How many of you carry a gun as part of your cycling equipment?

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Originally Posted by stevebaby
Illegal drugs are also smuggled across the border.Should restrictions be lifted on illegal drugs?
good point.Legalize Drugs (http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0254/is_3_59/ai_65348069)

I'm happy for cigarettes to be banned. Nice of you to bring it up.Are cigarettes banned?

If I have a knife, I can kill you easier than I can with a gun. Clear enough?

And youve obviously never heard of second hand smoke have you?Are you sure?

cant you see the major (i would say obvious) flaw in all of these points?

none of these object were designed for the express and exclusive purpose of killing or causing severe injury to human beings. Guns have been manufactured to no other end.

Guns are designed to kill people, why give them to the general public and in most instances ignorant morons?I understand!

Having reviewed many of the posts on this thread,the common theme the weapon-carriers is "protection".Not one of them has ever mentioned bulletproof vests for protection.Surely if even the remotest possibility of being shot existed then they would be wearing bulletproof vests and helmets as their first line of protection?
So why don't they wear bulletproof vests and helmets?If the threat of being shot by criminals necessitates carrying a gun...why not a bulletproof vest and helmet.Soldiers and police officers wear them when there is a real threat of being shot.
Why not all the gun-lovers?:confused:WOW!

WOW!
WOW!

(I couldn't think of anything to say so I decided to just act like a dumbass.)

Is there a point to be made here or U r being sarcastic for the sake of it?
And BTW where do U live in Europe?The "best" country!

WOW!

(I couldn't think of anything to say so I decided to just act like a dumbass.)
I don't think that you managed to shut him up.

I am loathe to get involved with this topic but.................

from reading the above post - one would get the impression that the US is filed with people trying to (1) rob you (2) rape you (3) carjack you (4) any other crime/felony.
And in turn this is used to justify the possession (and use) of guns.

I've been to the USA - I KNOW that the USA isn't full of robbers/rapists/carjackers etc.
Therefore I question the rationale for the possession of guns.

What confuses me is that the gun lobby here in this forum is confronted with this (ie there are few robbers/rapists/carjackerss) - they acknowledge that my perception is correct and then alter the criteria for possessing a gun to "protection against wild bears/snakes/wolves" etc.WOW!

we dont have car jacking here, the police force prevents such things, but like you say, God bless the USA.

if some idiot is foolish enough to break into my house while i am there, i'll either smash him with a crow bar or do the cunt with my fists, i dont need a gun.Why doesn`t the police prevent all crime?

if i was a professional car jacker, rapist etc, the USA would be my first choice to make a living, the police force is corrupt and soft as shite and most people who carry a gun think if they wave it at you you'll run off...

easy pickings...WOW!

I don't think that you managed to shut him up.
Well Pogata has the dubious distinction of being the first person on my ignore list - it's amazing how much easier it is to read this thread now.:)

He seems to have a very limited vocabulary too.

Well Pogata has the dubious distinction of being the first person on my ignore list - it's amazing how much easier it is to read this thread now.:)

He seems to have a very limited vocabulary too.I`ve read all the posts, and I`m glad my vocabulary is limited.

Anyone other than me think we should ask the moderators to make this thread a sticky thread at the top of the forum? Almost 100,000 views may shortly put this thread as one of the most viewed (if it isn't at the top already) threads on this board. It CERTAINLY has produced an amazing number of responses (some more well thought-out than others).

I must admit; I've learned a great deal from this thread... and I'm glad the moderators didn't close it.

Joe

Sorry... I really don't care for that debate but that's just plain stupid... What the f...k has Rwanda to do with the US? Did U mean that to be an argument or U r just being sarcastic? :confused:
When firearms are unavailable any other weapon will suffice for the criminal.

Will you be a victim or will you be able to defend yourself?

I`ve read all the posts, and I`m glad my vocabulary is limited.
WOW!

Living in Australia (http://media.snuffx.com/x/gtrjy/jan12/snuffx-dot-com-racist-attack.wmv)Bwaaahahahaha....didja get your "Free Penis Pills"?
Or did they just send you a whole bunch of exclamation marks, and you're trying to use them up?

I`ve read all the posts, and I`m glad my vocabulary is limited.It isn't just your vocabulary that's limited.
Your stupid and infantile responses are one of the best arguments I have ever seen in support of the regulation of deadly weapons.
Is this satire or are you really as dumb as your posts suggest?

I live in Europe, and car drivers here threaten my life on a daily basis, it`s not easy to enjoy a bike ride when you fear for your life!If you're scared to ride on the road without a gun to protect yourself from car drivers then you have proved that you are unfit to either ride or carry a deadly weapon.
Motor vehicle drivers do not usually try to kill cyclists deliberately, and if they did, having a deadly weapon would be absolutely useless in stopping them. Lack of attention, lack of awareness and poor cycling facilities are what cause cyclists to get killed or injured by motor vehicles. Threatening drivers with deadly weapons is a guaranteed way to get more cyclists killed.
If you're scared to ride on the road...stick to riding in car parks or cycle paths until you develop some skill.

It isn't just your vocabulary that's limited.
Your stupid and infantile responses are one of the best arguments I have ever seen in support of the regulation of deadly weapons.
Is this satire or are you really as dumb as your posts suggest?

Fr Jack - you're using too many syllables - you're only going to confuse him!