Recent content by Mandabear3109

I have actually taken a look at that website, and I like what it has to say. I bookmarked it so I can go back and read it in more depth later. I especially like the sections relating to children, because that will be something I need to think about in the future. Once again, I appreciate all of...

Definitely. Not only that, but it took a lot to start this page as well. For the most part, I have gotten nothing but support in my search for facts and knowledge, and for that I am grateful. We actually do have a baseball bat sitting next to our front door. Chances are, we would hear someone...

I was in no way saying that I was against guns, despite this being what he heard. I was just trying to get him to see that I am unsure on the issue. I would rather upset him by saying that I am on the fence than tell him something that could potentially be false and have it come back to bite me...

Though I appreciate your relationship advice, that is not really the question at hand. One difference of opinion does not mean that we are doomed, and I can excuse some of the things he said to me given recent events in our state of residence.

I do see how it could be expanded to his defense of the whole constitution. If they take away one right, they will try to do the same for the others. But as BluesDancer above you said, it is better to not have an opinion than to have one based on false information. I could go one step further...

allaroundhunter: That last post of yours really helped to clear up some things. It's nice to see that although you two do not have the exact same beliefs, you are able to have a relationship that supports your opinions. I hope that mine can be that way as well, though after last night's...

Both of the statements really made me think, and I appreciate your insight. I do get the feeling, at least from our short discussion last night, that this is a bigger issue than I might have first thought. It could end up being a deal-breaker for him. One thing I can be happy of is that we are...

That is another comparison that I had never thought about, and I appreciate you bringing it to my attention. My in-laws are the type that will boycott places because they do not support the second amendment, and they will tell us to do the same. Though I have realized that I am a supporter of...

Were you ever tempted or curious to touch the guns, even though your dad said not to? I assume that this was a mutual decision on both of your parts, but I am just curious on how you came to this decision given your backgrounds? Did you ever consider not locking up your guns as your dad did...

In other news, I just found this online and thought you might all appreciate it... This is what one might call "extreme fishing," discovered on reddit.

Yes, I actually do have pepper spray on my key chain at all times. My fiance got it for me soon after we got together because we lived in different cities and I usually got home from his house late at night. I am a student at a university that has a high rate of sexual assaults, and I would make...

I actually just watched the advertisement created by Bloomberg to advocate stricter gun laws, with the guy holding his gun while sitting on the back of the truck, on the NRA website. And it looked at the video from a much different perspective. The response to said commercial said that Bloomberg...

Thank you for sharing that article, and I will definitely look into it. As far as the other half of your post, the idea that guns fire on their own accord is ridiculous. That's like them trying to say that knives stab people on their own. If someone responsibly takes care of their right to own...

I am very much in agreement with you on this, and feel that I have gotten very well informed responses from people without all of the hate that I was worried I would get. These issues are not as black and white and many people think, but learning about the issues is a good start.

This is very similar to how I was raised. My family did not really talk about many of the current debates that are found in the media, and I have had to develop my own opinions about almost everything. Though it is a good thing to form my own opinions, I am often on the fence about the issues...