Why I carry a gun

[skippy]

In a real situation, when a life is on the line, the best thing is to have NO WEAPONS. Even if you think a gun will even the odds in your favor, you might be horriablly wrong. I have seen properlly trained men in combat situations unarmed, with the abillity to take down severall armed men...and i mean disarm them, and use their own weapons against them. Knowlege is your best freind, not a gun...

You know,I think you are right! Thank god nobody had a leagally carried weapon in Arizona,at Virginia Tech or Columbine. I shudder to think what might have happened?

 

[Jason]

You know,I think you are right! Thank god nobody had a leagally carried weapon in Arizona,at Virginia Tech or Columbine. I shudder to think what might have happened?

Same thing that did happen. Those events go down so fast that no one would have gotten over the initial shock and responded in time. Maybe we would have saved some money on trials though.

 

[straycat]

Guys, for all the times a criminal has committed a crime..either robbery or just killing..killing spree too....it seems like nobody with a leaga gun permit was there to put the shooter down. The odds of some good citizen with a gun who would shoot the robber or the crazed gunman is so slight that it will never happen. Criminals rob, murder and rape. The best ending to the story of Bonnie and Clyde is that got shot multiple times with a 50 cal machine gun....just as they deserved by our very own G-Men. Great end to two POS humans.

Just hope none of us has to deal with any crime that involves the use of a deadly weapon.

 

[TheTopher]

You know,I think you are right! Thank god nobody had a leagally carried weapon in Arizona,at Virginia Tech or Columbine. I shudder to think what might have happened?

Seems to me when a similar situation at Fort Hood happened, the killing didn't stop until someone who did have a gun stepped up and engaged him...

http://articles.nydailynews.com/200...1_nidal-malik-hasan-kimberly-munley-fort-hood


Wouldn't it have been nicer if those boys didn't have to wait 'til 13 of their fellow soldiers were dead before a woman had to show up and fight the guy by herself?

Cops by nature are almost never in the right place at the right time. Around here every time I've had to dial 911 the phone rings and rings for 5 minutes until I give up and hang up, then I get a phone call about 10 minutes later from a police department asking if I'm okay.

At Ft. hood it took 3 minutes for 13 soldiers to die, imagine what could happen to myself and my family in the 15 minutes it would take to even get a 911 operator on the line.


Laws do not apply to criminals, they break laws, that's what makes them criminals. Passing stricter and stricter gun regulations is going to do nothing but take weapons out of the hands of good people when they need them most.


This has been statistically proven time and time again. Look at the UK and Australia. Gun related crime doubled when Australia outlawed guns. Once the criminals knew that good people were unarmed, they were less hesitant to use their illegal guns to do bad things.


Now take a look at Switzerland. Every male citizen has to serve the military and once discharged they are allowed to retain their weapon, so theoretically every single household in that country has a firearm.

Go figure, they have the lowest gun crime rates in the world.


That's just my opinion on the subject, anyway...

 

[straycat]

Too bad that Switzerland has a high rate of stress and other death rates from other issues. Americans have the right to have guns in every home...as long as it was purchased legally and there are no felons living in the homes. So many home invasions happen here and every once in awhile you hear of a home owner pulling out a gun and shooting the criminal or killing them...YEA!!!!! That's what I'm talking about!!!!!

 

[Jason]

.... Look at the UK and Australia. ...

Check your UK crime stats before you quote the UK.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Guys, for all the times a criminal has committed a crime..either robbery or just killing..killing spree too....it seems like nobody with a leaga gun permit was there to put the shooter down. The odds of some good citizen with a gun who would shoot the robber or the crazed gunman is so slight that it will never happen. Criminals rob, murder and rape. The best ending to the story of Bonnie and Clyde is that got shot multiple times with a 50 cal machine gun....just as they deserved by our very own G-Men. Great end to two POS humans.

Just hope none of us has to deal with any crime that involves the use of a deadly weapon.

Bingo.

And if everyone there had a gun there would be a massive shootout because once everybody had their gun out if they didn't see the initial shooter they wouldn't know if they were shooting at the right guy. And then, they would keep returning fire as more people started shooting at them.

As I recall it was .30 cal BAR's, Clyde had one too.

 

[robertc1024]

Too bad that Switzerland has a high rate of stress and other death rates from other issues. Americans have the right to have guns in every home...as long as it was purchased legally and there are no felons living in the homes. So many home invasions happen here and every once in awhile you hear of a home owner pulling out a gun and shooting the criminal or killing them...YEA!!!!! That's what I'm talking about!!!!!

Hell, we had a 'suspected' drug dealer here and four punk-ass kids broke his door down. He put two in the morgue and one in the hospital. Even though he was highly suspected of dealing drugs, the above-mentioned Castle Law took precidence. A couple of years ago, some court decided that your vehicle was also part of your Castle.

Don't mess with my Castle.

 

[guitarSteve]

If you conceal carry you know the four rules of gun safety, you know about situational awareness, and you realize early on that a decision to conceal carry means you may have to use your gun against an attacker and settle in your mind that you will do that regardless of consequences.

Having that license means having to practice with the gun you carry until it is second nature to draw and fire accurately. You shoot a hundred or more rounds a month to stay proficient. Your brain is your best weapon and pulling the gun is the last resort. Fleeing is the first option. Resorting to your gun is not based on a sense of macho pride but on being convinced there is no other option and you fear for your life.

Concealed Carry is a life changing commitment you willingly enter into because the alternatives are unacceptable.

What HE said!

BTW, they don't let us shoot off the tailgate here in commiefornia. You have to step off the road first...




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EDIT: OOPS! Just noticed the Tailgate section is members and you have to join it. Oh well. Sorry. Nothin' to see here...