Ever notice how gun people tend to eat their own?

[juicetiger]

I see on many sites many gun people tend to attack their own side when they don't agree on a subject. Marijuana, politics, even what guns are good. I have seen so many arguments over a Taurus 92 is as good as a Beretta 92 just cheaper or its the biggest POJ ever made and you are an idiot if you don't agree. I have seen many older shooters who have dumped their NRA membership because AR15s are not something anyone needs, but just think of taking my wingmaster and you are in for a fight.

 

[arjay]

Trying to get gun owners to all think alike is no different than trying to get owners of red cars to be on the same team

 

[Rustyt1953]

Where's your NRA Life Member badge that you recently told us about?

 

[juicetiger]

Where's your NRA Life Member badge that you recently told us about?

Case and point match Happy?

 

[Sevens]

No, actually...

It sounds like you are describing the internet.

There's nothing new to see here.

 

[wingriderz]

Try a motocycle forum lol can and does get real ugly

 

[M29since14]

I have, long ago, given up trying to convince others of ANYTHING! I'm not good at it and I don't enjoy it. I do enjoy reading this forum, mainly because most of those here are somewhat free of that "if you don't agree with me..." brutality. I don't mind sharing my experiences and don't mind reading others who are doing the same. When the soapboxes come out, I'm ready to read something else.

 

[juicetiger]

Try a motocycle forum lol can and does get real ugly

Funny you should say that. I just did a post on my brother selling me a Softail cheap and they went nuts. I was ripping him off. LOL

 

[Mr.Harry]

Sometimes fishing forums can get contentious, but hunting forums are even worse. Maybe it's a gun thing.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

Unlike the "Other Side", we have no Party Line, no Party Control Commission, no Thought Police to ensure correct thinking and punish those who deviate. And many of Us believe as fervently in the 1st Amendment as we do in the 2nd.

 

[LVSteve]

Some posters in the comment area of Car and Driver and Motortrend (since removed) crack me up. A new car is announced and there is usually at least one millenial (I assume) who will be foaming at the mouth because there is a visible gap between the top of the tire and wheelarch. Apoplexy follows when they discover you cannot order it with 20" wheels. ROFLMAO!

 

[500SNW]

I have, long ago, given up trying to convince others of ANYTHING! I'm not good at it and I don't enjoy it. I do enjoy reading this forum, mainly because most of those here are somewhat free of that "if you don't agree with me..." brutality. I don't mind sharing my experiences and don't mind reading others who are doing the same. When the soapboxes come out, I'm ready to read something else.

My theory on internet debates is that we are usually not trying to convince the "other guy" that our opinion is correct. We are mostly trying to reassure ourselves that we are right. I frequently get into fights on Youtube over .357 snubs versus 9mm semi autos. One day, while typing an essay on the merits of revolvers, I suddenly realized that I wasn't trying to win anyone over at all...I was just trying to reassure myself that I had made the right choice when I sold off my Glocks and replaced them with wheelguns.

 

[Absalom]

Unlike the "Other Side", we have no Party Line, no Party Control Commission, no Thought Police to ensure correct thinking and punish those who deviate.....

Umm ... i wish that were the case, but if you go to the lounge of some gun forums where political discussions are welcome, you'll find out otherwise. Someone throws out a bait phrase, and everybody else just adds their own variant of frequently uninformed mean-spiritedness. If you dare to dissent, especially on 2nd Amendment topics, you get ripped to pieces. No actual discussion.

Group-think is a big problem in this country, and we are not immune.

I've taken to using the term "assault rifle" whenever I can, just because I know it ticks off the self-appointed guardians of pro-gun political correctness

That's why I appreciate this forum so much. The rules and the attentiveness of the moderators spare us most of that nasty business.

 

[pharmer]

Didn't we just have a similar poo-fling a couple weeks ago? Joe

 

[carpriver]

at least there was not a bear thread.

 

[nicky4968]

A man convinced against against his will, is of the same opinion still ~

Benjamin Franklin

 

[Muss Muggins]

And you determined you're one of us how?

I see on many sites many gun people tend to attack their own side when they don't agree on a subject. Marijuana, politics, even what guns are good. I have seen so many arguments over a Taurus 92 is as good as a Beretta 92 just cheaper or its the biggest POJ ever made and you are an idiot if you don't agree. I have seen many older shooters who have dumped their NRA membership because AR15s are not something anyone needs, but just think of taking my wingmaster and you are in for a fight.

 

[pittpa]

I can't believe OP has not been eaten yet, for expressing an opinion here about our eating habits.


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[rwsmith]

i think this site....

...is by FAR more civil than any other gun site. And a lot of other sites. I was even on a chess playing site that got trolled so bad I quit. You'd THINK that chess would be civil but Noooooooooo.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

Guess I'm old & set in my ways. Still hunt with a 30-30 Win. Carbine & a 16 Ga. double. They have put meat on the table for over 70 years. So has my old Colt SA 44 Special.