tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post4626868539675941744..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: Check Out My Smoke DetectorAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-33374079865137905122011-02-16T23:27:16.266+01:002011-02-16T23:27:16.266+01:00@Mikeb, Sure, those are facts. That's why anti...@Mikeb, Sure, those are facts. That's why anti-gun and pro-gun advocates BOTH struggle to find comparisons and analogies, because nothing else is quite like a gun.<br /><br />It is, for most purposes, classified as a weapon, but that is not its only use, nor must its function (firing a bullet) be utilized for it to be useful as a weapon. <br /><br />Its purpose lies completely in the hands and intentions and goals of the person wielding the tool.<br /><br />...Orygunner...Orygunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829265216321634830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-66208682251477993362011-02-16T13:50:10.338+01:002011-02-16T13:50:10.338+01:00I knew if we searched the internet long enough we&...I knew if we searched the internet long enough we'd find one gun guy to tell the truth.<br /><br />Thanks Orygunner.<br /><br /><i>"Weapons are a different class of tool, with different hazards, especially when MIS-used.<br /><br />There's nothing else with a 100% identical comparison to a firearm,..."</i>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-65610293630523741262011-02-14T20:20:10.097+01:002011-02-14T20:20:10.097+01:00Every year in the United States, about 3,000 peopl...Every year in the United States, about 3,000 people lose their lives in residential fires.<br /><br />The number of fatal firearms accidents for the last five years of record are: <br /><br />2002 - 762; <br /><br />2003 - 730; <br /><br />2004 - 649; <br /><br />2005 - 630; <br /><br />2006 - 680. <br /><br />Maybe we should regulate smoke detectors more closely since incorrect usage of a smoke detector seems to be a bigger cause of death than accidental shootings.Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-8076080623465528952011-02-14T15:23:57.094+01:002011-02-14T15:23:57.094+01:00Weapons are a different class of tool, with differ...Weapons are a different class of tool, with different hazards, especially when MIS-used.<br /><br />There's nothing else with a 100% identical comparison to a firearm, but that doesn't mean that some parallels can't be drawn.<br /><br />How many people have been showing someone their new knife and they accidentally cut their finger on it?<br /><br />How many people have been showing someone their new motorcycle and then crash it?<br /><br />If the four rules of gun safety would have been followed, THIS tragedy wouldn't have occurred. Accidents happen when you mis-use ANY tool, and firearms have the capability of being one of the most deadly tools around.<br /><br />...Orygunner...Orygunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829265216321634830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-61882123112649676222011-02-14T03:31:03.888+01:002011-02-14T03:31:03.888+01:00I'm sure there was a loud noise as well when t...I'm sure there was a loud noise as well when the gun went off, just like your smoke detector.<br /><br />Except that your smoke detector doesn't kill innocent bystanders even by accident.dog gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151618317070878675noreply@blogger.com