Posted on 10/26/2011 7:36:06 AM PDT by Mustang Driver
The Second Amendment has rebounded in the last half-century as support doubled since 1959, the Gallup poll reported. Nearly 3 out of every 4 Americans now opposes a ban on handguns only 1 in four are for banning possession of a handgun. In 1959, 60% of Americans favored banning handguns and only 36% opposed such an affront to the Second Amendment.
The jump in support for handguns shows what an utter failure the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence has been. Handgun use is up, yet gun homicides are down, contrary to what the Brady Campaign has preached for a quarter-century.
The Supreme Court ruling in the Heller case which struck down D.C.s virtual gun ban (followed by the McDonald case which did the same thing in Chicago) reflected not only the Constitution but public opinion.
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I can’t speak for Mr. Vader, but personally, if a rapist is trying to attack me, wasting ammunition will be the least of my worries. The reality is I’m more likely to shoot until he stops moving, without stopping to see if he dies from the first shot.
Firing in an immediate, life-threatening situation, is seldom calm and detached. However much I would like to think otherwise.
Understood.
Don’t get me wrong. My point is that when the situation demands fire discipline, I’m going to promote that each and every time. There are always going to be the exceptions.
That is the way that I have always approached shooting and I’m not going to change it.
My first firearm was a Stevens .410 shotgun. Being a single shot (breech load), I learned early on to make my first shot count. Those lessons have served me well ever since.
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