People are so freaking paranoid

[TheGreatSatan]

Some lady was telling me that you really should wash your hands after every time you touch your laptops power cord, because they have lead in them!:eek:

Like I care. I told her I'd lick the cable and not worry about it at all.:lick:

[dr.walrus]

I hate people like this. They're not just paranoid, they're really, really, really stupid.

[Snowman]

It's okay these are the same people that freak out at people legally carrying guns and don't stop to think about a) all the people legally concealed carrying and b) all the people illegally carrying that are going to carry no matter what the law says.

[dr.walrus]

It's okay these are the same people that freak out at people legally carrying guns and don't stop to think about a) all the people legally concealed carrying and b) all the people illegally carrying that are going to carry no matter what the law says.

I have no idea how these things are related. That's an insane comparison.

[Snowman]

I have no idea how these things are related. That's an insane comparison.

I don't think so, I see this as close to home as my extended family at Christmas. The same people that preach about cancer from cell phones are the same people that think I am a horrible parent for owning guns and keeping them in the house with my children. Essentially it is the same group of people in my opinion if you disagree that of course is your opinion I am not going to judge you for it and you have every right to it. But based on my experience it is as much as I stated above.

[dr.walrus]

I don't think so, I see this as close to home as my extended family at Christmas. The same people that preach about cancer from cell phones are the same people that think I am a horrible parent for owning guns and keeping them in the house with my children. Essentially it is the same group of people in my opinion if you disagree that of course is your opinion I am not going to judge you for it and you have every right to it. But based on my experience it is as much as I stated above.
What a fantastic unbiased sample. How about a real study (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1485564/pdf/cmaj00266-0071.pdf) on this.

Of course you can't get lead posisoning off a laptop power lead. That doesn't mean I think you can because I'm totally against handgun ownership, that's quite an unfair generalisation.

[Snowman]

I was referring to the general paranoia of most people not gun ownership. I am sorry if that wasn't clear. As to the study you bring up, if you wanted to murder someone or yourself what would be the most efficient and easiest way to do so? I am sure that doesn't bias the facts at all. I have been around firearms all my life, I have been through situations that for other people have ended in some of those statistics but you don't see me in the national headlines, or in prison.

Uneducated masses that hopelessly believe in whatever the media feeds them whether it be shark attacks in the gulf of mexico that was so sensationalized a few years ago, but it was also the year with the lowest rate of shark attacks and fatalities in decades if I remember correctly. Did the true facts affect anyone? No the tourist industry took a major blow because the national media was having a slow season. Or how about all the cars catching on fire at the pumps, some of the people that got hurt had the hold on latch down and then tried to pull out. Let us not forget the cardinal rule they got in and out of their car did this did that and created static electricity causing a spark and igniting the fumes. You can smoke a cigarette around gas, you can throw a lit cigarette into gasoline and it will just smother, introduce spark or flame then you have a problem. But since then most people still continue with bad practices while pumping gas because they are uneducated as to what was causing the issues.

Paranoia stems from lack of knowledge, I am not saying that anyone is stupid just uneducated. Fear of the unknown is something most if not all people struggle with and if they are never educated on something they may never understand.

[TheGreatSatan]

I would only be scared if stupid laptop power lady was packing heat.

[SXRguyinMA]

well put snowman. I agree with you 100%

[Xpirate]

She's right, the power supply does have lead in it. But it is also perfectly safe to touch because it is also completely encased in plastic.

If you are going to keep guns in your house with your children, you better make sure that they won't get into them. If they pick one up and shoot you with it, it would be your fault. It won't be as big of an issue when the child gets old enough to understand how to safely handle a weapon. But when they are too little to understand, you have to keep them out of their reach.

I've learned the hard way that you should not over estimate a child's intelligence. Almost every time you do they will prove you wrong.

The story of those shark attacks ended when the terrorists attacked on 9/11.

Most pro-gun folks will say that, "guns don't kill people," but they are wrong and it irritates me to hear it. A gun is specifically design to kill things like snakes and other things you want to get rid of. The phrase, "guns don't kill," makes me think of people who do not take firearm safety seriously. Most people who handle guns regularly have experienced an accidental discharge or at least heard of someone who has.

