Buy something belt fed!!
Your kids will love you for it!
Posted on 11/17/2011 12:34:11 AM PST by neverdem
I have never owned a gun. Matter of fact, I have fired a gun a grand total of one time in my life. I shouldered a shotgun out in the north Georgia woods when I was nineteen years old and fired at a milk bottle filled with water as a target. The kick from the gun nearly tore my shoulder off, since I obviously had no clue what I was doing. I have no idea if I came close to hitting that jug.
I have never wanted to own a gun. I fish. No need to shoot fish, though I am sure that takes place. I have never been hunting. I am not opposed to it in any way; it just works out that I have never been asked to join a hunting party by my father or brother-in-law -- and considering my lifetime gun résumé to this point, that is, for their sake, likely a very good thing.
What I have done is held a pistol in self-defense. Robbed at gunpoint when I was working at a gas station off Interstate 20 east of Atlanta in 1978, I grabbed the pistol the owner kept under the counter and (for some silly eighteen-year-old-full-of-vinegar-manhood-thingy) chased the dirtbag out the door. Of course, I had already hit the silent alarm, and the next person yelling at me to drop the gun was the second person who had pointed a gun at me in the span of six minutes -- only he was wearing a cool blue uniform and waving a standard-issue .357 magnum of the DeKalb County Police Department.
So my personal, limited experience with guns is not good. Actually it's just this side of tragic. But I have considered, and now again...
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
I bought two guns this year, after a somewhat internal struggle, but glad I did.
I used to own several guns. Then one day my canoe hit a submerged log that I couldn’t see. Damn thing tipped over with my entire arsenal in it. Can’t believe that log was so close to the surface since the water was at least 100’ deep where the guns fell in.
Not a single legal, stamped and registered gun left. Tragic.
A gun is like a table saw, ya never know when it might come in handy.......
Of course yes, the only thing better would be to buy more than one.
LLS
See Sinclair Lewis’ novel “It Can’t Happen Here” for a prophetic, step-by-step blueprint of what is happening today. That is the first thing I thought while reading Dunn’s column...
The first question you have to ask yourself is this:
Can I kill another human being?
If your answer is “no”, you should not posess a firearm.
If your answer is “yes”, then you need to try many, many different firearms....shotguns, pistols, etc to find what you feel comfortable with holding/shooting. Don’t worry about accuracy at first, just feel comfortable.
Then, practice, practice, practice and make it a routine. Practice as least once per month with the firearm. This will force you to clean it and keep it in good order and to keep your shooting skills up.
A good semi auto is much easier to handle than a revolver... an unexperienced person would have a negligent discharge much easier with a revolver.
A good 1911 style like a browning high power 9mm is a great start. Although even a good Kimber .45 isn’t hard to learn on, and recoil is quite manageable even for the younger shooters.
Sweet Saiga vids...I’m going to go hug my guns now...
I hope you still put up yard signs...Fly your flag, etc etc etc...
Of course, a pump shotgun offers a great deal of all that is needed if only one gun is desired. The huge advantage of a .22 is that it fosters the development of reasonable skill because it is cheap and comfortable to shoot.
For those who can afford it, Remington makes a pump action .22 rifle, the 572 fieldmaster, that has the same controls as the 870 shotgun. It is a bit pricey, though.
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/95624
You can buy a lot of shotgun ammo for $500.
Oh, and 10 year old boys fire Uzi's fine.
Everyone should get a shotgun, AR, .22, and a good pistol.
Buy something belt fed!!
Buy something belt fed!!
Your kids will love you for it!
Agreed. Mine has cycling issues.
Reloaded with 38 Plus P and it handles quite well. Wife loves it.
“John, when it is time for you to own a firearm, you will know it.’
I Just hope that it is not too late.
Short answer: Yes.
Longer answer: Yes. Buy more than one: get a pistol and also a shotgun. Buy at least 500 rounds of ammo for each.
If you wait until it becomes obvious that you NEED a gun, then you won't be able to get one. Either lots of other people will have gotten similar ideas and the shelves will be empty, or the government will issue an order banning gun sales (as LA did during the Rodney King riots). Or trouble will just arrive at 3am when all the gun stores are closed.
“Should I buy a gun?”
Yes, without doubt, indubitably, soitainly, definitely,
in a New York minute, with no hesitation, and then learn to say, “I love you baby”.
IMHO
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