JohnRich 4 #1 February 27, 2004 From the Seattle Post, Dr. Joyce Brothers: Owning guns helps erase feelings of inferiorityDEAR DR. BROTHERS: "My husband and I live in a gated community that could hardly be safer. This choice of a place to live was mine, incidentally, not his. We both work at jobs in a nearby city, and we're not threatened in any unusual way. Our offices are pleasant and in good areas. What I'm trying to figure out is why my husband needs so many guns. He's an old Army guy, but none of his friends seems to have this particular fascination with guns, so I don't think that explains it. I bring this up now because he told me recently that he found two more he's going to buy from yet another gun dealer. They're not cheap, and we could use that money to clean up some of our bills." -- E.C. DEAR E.C.: "Gun ownership is extremely important to some people, and often they're not aware of why. To most, the gun means added power, something that erases all feelings of inferiority, weakness, vulnerability and impotence. It's not irrelevant that guns, in themselves, are so frequently linked to sexuality and the male sex organ. Think of the many slang terms common to both sex and guns, and the relationship becomes obvious. Guns have been accurately called 'the great equalizer.' "Some of this exaggerated need for protection -- and fear of what might happen were they not to have this -- might have been carried over from experiences in early childhood, at a time when they truly were weak, small and vulnerable to attack. If a boy were abused or brutalized in his youth by bullies or by bullying parents, it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that he might still bear feelings of anger and resentment and a desire for an assurance that no one could ever humiliate or hurt him again." * * *Seattle Post Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pccoder 0 #2 February 27, 2004 sounds like a great big bunch of bullshit PcCoder.net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #3 February 27, 2004 While I generally do not respect the views of Dr. Laura, I have to sort of come to her "defense" on this in that this is not exactly an orginal concept and that this is probably something she's read several times by several authors in some pop-psy rags. It -IS- a generally accepted notion in pop-psy circles.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #4 February 27, 2004 QuoteWhile I generally do not respect the views of Dr. Laura, I have to sort of come to her "defense" on this in that this is not exactly an orginal concept and that this is probably something she's read several times by several authors in some pop-psy rags. It is Dr. Joyce Brothers, rather than Dr. Laura. And it shows how far out of touch with reality some of these "doctor's" are. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swoopyswoop 0 #5 February 27, 2004 I have never read such a big pile of bullshit in my life. I wonder how much she spent on her degree to write that nonsense? Man what a waste of money and oxygen. That money could have bought a lot of guns and saved the world of one more ignorant waste of spavce on this earth. "when I die, I want to go like my grandfather while im sleeping, not like the passengers riding in the car with me Swoopster A.S.S. #6 Future T.S.S holder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #6 February 27, 2004 My bad.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #7 February 27, 2004 The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pccoder 0 #8 February 27, 2004 holy shit, you took it even farther than me PcCoder.net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swoopyswoop 0 #9 February 27, 2004 Sorry I dont mean disrespect to anyone, I just dont understand where some of the views that deal with firearms and weapons in general come from. Its obvious that she knows nothing about guns, apparent she does not own one, and certainly has no motives of purchasing one. Guns are a touchy subject it seems lately, and unfortunantly there popularity amongst the general public seems to be falling. When most people hear the word gun on televisioin, or read about it in the newspapers they automatically assume that there was a robbery, or violence, a killing etc etc. Its just like our sport, the general public knows nothing about our sport, but from tv or newspapers they assume its a deadly sport. Look at real tv for god sakes LMAO, thats howe things get blown out of proportion and end up where they are today. Its a shame realy, she was probably top of her class too "when I die, I want to go like my grandfather while im sleeping, not like the passengers riding in the car with me Swoopster A.S.S. #6 Future T.S.S holder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,648 #10 February 27, 2004 "Thou dost protest too much, methinks" or If the shoe fits...... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnischalke 0 #11 February 28, 2004 Wow! And I never knew why I couldn't get it up without a gun in my hand. Amazing--the things you learn in the columns... mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crapflinger2000 1 #12 February 28, 2004 Actually I agree... when I was 6 a group of bullies shoved a squirrel up my ass. Now when I handle a gun, I get the insatiable urge to find a squirrel and shove it up my ass. Weird, huh? __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swoopyswoop 0 #13 February 28, 2004 Gork I wouldnt expect anything else from you "when I die, I want to go like my grandfather while im sleeping, not like the passengers riding in the car with me Swoopster A.S.S. #6 Future T.S.S holder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crapflinger2000 1 #14 February 28, 2004 Yeah... Still wanna buy me a .40 Glock, though... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swoopyswoop 0 #15 February 28, 2004 I think once you shoot my .40 you will change your mind. I really hate to see you watse money on a glock when you can have so much nicer for just a little more. Hey by the way, I bought a .450 marlin you gotta check it out "when I die, I want to go like my grandfather while im sleeping, not like the passengers riding in the car with me Swoopster A.S.S. #6 Future T.S.S holder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misslmperfect 0 #16 February 28, 2004 hey now, dont knock the glock im more than happy with the 2 ive ownedOh Canada, merci pour la livraison! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #17 February 28, 2004 I've got a couple of 9mm's Gock's. Less expensice to shoot, can still get 32 round magazines, very few parts so it's easy to take apart & clean. Since I'm not a cop or need a gun for work, I'm not concerned about stopping power. Just want to punch holes in the center of the paper plate. BTW washingtom state is a "right to carry state" In seatlle if you want to carry a concealed weapon and have a clean record getting a permit is no problem. I let my permit exoire since I never carried a concealed weapon. The crime rate in seattle is minimal. We don'yt need to go to the bad parts of town and and have other means of defence. R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlindBrick 0 #18 February 28, 2004 Quotesounds like a great big bunch of bullshit No, all those factors do seem to play a part in /some/ people's desire to own guns, BUT she forgot one other vary important thing. We humans seem to have an inborn instinct to collect things, So with this urge, you can have a person who is by the current definition perfectly adjusted, and who just chose guns as their choice of collector's item. -Blind"If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JVig 0 #19 February 28, 2004 Quotesounds like a great big bunch of bullshit because IT IS a great big bunch of bullshit I am the proud owner of a few guns myself....does this mean I am also feeling weak about my inferior,impotent male sex organ?? But wait! I'm a girl!!!!! -------------------------------------------------- Just remember.....if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydyvr 0 #20 February 28, 2004 QuoteIt's not irrelevant that guns, in themselves, are so frequently linked to sexuality . . . "Not tonight dear, it's the gun's turn." . . =(_8^(1) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b1jercat 0 #21 February 28, 2004 This one goes into my category of who give a shit. blues jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #22 February 28, 2004 QuoteThis one goes into my category of who give a shit. blues jerry That was constructive! - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JVig 0 #23 February 28, 2004 QuoteQuoteIt's not irrelevant that guns, in themselves, are so frequently linked to sexuality . . . "Not tonight dear, it's the gun's turn." there were a few times where the gun would have been soo much more fun! -------------------------------------------------- Just remember.....if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #24 February 29, 2004 QuoteI let my permit exoire since I never carried a concealed weapon. The crime rate in seattle is minimal. We don'yt need to go to the bad parts of town and and have other means of defence. What other means of defense do you have? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #25 February 29, 2004 QuoteThis one goes into my category of who give a shit. You seem to be saying that a lot lately. Thank you for caring and sharing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
