Well I am scared of guns so these people do not or ever will have my vote. But correct me if I am wrong but does this not promote violence.?
Yes but like most dog whistles it can be hand waved away as “sporting” or “protecting mah property”.
I’m something of a gun nut myself and still find it off-putting. A lot of the time you can tell they have no idea what they are doing with a gun other than a photo op. It doesn’t inspire confidence at all. But their base, that these commercials are made for, does not care.
I have a hard time equating the display or firing of a gun with promotion of violence but context makes a difference. Same thing with baseball bats. Both are used in competitive sports or could be tools for killing/maiming others. It’s performative and pandering but not necessarily violent without more information.
gun safety is important and a critical step in understanding guns. you don’t have to like them, but you should at least understand them to not be scared of them. they are a tool, and when used correctly and for the right job, they are invaluable. I’m not a gun nut, I own one single handgun. but just like anything, people fear what they don’t understand.
yes, they’ve been promoting violence for decades, that’s why it’s hilarious that someone used Trump’s words against him and took a shot, then all the Rs cried about “political violence”. gtfo, youve been calling for violence and murder your entire campaign, and before.
This is such a weird take. People aren’t against guns because they don’t understand them, it’s because guns are literally weapons. Pretty much everyone understands perfectly well what a gun is and what it does. What you’re describing isn’t understanding, it’s desensitisation to people literally carrying weapons around. “Gun safety” is a poor argument when objectively the safest thing is to just not be around guns.
it’s because guns are literally weapons
everything is a weapon in the right/wrong hands. in my experience, even with my fiance, they’re scare of guns because they don’t know how they work. now, she still doesn’t like them, but now that we’ve at least gone shooting and she knows how they work, they can’t magically just fire by being bumped or dropped (looking at you Taurus), she can at least use one if she really really needed to.
people are afraid of what they don’t understand, plain and simple. look at first time drivers, white knuckling the steering wheel. once they get acclimated, they become better and the fear fades. and many people may go their whole life without ever seeing a gun in real life, but im in the usa and firearms are unfortunately here to stay.
I’m not saying she has to be become a gun expert and know how to tear it down and clean it, but having a better knowledge of how it works alleviates a lot of the fear people have about firearms.
it’s desensitisation to people literally carrying weapons around.
never said anything about people carrying them, i don’t carry mine anymore even though i do have my ccw. people are also afraid of dogs if they’ve never been around dogs. and again, you don’t have to like or choose to be around dogs, but knowing that not every dog will bite or attack you just because they’re within arms reach is already a step in the right direction.
Pretty much everyone understands perfectly well what a gun is and what it does
gonna have to disagree here, movies are not realistic and they definitely create a lot of the fear people have towards them.
“Gun safety” is a poor argument when objectively the safest thing is to just not be around guns.
sometimes this isnt a choice, and burying your head in the sand is the worst thing you can do.