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Originally Posted by pbradley
The psychology of owning a firearm is interesting.
How many buy a gun just to have some outlet to prove their quasi-individuality? Like buying a pack of cigarettes once you turn 18. Sway's all about that, isn't he.
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Again, never have owned a gun, but see what you are getting at. I DID buy into buying cigarettes (at 19...) because I liked the effect they had on me while drunk. This slowly became a full blown addiction. I must admit, even before smoking I thought it was cool in some strange symbolic way. Definately very sexy. I remember seeing some of the older girls smoke when in middle school, a mouth watering image of "I don't give a shit". Course at least some of 'em did, that's why they started smoking to begin with.
But guns, nah man. I have fired a rifle on a few occcasions. Didn't do much for me, but I can see it having the same stress relief benefits on some as I get out of playing my guitar. 'Course, i think my guitar offers a sense of "quasi-individuality". Almost any decision anyone ever makes sans shitting/eating/sleeping does.
Kinda like a strange friend of mine who likes to take her laptop into the restroom and take pics of herself while pissing. Totally pointless, but still...sexy.
Guns are def. sexy in that "I'm not gonna take any shit" kinda way. Course it can be more about the image, but....at the same time, I ain't thinking about breakin' into their houses. Best of both worlds, ya know?