guns

[soberups]

Would carrying a gun give me the false sense of security to ignore those warnings and go wherever I please?

Only you can answer that question for yourself.

For my part, I can say that in 15+ years of having a carry permit, I have never one allowed the fact that I am armed to influence my choice of whether or not to go to a potentially unsafe place.

I can also say that, with one exception, I have never once allowed the fact that I am armed to effect the way I behave or treat another person. That exception involved my wife and I stopping and helping a man with a broken down car late one night in a remote area with no cell reception where ut would have otherwise been too unsafe to do so.

 

[soberups]

I refuse to live in fear with a false sense of security tucked in to the small of my back.

If you are properly trained in the use and retention of the weapon, then the sense of security it gives you is not false.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

If you are properly trained in the use and retention of the weapon, then the sense of security it gives you is not false.

I thought you lived in the middle of nowhere--do you really have the need to carry a weapon in your daily life? I would think that, other than Portland, that Oregon would be a fairly safe state to live in.

 

[over9five]

Do people only get mugged and murdered in "unsafe" locations? How exactly do you know if a location is safe or not if you've never been there? Do criminals know they can only kill you in unsafe locations?

 

[moreluck]

I thought you lived in the middle of nowhere--do you really have the need to carry a weapon in your daily life? I would think that, other than Portland, that Oregon would be a fairly safe state to live in.

Naive Nancy, this is a link.........Unless you're a Roloff, Oregon is no safer than Cleveland, or any other big city.........

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[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I will wait for an informed opinion from someone who actually lives there.

 

[bbsam]

I've never been in a situation when I have wished I had a gun for protection nor am I afraid that day will arrive. That fear seems to me rooted not in fact, but in the wild fantasy of "Red Dawn" lore. Of course it isn't Soviets we have to worryy about today, it is the Democrats, French, and other terrorist groups that "hate us for our freedoms".

 

[over9five]

I've never been in a situation when I have wished I had a gun for protection....

Neither have I. But should that day arrive, I won't be standing there helpless as my loved ones die.

 

[bbsam]

Nor will I. I will chew the jugular of the offending party as I'm gouging the eyes with my thumbs.

 

[BigUnionGuy]

I will chew the jugular of the offending party as I'm gouging the eyes with my thumbs.

Just remember....

When whiny liberals vote to pass laws "outlawing thumbs"....

Only "outlaws" will have thumbs.

Something to think about.



-Bug-

 

[bbsam]

Maybe I am just a little more committed to the defense of my loved ones. I'm not afraid to get a little bloody in the process if need be. Guns are so impersonal and simplistic.

 

[soberups]

I thought you lived in the middle of nowhere--do you really have the need to carry a weapon in your daily life? I would think that, other than Portland, that Oregon would be a fairly safe state to live in.

Lots of small towns and rural areas in Oregon with meth problems. Lots of cutbacks in spending for local police due to the tight economy. There are also lots of rural stretches with poor or no cellphone coverage, where the response time for the county sheriff on a 911 call might be 45 minutes or more. I also have friends and family that I frequently visit up in Portland, which is less than an hour from my house. And while I have never once felt the need to draw my gun for my own safety, there have been 3 occasions in the last 15 years where I have had to use it to euthanize animals that have been hit by cars. Not a pleasant task, but a far better choice than leaving them to suffer. Even if I decide not to carry in a particular situation, its nice to be able to keep one handy in my car.

 

[soberups]

Maybe I am just a little more committed to the defense of my loved ones. I'm not afraid to get a little bloody in the process if need be. Guns are so impersonal and simplistic.

They are also effective. When it comes to the defense of my loved ones, effective is the only thing I care about. Whether or not others might place values such as "impersonal" or "simplistic" upon an inantimate piece of hardware is irrelevant to me. This is real life, not a tough-guy contest.

 

[soberups]

Nor will I. I will chew the jugular of the offending party as I'm gouging the eyes with my thumbs.

Nice thought, but if all you brought to the gunfight is your teeth and your thumbs....you are going to lose.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I woke up this morning and realized that I had forgotten to lock my front door last night.

 

[toonertoo]

I woke up this morning and realized that I had forgotten to lock my front door last night.

Yes, I did also. And have never except for one year of my life, locked my door. I should probably start.

 

[bbsam]

They are also effective. When it comes to the defense of my loved ones, effective is the only thing I care about. Whether or not others might place values such as "impersonal" or "simplistic" upon an inantimate piece of hardware is irrelevant to me. This is real life, not a tough-guy contest.

I am making fun of gun owners. This is real life and I do not understand what they fear. And yes, I have in the past put myself in very dangerous situations. Not one of them would have ended better had I been armed.

 

[bbsam]

Nice thought, but if all you brought to the gunfight is your teeth and your thumbs....you are going to lose.

Not showing up to a gun fight might be better.

 

[bbsam]

I woke up this morning and realized that I had forgotten to lock my front door last night.

Was it scary?

 

[moreluck]

Yes, I did also. And have never except for one year of my life, locked my door. I should probably start.

Shoot, I make sure the front door is locked just to step out the sliding doors to the back patio. It's habit..........because thieves look for easy opportunities.....and crime isn't always planned.