IF I lived in a city or town that was run by democrats, I wouldn’t even bother with knowing the number of the local police department. Instead I would just go with .223/5.56-.45-9mm-12 that I already have on “speed dial”.
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Bold talk Howie, but have you ever killed someone?
Have you ever looked them in the eye and pulled the trigger?
Have you ever seen what bullets do to the human body?
Killing someone is a line I would hope no one would have to cross, because everything changes after that.
As a combat infantryman I have been engaged in a number of fire fights, some close up and personal. 50 years later I still have to deal with the demons resulting from that time.
Killing someone is not like the movies.
I am pro 2nd amendment. I am pro using a gun to defend yourself. But if you are prepared to take another life be prepared to have your life changed...forever.
Yep. A lot of people say they would “blow somebody away” but actually pulling the trigger and possibly taking a life? Most people would freeze. Myself included probably. I CCW and have home defense. It would AT LEAST take someone breaking into my home or shooting at me first and then i hope I would do the right thing the right way.
Nope. Never killed anybody. I certainly hope and pray that I never have to. That said, I do stand ready for whatever may come. The training and practice that I got in my days in the Corps have stayed with me and I continue to practice and train to this day.
And I am glad that you are here so we can have this conversation. Thank you.
“...Killing someone is a line I would hope no one would have to cross, because everything changes after that....”
Very good post and so very true.
Many years ago, a young married couple without kids, lived in a NE state that was terribly anti-gun. He was off on an overnight business trip and she was home by herself. Sometime after to 10pm news that she was watching, some feral animal, hopped up on PCP, started kicking the door in. She pushed the couch up against the door trying to buy some time as she was frantically trying to call 911 (this was before cell phones). The perp finally managed to get the door down, she fled to the bedroom and locked the bedroom door. Once in there, she remembered her husband kept a loaded 12 gauge under the bed and managed to retrieve it. He had shown her many times how to take the safety off, etc., but she was just never concerned enough to really ever worry about it. The perp kicked the bedroom door in and when he did, she killed him with practically a point blank blast of 12 Ga 00 Buckshot straight to the chest. Because the perp was on drugs and totally unarmed, the state saw fit to stupidly pressed charges. Long story short, she finally got off. They immediately moved to a gun-friendly state, but she was never the same after that. She was so traumatized and physiologically destroyed, even after moving far away, that they could no longer keep their marriage together. It was that bad.
Yeah. It definitely changes a person for the rest of their life...and not for the better. And not only that person, but their loved ones immediately around them.