OK, WHICH ONE OF YOU HAS A GUN

[maxmayhem]

The fact that you are going to have a gun could make us all more violent..new study that I am sure none of actual gun owners participated in....
Study: Gun owners more likely to think others are armed - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

 

[Bushido Devil Dog]

What is this "gun" thing that you refer to? Never heard of it...

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[maxmayhem]

i think you are threatening me...is that a gun?

 

[Boost Lee]

Ridiculous, really.

I can't speak on behalf of everyone, but as a law abiding, level-headed gun owner,
I don't walk around staring in someones HAND expecting to see a gun.

Holster? Sure. And it's there like a parked car stays parked. Nothing to be afraid of.

These "research studies" really get me sometimes... But, it is what it is.

I carry for my own personal defense and don't ever, ever EVER want to have to use it...
But much like owning a fire extinguisher in my home, it's there at the very worst case scenario that I may need it.

 

[tv1217]

What?! No guns here, no sir.

 

[JdsBiff]

Thinking that everyone has a gun is no different than being a defensive driver. You must be aware of what is going on around you and be ready to react in all situations.

 

[MikeDVB]

i think you are threatening me...is that a gun?

No, he is just happy to see you.

 

[Kedric]

What a ludicrous "study."

 

[Bushido Devil Dog]

In other breaking news, new studies have found that the chemical compound H2O is perceived by a large number of human beings as being "wet", and members of the Ursidae species of animals have a remarkable propensity to defecate in areas with a high density of trees.

The reason for this intuitively-obvious, "Well no screamin' eagle there... Einstein!" bit of completely useless information that this "study" allegedly found is this; once a person make the transition from being one of the -ple to taking responsibility for their own safety and self-protection, the citizen's awareness that there may be more armed criminals than they originally thought back in their bliss-ninny/tactically unaware days usually increases... = Duh!!

 

[Doug]

According to the study, if you put a gun in the hand of someone WITH NO GUN TRAINING they tend to think other people have guns.
How does that relate to anything.

 

[figley]

Thinking that everyone has a gun is no different than being a defensive driver. You must be aware of what is going on around you and be ready to react in all situations.

Good analogy. That's why it makes for a polite society

 

[cbseniour]

I think it may be healthy to think others have guns, makes stupid reactions lest likely.
If we all had a gun on our hip this would be a very polite society.

 

[singlestacksig]

the WTHR story does not give much detail on the study..
If it is the same study WLFI mentioned a few weeks ago it is not a very good comparison..
Test persons were given an object to hold , in their hand, and shown pictures of other people hold things.. but only for a brief second...
not a real comparison to real life..

 

[stephen87]

I had a gun, until a horrible boating accident last summer. Anyone willing to loan me one until I find mine at the bottom of Raccoon Lake?

 

[JettaKnight]

Does anyone have a link to the study? I've heard a few blurbs about the results then a lot of talk about what it means. You can postulate till you're blue in the face, but the actual test and results is what counts. Heck, psychologist and sociologist are still debating on the meaning of Milgram's experiments.

 

[Garrett]

I've always been an observant person prior to carrying a firearm and currently carrying a firearm. Its just my nature to take in everything around, and I've always made a note to take notice of others with firearms in the general public. I did this just as much prior to owning/carrying as I do now. Its just comes natural to me. And its not just firearms either, I've always observed small details about people, whether they are in a defensive/offensive stance/gestures or just their relaxed state. And it doesn't come from paranoia, as I am far from that. I just always asses my situations in everyday life and have done so since I was a child. Who knows, Im happy and enjoy life. So all is well

 

[Sylvain]

I had a gun, until a horrible boating accident last summer. Anyone willing to loan me one until I find mine at the bottom of Raccoon Lake?

I remember that sad day, never again will I go on a boat trip with other INGO members, especially with all the guns and ammo I owned at the time.

I always said that a INGO meeting in the middle of the Atlantic was a bad idea.
But of course Fenway told me to bring all my guns, that the boat was safe, that we had no chance of meeting icebergs in this season and all those BS.

We all know how that turned out ...

 

[Doug]

The key is that the study was done on people with no firearms training.

If you have people with no journalism or news media training read stories on the air they know are slanted to produce a false impression will they assume news casters are biased?

 

[Vlad the Impaler]

Unknown guys comments in the story reminds me of a Clint Smith quote....

"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That’s ridiculous. If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid about?"

 

[doctrpt]

It is just one more attempt of the liberal media to convince the uneducated general public that owning firearms and firearm owners are BAD. I sent WTHR a note specifically addressing this clearly liberal bend to their story. Bet you can guess my reply...this was a non-issue, and has no business being run as news.