)I'm not worried about tyrants (although if I were I would be dead set against licensing), I'm worried about criminals and the break down of society.
I've never owned a gun, but I will soon be buying one. My kids are all adults and out of the house and my wife's passionate hatred for me has mellowed into indifference. I can now have a loaded shotgun under my bed without fear.
Katrina was a wake up call.
It doesn't take much to blow away the rule of law, and whether it's a hurricane, an earthquake, or avian flu, I do not intend to be a victim of the aftermath.
Meanwhile, I have the latest in home security measure, including a Safe Room, but if someone breaks in and the alarm goes off, it is far too long before the cops get there, or my wife and I can get to the Safe Room. (The house was pre-owned OK - blame the idiotic former owners
Quote:I'm not worried about tyrants (although if I were I would be dead set against licensing), I'm worried about criminals and the break down of society.
Both are deleterious to liberty proper, but I would say the latter is more of an immediate threat if it were to occur- unless, of course, the tyrant immediately rids his State of an imminent plague of the criminal element.
Quote:I've never owned a gun, but I will soon be buying one. My kids are all adults and out of the house and my wife's passionate hatred for me has mellowed into indifference. I can now have a loaded shotgun under my bed without fear.
A firearm is not completely unnecessary, but I can do without one; depends on on your case, I suppose. If you are going for a shotgun, you might as well look up Benelli's automatic- my lord!
Quote:Katrina was a wake up call.
It doesn't take much to blow away the rule of law, and whether it's a hurricane, an earthquake, or avian flu, I do not intend to be a victim of the aftermath.
That is understandable: I too would not want to be caught "pants down" so to speak. My own emergency evacuation plan (aka, EEP - God I love acronyms!) does not require any firearm. Knife, yes; but no firearm.
Quote:Meanwhile, I have the latest in home security measure, including a Safe Room, but if someone breaks in and the alarm goes off, it is far too long before the cops get there, or my wife and I can get to the Safe Room. (The house was pre-owned OK - blame the idiotic former owners
A safe room? I saw it in the movie 'Hostage' and I do admit that its efficacy is rather questionable, since I have heard that common contractor tools could break it. Or are those rumors wrong? But I guess a firearm would have the final say.
If there are no children in your home and you are of good mind, it is not a bad precaution to own. It is only a detriment given its power to kill at any moment of use, and if used properly, I do not think it is a problem. Of course, the PO that responds to a call may be edgy if he is informed that a shotgun is on premises (which would call in about four patrol cars).
Enjoy!
) of all firearm-related deaths in the U.S. were suicides, and one-fifth involved turning their guns on others. I find this regrettable and, of course, preventable.
Yes, a firearm such as an automatic shotgun would surely fill in the gap.
No, seriously, my point is that I pray those with firearms are of good mind and would not use them on themselves or others. A recent article in Metro noted that half (yes, half!
Yeah, but this thread is about the use of fire arms for self protection.
Preventing other people from harming innocent law abiding people is the purpose.
mellow yellow wrote:Yes, a firearm such as an automatic shotgun would surely fill in the gap.
No, seriously, my point is that I pray those with firearms are of good mind and would not use them on themselves or others. A recent article in Metro noted that half (yes, half!
I'm not quite sure what the point of a gun is, if you're not willing to use it "on others" when needed.
Brandon9000 wrote:mellow yellow wrote:Yes, a firearm such as an automatic shotgun would surely fill in the gap.
No, seriously, my point is that I pray those with firearms are of good mind and would not use them on themselves or others. A recent article in Metro noted that half (yes, half!
I'm not quite sure what the point of a gun is, if you're not willing to use it "on others" when needed.
Forgive me, Brandon, though I was under the impression the the first conjunction was indicative of your modifier "...when needed." That is, I specified the condition in which it could be justified; but also I specified the reason for a prayer etc. Using a firearm on yourself does not fall under "when needed," and using it on others for reasons other than security- such as infidelity, tense feelings because s/he makes more money, or I want his car etc- definitely does not constitute "when needed." May I ask, are you not of the opinion that I understand this?
....my point is that I pray those with firearms are of good mind and would not use them on themselves or others....
THE CONDITION>
Yes, (sarcasm on the way...) I suppose the extension 'of good mind' should be tossed away from that statement. You are ignoring the condition, my man!
