bump!
I've found that when I simply make a remark to the effect that, "Any time a politician wants to inhibit or undermine my ability to protect myself, my loved ones or the people around me, I have to ask 'why?'," it seems to at least get them thinking.
And..., the only reason there aren’t more guns used defensively, is that it’s so hard to get a concealed carry permit in many places.
Posted this on a thread discussing this new found interest in the Feds controlling all gun sales:
Think about the fact that we have two world events that exemplify why someone would need firearms.
Libya shows us that sometimes guns are necessary to resist tyranny and the disaster in Japan shows us that there are sometimes when you need to fend for your family.
The gun grabbers would like to think that those justifications do not exist in the real world, maybe because they do not seem to exist in the real world.
Bang! Could you post your GunFacts 5.0 info in this thread? Thanks!
>>an average of 4,109 innocent victims that were able to defend themselves vs. “the 34 individuals (who)lose their lives to gun violence every single day<<
I see this as probably 4,109 innocent victims who equal the playing field and defend themselves against multiple aggressors or armed criminals with 30 people in the gang banger or drug trades getting in shootouts with each other and 4 people who commit suicide or accidentally kill themselves.
Look at Mexico where citizens are not allowed to own guns, and defend themselves. It is a criminal state, from top to bottom.
The Gun
It is better to have it, and not need it,
Than to need it and not have it.
Or as an old westerner said over 150 years ago...
When you need it, you NEED it!
And when you need it, YOU REALLY NEED IT!