Crush -> RE: Gun Play with Tragic Ending in Louisiana (8/7/2007 5:49:43 AM)
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A couple of points: Disclaimer: I live in the United States, where citizens have a Constitutional Right to bear arms, though I also often have bare arms. People who live in other countries have different rules. I can respect that...just respect my decisions too. A) Guns are tools designed to kill people and they do it well, thankfully! They are the "great equalizer" of our time, allowing a 95 lb woman to have the same "say so" as a 200 lb rapist. I wish someone close to me had had a gun last week when this happened to her. [ Engage seething, rage mode with that powerless feeling. ] B) A gun that doesn't work to fire bits of metal very fast is just a hunk of metal. And handguns are just there to help you get to your long gun which fires those bits of metal much faster. C) Guns should always be considered loaded. See the Four Rules of Firearm Safety D) Practicing with a gun is important, as it is with any tool. Remember that first day with the crop? OOOPS! Too hard? Didn't mean to .... E) My wife and I both carry handguns and have Concealed Weapons Permits, which required a background check and fingerprinting through the State of Florida (Charles Bronson DOES oversee the permits in Florida! Not that one, a different Bronson...but hey!) Why? She opened a new restaurant and was going in to prep for the day early. (See "A" above) We both go to the range an practice quite a bit. We also live in "the murder capital of Florida" right now. Why should the bad guys be the only ones with guns? I mean, sure I could get this cell phone, or even this New Orleans Cell Phone, but the police would still take to long to get there. I just can't afford private security around me 24 hours a day. F) Misconceptions abound on both sides of the "Gun Issue" Basically it comes down to who do you trust more, your fellow citizens in general or your government in particular? THAT all said (and yeah, I could keep going on, but I'm stopping....pudding stirred enough) it was unconscionable and downright stupid. But then, we do have the Darwin Awards for a reason. To quote Forrest Gump: "Mamma said stupid is as stupid does!" OH, and I loved the cow clip!
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