Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

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9. Do tell.

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 02:00 PM

Oct 2015

Nope, it's been clinically proven that simply holding a gun increases

testosterone levels in men. It's a physiological change that can't be changed by thought processes. Same is true for other weapons but guns are the preferred object of desire in the US.

If elevated testosterone translates to automatic violent behavior, physicians across the country have a lot to answer for.

I'm willing to bet that the same thing happens when men pick up baseball bats. Unless they have pathologically poor impulse control, they don't proceed to bash people's heads in with them.

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A deeper way to think about guns [View all] SecularMotion Oct 2015 OP

The "guns as a magical talisman" argument. hack89 Oct 2015 #1

Look ma we's be eatin' good whistle pig tonight, when pa comes in from the coal mines. ileus Oct 2015 #2

Just like cops and camo/military gear, just holding a gun changes what flamin lib Oct 2015 #3

Has occured to you, that your idiosynchracies may not be as generally shared as you think? N/T beevul Oct 2015 #5

Whose head? Straw Man Oct 2015 #7

Nope, it's been clinically proven that simply holding a gun increases flamin lib Oct 2015 #8

Do tell. Straw Man Oct 2015 #9

Apt name, Strawman. flamin lib Oct 2015 #10

Back-pedal much? Straw Man Oct 2015 #11

*sigh* Ya just wanna' fight, don't ya'? flamin lib Oct 2015 #12

What, I'm supposed to bow to your "superior wisdom"? Straw Man Oct 2015 #13

And Viagra's goddam expensive, and has side effects!... Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #15

Another for your... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2015 #4

I actually agree with secularmotion for once Travis_0004 Oct 2015 #6

Says the movement that depends on cartoons. nt hack89 Oct 2015 #14