# Am i wrong here? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 1, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/am-i-wrong-here/78834 "2010-02-01T15:18:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/am-i-wrong-here/78834/21 "2010-02-01T19:38:10Z")
> [@Just Karter](#): > > when he is old enough to comprehend, make sure you teach him gun saftey. > > Dont want him finding someones gun and shooting his toys and friends. Why? They don’t have guns in Canada. ---
**Author:** ![dubbin91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dubbin91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dubbin91)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/am-i-wrong-here/78834/22 "2010-02-01T19:49:31Z")
> [@bing](#): > > yeah the pointing at a person has to wait for him to understand english completely first. are you french canadian then? it would make more sense if you were! ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/am-i-wrong-here/78834/23 "2010-02-01T20:59:06Z")
> [@Freek](#): > > I’ll assume your in-law is canadian as well. In general, most canadians that live in urban areas (i.e. not the country/sticks areas) are very adverse to guns. There is an inherent fear bred mostly by ignorance and media government bashing. When I mentions gun to my brother-in-law or sisters they flip and think I’m some wacko cowboy american and it’s just crazy I have them. I don’t think it’s fear, it’s just a misunderstanding of why Americans have guns and are allowed to own them as a “right” in the first place. Most people see guns as a source of violence and death, which they very well can be. But the simple answer to why Americans have guns is that the founders of our country viewed “arms” as a check against tyranny and oppression. The argument can be made that this is an out-dated view and that we’d never have to worry about the kind of governmental tyranny and oppression as they did, but the fact that we have this “right” certainly makes it less likely. Basic high school American history. ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/am-i-wrong-here/78834/24 "2010-02-01T22:21:46Z")
> [@bing](#): > > An American cannot seriously refer to Canadian media as ignorant… > > does not compute. > > sorry 🙂 I mean to say it as “There is an inherent fear in firearms bred mostly by ignorance, media, and government.” wasn’t trying to say canadian media is ignorant. > [@Onyx Z32](#): > > I don’t think it’s fear, it’s just a misunderstanding of why Americans have guns and are allowed to own them as a “right” in the first place. > > Most people see guns as a source of violence and death, which they very well can be. But the simple answer to why Americans have guns is that the founders of our country viewed “arms” as a check against tyranny and oppression. The argument can be made that this is an out-dated view and that we’d never have to worry about the kind of governmental tyranny and oppression as they did, but the fact that we have this “right” certainly makes it less likely. > > Basic high school American history. I agree it’s a misunderstanding. Main stream media as painted weapons for the most part as evil. Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/am-i-wrong-here/78834/25 "2010-02-02T04:55:37Z")
Not wrong at all. I think my wife started shooting at 4 or 5 years old. I started at about 9. :shrug: A gun is a tool, a very powerful tool that must be respected, not feared. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/am-i-wrong-here/78834/26 "2010-02-02T05:28:52Z")
> [@Freek](#): > > I mean to say it as “There is an inherent fear in firearms bred mostly by ignorance, media, and government.” nah, still don’t agree… but i also don’t care so… block pistol… bew bew bew ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/am-i-wrong-here/78834/27 "2010-02-02T05:28:58Z")
sounds like nothing but harmless fun. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/am-i-wrong-here/78834.md?page=1)