Loaded guns are fine in most places as long as responsible adults are the ones carrying them, LAWFULLY, as demonstrated by the various background checks and permits that we already have in place. This isn't even up for debate. The constitution is clear.
You can have a gun on a goat
You can have a gun in a boat
You can have a gun in your house
You can have a gun near a mouse
You can have a gun inside your den
You can have a gun to anger a dem
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Public Opinion Says Loaded Guns in Cars Are OK [INFOGRAPHIC]
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2011/08/26 23:00:00
Earlier this week we asked SodaHeads what they thought about keeping a loaded gun in the car, and the results are in.
SodaHeads overwhelmingly decided that keeping a loaded gun in the car should be your legal right, and that majority spanned across a huge range of demographics. However, there were still a few statistics that stood out to us.
For instance, ever wonder what exactly the difference between a "liberal" and "progressive" is? Looking at their responses to this question, liberals are far more likely to concede gun control than progressives. In fact, liberals were markedly in support of allowing loaded guns in cars.
The original question was tied to a recent incident involving a clumsy gun-owner on a Tennessee highway who accidentally shot himself, but that didn't deter votes in the least.
Wanna find out more? Hold your breath, and get ready for another Deep Dive infographic -- powered by SodaHead.
(For clarity's sake, we counted "only in the trunk" responses as a yes.)
SodaHeads overwhelmingly decided that keeping a loaded gun in the car should be your legal right, and that majority spanned across a huge range of demographics. However, there were still a few statistics that stood out to us.
For instance, ever wonder what exactly the difference between a "liberal" and "progressive" is? Looking at their responses to this question, liberals are far more likely to concede gun control than progressives. In fact, liberals were markedly in support of allowing loaded guns in cars.
The original question was tied to a recent incident involving a clumsy gun-owner on a Tennessee highway who accidentally shot himself, but that didn't deter votes in the least.
Wanna find out more? Hold your breath, and get ready for another Deep Dive infographic -- powered by SodaHead.
(For clarity's sake, we counted "only in the trunk" responses as a yes.)
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OK...just for argument's sake...I do not like being around guns. I've had real ones pointed at me, such as attempted hold-ups and unusual situations...and my experiences have not been really positive with them. A loaded gun, that is not under my immediate jurisdiction does not make me feel safe.
On storing in cars:
For those who do not think, I do worry about an explosive device being left in a hot car, especially if in a desert environment, where air temps can reach 115 outside the car, and you can COOK raw meat on the dash. Cooking a steak (I've saw it on TV), means the flash point of gun powder is dangerously close. Beating a window may be enough.
A .45 or a lead shell about the same caliber, can easily penetrate the thin metal skin of a car - from the inside, no doubt. You do not need a human pulling the trigger if the flash point is reached. The sun beating down on exposed steel (who said it has to be in the glove box?) can rea...
OK...just for argument's sake...I do not like being around guns. I've had real ones pointed at me, such as attempted hold-ups and unusual situations...and my experiences have not been really positive with them. A loaded gun, that is not under my immediate jurisdiction does not make me feel safe.
On storing in cars:
For those who do not think, I do worry about an explosive device being left in a hot car, especially if in a desert environment, where air temps can reach 115 outside the car, and you can COOK raw meat on the dash. Cooking a steak (I've saw it on TV), means the flash point of gun powder is dangerously close. Beating a window may be enough.
A .45 or a lead shell about the same caliber, can easily penetrate the thin metal skin of a car - from the inside, no doubt. You do not need a human pulling the trigger if the flash point is reached. The sun beating down on exposed steel (who said it has to be in the glove box?) can reach the trigger point of gun powder, if you add the 180 F from a sealed car windshield in a normal midwest setting. In the desert cities like Las Vegas, it can get hot enough inside to bake a hot potato, or fry a steak. (You see locations differ...when you want to discuss a blank moral question.)
I guess we are lucky in today's higher tech, that shells are currently packed with black powder, which has a flash point about 100 F higher than old fashioned gun powder...but there's no regulations on letting a gun overheat...and there's no regulations if it happens to be a person's hobby to carry a musket loader, which uses the much easier to ignite gun powder...and it doesn't have to be the gun...it could just be a box of shotgun shells...just sayin'.
I think the reason we do not hear about this occurring but rarely...is because the vast majority of gun owners have enough common sense.
But, if you encourage the public who have never owned a gun (and many who do not own them also have their reasons), and pass a LAW like they did in the one town I read about in the news, that everyone must BUY at least one gun, and have the permit on file...then maybe we might still hear about this, or other situations.
