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Originally Posted by escorpio
What is the difference between a gun owner and a "gun nut" and who gets to decide?
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I have an answer for you. When I am talking about gun nuts, *I* get to decide, and so do you. I think the term "Gun nut" is a relative term. I'm not a shrink, but if I think someone is behaving strangely, they are doing so relative to me, who I would consider to be normal. They are a "nut" compared to me. If they are being "crazy" with a gun, they are a "gun nut".
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Originally Posted by Robbie
Mark...you are one of the vast majority of people.
And like most people you don't drink too much and drive.
And you also live in a city with taxi service readily available.
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Thanks for the nice words Robby, but this is not what you said. In your post on 06-08-2014, 03:09 PM in this thread you said:
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Originally Posted by Robbie
Drunk driving laws are just ways for the city to make money off of people.
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Originally Posted by Robbie
And the "law" doesn't stop it one bit.
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You also said:
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Originally Posted by Robbie
The problem with our society is all of these "preemptive" laws. Trying to stop crimes before they happen.
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They aren't a problem. They work! And I am an example of that.
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It leads to a fucked up situation all the way around.
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No not at all. It may seem that way to someone who listens to the constant hate filled crap that comes from right wing media, but its really not the case.
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Originally Posted by Robbie
But the point I'm making is: you could have 2 beers and a shot over the course of a couple of hours. And depending on your physiology and activity level (you'd probably be sitting on a bar stool unless you're a dancing machine kind of guy) you would STILL blow a DUI and not even have a buzz when you drove.
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There are a couple of things wrong with this statement. Just because you don't feel buzzed and feel "perfectly fine" to drive doesn't mean you're not drunk. Alcohol is a depressant because it slows down the central nervous system, causing a decrease in motor coordination, reaction time and brain smarts.
Even if you have been driving forever, you still need to react fast when presented with a dangerous situation such as swerving to avoid another car or stopping quickly. Sometimes a few milliseconds can make a difference.
And of course, even after your last drink, you are still drunk and getting drunker. 20% of alcohol is absorbed from your stomach while the rest is absorbed through the small intestine which of course takes its time to wiggle its way down there.
Doctors, Lawyers, street cops and especially Insurance companies will all tell you that you're wrong, sir Robbie.