Posted on 10/25/2010 8:56:26 AM PDT by Stoutcat
I’ve never wanted to own a gun. In fact, in my former days as a liberal, I was one of those singing the mantra of gun control. Even as I morphed into a conservative adult, I still felt that there was no need for me to own a gun, but believed that was the right of all law-abiding citizens to keep and/or bear arms, should they choose to do so.
Saturday night, however, that all changed for me.
My dog and I became the targets for a drive-by shooting...
...Even though it was most likely a random act of stupidity by kids, it’s put me in the position where I can no longer put off the decision as to whether or not to own a gun.
And I really resent that...
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Lake Winnipesaukee...
Make it Lake Erie, I got an uncle there...
.45ACP must be done in 1911.
Too much navel gazing here. Do your research and find the best firearm(s) for you. End of story. I will however allow a little lattitude here. Just like Juan Williams, the conversion takes time. We don’t see it yet, but the seeds are there....
My 12 years old grandson and my son and I went doe hunting last Friday {special early season for young'uns, military and old gezzers.
I took a 357, not to hunt, but I never go without one, and my grandson carried my first 30-30, lever action so he thought he was carrying a "John Wayne" rifle.
My son got one at 9:00 AM and the young one got his at 5:30 PM.
I'm a super happy father and grandpa.
Both were beautiful deer and the young one had "one shot, one kill" through the heart shot. I couldn't script it better.
My oldest grandson got his first last season and my eight year old grand daughter is now shooting 22 with her dad and me. She has 4 years before she can hunt, and she can't wait.
This post is off topic but I'm so happy, that I had to share.
When I still had guns, before that terrible storm on Lake Lanier, I kept the Ruger Redhawk loaded and few speed loaders ready. But I locked it up in a glass gun cabinet.
The glass amd the lock were enough to keep the kids out.
But it wouldn’t have stopped me for an instant. Would have taken no longer than opening a drawer...
Geez, I miss that Ruger.
Dude must be channeling mayor Daley
2. “I’d rather shove the gun up the shooter’s behind and pull the trigger.
Some accomplishment, America.
Instead of examining his own liberal agenda as a cause of his dilemma, he blames the country itself. It's like a California democrat complaining about the state's debt.
I don't think there is a state in the union where you could legally return fire on a fleeing vehicle (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). In most states the standard for lethal force response is similar to "imminent danger to life and limb." In the case of a fleeing vehicle this test fails; the aggressor is "retreating". Return fire would be countenanced as retaliation, not self-defense.
It’s WAY past buying a gun time ..... freakin liberals catching clue cards way too late in the game.
I have a mini-excavator and I also lost all my guns on a fishing trip. (Sometimes they dont get out of the car. The mini-excavator and a few acres solves that problem very well).
Why is it you’re not supposed to have a gun if you have a mental illness? But even with a mental illness, you can still be elected to a position where you can have access to nuclear weapons?
And if you've done that, maybe now would be a good time get like minded friends to do the same.
As for me, I lost all of mine in a hang gliding accident over an active geyser with the addition bummer that I had all my ammo along for the ride.
Sounds like he’s better off with just a phone to me.
I’ve asked people before when they mention it but never gotten much of an answer.
Who exactly is going to go door to door confiscating guns?
Is this going to be one of those things like the census where they pump up the job stats by hiring college students and recently unemployed folks?
Somebody gonna drive up and park in my driveway in an early 80’s LeSabre and hop out with a 50 gallon construction trashbag?
I’m serious here. Because unless I see a whole lot of guys in uniform, and 100-500 armored personnel carriers PER COUNTY, I’m having a hard time imagining who.
Free Repubic is filled with whiny cowards who won’t stand up for their Rights.
The same group who are quitting the NRA are the same who whined they had a fundraiser letter in the mail while people like me get out the checkbook.
It would act as a deterrent to certain types along the lines of Sun Tzu :
“Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.”
Where if they know they can't possibly disarm everyone, they won't try.
As to how they would, that could manifest itself in several different forms, most likely the would “USE” a serious crisis to implement a registration system using data from those 4473’s as a starting point.
Perhaps with a few “precautionary re-appropriations” in certain dangerous cases to keep those people safe.
Perhaps with the final step (Or final solution, if you will) of the concentration of Law enforcement and troops in certain areas to carry out the federal grab- back programs.
But if enough people stored away some extra copies of their current firearms, such a move would be entirely unsuccessful and a fruitless endeavor. As to where those guns really went to, well it's STILL supposed to be a free country. And despite the demonetization of them, guns are still merely pieces of property that are still allowed to be bought and sold.
So like any other piece of property, guns are purchased and are resold over time – we are still allowed to do this as a free people, so even if it looks like those 4473’s have a read on everyone’s guns, until the government get it's grubby mitts on private transactions, where those guns are is anybodies guess.
I think what you are saying is implausible and here’s why.
Let’s imagine they passed a law outlawing rifles of any form.
What percentage of people do you think would turn them in?
Just to guess a number, let’s say 80% turn them in.
That leaves 20%, I’m assuming you being part of that, who still have rifles.
NOW - YOU ARE A TARGET!!
It’s easier to deal with 5 or 10 percent of the people than all of them!
So to throw out another number, let’s imagine that there are now ONLY 15 or 20 million armed households in America.
Comes back to what I said before. Who is gonna go door to door collecting them? The Mary Kay gal?
What I’m saying here is I don’t see it happening, because I don’t think it’s feasible. I mean if they nerve gassed an entire state they could go in and mop up afterwards... but that’s about the only way.
If confiscations began news would spread like wildfire in the proper forums and the perpetrators regardless of the local, state, federal patches would have targets on their backs, with patriots choosing time and place.
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