I don't like guns but I carry one.
I don't think that statement makes me a hypocrite. Let me fill you in about myself first. I have extremely good hearing, to the point as a child I had to leave some movie theaters over the noise level. Many years of constant headphone use later. I have dulled my auditory nerve somewhat but gunfire is still WAY too loud for me. Technically it is too loud for anyone, scientifically It is giving you tinnitus weather you can "handle" the loud muzzle report or not. It is this reason our Soldiers wear ear protection now. I went an shot a .380 the smallest round they officially recommend for carrying and it was too much. Too intense too much muzzle flash too much noise, too much recoil. It is pretty safe to say I am not a gun guy. So why did I buy one? Because criminals don't obey gun laws. Because I know that gangs have their own gun smiths and a gun is truly nothing more than a bullet in a pipe. You can not effectively ban guns. They tried to ban alcohol and people built entire bars in secret. They had rum running tunnels in the back of "water bars" and everything. They tried to ban marijuana and now 60% of the population is pro legalization. They gave Chicago some of the toughest gun laws in the nation, criminals in Chicago know their victims will be unarmed. Could that have something to do with the crime rate? They tried the same in New Jersey. There was a story out of jersey, a guy tried to hold up a gas station and when the clerk pulled out a gun the would be robber said " I thought you could not own a gun in jersey". Taking weapons from the innocent does nothing to prevent crime. If anything it promotes crime. Being unarmed and having strict gun laws only guarantees two things. Innocent people who care about Constitutional rights and protecting themselves are now treated as criminals and the real criminals know they have easy targets.
Good Points!
If you saw a man walking with a swiss army knife, walking past you. Would you be afraid? Now imagine that man is open carrying a rifle or handgun. Now are you? Why? Google all the recent mass stabbings and the guy with a knife sounds just as scary.
I have pepper spray
lol, that will sure piss off the bad guy
True.
I carry a gun AND pepper spray.they both have applications where the other is useless.
Now imagine that man is open carrying a rifle or handgun
?...what do you mean imagine. I see it every day. Not so much rifles or shot guns since they tend to be unwieldy and inconvenient. But doesn't every one carry a pistol?
everyone should....
Now u have some points there, but as u Americans have the second amendment, u should be proud and happy to be able to use this right and fight to maintain it. Here in Europe my friend, strictest gun laws and most home robberys. Assaults and more dead than in your 50 states together but you don't hear it on your media's or our own national or international media's because here they allready have banned guns and don't want you now to feel unsafe as an European citizen , Thrust the police they say, only they can help you. In my town there was a robbery of a jewelry at 2min from their station but they got there 35min later. While having at least 8 cars and so many policemen, is this normal i don't think so because when I was young hanging with some friends smoking for 4people they let 4 police vehicles come down and it took bout 3min tops... And have uncountable incidents more te tell if u wish, only the media makes it seem as u are having the most killings by guns because of course they do not want you to have your freedom, so first comes the propaganda. Then they demonize gun owners till they have divided and conquered the American citizens. The Americans allready lost their Posse Comitatus Act in sort of stealth . Wich can enable to let federal government come down on civilians. And if Hitlery clinton gets elected be sure that u gun owners will be send to "fun camps for adults" for re-education
When we want a gun in belgium, we have to go at least 4times a year go shooting practice (costs a lot) , pay the government for a paper that you may have one,(costs a lot) and in your hose u have to put the gun in a closet that is off the ground and has a big lock on it and ure bullets must be in another room behind locked closet, if someone breaks in your house good luck assembling it together before they find you
Very well written I agree with you
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