Well, let's hope you don't mistakenly shoot someone because you were afraid they were coming for you and you had a gun, but actually they were not coming for you. And let's also hope, if someone does come for you and you have your gun, that they don't take your gun from you and use it on you. And let's also hope that your gun isn't used by you or a loved one in an act of anger or despair. It's quite a needle to have to thread. Which is why I feel safer not having a gun. I don't like those odds. |
OP and other gun owners - do you support the bipartisan “Prevent Family Fire Act of 2023“?
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2770?s=1&r=74 https://www.bradyunited.org/legislation/prevent-family-fire-act “The Prevent Family Fire Act of 2019 embraces a market approach to increasing safe firearm storage by incentivizing retail sales through tax credits. It provides a tax credit for retail sales of safe storage devices that are designed and marketed to deny unauthorized access to, or render inoperable, a firearm or ammunition, and secured by a combination, key, or biometric lock.” |
It's amazing how many Americans think they can become professional gunslingers. Are they practicing at the level that Olympic shooters do? But even more than that, are they practicing being in all sorts of unexpected situations so that they are trained well enough to react quickly and accurately to a sudden attack? Heck, even professional police and soldiers have trouble hitting the right perpetrator in a dangerous situation. Why do weekend warriors think they will be able to prevent an attack better than trained police? |
See the extensive discussion above detailing how the use of “common sense” as a buzzword is a sure indicator that what is being proposed is anything but common sense, particularly as regards firearms. “Common sense” dictates deterring and punishing and imprisoning criminals, not progressively restricting the rights of decent people. |
There are already laws against criminal negligence. |
DP So you don’t buy a gun. OP buys a gun. Now everyone is happy. Seems simple enough. |
Have ya'll been to a gun range lately? I expected it to be old white guys. Boy was I wroing. It was a cross section of America. There were groups of African American younger males buying guns and also using the range. There were old white couples using the range. There were women using the range. There were Hispanic men using the range. It was truly a cross section of America. |
There is huge growth potential in gun ranges. Totally exploding across the country, even in very blue states. |
Everyone is not happy, though, because OP's gun endangers all of us, including those of us without guns. |
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As it stands, the criminals in this city know that most of us are sitting ducks. We have no stop and frisk and don't even pull over cars without license plates, so they can carry illegal and rob with impunity. There is ZERO effort to stop this from city leadership. More people like OP will make the criminals think twice before they stick a gun in your face. |
Well without a gun, OP is in danger his/herself. When push comes to shove, it’s about protecting #1. I stand by OP. Sorry it both bothers you so much. |
You’re already endangered by the bad guy with guns. |
Not nearly so irrational as pretending violent criminals aren’t preying on people every day, and it’s just a matter of time until it’s your turn. I would rather face that sort of situation armed. You are free to choose to face it unarmed. That’s your choice. But you don’t get to choose for me, too. |
Please explain to me how OP’s gun endangers me. I’m not planning on harming her, so why should I be concerned about her shooting me? I’m not being rhetorical- I’m genuinely curious to understand why you think someone like OP is a danger to me. Or to you. |