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I'm not scared. I have a gun and training.
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And why is there so much passion in the idea of personal defense in such a civilized country?
I know that there are victims of violent crime right here in my own neighborhood. But I cannot see anything that would justify taking a life.
LOLDamn, if I could type and spell worth a darn I would have beat you.
Not trying to stir the pot here. But why is it that so many gun owners talk about personal defense situations with a given firearm? In my 40 years on this planet, I've never been in a situation where a firearm would even have been a consideration to use against another human being. I realize most media outlets sell fear, and a great majority of the weapons that people carry and own are for person assault of sorts. But I'm not at war, nor are they. And my wallet or $3000 car is not worth taking a life over, no matter what kind of scum the perp may be. Hell, legal fees would be much more substantial for the use of deadly force to protect anything I own than the item itself is worth.
I understand then the last thing (IMO) to protect is my person. Or those that I care for. But when? Where? Why? These things just don't happen. Am I really that lucky? That a situation that would truly justify killing another human being has never happened to me, or anyone I have ever talked to? It seems the majority of violent crime happens to those who are involved in that level of crime itself.
Why do so many gun owners invest so much thought and practice into the idea that they may have to someday "defend themselves"? I know this idea I spin will set off lots of fire on this forum. But it's just a discussion, an opinion I am curious about.
I am a gun owner, by the way. Yes, I have a CCP. Lots of "black guns" in my safe.
They are fun to shoot.
But what if you're in the mood to pick up a surplus rifle with bayonet to charge at the intruder while yelling your battle cry? Gotta have multiple rifles to suit the mood.Its true, you only really need one to defend yourself and it almost really doesn't matter what kind.
I do look around. I do see things that make me slightly nervous, sometimes even situations that I would actively avoid based on a perceived possible threat. And I know that there are victims of violent crime right here in my own neighborhood. But I cannot see anything that would justify taking a life.
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I'm a pretty big guy. Broad shoulders, young (ish), and very fit and definitely a mean look when provoked. I feel fortunate in this regard. I have no idea what it would feel like to be a person that walks in fear as such a timid woman might, or a smaller man, or just even me walking the wrong neighborhood, becomes I avoid those situations. But I do understand the fear.
I am a gun owner, by the way. Yes, I have a CCP. Lots of "black guns" in my safe.
They are fun to shoot.
I am calling BS. If you are in Portland and have a Concealed Handgun License, you would know that it is a CHL, not a CCP.
I recall the news article where a mother and her ten year old daughter were carjacked leaving the mall. The mother was murdered and her child was raped. If that mother could have done things differently, she would have wished that she had the most powerful handgun made to blow the scum bag away and save her daughter from the horrific trauma she suffered. But I can tell that you are one of those who believe, "it will never happen to me". That is what the other mom thought also. If you wish to live in a fairy tell world and not be prepared to protect your children, then so be it. I, for one, will be prepared while I pray that I will never ever need to use my firearm to take anothers life.
I think we all realized he was Prog Troll from the start
PS I'll be haunting his genderless toilet......