Simplistically put, good people do good things with their recourses. Bad people do bad things. Good gun owners protect and serve themselves and others. Bad people cause harm to society. You have to separate those intending to cause harm, from those intending to protect (they may have to cause harm to, but not by choice). The product S&W provides are a benefit to society, a good thing, that criminals are allowed to misuse (through lax prosecution and suspended sentences) to do harm. Julie is a good person, who has chosen to do a good thing with her recourses. Good people do good things.
But like I mentioned in my comment above, while guns might be used in 29% of women's violent deaths, there's a much more common factor in women's violent deaths, and that's MEN. Whether they use a firearm, poison, knives, fire or their fists, men are the leading cause of violent death among women.
Is it inappropriate for men to contribute to the breast cancer cause?
Ann L is simply incapable of rational thought. Her obvious emotional bias is something she will never ever consider changing, and she is one of that crowd who wants to dictate to others. Unfortunately, people like Ann lack the cognitive skills and unbiased logic required to truly discuss such issues with intelligence. Hers is a classic example of the phrase "cut off your nose to spite your face".
Here is a message for Ann. My wifes life was saved by a handgun - period. So, your "anecdotal" examples may mean nothing to you. To me, they mean the continued presence of my partner of 3 decades.
Would you be offended by Buck, or by the bad guy who did the slashing (it was the forward motion that he provided that caused the blade to cut) ?
What it he used a stapler?
http://www.amazon.com/PaperPro-Pink-Ribbon-Compact-Stapler/dp/B001TDKOPI
Would the $1 Paper Pro donated on the purchase of the stapler offend you?
Simplistically put, good people do good things with their recourses. Bad people do bad things. Good gun owners protect and serve themselves and others. Bad people cause harm to society. You have to separate those intending to cause harm, from those intending to protect (they may have to cause harm to, but not by choice). The product S&W provides are a benefit to society, a good thing, that criminals are allowed to misuse (through lax prosecution and suspended sentences) to do harm. Julie is a good person, who has chosen to do a good thing with her recourses. Good people do good things.
Anne doesn't reply to comment like this one.
But like I mentioned in my comment above, while guns might be used in 29% of women's violent deaths, there's a much more common factor in women's violent deaths, and that's MEN. Whether they use a firearm, poison, knives, fire or their fists, men are the leading cause of violent death among women.
Is it inappropriate for men to contribute to the breast cancer cause?
Ann L is simply incapable of rational thought. Her obvious emotional bias is something she will never ever consider changing, and she is one of that crowd who wants to dictate to others. Unfortunately, people like Ann lack the cognitive skills and unbiased logic required to truly discuss such issues with intelligence. Hers is a classic example of the phrase "cut off your nose to spite your face".
Here is a message for Ann. My wifes life was saved by a handgun - period. So, your "anecdotal" examples may mean nothing to you. To me, they mean the continued presence of my partner of 3 decades.
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