This is what I used to carry. I gave it to my mom. She needs it more.
EBUCK
Posted on 08/26/2002 10:07:46 AM PDT by EBUCK
That's what you get when a former liberal picks up a gun. A ton of information to back up his position since he is technically a traitor in his peers eyes.
EBUCK
EBUCK
I read it years ago, it's stuck in my mind ever since, and now it's downloaded for future reference. Thank you!
This is what I used to carry. I gave it to my mom. She needs it more.
EBUCK
The Second Amendment...
America's Original Homeland Security !!
Stop the attacks on our God given Rights by the extreme wacko left-wing anti-gun-nazis' !!
The Right Of The People To Keep And Bear Arms Shall Not Be Infringed !!
An Armed Citizen, Is A Safe Citizen !!
Guns Save Lives !!
No Guns, No Rights !!
Freedom Is Worth Fighting For !!
Molon Labe !!
FMCDH !!
Dram. What is the situation if you are stopped by the authorities, carrying a gun with a permit fom another state.?
Ebuck; What type of gun is this, and why did you give it away.
Is there a reason a revolver is not so popular. And what would you suggest. My friend carries a 40m Glock, but it seems heavy and is too big for my hand.
Ding Ding, we have a winner!! Good call Blackie. Gave it to mom for her imediate needs. No more should be said about that. Good night all!!!!
EBUCK
It occurred to me that the account might have been "edited". Readers still do not know "exactly" where the bullet hit. And I am not asking any questions about it.
Dear Abe, yes it does. They are attacking you with "Deadly" force, that gives you every right to kill them as long as they are in the attempt. And you had better be prepared to do just that, for in the instant it takes you to decide to try and shoot them in a nonlethal spot you may pay with YOUR life. Now perhaps you don't kill them, and they are immobilized or they run away, THEN you CANNOT continue to use deadly force against them. The Law is clear.
Dead scumbags don't hire lawyers for frivolous lawsuits.
Of course, if You are from one of the 150 federal agencies that allow armed employees, (like the Dep. of Education! ) then You are one of the "Elite" and can carry.
It is only the "common people" that are not allowed to defend themselves.
Really depends on what you are comfortable with and what you want to spend. As S-W .38 is pleanty for all situation (cop style snub nose revolver). There are lots of "small" 9mm handguns too. I prefer the Para Ordinance P-12 myself, .45 auto.
Compact and pleanty powerfull. You really need to hit the range with a few different models and get a feel for what you like. Also at the range you will meet and speak with lots of folks that can walk you through the decision. Good luck and stay safe.
EBUCK
Yes, it is. He's obviously well educated and artistic but even with his initial socially liberal mindset he's intelligent enough to recognize a need for self-preservation and to stop looking at criminals as objects of pity and concern and instead, to see them as what they are; modern day pirates.
I like the fact that the writer also recognizes that offering a street thug a job, some credit or even some therapy isn't the solution to crime and criminal predators. Not allowing them to succeed with victimizing people through force is the solution, and that requires armed citizens and some dead criminals. Unfortunately, in todays liberal judicial environment shooting a would-be mugger would probably get you a jail term and a lawsuit from the mugger.
Beats death from some gangster with a knife looking for drug money but an awful high price to pay to maintain some measure of personal security. I'm glad the writer was able to just walk away from the wounded mugger and wounding him was probably safer, legally, if not on a practical basis.
I'm not a gun owner but will be if I ever see the need, and the way things are going, that could be soon. As the letter writer said, they (street criminals) do it (rape, rob and intimidate) because no one stops them. Still the case almost 20 years after the letter was written and most attitudes haven't changed much. I've always claimed the Second Amendment was my 'permission' to own a firearm, I simply didn't choose to exercise that right. Unless we start making the law a threat again and stop rewarding criminality with understanding and joke sentences, gun ownership by private citizens may become a necessity in many places. So be it.
This statement can rightfully claim hours, perhaps days of introspection and discussion, if not outright debate.
Unless curling up in a ball and waiting for death to come is your idea of resisting mindless chaos, is is truly frightening to realize what we might (and probably would) do to protect and defend our loved ones.
The environment, the ADA Act, Endangered Species, Air pollution, the Ozone Hole are all artifacts and luxuries possible ony if we are not aware that civilization is a very thin veneer, and it is mostly worn away.
Things since the late 70s-early 80s have definitely not improved.
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