[groanup]

""No guns here, never was, never will be". She rejected the offer."

Funny how that works.

One of the acquaintances I have made since 9/11 was a nice guy that I always assumed was very liberal. He once told me that on 9/11 his uptown building was evacuated and he walked down the street to a sporting goods store and bought 1,000 rounds of ammunition. He already had guns.

Just goes to show you that "there is a gun behind every blade of grass" in this country.

[GrandEagle]

Just goes to show you that "there is a gun behind every blade of grass" in this country.
Makes me feel safe.

Used mine four times in around 14 years.
Once simply reaching for it and the thugs fled.
Three times I drew. One of those I believe that the guy that ran me off the road realized that he had the wrong guy so I can't really say that drawing my weapon was the only factor in that one.
The second time I didn't really draw, but was cornered with one crook behind me one in front. I simply opened my jacket, put my hand on my weapon, and told the guy in front "your friend behind me may get me but either way you are a dead man". They let me walk away.
The last time (about 6 or so years ago), I outdrew a guy that was going to shoot me. That one was the only time in civilian live that I had made the mental decision that I was going to take another mans life. When he looked back up he was looking down the barrel of my .45, it was cocked, the safety was off, and his head was in the sights. If he has continued his draw he would have been dead.
He had no fear at all on his face, just disgust that I had out drew him.