[Snowman]

I would only be scared if stupid laptop power lady was packing heat.

Yeah that would definitely make me back up slowly and then run once I had a brick wall between me and her.

[Snowman]

She's right, the power supply does have lead in it. But it is also perfectly safe to touch because it is also completely encased in plastic.

If you are going to keep guns in your house with your children, you better make sure that they won't get into them. If they pick one up and shoot you with it, it would be your fault. It won't be as big of an issue when the child gets old enough to understand how to safely handle a weapon. But when they are too little to understand, you have to keep them out of their reach.

I've learned the hard way that you should not over estimate a child's intelligence. Almost every time you do they will prove you wrong.

The story of those shark attacks ended when the terrorists attacked on 9/11.

Most pro-gun folks will say that, "guns don't kill people," but they are wrong and it irritates me to hear it. A gun is specifically design to kill things like snakes and other things you want to get rid of. The phrase, "guns don't kill," makes me think of people who do not take firearm safety seriously. Most people who handle guns regularly have experienced an accidental discharge or at least heard of someone who has.

I am sorry but I disagree. A firearm is a tool that is correct, it's intent is to go bang whether it is bringing dinner to the table or to protect someone (only those owners with good intention.) However to say that guns kill people, is like saying that a spoon made Rosie O'Donnel fat. A gun is not an end but a means to an end. If you have a gaming addiction is the computer to blame? If you are addicted to heroin is the needle at fault? It may bother you to hear it but I believe it so we must disagree. I "handle" guns on a daily basis as you put it and thankfully thus far have not had either a negligent or accidental discharge. A childs curiosity and intelligence is a key factor in educating in safety. Case in point my 2 year old if given the oppurtunity could show you exactly how to open my gun safe, and that is why the key never leaves my waist and I have a biometric on the bedside. In most cases when help is needed in seconds, police are minutes away. If you don't agree fine by me, if you do that is good as well.

At this juncture we are coming very close to a thread jack so if you want to carry on the conversation I would be more than happy to on a different thread, pm, email, or over a cup of coffee for all that I care.

[billygoat333]

the only thing I got out of this thread is lead, guns, sharks, and old ladies. yay for selective reading :P

[SXRguyinMA]

the only thing I got out of this thread is lead, guns, sharks, and old ladies. yay for selective reading :P
cue the comic relief :D lol

[Xpirate]

I am sorry but I disagree. A firearm is a tool that is correct, it's intent is to go bang whether it is bringing dinner to the table or to protect someone (only those owners with good intention.) However to say that guns kill people, is like saying that a spoon made Rosie O'Donnel fat.

Cars don't kill people either, but if you mishandle a car, people can get fatally hurt. But a car was not primarily designed to produce fatal wounds. I'm just saying that the phrase, "guns don't kill people," bugs me because I've seen (and unfortunately am related) to some rednecks who need to handle their weapons in a more mature manner.

The phrase is actually true. A person needs to use the weapon to make it work. I still get bothered by people saying the phrase because of the lack of good judgment I have seen.

I never owned a firearm until this year. I got threatened over the phone over some traffic related incident. When the police told me they couldn't do anything about it until he actually comes to the house to mess with me, I made the transition to being a firearm owner. I'm trying to get my wife on board with at least carrying pepper spray.

[Lothair]

I would only be scared if stupid laptop power lady was packing heat.

lmao!

I would be too. It's the crazy ones you gotta watch out for! Also penguins.

[x88x]

Some lady was telling me that you really should wash your hands after every time you touch your laptops power cord, because they have lead in them!:eek:

lol, reminds me of one lady at a school I used to work at..one of those who would send out all those emails about random urban myths like that? ..I finally had to get her to stop after people complained.. ..anyways, my favorite was "using your cellphone while the charger is plugged in will electrocute you". :P

re 'guns kill people', I'll say two words: personal accountability.

[diluzio91]

lmao!

