30-06 bolt action rifle
Taurus PT-99 9mm automatic pistol
Kimber tactical elite .45 automatic pistol
Ruger 10-22 semi automatic rifle
Ruger Model 77 all weather .308 bolt action rifle
Bushmaster M-4 .223 semi automatic assult rifle
Simth and Wesson Chiefs Special .38 revolver
Russian SVT-40 7.62X54 rimmed semi automatic battle rifle

Of course I know there will be a few that will think that it was dangerous or stupid or irresponsible of me to load all these weapons and leave them laying around with the safeties off because an accident could have happened but for those folks I can only say this.......I NEVER felt threatened or uncomfortable with all this loaded firepower surrounding me.

It was a scientific experiment and it proved to me once and for all that guns don't kill people. Not by themselves they don't.

Kinda like how a car can't kill anyone when it's sitting in the driveway with the engine turned off. It's only dangerous when some idiot gets behind the wheel and starts driving it.

[Arlo]

Do guns kill people?

If your guns can't kill you get your money back.

Will they?

Only time will tell.

[DREDIOCK]

Just remember.
Anything that can go wrong.
Eventually does

[Hornet33]

Originally posted by Arlo
Do guns kill people?

If your guns can't kill you get your money back.

Will they?

Only time will tell.

To answer your question....NO my guns don't kill people. I could kill people using my guns but my guns all by themselves can't. Alsi I don't need to get my money back for any of them. They do just what they were designed to do. Fire a small solid projectile at whatever I aim at. They ALL work just fine. I can also kill with my truck if I wanted too but that doesn't mean I'm going to run out and try it.

[john9001]

<< john looks nervously at the loaded 38 sitting on his desk, "good boy, goood boy".>>>

[Arlo]

Originally posted by Hornet33
To answer your question....NO my guns don't kill people. I could kill people using my guns but my guns all by themselves can't. Alsi I don't need to get my money back for any of them. They do just what they were designed to do. Fire a small solid projectile at whatever I aim at. They ALL work just fine. I can also kill with my truck if I wanted too but that doesn't mean I'm going to run out and try it.

Oops, I'm sorry. You're obviously taking this more seriously than I did. I found it kinda sorta amusing.

[Gunslinger]

there's actually a website about this.  They have a loaded AR15 sitting in a corner with a webcam on it.  There's a timer on the site of how long the rifle has been loaded and not killed anybody.

[Arlo]

That's hilarious.

Wonder if there's one with Cheney replacing the AR15?

[nirvana]

I've found that firearms tend to lack the ability to release the firing pin by themselves.

[bsdaddict]

saying guns kill people is like saying pencils misspell words.

[Arlo]

I've found that firearms tend to lack the ability to release the firing pin by themselves.

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I've found that someone without a gun lacks that very same ability.

If it takes a loaded gun to equalize (remembering legends of the wild west fondly) and that's a right guaranteed then liberty and AR15s for all, I say.

I like an honest and sensible argument. But I love the ones where people get downright silly*.

*Feel free to accuse me of joining in the silliness.


p.s. Enjoyed watching Wyatt Earp and The Quick and the Dead again last night.

[Curval]

Originally posted by Hornet33
Do guns kill people?

No.

By the same logic, anti tank missiles don't kill tanks and torpedoes don't sink subs.

It is all about semantics.  Stop wasting time on silly experiments.

[john9001]

Originally posted by Curval
anti tank missiles don't kill tanks

all by themselves?

[Arlo]

Originally posted by john9001
all by themselves?

Confusing, isn't it?

Drugs don't kill, either.

[john9001]

arlo, no drug has ever forced me to take it.