Posted on 09/06/2005 5:57:55 PM PDT by Jack Wilson
Time to get a gun? Along with our powerlessness against nature and the fecklessness of the government's response to a crisis, a third frightening aspect to the tragedy of New Orleans has been the breakdown of civilization in the disaster zone that accompanied the snapping of the so-called thin blue line.
Among the questions it prompts in my mind is one that is old and unresolved: Should I own a firearm?.
Thirteen years ago, when Los Angeles was up for grabs during the rioting that followed the acquittal of police officers charged in the Rodney King beating, the images of shopkeepers unprotected by police staving off looters with rifles knocked me off my comfortable anti-gun perch. Who wouldn't want a firearm under those circumstances? And who knows where such circumstances will occur next? .
It's hard to bring this up again without sounding like one of those cackling vigilantes who would gladly shoot someone swiping a bicycle out of his carport, or one of those basement-bunker survivalists besotted by paranoia..
I resisted back in 1992 and still rely on 9-1-1 and a pitching wedge under the bed to protect my family. But the rapid descent from crisis to chaos to anarchy in New Orleans was another reminder that paranoia can come to look like prudence in hindsight.
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No. Same old commie wimp, different day. He's still mocking gun owners as paranoid loons.
Many of the liberal elite have always been armed along with the plantation masters.
Pump-action shotgun, 12 ga. if you're small or frail, get a 20ga. Mossberg makes a nice one and so does Remington. Most folks like the Remington 870. If you don't have the time or inclination to practice a shotgun will still work pretty well but you should find the time to practice. many report that just the sound of the slide being racked will scare off most folks. It would scare me. Use OO buck shot if your neighbors aren't too close, use bird shot if they are. Either way, you will dissuade most malefactors with a shotgun
If you need a hole-in-one don't use a pitching wedge.
Mossburg 500, remington 870, Winchester defender,
Go for 20-12 gauge learn the difference of recoil in various shotshell loads
I resisted back in 1992 and still rely on 9-1-1 and a pitching wedge under the bed to protect my family.
Yeah, that'll help.
I second that
A 12 was a bit much for me and a 410 isn't quite powerful enough although it is a great target gun.
Hehehe
The five-iron is a very flexible instrument. Choking up on the grip can produce an effect of a nine-iron, or a full grip can produce a surprisingly long shot. The weight of the head is less than the pitching wedge, which would produce greater head speed and quicker action. It is not a club like the putter, and the object of use should be a whip motion rather than a strength motion.
LOL! Did you see that video last year of that DEA agent teaching a classroom full of kids about gun safety and suddenly he has a ND? Blew a hole through his thigh.
He wasn't hurt (too badly) and the kids weren't hurt so I'm allowed to laugh at it ;-)
Off-topic, I know, but that's the visual I had when I read your response.
Prolly prudent to rely on a 1911 though
Thanks for the tip...your local criminal element(s) will be right over...
Metaphor alert! We have a winner on aisle 7!
Converting libs one riot at a time...
Mossberg 12 gauge pump, 20" barrel; a case of number four shot shells.
If you are not familiar with firearms, contact the National Rifle Association or your local sheriff's department. Take lessons.
GO TO THE RANGE EVERY DAY, AND LEARN HOW TO USE THE WEAPON!
Thanks...Im writing that down....I have a pea shooter a 22 automatic...not much for self defense...
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