"Yup! Hearing the way people talk about their guns can be pretty chilling. I know one guy whose eyes light up when he talks about guns, like a small boy talking about toy trucks or video games."
If it was just that and that person wasn't one of the people from the second half of your post then he just sounds like any other enthusiast to me. Maybe it would beore clear if I rephrase that sentence.
"Yup! Hearing the way people talk about their *cars can be pretty chilling. I know one guy whose eyes light up when he talks about cars, like a small boy talking about toy trucks or video games."*
Now I understand what is "chilling" to you about is probably that it is something that is lethal (not just capable of it but is its original intent). I can get why that might be scary but please try to remember that not everyone who is enthuastic about guns are like the second half of your post (dreaming of being able to gun someone down).
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I am not trying to put words in your mouth, I just enjoy shooting skeet/trap and I've had perfectly reasonable friends who love collecting guns.
It's only a matter of time before somebody mentions cars...
And yes, hearing somebody talk about guns as if they were toys is pretty creepy, no matter how "responsible" they are. Guns are deadly weapons. It's not like a sword or an axe or even a crossbow. It's a weapon that makes it so easy to kill people a lot of times it happens accidentally.
"Yup! Hearing the way people talk about their guns can be pretty chilling. I know one guy whose eyes light up when he talks about guns, like a small boy talking about toy trucks or video games."
If it was just that and that person wasn't one of the people from the second half of your post then he just sounds like any other enthusiast to me. Maybe it would beore clear if I rephrase that sentence.
"Yup! Hearing the way people talk about their *cars can be pretty chilling. I know one guy whose eyes light up when he talks about cars, like a small boy talking about toy trucks or video games."*
Now I understand what is "chilling" to you about is probably that it is something that is lethal (not just capable of it but is its original intent). I can get why that might be scary but please try to remember that not everyone who is enthuastic about guns are like the second half of your post (dreaming of being able to gun someone down).
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I am not trying to put words in your mouth, I just enjoy shooting skeet/trap and I've had perfectly reasonable friends who love collecting guns.
It's only a matter of time before somebody mentions cars... And yes, hearing somebody talk about guns as if they were toys is pretty creepy, no matter how "responsible" they are. Guns are deadly weapons. It's not like a sword or an axe or even a crossbow. It's a weapon that makes it so easy to kill people a lot of times it happens accidentally.