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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 862522" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>With all due respect, you are buying into an ignorant stereotype of gun owners.</p><p></p><p>I share your disgust with much of the violent drivel that Hollywood spews out in the name of popular entertainment. I also find it hypocritical that many of the uber-liberal, gun-banning actors (Jodie Foster and Sylvester Stallone to name a few) made fortunes acting in movies where guns and violence were glorified.</p><p></p><p>But for you to suggest that the overwhelming majority of gun owners "fantasize" about getting to play hero and shoot bad guys is ignorant and completely wrong. I am a member of a gun club, I shoot as a hobby, and <em>none</em> of the people I associate with in that capacity fit the stereotype that you are buying into.</p><p></p><p>I am a recovering alcoholic who has every reason to hate alcohol, and it would be quite easy for me to buy into the stereotype that everyone who chooses to drink is a stumbling, incoherent drunk who is in denial of his problem. Yet my wife drinks wine, we keep wine in our home, and I have no problem with those who choose to drink responsibly. I see no difference between gun ownership and alcoholic beverage ownership; both are <strong>personal adult choices</strong> with potential consequences that <em>can</em> be properly managed if appropriate safeguards are taken.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 862522, member: 14668"] With all due respect, you are buying into an ignorant stereotype of gun owners. I share your disgust with much of the violent drivel that Hollywood spews out in the name of popular entertainment. I also find it hypocritical that many of the uber-liberal, gun-banning actors (Jodie Foster and Sylvester Stallone to name a few) made fortunes acting in movies where guns and violence were glorified. But for you to suggest that the overwhelming majority of gun owners "fantasize" about getting to play hero and shoot bad guys is ignorant and completely wrong. I am a member of a gun club, I shoot as a hobby, and [I]none[/I] of the people I associate with in that capacity fit the stereotype that you are buying into. I am a recovering alcoholic who has every reason to hate alcohol, and it would be quite easy for me to buy into the stereotype that everyone who chooses to drink is a stumbling, incoherent drunk who is in denial of his problem. Yet my wife drinks wine, we keep wine in our home, and I have no problem with those who choose to drink responsibly. I see no difference between gun ownership and alcoholic beverage ownership; both are [B]personal adult choices[/B] with potential consequences that [I]can[/I] be properly managed if appropriate safeguards are taken. [/QUOTE]
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