You seem to be for the idea of no gun ownership in America. You are in a small minority. Most advocates for tighter gun control - including myself - are in support of more stringent background checks, a gun registry, the elimination of gun show and private sale loopholes, and mandatory gun safety courses for owners.

The issue is that it’s easier to say something is fucking stupid than to consider the possibility that just because something isn’t part of your life doesn’t immediately make it stupid or wrong. See also: the argument against homophobia.

Hunting is stupid to you, because you don’t understand it. To the people I know who hunt, it’s a family ritual and part of their heritage, a way to enjoy nature, a way to help cull overpopulated animals that are short on resources, a way to get meat for eating, and a sport. Being a “redneck” isn’t a requirement for…

I live in Texas where deer hunting is a big winter pasttime. Everyone I know that deer hunts eats the meat. I can’t even imagine what someone would do with a deer carcass they shot but didn’t eat. And yes, taking issue with that yet eating store-bought meat is completely ridiculous. Also agree on the handguns. I just…

Of course not. She didn’t shoot them to protect them; she shot them because they were likely being disrespectful little shits!

I can’t speak for other families, but my boyfriend’s family is very into guns - hunting, self defense, target practice, etc. Last year their mother went through an extended severe depression. They did not remove their (many) guns from the parents’ home. Honestly I thought one day we were going to get a call that she’d…

I saw a commenter on this board suggest it just on this page. Many people have suggested it. That literally is not literally no one.

Many Americans own guns for hunting (in addition to imagined self-defense needs). Making guns illegal would also mean no more hunting which is hard to imagine becoming a reality. Not only is it a favorite pasttime but it also helps control animal populations. I know here in Texas, the deer population is not…

You don’t have to “apply” for a gun. You just buy it.

Will you ask every friend’s parents if they have a gun in the house before your kid is allowed over? Honestly asking.

Thanks. I have a pretty legit salary right now; it only took me 5 years to get it. And from here on out I’ll probably never get a raise or cost of living increase again (at least at this company).

That’s pretty dick.

Because the blacks are making everything unfair.

...or have a good SAT score combined with your non-top 10% standing. That’s how I got into both major state schools.

Further, it’s not like the schools are not filling the remainder of the slots (after the top 10% are admitted) with any white students. They have automatic admission standards beyond the top 10% that include class position (such as top quarter) and a SAT benchmark. I am from Texas and admittedly was not in the top…

He sounds frustrated. I think that’s fair. I had a difficult enough time cancelling my pest control quarterly service, and I’m not even overseas sans phone filming a reality show.

Single as in unwed, with no kids. My only financial needs in his eyes were a bedroom in a shared apartment with other single friends and a shoe budget, naturally.

I’ve read stats that male doctors and even nurses outearn their female counterparts, even when things like education, experience, and performance were controlled.

...it’s also not why a male colleague who was incompetent and on the chopping block to be fired was spared, given extra mentoring, and promoted because “he has a wife and kids.”

Sure. But I didn’t have kids when I was told I didn’t need a higher salary because my boyfriend has a lot of money.