BTW, whatever the situation, it is NEVER a good idea to have a gun holstered where a child can reach it, especially if you carry kids a lot.
I visited one household about 20 years ago, where grandkids play, even toddlers play in the grandparent's home...and I saw a LOADED shotgun laying under the bed! (How I found out was a kid told me.) That made me nervous...because if I can reach it - so can a kid. The most common deaths from guns in the home (besides divorces) are when a kid discovers a loaded revolver in a bedroom drawer, and kills a sibling, or a parent. It is OK to own guns for hunting, etc...and a person has a right to defend themselves...but they also need to be locked up in a gun cabinet...and away from where children can access them (or an irate spouse without a lot of effort). About 5% of gun owners do not follow those rules, from my personal experiences.
Just sayin'.
Once we get to energy based weapons...gun powder will be old tech...and then it will be more an argument of adequate battery power, I guess. I'd also like to see smart guns, which cannot fire unless their owner is in possession. This would prevent a lot child accidents, and guns used for illicit purposes, as they cannot be swiped from that person's arsenal without their knowledge.
For some folks who are condescending, everyone below their status is stupid. For others...anybody who is not a Dem or GOP is without their marbles. What you are saying, I think...is we are mostly not intelligent enough to handle a dangerous weapon.
A great percentage (not everybody) of folks out there drink, get drunk, some do drugs, and a great deal of others are under stress...going through a highly charged divorce...or some kind of custody thing...or having trouble with co-workers...where everyone on the job thinks the other is an a**hole. Those are ripe for gun violence - if a gun is as handy as the glove box, for someone who is becoming emotionally unbalanced. (Most normal human lives have incidents on occasion where we become emotionally unbalanced at one time or another. In those moments...you do not want to make operating a gun too easy.)
I know 2nd Amendment, and NRA folks who say - tough. But, I do believe if we put guns into more American hands, more easily...the murder rate in this country would go way up!
But all things considered , we really do have more people in prison than in our military. It's about 1 in...
For some folks who are condescending, everyone below their status is stupid. For others...anybody who is not a Dem or GOP is without their marbles. What you are saying, I think...is we are mostly not intelligent enough to handle a dangerous weapon.
A great percentage (not everybody) of folks out there drink, get drunk, some do drugs, and a great deal of others are under stress...going through a highly charged divorce...or some kind of custody thing...or having trouble with co-workers...where everyone on the job thinks the other is an a**hole. Those are ripe for gun violence - if a gun is as handy as the glove box, for someone who is becoming emotionally unbalanced. (Most normal human lives have incidents on occasion where we become emotionally unbalanced at one time or another. In those moments...you do not want to make operating a gun too easy.)
I know 2nd Amendment, and NRA folks who say - tough. But, I do believe if we put guns into more American hands, more easily...the murder rate in this country would go way up!
But all things considered , we really do have more people in prison than in our military. It's about 1 in every 200 Americans. That's about one incarceration per block, whether suburban or city (where it goes much higher). And each of those prisoners cost taxpayers at least $100,000 a year each to maintain. And a lot of those in prison were gun owners, btw.
I had to switch the image below, today...the other link died..humm.
Part of me wants to say yes, 'cause it seems like a common-sense right; but then I remeber the simple-minded idiot who pointed a gun at me while he was driving alongside me, and I don't think it's a good idea. People are generally not developed enough to hold that kinda power. I'mma hafta say no go.
Because you explained your position clearly you still deserve a rave.
why have an unloaded gun ? it DOES NOT make sense !
I have had MANY MANY loaded guns around since I was 8 years old -
not one gun ever rose up & shot anyone on its own -
dont bother thinking I wont shoot to kill -
it is the only thing to do when you are threatened -
limited intellect - limited response -
I am ALWAYS locked & loaded -
surprise - I am an old dope smoking peace loving hippie -
BUT I have always believed in kill or be killed !!
Don't throw your cell at them throw lead,throw lead.
I, really, don't think MOST people should own a gun.
I'm all about gun controls, because I understand the destructive power of firearms.
These "hicks" and "yahoos" on here are too out of touch with humanity to even understand the greater issues that exist beyond their own little world.
Gun control as in more? There are something like20-30 thousand gun laws on the books already.
Hell the ATF can't even follow the gun laws or control.
I don't believe weapons save people.
I believe understanding and communication is FAR more effective than a firearm. In ANY situation.
Firearms are a liability, not an asset.