tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990890778229196792.post2094787791188637166..comments2024-03-25T00:30:44.421-07:00Comments on Veterinarians Behaving Badly: Gun Controlwebhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05938934194973454729noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990890778229196792.post-73613843448889099392012-02-27T09:47:49.532-08:002012-02-27T09:47:49.532-08:00A comment like that will rile up lots of Americans...A comment like that will rile up lots of Americans, but this American right here completely agrees with you.Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03798230466306762021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990890778229196792.post-76748006836983060122012-02-23T19:44:25.274-08:002012-02-23T19:44:25.274-08:00As a Canadian where gun toting is far and few in b...As a Canadian where gun toting is far and few in between (unless you count the licensed hunters) I feel safer. Not to rile up any of you that have guns but happy Canadian society does not feel bearing guns is the answer. Guns kill. Period.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496444699035663701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990890778229196792.post-39199655446541484452012-02-23T19:09:22.022-08:002012-02-23T19:09:22.022-08:00As a card carrying member of the guy lobby, I have...As a card carrying member of the guy lobby, I have to question the motivation of these physicians. According to the most recent statistics, accidental gun deaths are at an all time low, and deaths associated with firearms that involve children are also at all time lows. These are numbers going back over one hundred years, so they might suggest something. Fewer children die from gun accidents than die from bicycles, tricycles, swimming pools, five gallon buckets full of water, and automobiles. House fires are more often the culprit, and you don't want to know where physicians rank here. But just for shits and giggles, yes...physician mistakes kill FAR more kids than accidents involving guns. Maybe....Dr Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02256332968638938277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990890778229196792.post-35572265546907941232012-02-23T13:14:22.040-08:002012-02-23T13:14:22.040-08:00and yet the guy lobby had/has an issue with physic...and yet the guy lobby had/has an issue with physicians asking while taking a history if there are any guns in the house.OldSquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631679459919246536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990890778229196792.post-31326265073835651902012-02-22T21:22:21.061-08:002012-02-22T21:22:21.061-08:00I'm a bit of a safety nazi. I trust no one, e...I'm a bit of a safety nazi. I trust no one, even myself. Clear every time you handle a firearm, even if you cleared it 15 seconds ago. That said, I do keep 2 loaded and unlocked weapons in the house. My sidearm, and an M-4, neither where the dog can get to them, no kids. An unloaded weapon is as much good as a hammer.The Grey Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07925944510101240258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990890778229196792.post-21673848081313469902012-02-22T19:52:07.581-08:002012-02-22T19:52:07.581-08:00When my boyfriend was in his firearms training cou...When my boyfriend was in his firearms training course for an armed security guard position, his instructor told his class this,"there are two types of gun owners: those who have had an accidental discharge, and those who haven't had one yet--regardless of how careful you are."<br /><br />Thank goodness most gun owners are responsible safety-minded individuals.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568269516063968275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990890778229196792.post-58757166847617998182012-02-22T19:41:31.192-08:002012-02-22T19:41:31.192-08:00That dog was VERY lucky. Or not I guess, depending...That dog was VERY lucky. Or not I guess, depending on how you look at it. Very irresponsible indeed.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496444699035663701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990890778229196792.post-16570790955405433792012-02-22T16:07:30.522-08:002012-02-22T16:07:30.522-08:00I don't know what the percentage is, but I agr...I don't know what the percentage is, but I agree that it's the moron who has a gun go off while he's "cleaning it", when he "just picked it up", or when it "just fell over", that make other gun ownership a bad name. Those things just don't happen. What actually happen is, a person has a gun loaded in a situation where it shouldn't be, have their finger on the trigger when it shouldn't be, have the gun pointed where it shouldn't be, and accidentally pulls the trigger. I like guns. I carry one all day every day at work. It is a powerful tool that could someday save my life. And like most other powerful tools, it can hurt you when you screw around with it in an unsafe way. This idiot should have been criminally charged, IMHO.Officer Cynicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193271958353271282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990890778229196792.post-65289294054685292282012-02-22T14:39:59.399-08:002012-02-22T14:39:59.399-08:00Unfortunately it's the crazy 5% of gun owners ...Unfortunately it's the crazy 5% of gun owners that give the rest of us perfectly sane and safe ones a bad name. I would never leave a loaded firearm in my home unsecured, but I have a kid and common sense.Daddy DVMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634854474318527073noreply@blogger.com