Surprised this hasn't been posted yet....

Doesn't change my opinion at all. How many people REALLY have a need to own an Uzi?

How many people REALLY need to own a hot tub? An SUV? A yacht? A fur coat?

Need I go on?

Should we start banning things that people don't REALLY need?

Don't run with scissors..

How many people REALLY need to own a hot tub? An SUV? A yacht? A fur coat?

Need I go on?

Should we start banning things that people don't REALLY need? Originally Posted by SinsOfTheFlesh

Where did I use the word "ban"? I asked who had a NEED for an Uzi? To protect yourself at home? In your car? On the street?

I own a hot tub and an SUV and I have owned a boat. None are NEEDED but they usually bring some level of enjoyment into one's life. If owning an Uzi brings some level of enjoyment to your life, by all means get one.

Like hookers?

Where did I use the word "ban"? I asked who had a NEED for an Uzi? To protect yourself at home? In your car? On the street?

I own a hot tub and an SUV and I have owned a boat. None are NEEDED but they usually bring some level of enjoyment into one's life. If owning an Uzi brings some level of enjoyment to your life, by all means get one. Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX

Well there you go, you just answered the question. Shooting an Uzi is fun. I have fired one, so I know

Well there you go, you just answered the question. Shooting an Uzi is fun. I have fired one, so I know Originally Posted by SinsOfTheFlesh

I enjoy firing them, also. Fine weapon. I prefer a Tommy gun for smoothness, though.

What a fucking liar. You don't shoot shit ... Maybe craps!

fucking Peter Pan!

Where did I use the word "ban"? I asked who had a NEED for an Uzi? To protect yourself at home? In your car? On the street?

I own a hot tub and an SUV and I have owned a boat. None are NEEDED but they usually bring some level of enjoyment into one's life. If owning an Uzi brings some level of enjoyment to your life, by all means get one. Originally Posted by SpeedRacerXXX

Like so many other things you say (or don't say) it is implied by the tone of your comment. That way you can support something without actually saying it and getting called out on it.

Like so many other things you say (or don't say) it is implied by the tone of your comment. That way you can support something without actually saying it and getting called out on it. Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

Stop trying to read what you want to into my comments. In no way did I imply that I wanted an Uzi banned. As of this time on August 29, 2014, getting an Uzi banned is not on my list of priorities. Some day you'll learn that you can't put TONE into the written word. While I see no need for a law-abiding citizen to own such a weapon for self-protection, if it is legal and turns you on to own one, fine by me. If you or anyone else gets turned on and excited by firing such a weapon, good for you. In an hour or so I'll head out on the road on my bicycle and do 20+ miles at 17+ mph. Now THAT turns me on.

What I find interesting is over the years on several different websites, people have either talked about the weapons they use for self-protection or given other people advice as to what weapon they would purchase for self-protection. Not once has anyone mentioned an Uzi.

I enjoy firing them, also. Fine weapon. I prefer a Tommy gun for smoothness, though. Originally Posted by Jewish Lawyer

+1 .... I found the "trench broom" to be a remarkably smooth firing weapon, and I've fired both the Thompson and the Uzi.

. Our politics really aren't that far apart, . Originally Posted by SinsOfTheFlesh

boardman has said as much to me....

To the both of you I remind that humans share over 90% of their DNA with their primate cousins...

So it appears all we are arguing about is who is the chimp and who is the human!

The instructor was at fault. As I watched the video I kept wondering when he was going to get behind the shooter, but he never did. Doesn't change anything for me. Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

I watched that video several times. He doesn't get that far out in front of the shooter but rather on the side of the shooter. I think the angle of the video as well as the difference in bodily proportions of the instructor and the girl may give an impression that he is in a bad position. Further more why is there a video of this incident anyway. Why would this girls mother post this video. They don't want to show the fatal shot and Iam beginning to question the validity of this whole incident now. Just doesn't make any sense.

Jim

Why would you think that the parents would not video the kid shooting a Uzi, and why do you think they would not want to show the kill shot?

Why would you think that the parents would not video the kid shooting a Uzi, and why do you think they would not want to show the kill shot? Originally Posted by i'va biggen

Videotaping their daughter shooting an Uzi isn't the point. The point is why would they post this video to the internet knowing the end result is the instructor being accidently shot, and that part is intentionally omitted. Is there a version of this video out there actually showing the instructor being shot?

Jim