Serious question for The LIberal Men in The Lounge --

[Tuesday Afternoon]

Would the fact that a woman loves guns be a deal breaker for you?

[GOPisEvil]

1. My SO owns several guns.

Doesn't bug me in the least. I actually like shooting guns (safely at the range, please).

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. cool. thanks.

I tried to shoot a bird once...epic fail. Missed on purpose. However, I have to admit my belly was full that day.

[Orrex]

2. Loves them how?

I mean, are you starting a naughty thread?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. You wish!

:D

I mean like ... as a Hobby, dude.

[Orrex]

13. Oh...

In that case, no. As long as we're assuming safe use, handling, and storage, of course!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

19. like

D'uh :eyes: :D

Have you lived in the city ALL your life?

[Lethe]

4. nope

liberal and ak-47 owner are not mutally exclusive, especially in texas

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. Yes, the Rural and the Metropolis seems to be a distinct dividing

line on this issue. Thanks.

[flvegan]

7. Define "loves".

Most likely no. Everyone has a passion. As long as she's not some obsessed idiot who just wanted an excuse to take a shot and hid behind an enthusiasm for firearms, then no.

I'm not about to judge someone on what they're into so long as it doesn't hurt anybody. Jesus, I steal dogs. How many women wouldn't find THAT a deal breaker.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

10. Obsessed idiot ---

posting on DU? wait? what? :D

[flvegan]

20. Let's just say Ted Nugent's female likeness

not getting anywhere with me.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

22. His politics suck. The end.

[Phillycat]

15. That's not a deal breaker, that's something to like about you.

Any man who loves animals goes up about a million points in my book.

[flvegan]

35. Thanks.

Being an admitted criminal is still a deal breaker, and I really can't blame anyone for that. At least I tell them up front and I don't hide anything like some coward or manipulator.

Oh well.

[LeftyMom]

50. It's not a problem.

As I am actively opposed to the property status of non-human animals, I would no more be upset about violating a law which reduces said animals to mere property than I would any other law I found to be completely immoral.

And actually, I find your unrepentant criminality more than slightly hot. :evilgrin:

[LeftyMom]

51. It's not a problem.

As I am actively opposed to the property status of non-human animals, I would no more be upset about violating a law which reduces said animals to mere property than I would the defiance of any other law I found to be completely immoral.

Actually, I find your unrepentant criminality more than slightly hot. :evilgrin:

[SKKY]

8. Not at all...

...Now if she's a NASCAR fan, that might be hard to overcome.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. Not me...

Horses NOT cars...that is my motto :D

[Robeson]

9. Loves? As in getting excited in her nether regions for them?....

...I think I'd just back away s-l-o-w-l-y....

[Tuesday Afternoon]

16. nether regions ?

:rofl:

Loves as in: likes to shoot and appreciates the feel of a good fit ;) :blush:

Lord, this will become another Lounge sex thread won't it?

How many posts did this one take?

I wonder what happens Locked or moved to the Gungeon? What say you?

[Robeson]

18. For me? I'm always happy when a gun thread gets thrown...

...into the gungeon. But that's just me...;-)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

21. Are we betting on the time it takes or the post count...

and as a side bet do you want to guess who alerted :D

[Robeson]

23. I'll never fink you out. But keep your eye on Phillycat, SKKY and flvegan...

...I've got a funny feeling about them tonight...:P

[Tuesday Afternoon]

27. Weird ---

The ones NOT posting in the thread are the ones I suspect ;) :rofl:

[harmonicon]

11. it depends

I have no interest in guns what so ever. In fact, they kind of creep me out. Still, I have friends that are into guns, and I think it's fine. If a woman I was interested in was really into guns, I would be ok with it, assuming that she was very safe about the hobby and a responsible gun owner. All of that being said, I sort of doubt that it would work if someone had any interest that I couldn't possibly be less interested in - guns being one of them.

[Inchworm]

14. nope

so long as she doesn't, like, kill buffalos from a train and junk...

:hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

17. Dude ---

that was Rape in the first degree...that was totally gross and offensive and totally white man. god damn. What movie was that which depicted that so well?

[Inchworm]

26. I remember a few

one of which a fugitive worked with "Chinamen" to blow up mountains.

Hey.. wait.. wasn't .. gah, no it wasn't Clint.

Now you got me wondering, gee thanks!

:hug:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

28. This will bug me ALL night

and its your fault :D :hug:

a Robert Duvall film, maybe :shrug:

I will Google :bounce:

[Inchworm]

36. I'll never find it

I know the reference but my memory is shot.

