Nope smokers not allowed

[Rack Daniels]

Wonder if Mr Church is a safe firearms owner…
Or Mearle?
Or the Florida Georgia line guys?
Or Christ Stapleton
Or Toby Keith..? Those are just some of the country boys! Surely they love to hunt! Hell even Aaron Lewis said, “I rarely drink from the bottle but I’ll smoke a little weed” and “My idea of heaven’s chasin whitetail bucks”.

Like irrelevant said, this ain’t a fringe issue. Some of you pot haters’ longest standing or most respected friends, family, or colleagues may have a VERY different point of view and you’re none the wiser…

 

[mevertsen]

I wasn’t singling any one person out!
I “loved” your comment that I quoted haha! My bad!

All good

 

[Nick87]

Wonder if Mr Church is a safe firearms owner…
Or Mearle?
Or the Florida Georgia line guys?
Or Christ Stapleton
Or Toby Keith..? Those are just some of the country boys! Surely they love to hunt! Hell even Aaron Lewis said, “I rarely drink from the bottle but I’ll smoke a little weed” and “My idea of heaven’s chasin whitetail bucks”.

I dont think this was directed at me but wtf does being a country singer have to do with being a safe gun owner?

 

[Rack Daniels]

I dont think this was directed at me but wtf does being a country singer have to do with being a safe gun owner?

Every one of those people sing songs about smoking marijuana, sir. That’s wtf it has to do with it.

 

[Nick87]

Every one of those people sing songs about smoking marijuana, sir. That’s wtf it has to do with it.

Yah....I get that. I still dont know how that correlates to gun safety? Like being a country singer makes you somehow a safe gun owner? I'll probably be sorry I even asked.

 

[Blue Steel]

Fun fact: in the song Bubba Shot the Jukebox, no stanky weed present. Just heartbreak, a .45, and the offending juke box.

Since I live in an MJ friendly state, always funny when browsing in a gun shop, some baked looking dude rolls in after hotboxing in his car, and if you could see his smell, he’d look like Pigpen from Charlie Brown. They never seem to buy anything though. Probably forgot why they were there to begin with.

 

[Ben Lamb]

BUT ,...do they contribute to society ?

Yes. Just like drunks do.

also, drunk drivers are responsible for far fewer traffic fatalities than simply "bad" drivers. But I don't hear anyone preaching to have their wife's license revoked... (LOL, I kid, I kid).

You are conflating differnt things. "bad" drivers is an all encompassing category and if there are infractions then yes, they are getting their licenses revoked. Just like drunk drivers with multiple DUI's. Also, I've sent this to your wife. Enjoy the weekend!

No, but they contribute to the massive inflation of the US healthcare costs, which, IMO, causes much greater and broader impacts than drunk drivers do, even if each individual case is less acute.

I think this is an important point, but ultimately it's apples to oranges in the discussion of immediate harm/impacts versus long term economic woe. If you want to go down that route, then you're going to end up indicting the for-profit medical industry & entire insurance industry - which to be clear I'm okay with. Smokers, drinkers, fatties, etc all pay higher prices for their shortcomings than the healthy 25 year old who won't STFU about crossfit and endurance racing.

 

[idelkslayer]

How do you feel about caffeine?

Red Herring as it relates to this discussion. Does caffeine result in cognitive impairment and memory deficits?

Addiction to any substance should be viewed negatively. Whether it is hard drugs, alcohol, caffeine, sugar, or anything else. All can be unhealthy but if we are talking about how they affect cognitive behavior, they are not all equal.

It's strange how men who have quit drinking and speak of the positive effects they have experienced are praised and encouraged while men who learned from the mistakes of others and never imbibed are scorned.

 

[idelkslayer]

Wonder if Mr Church is a safe firearms owner…
Or Mearle?
Or the Florida Georgia line guys?
Or Christ Stapleton
Or Toby Keith..? Those are just some of the country boys! Surely they love to hunt! Hell even Aaron Lewis said, “I rarely drink from the bottle but I’ll smoke a little weed” and “My idea of heaven’s chasin whitetail bucks”.

Like irrelevant said, this ain’t a fringe issue. Some of you pot haters’ longest standing or most respected friends, family, or colleagues may have a VERY different point of view and you’re none the wiser…

Am I supposed to look up to those guys and model my life after their lyrics? Singing with a twang doesn't make immorality or substance abuse any more wholesome than singing about it in heavy metal or rap, nor does it make someone worthy of admiration. You're right though, sadly this isn't a fringe issue.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

So our government doesn’t get taken over by another country or a popular sect within our society.

We're already occupied and run by foreign/international interest. Guns are becoming less and less valuable by the day. Seen the OpenAI military deal news lately? They'll be using AI to kill the "bad guys" in no time if they aren't already. The Epstein political class that is supposed to represent us largely just uses us and folks who keep noticing aren't going to be saved by guns..

But still, hasn't been a time I can recall where gun ownership has been more important.

 

[Frequently Banned Troll]

Am I supposed to look up to those guys and model my life after their lyrics? Singing with a twang doesn't make immorality or substance abuse any more wholesome than singing about it in heavy metal or rap, nor does it make someone worthy of admiration. You're right though, sadly this isn't a fringe issue.

So rich that the guy crying “bigot” is pivoting to “immortality” and more wholesome ways to model his life.

Judgiest cult on earth..

 

[TOGIE]

I'm a much better father, esp right after work, after a beer.
I'm also a better husband, especially on vacation, after a glass or two of wine.

but that's fundamentally addiction right?

i'm 1000% a better husband, father, friend, employee, etc when i have a steady flow of nicotine.

i'm fundamentally a verbally abusive dick to everyone who crosses my path without it.

addiction.

but that doesn't mean nicotine use is wholesale better for my mental and physical health and those around me than no nicotine. just because you've rewired your brain to a status quo with a substance doesn't mean that status quo is a net benefit. which is why i'm again off it. 3 months. i intend to keep it that way this time.