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You can put a gun in your suitcase...but not peanut butter?
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LOL, maybe they think they'll open this jar of peanut butter and find new life... ROFL
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A site many Anti-gun ownership types might find interresting...or not
http://www.thearmedcitizen.com/
An Example of what the link has... Louisville, Kentucky From the Courier-Journal of July 12, 2010 Headline Police are investigating a home invasion early Monday morning that resulted in an exchange of gunfire between the homeowner and a suspect. The suspect, a black male in his late teens, was shot at least once in the head and was in serious condition at University Hospital, said Officer Carey Klain, a Louisville Metro Police spokeswoman. Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting because “it didn’t look good,” Klain said, referring to the suspect’s injuries. The incident happened about 3:30 a.m. in the 900 block of Marshall Street in the Phoenix Hill neighborhood when the homeowner heard an alarm and found the suspect at the front door trying to break in, Klain said. Gunfire was exchanged, but the homeowner was not injured. Police are looking into the possibility there was a second person involved in the break-in attempt, Klain said. She said she did not know how many shots were fired, or how many times the suspect was struck. There were several children in the house, she said. The house showed signs of the incident Monday afternoon. A bullet hole was visible in a front window, and a glass door at the front was shattered. No one at the house responded to an interview request. No charges are expected to be filed against the homeowner at this time, Klain said. |
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Everyone should have the right to self defense of life and home. |
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Anyone have anything negative or positive to say about the info contained in the armed citizen web site?
How many haven't bothered to even check it out? |
The real question is - how many armed home invasions were stopped last year by armed home owners compared to the number of accidental deaths that happened in the homes of armed gun owners.
Google it, check the numbers, and then ask yourself the truly important question - if you really believe in being safe, then why are you taking a huge gamble on those odds? It's like people who drive somewhere because they are afraid to die in a plane crash. You are 100x more likely to die in a car accident than a plane crash. Likewise, you are 100x more likely to have someone in your home accidentally killed by your gun than you actually using it to kill someone robbing your home. The 'personal protection' argument is out the window if you do the math. It holds as much water as the idea of driving from New York to California because you fear a plane crash. |
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what if we live alone in the "bad" part of town? So long as we are knowledgable about the appropriate use and cleaning of a gun, the only one to get killed by the gun is the offender.
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Excellent point R-18
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The video is from two years ago...
In California.
http://www.youtube.com/v/-wKRKGqYZjI The guy was target shooting on his own plot of land,when some anti-gun, scum fuck, blissninny,piece of shit called and reported him for it. watch the video for further details. |
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Unintentional deaths 12 Criminal homicide 41 Suicide 333 As you can see, even that study shows you are far more likely to be murdered in your home than accidentally killed with your own gun. So, since we know your source (though probably not even first hand), let's look at the REAL figures, compiled by reputable sources, all of which can also be found on Google. According to the CDC, there were 106,742 accidental deaths in the US in 2007 (the latest year for which all the relevant statistics are available). Of those, 0.7% were from gunshots. That comes out to 747/year. According to the FBI, innocent victims not only defended themselves with guns, but actually killed their attackers 645 times that same year. The estimates of how many times they defended themselves without killing their attackers varies widely, depending on who you ask, but the smallest estimate available from any government study was over 108,000/year (CDC claims over 250,000/year and other reputable sources claim as many as 2.5 million). This includes instances where no shots were fired, so it isn't just a bunch of bad shooting. Instead it's a lot of criminals running at the sight of an armed victim. So, even if we take the lowest estimate, which is widely seen as intentionally undercounting for political purposes (in other words we're using the estimate that is a biased underestimate done by gun control advocates), you are 145 times more likely to defend yourself from a crime with a gun than you are to accidentally be killed with one. In fact, even using this lowest estimate, you are more likely to use a gun in self-defense than you are to die from any type of accidental cause, including car accidents. Next time you tell people to do research, make sure you've done it yourself first. :p |
Oh, to answer the question:
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Glad to hear.
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"If you had the chance to be taken to a shooting range by someone that knows what they are doing with firearms,would you take the chance and try it? "
Since I am former Army, yes I would and did so before I joined. I am so Pro-gun that on the weekend I sometimes work gun shows. I believe in all matters of CHOICE, it is just that CHOICE. Like food, drugs, life style, etc everyone should be able to make decisions for themselves. If they can not make appropriate decisions, then they lose the right to make decisions for themselves. |
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I think guns should only be allowed at shooting ranges, your private residence and hunting grounds if you have a current hunting license. I have no ideas on how to enforce it though.
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The thing is, the people who want guns or have guns, are the people who shouldn't have guns. Look at Deadman. Therefore, I propose that everyone who doesn't want a gun, should get a free AK-47 from the government, while every redneck conspiracy theorist should have his house searched and all his guns melted.
VOILA! |
That would cause more problems than it would solve, actually.
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Lies and slander!
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I see in my crystal ball that in the near future this problem will be solved in a technological fashion, e.g. tracking systems, spectroscopic sensors that can detect a few mere molecules of gunpowder, data mining and extrapolation using chaos theory etc. Kind of like the way they track and predict cash money travels. |
My guess is that Police and Military would still be exempt from any and all measures thought up though...right?
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Why should they be? If they're off-duty, they don't really need a gun...
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But police are still authorized to carry a weapon off duty (Usually a smaller version of their primary sidearm,in the same caliber if possible and available).
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I know they are now. But I don't see why they need to.
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Because attacks can happen at any time and crime doesn't take a break.
Also if a primary sidearm worn by uniformed officer is taken in a scuffle they need something to get their primary weapon back before they are shot with it. |
Your first reason holds water, shockingly.
Your second reason applies to being on duty though. |
and I'm basing that on NYCPD's example.
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But the same holds true if said officer needs a firearm because {insert violent attack}in public happens while they are out with their families while off duty. Remember Police Officers are still considered a Civilian force (or started out that way at least). Why deny any law abiding fellow citizen the right to do the same? |
I'm pro-gun. I don't seen anything wrong with law-abiding citizens having them in their houses or C&C.
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I think everyone should have a gun, and it should be mandatory to carry them all the time with a full clip.
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No guns for negroes!
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Look at the otherside of the issue..Pro-Gun Control
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Like $1000 per round. That way you'd REALLY have to think about whether or not killing that dude who stepped on your shoes is worth it. |
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What if he/she didn't want to leave a witness? What about target practice,I mean one would need to become very accurate very quickly under those rules. What about the poor/low income folks that couldn't afford ammo for the weapon? They would just be S.O.L. right? |
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Check this out...it's a youtube video but it's telling the truth.
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What happens when the resident isn't armed when a home invasion happens.
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11 Year old girl fends off home invaders with pink singleshot rifle.
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It looks like people in the U.K. are starting to get it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtm-ts6fVFE&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61iQR...eature=related |
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