Good grief. Some of you guys are all bent out of shape at the hideous thought from another that gun ownership doesnt make the man.
Any idiot can own a gun. Deja. This country still has more than its fair share. As I have stated previously. The Gun Buy Back scheme did not wipe them off the face of the map. Plenty are still out there. Gun Buy Back was about reduction. It succeeded in that.
Only tonight, I attended an Armed Robbery with a longarm involved. A minute maybe less from confrontation with an Armed Offender. Thats why I carry a gun. Thats why I oppose those not required to do so from carrying them.
For entertainments sake, lets indulge ourselves and pretend your statements are one of genuine rational thought.
Does the pic make me Cool. HELL YEAH! Coolest muther in the valley. LOL. What do you think? The pic was taking the piss out of Laz and the comments regarding .25's vs .38's. Please pay attention and absorb the humourous side to an already tiring thread. No. Having my mug up on the big screen with my phallic symbolising machine gun doesnt crack my jollies. The point wasnt to show you how incredibly handsome and undoubtably attractive I am, but to make a visual joke. It appears that at least 1 of us, didnt get it. Having said that, I am a good looking Rooster eh?
P.S. Id like to see your pic with a Galil. I'll raise you one with an M60, Lee Enfield 303, H&K semi auto, M16, SLR and various pistols. The point wasn't about who has the biggest gun Mr Eastwood. It was humour. Again. Sadly lacking in some quarters.
But I don't agree with the "I'm trained and they're not so they shouldn't have one" line either.
Once again, your drawing lines like bingo balls from the ultra melon machine. I didn't say or imply that either. Tho I like the creative input you place into my sentances for me. It does make them more interesting to read.
Nowhere have I made comments about who is trained and who is not. Any deadsh*t can train on firearms. We see them at Gun Ranges, in the military and on the Police Force every single day.
My arguement is not about training vs the untrained. None of my posts utilise training in any way shape or form as a pro or a con to the debate.
Please read all the words....
My arguement is normal people in abnormal situations using a firearm that they otherwise would not employ. The 2nd stage of my arguement is that if the weapons they hold more dear than their mothers is properly kept, it will be absolutely bloody useless to them in a defensive situation, hence their entire arguement is baseless.
Why do I carry a gun on duty?
Well cause some of the bad men would like to hurt, kill and maim me is why. They may not have a gun either. They may bring a crowbar, a knife, a dirty sock and comic book. It doesnt matter to me. I want to go home to my family at night just as much as you do.
Remember that that gun doesnt only protect me. It protects the likes of you, your family and others.
Unlike your guns. It has a purpose other than one of self image.
Sixpence, you made sense with your comment about keeping guns away from your kids. I commend you. Thats the reason I did it. Believe me when I say, that Bow you dont think they can pull, will be the first thing they learn. If you dont need it and it doesnt sound like you do, then dont risk it. Guns and Bows, come and go. Lose one you buy another. Your kid once dead, stays dead.
The best defence your ever going to employ in life consists of your 2 most poweful assets...
1. Your Brain.
2. Your Feet.