Well, plus I'm 1/2 in teh bag.

No memory makes movie watching easy. I can be happy or sad all over again each time I watch.

:D

[Lucian]

24. It'd be a deal breaker for me.

I hate guns.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

29. sure thing. Mind if I ask --

How many guns have you known :shrug:

[Lucian]

41. I used to have a pellet, .22, and a BB gun in high school.

I got rid of them because, now, I'm a pacifist.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

42. me too.

:shrug:

[SPKrazy]

25. No way

I love guns too

love of guns is not a liberal vs non liberal issue for me

arming oneself to the teeth to use for a show of power to threaten minority groups is an issue for liberals to take on, well armed themselves perhaps even!

:hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

30. Interesting theory, you have there.

Points to ponder. For real.

[SPKrazy]

34. I just live around these freaks of nature that think

that God has proclaimed the white race as superior and they live in compounds and arm themselves to the teeth, abuse kids, abuse women, and who knows what else.

Assist terrorists from our own country to blow up kids

I don't think making guns illegal will change what they are doing... and I happen to love guns.

so maybe we should as liberals arm ourselves to protect ourselves from these crazies who someday will act on their insanities...

JMO

[Tuesday Afternoon]

37. Reminds me of the film ...

Defiance, just out with Daniel Craig (Bond)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034303/

On the run and hiding in the deep forests of the then German occupied Poland and Belorussia that was World War II, the four Bielski brothers find the impossible task of foraging for food, weapons and survival, not just for themselves but for a large mass of fleeing Polish Jews from the German war machine. The Bielski brothers, living with the fear of discovery, contending with neighboring Soviet partisans and knowing whom to trust take on the responsibility as a guardian angel that is a fascinating insight into the true events of a small independent group of defiant band-of-brothers. Consisting of women, men, children, the elderly and the young alike hiding in makeshift homes in the dark, cold and unforgiving forests in the darkest times of German occupied Eastern Europe, Defiance is a beautiful reflection of dedication, sacrifice, desperation and hope.

[SPKrazy]

40. Sounds interesting

I'm sometimes very concerned with how well armed these far right crazies are... and I don't know that they won't someday make a move. I've heard some of them talk about the "race war" ahead, and that you are with us or against us.... nazi's spring up when fear is abundant. Our economic crisis is not going to fix itself quickly. It took a Naziesque Pretzeldent 8 years to destroy it, and it is (our economy) not coming back anytime soon. Layoffs, and more layoffs, and then they start looking for someone to blame.

You add the right mix of crazies, guns, fear, poverty, paranoia, and you have a recipe for some kind of disaster. Maybe regional and localized but possibly over large areas since these groups are not only found here, they are everywhere. Idaho, Montana, Michigan, and of course in the poorer areas of the south, and out in the west too. I don't know whether they are organized or not, but they are scary enough I imagine.

anyway sounds like an interesting movie, and I hope we never have to make choices to kill or be killed in our own country on any kind of scale larger than what already exists... that being too high.

Okay I'm babbling, I've had my sleeping pill and I've got to sleep

:hi:

good night

[DarkTirade]

31. Deal breaker, no. Would I be a bit wary, probably.

Would I ever cheat on her? (*&% no. :P

[DS1]

32. No

I'm a 'former Marine', guns are okay with me, as long as they're handled safely, and you can shoot

[Schema Thing]

33. Loves the way fearful republican man-boys love guns? yep, deal breaker

enjoys shooting or hunting or has a gun for home protection? no problem. I might even find it attractive.

[Iggo]

38. Well...

...as long as she doesn't hate people who don't love guns, we're good.

[no name no slogan]

39. No way. Especially if she taught me how to shoot.

Of course, I'm also very very desperate, so I'd take just about anyone right now :p

[Common Sense Party]

43. Not at all.

Depends what she DOES with the guns.

If she's a big-time hunter, no thanks.

[petronius]

44. Not in the slightest - I own guns, and enjoy shooting

OTOH, my wife does not (although she is a good shot) and favors stricter gun control than I do, and it doesn't make me love her any less...

[Tuesday Afternoon]

45. Yes, funny how the gender dynamic skews this just a little...

Maybe not. :shrug:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

46. Golly...

... As a person with XX chromosomes I feel bad that I can't play.

