Posted on 07/25/2015 9:13:19 AM PDT by Kaslin
If you thought the elderly's weapon of choice was their knitting needle, think again. A growing trend reveals that today’s senior citizens are taking advantage of their Second Amendment rights just as much as younger generations.
One gun store in Georgia, Sandy Springs Gun Club and Range, has seen an influx of senior citizens eager to get their hands on firearms. Sandy Springs records show a 30 percent increase among seniors buying guns, or showing up for target practice. Even more telling are statistics from Dekalb County which show that out of 1,800 gun applications, 244 were over 55 years old.
Sandy Springs owner Mike Mers, for one, is not surprised by the trend.
“They watch the news, they see crime, they like to protect themselves,” he said. “So we’re seeing an increase across all age ranges.”
Why do these seniors feel the need to pack some heat? Because of favorable concealed carry laws and, more importantly, because they’re often easy targets for intruders looking for vulnerable victims.
The increase in senior firearms purchases comes at a period when the White House has announced plans to scale back Second Amendment rights for those who need help with Social Security. Under the provision, seniors unable to handle the benefits of their own accord would be placed on the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, the reasoning being that those with mental illness should not be in possession of a firearm. Some argue, however, that just because a senior needs help with paperwork doesn’t disqualify them from owning a gun.
The need for self-defense transcends age. Kudos to seniors for being proactive about keeping their families and their homes safe. I’d think any criminal would think twice before messing with a grandmother who had a Glock in her closet.
This granny is very well armed—and dangerous—LOL!
Don’t try to rain on my parade!
Well listen Granny. Before we send you your next Social Security check we’re gonna need you to come in and answer a few questions.
I’m 55 and bought my first AR-15 yesterday. Just because I could.
I’m 64 so that makes me a senior citizen. And that I don’t like! I bought my first pistol two weeks ago. I bought a .22 single action revolver with a 6 inch barrel. I fired it for the first time the other day and did very well at 15 yards.
Accuracy improves with practice.
Caliph Baraq Hussein Obama.
The #1 gun salesman in American history!
I know. I hit the target about 9 out of 10 times. Quite a few were in the bull’s eye area. A zombie would have been hit six times every time I shot.
I’m a crack shot with a rifle. Just never shot a pistol much. I think the last time was in 1974 with a Saturday night special. You couldn’t hit a 55 gallon drum at 10 feet with that thing.
“244 were over 55 years old.”
So when did over 55 become “Senior Citizen”?!?!?!?!??!?
Question: Does posting your Life Member status on your truck increase or decrease the likelihood of your truck or house being broken into?
Life Member, NRA, obviously.
My girlfriend’s first shot of ANY gun was my 9mm Springfield XD.
She was shooting at a metal gong on the rifle range at 50 YARDS.
She hit it, first shot.
Modern handguns are quite accurate for their purpose.
When I first got my 9, I practiced for awhile then tried the following. I was alone on the rustic prairie range (don’t try this anywhere near other people.) I put up a target, and from 25 feet laid down and ROLLED like a log, unloading 17 rounds into the 1.5 foot x 1.5 foot target as I rolled. All 17 rounds hit paper.
Try a modern handgun. You’ll love it!
If you have a BIG pickup with an NRA Life Member sticker on it, I feel confident that the typical bad guy would stay clear of your truck. They think you are a giant redneck and are afraid of you. They would be in fear you would show up unexpectedly if they were anywhere near your truck.
Thugs go for the elderly and the weak.
My SUV has an NRA sticker on the back—I should get a Life membership.
My Mom used to keep a loaded S&W in the drawer.She wasn’t afraid to use it if the need arose.
My mother (a grandmother) doesn’t need to purchase any firearms. She already has just about anything she could ever want: handguns, rifles, shotguns... Born and raised on a farm, she knows how to shoot. She learned to shoot in an environment where being a good shot meant food on the table. She carries outside the home, and always has a firearm within reach in her house. She’s used them more than once to run off people who wouldn’t take a more polite hint/message. I have very few safety/security concerns for my mother. ;-)
I bought my first (and only - so far...) AR a few days before Sandyhook. I don't "need" it, but fortunately "need" doesn't appear in the 2nd Amendment. I don't hunt with it, but fortunately that doesn't appear in the 2nd either. It is very good at making a political statement though.
Turns out all those other AR owners are right - the darn thing is a heck of a lot of fun to shoot. Relatively light and easy to handle with very modest recoil. It is even more fun with an optic on it. Sure, the bare-bones iron sights look has some old-school appeal. But the optics make it easy to shoot well.
One other thing an AR is good for is getting dirty. If Mr. Stoner missed an opportunity to create a nook or cranny where carbon and soot could accumulate...well, I don't know where that would be. Owning an AR will teach you, really teach you, how to become very good at cleaning firearms. I think I caught my Glock and Mossberg sending thank you cards to the AR... ;-)
Armed granny chases several armed hoodies out of jewelry store. Hilarious! => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CriVUV5lh_M
The Queer-In-Charge’s administration is just going wobble-headed, with each new twist and turn to relieve the bought-and-paid-for-with-G.I.-blood gun rights of EVERY American citizen.
Should there come a time, when, as one responder wrote:
“We need you to come and answer some questions.”; I am convinced that there will be many a person making sure that they, um, give answers poignant enough, to allow said questioners immediate access to, and ask of, ol’ Lucifer:
“Duh, how did i get here?”
Sounds like a woman after my own heart.
This granny is always prepared, also.
Actually you will need your AR when the SHTF. You should buy a gas piston AR that doesn’t get as dirty as direct impingement. Also you will need at least 10,000 rounds of ammo for each AR.
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