I would be too. It's the crazy ones you gotta watch out for! Also penguins.

My gf's xbl name is penguin. +1 for random randomness.

[blaze15301]

What a fantastic unbiased sample. How about a real study (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1485564/pdf/cmaj00266-0071.pdf) on this.

Of course you can't get lead posisoning off a laptop power lead. That doesn't mean I think you can because I'm totally against handgun ownership, that's quite an unfair generalisation.

you dont live in America where 65% own some form of gun. a very small amount of those are legally owned. im just saying tho if we ever get invaded i feel really bad for that country.

[blaze15301]

Cars don't kill people either, but if you mishandle a car, people can get fatally hurt. But a car was not primarily designed to produce fatal wounds. I'm just saying that the phrase, "guns don't kill people," bugs me because I've seen (and unfortunately am related) to some rednecks who need to handle their weapons in a more mature manner.

The phrase is actually true. A person needs to use the weapon to make it work. I still get bothered by people saying the phrase because of the lack of good judgment I have seen.

I never owned a firearm until this year. I got threatened over the phone over some traffic related incident. When the police told me they couldn't do anything about it until he actually comes to the house to mess with me, I made the transition to being a firearm owner. I'm trying to get my wife on board with at least carrying pepper spray.\

guns dont kill people... husbands who come home early do lol.

[SXRguyinMA]

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guns dont kill people... husbands who come home early do lol.

/\ This lol :D

[Oneslowz28]

I don't think so, I see this as close to home as my extended family at Christmas. The same people that preach about cancer from cell phones are the same people that think I am a horrible parent for owning guns and keeping them in the house with my children.


Those people have a name. It starts with a D and ends with a T and there is a emocra in the middle.

I agree that its the same group of people. They are the first to whine about everything, from led in power cords, to my truck polluting the environment. They are always the ones who claim us who legally CCW, are the cause of the drug / gang related murders in the ghettos. They see a gun store and automatically assume that the guy inside is a back woods neo nazi hick, who wears a white robe on saturday nights. Or the ones who get preachy any time your opinion does not align 150% with theirs. They are the ones who are creating a generation of children who are afraid of their own shadow, because "everyone is evil, and all things can hurt you"

I grew up with guns (first .22 at 7), would bite split shot led closed with my teeth when fishing, would come home from school, drop my backpack in the livingroom, grab a snack, and head out into the woods with my cousin with axes, saws, and guns to build our next "fort". We would ride our bicycles for miles through the country, and to the country store a few miles away. When we got 4wheelers and dirtbikes, we would be gone for hours, climbing 40' tall clay pit hills, or mudbogging through the swamp, all with no protection what so ever. Hell we use to walk up and down our road with .22 rifles shooting squirrels from trees. Even into neighbors yards doing it.

When I was 13 my grandfather taught me how to weld, use a cutting torch, and then let me loose in his shop, unsupervised. As a teen, I use to have huge bonfires in a field on our land with no adults around. My point is, people today are afraid of their children becoming tough, and learning valuable life skills because they are afraid someone might skin a knee or scratch an arm. The group of people who fuel this sissyfication of our children are also the ones who are constantly preaching about led, co2 emissions, and anti gun babbling. They already removed playgrounds in our schools, I don't want to know whats next.

[x88x]

Aww, that's not fair. I used to be a democrat. ;) (When I moved I decided my principles were more important than voting in primary elections..registered libertarian now. :D )

Nah, point is there are idiots everywhere if you look hard enough, political views notwithstanding.


They already removed playgrounds in our schools, I don't want to know whats next.

:eek: What?! Our children are in schools?! Big buildings full of other children where they might get hurt or bullied? We have to put a stop to that! :whistler:

[msmrx57]

:eek: What?! Our children are in schools?! Big buildings full of other children where they might get hurt or bullied? We have to put a stop to that! :whistler:

SHHHHHHH!!!!!! Don't give them any ideas, they're just dumb enough to try it.

[dr.walrus]

They already removed playgrounds in our schools
Um, what?

[TheGreatSatan]

Uh, nevermind