Damn it. :P


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QoC

[Tuesday Afternoon]

47. awww...hell. go ahead and FIre Away

:D :hi:

[bluesbassman]

48. Not a deal breaker.

I'd probably learn to sleep with my eyes open though.:)

Really, I own several, and I enjoy firing them. A woman having the same interest is totally reasonable to me.

[Adsos Letter]

49. No way! Nuthin wrong with firearms, when properly used.

My wife actually quite enjoys firing the ol' 1911 Colt .45

[chknltl]

52. Mitigating factors:

Fake guns, real woman, no problem!


otoh:

Fake woman, real gun, deal breaker!


I guess this means that I am more fond of the women than the guns.

[sammythecat]

53. Of course not.

In fact I think that'd be kinda cool. If she was into sport hunting however, we'd have a problem and that likely would be a deal breaker.

[Road Scholar]

54. Not all liberal men are afraid of guns. I would consider it a deal closer

I am a member of a local skeet shooting club.A few women shoot there too.:toast: :hi:

[mduffy31]

55. I own a gun so no

[leeroysphitz]

56. If she had guns in her home I couldn't let my children spend any time there.

Not a deal breaker necessarily but we'd have to figure something out...

[old mark]

57. More like a deal maker..nt

[Burma Jones]

58. No.

[NJmaverick]

59. Absolutely not- Although a few more traditional right wing positions

could become a deal breaker.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

60. It would somewhat creep me out, but not a deal breaker.

The wife sometimes goes with her dad to the shooting range, but thankfully we don't have a gun in our own home, and I intend to keep it that way.

[Swede]

61. Not a deal breaker,but not a maker either.

I own guns,and I used to enjoy shooting them,but not so much now.

[Strong Atheist]

62. No. Religion is a deal breaker for me. nt.

[kentauros]

63. Yes, absolutely.

I'm not afraid of guns, but I do want to see the human race evolve to the point where guns are no longer "necessary" for any reason, even "sport". For me, it's kind of a spiritual mindset, that owning one "attracts" that which people are afraid of. Perhaps a sporting use of a gun wouldn't attract the fears associated with those that use one for defense, but I choose not to have them in my life and thus, not attract the associated fears :)

If the woman I loved was into guns, there likely would be heated arguments about how that fits in with our spiritual ideas and hopefully come to a compromise, such as no guns on the property and just rent (if that's possible) for the sporting uses. Or do the paintball thing instead ;)

[HERVEPA]

64. Absolutely a deal breaker

[av8rdave]

65. Not a dealbreaker

I'm not really into guns. Don't dislike them, just not particularly interested. My SO has a couple of personal interests that fall into that same category. No issue at all.

[Redneck Socialist]

66. Nope

'Cause then we could go shooting together. That'd be cool.

[Wapsie B]

67. Not at all.

To me it would be an opportunity to share a hobby with her. Going to gun ranges does sound like fun.

[Bennyboy]

68. No problem for me....

If by loves guns you mean keeps them under lock and key and does not include them in sex play or every outing. (I actually had a woman that did this). I got no porblem with guns, have owned them myself. But they are not my main interest...

[Ohio Joe]

69. Not at all

One of the best women I've ever been with was an avid gun collector and target shooter.

[TK421]

70. No, that doesn't matter to me

[Aristus]

71. Yep. No gun freaks. Bottom line.

My wife calls herself a conservative Republican, but she despises guns and won't have them in the house. Fine by me. There is nothing about owning a gun that would make my life better than with not owning a gun.

I posted a reply similar to this a few years ago, and someone, I forget who, spent several follow-up replies trying to convince me that I NEED a gun; that everybody needed guns. Had to wonder how much the NRA was paying him to evangelize... :eyes:

[kentauros]

73. I suppose you could have told them you would get a gun

but only if it was a replica with a solid barrel ;)

Maybe a photograph would be sufficient...
To me, the idea that everybody "needs" guns is just the subconscious fear talking.

Guns

[evlbstrd]

72. No.

[kwassa]

74. yes, it would be a deal-breaker.

[Forkboy]

75. Not a deal breaker, but I wouldn't count it as a plus either.

I've fired guns. I hate guns. I have no problem if others like them and want them. That's their business. But for me I don't want them around (suicidal idolization and guns don't mix anyways).

[LanternWaste]

76. No-- I might even be intrigued by it.

No, not a deal breaker-- I might even be intrigued by it.

Although I must admit it would cause me a bit of consternation as I make it a general rule to avoid guns and people with guns, but I might be able to overlook it if we were hitting it off...