"I never inhaled!"

KateJuly2013 · June 2014

Gun control is my hill.

im prepared to die on it!

KateJuly2013 · June 2014

Gun control is my hill.

im prepared to die on it!

WanderingA · June 2014

I'm one trashy momma, then.

Okay but seriously, we smoke pot occasionally (and responsibly) but I always have and always will think cigarettes are disgusting. I have had people mix tobacco in pot without telling me before and it almost made me throw up! DH smoked cigs when we met but quit when I refused to kiss him if he had been smoking. I smoke pot very rarely, much less than one would smoke cigarettes and just like I moderate how much I drink, I do the same with smoking. I would never drive after smoking pot, I treat it the same way that I do alcohol.

We also own guns, but neither H or I carry them with us. They are locked up (except for one in the bedroom, with the safety on and accessible only to H). Despite owning several guns, I think that laws need to be stricter on the purchasing process. I have seen guns for sale on Craigslist (where H bought them), Facebook and in the newspaper. No firearm safety required. If you are going to own a gun, you should be able to disassemble, clean, and reassemble it - know what you have and be extremely familiar with how to use it.

NewbieMomie · June 2014

Mamasighs said:
Sorry I guess my wording sucked.

My point was/is that in many cases all of the correct protocols were followed. Intent is not something that can be known when a gun is purchased.

I couldn't agree more.

fabk · June 2014

I am team never touched either and no desire to.
I am not touching the gun thing today.
@asbromle as someone who has had pepper spray go off accidentally in their bedroom I beg you to get rrid of it. It was awful. I didn't get sprayed but did have to clean it up. My hands burned for days. It was awful.

opheliainwaders · June 2014

notaffected1 said:
Pot isn't my thing, though I have tried it (and inhaled!)

It should definitely be legalized IMO

Ditto. For me, it's just an expensive nap.

opheliainwaders · June 2014

BetsyD2010 said:

KateJuly2013 said:
Gun control is my hill. im prepared to die on it!
Good luck with that. Banning guns only takes the protection out of law abiding citizens hands. Do you honestly think that criminals care if firearms are legal or not during the commission of the crimes that they're committing? No.
I can definitely get on board with harsher regulations on obtaining firearms. It is too easy to purchase a gun IMO. Owning firearms is a huge responsibility, should not be taken lightly and should require more stringent prerequisites besides completing a questionnaire at Walmart and a prelim check.

FWIW, what you just laid out re: more stringent prerequisites IS what a lot of gun control advocates are actually advocating for (typically, they want criminal background checks, are in favor of requiring forearms safety training--like when you get a driver's license--they don't just hand it to you, etc.).

Where you probably differ from gun control advocates is around the idea that some types of guns should be outlawed entirely. Fine. That *could* be a fruitful policy discussion if we (not you guys specifically, i'm meaning America in general) could actually focus on policy, and not just reduce all arguments to NRA talking points.

FWIW, I don't think guns need to be banned entirely, but I personally have a hard time with the argument that people need high capacity magazines on automatic weapons "to protect them from the government." Leaving aside whether a government threat to, say, white dudes in Arizona, is *likely* or not, anyone really think their assault rifle is going to hold up against a drone strike?

thegoodpotato · June 2014

gulickr said:

Pot isn't my thing, though I have tried it (and inhaled!) It should definitely be legalized IMO
Ditto. For me, it's just an expensive nap.

I haven't done it in years, but this is pretty much what happens with me. 15 minutes of giggling followed by nap time.