[SMARTY]

You watch... urban America is going to turn into Dodge City!

I WILL buy a gun then!

[SJSAMPLE]

To be fair, Marty, Dodge City was nothing like what we're seeing in LA, Chicago, Philadelphia, Newark or Bulletmore Murderland. Even by population and percentages, today's society is vastly more dangerous.

[1malumprohibitum]

“I WILL buy a gun then!”

Really? You are going to wait til then? Thats kind of like waiting to buy a fire extinguisher until your house is on fire. Unless you are really good (or really bad) at sarcasm, I don’t get it.

[Spktyr]

Um... That will be too late and you will likely be unable to obtain one at that point.

Just ask all the people in LA in 1992 who thought they could put off a gun purchase until trouble came. For various reasons, they found they were unable to obtain *anything*. Same deal in New Orleans after Katrina.

[Spktyr]

Also, this is like waiting to order a life preserver until your boat is already sinking. Good luck with that idea.

[Salamander]

Get at least one *right now*.

[StandAndDeliver1]

There is a lot of crime in rural areas. For instance,

-Victor David Hansen has written many columns about how out of control it is in the interior of California where he has lived his whole life.

-Three weeks ago there was a story about how a 92-year-old man who lives on a Kentucky farm killed a white intruder and how that was the 3rd recent break in.

[Gator113]

I mean no disrespect, but you should already own at least one.

Do not wait, buy a firearm now. Stock up on ammo. Learn how to use it and practice. Learn the laws. Then hope that you will never need to use it.

[petro45acp]

Buy one now!

Get ammunition, training, a backup, training, and training!

Long gun in a military caliber and the largest handgun you can manipulate reliably at a minimum (start with a .22 to learn marksmanship and avoid bad habits).

If ya have to get good while the bad stuff is happening, it is too late.

Stay alert

[3Fingas]

Yeah, I am gonna have to go along with everyone else on this.
You shouldn’t wait too long on that if you don’t mind me saying so.

I have several pistols, 4 AK-pattern rifles, an AR-15, and a 12 gauge shotgun and I am fairly typical for the average gun owner in Texas.

Don’t forget the ammo, extra magazines, cleaning gear, and, most importantly, range/training time. All the weapons in the world won’t help if you don’t know how to use them.