Im not a pro writer, thread starter, or any sort of politician. I am not by any means a promoter of any sort..... i don't go around taking of government conspiracy.
I do however have strong beliefs concerning our rights. Rights that were given to us by those who founded this country and made it so we could be free.
Even before being interested in guns i believed fully in the second amendment and believed that things like concealed carry could, would, and will always save lives. I just had no reason to own one. My money has gone to automotive interests and now my beautiful wife. Whose life was threatened the beginning of this year. Im not shy of details so feel free to ask.
This forced me to take our safety into consideration. Couldn't be a worse time to get involved in ownership.
I find what is being done currently by our leaders to "save children" is revolting...... and childless. The attacks on the NRA, completely unnecessary. I find myself speechless at Comments like "NRA killing our kids". And most of all the lack of coverage on both sides of the story. It seems very 1 sided watching the news, no one wants to cover anything else but charts showing gun violence..... not that more murders were committed by second offender drunk drivers, only those that refer to that 1 side of the story.
I have enclosed, for this reason, the transcript from Wayne LaPierre's speech yesterday and will post video link when i can. This is not to force my opinions, but more so that someone hearing only the 1 sided media coverage, can see the other side especially those who don't own or don't see the point. This does affect everybody now, or even in the future.
The fact is most people i come into contact with do not know what they are talking about. For example: Yesterday i was approached because i was wearing a "front line defender shirt" and was confronted. I got an earful (respectful but frustrated) on how you don't need "assault weapons" and how a high cap mag confiscation would save lives and how registering every gun owner would cut down on deaths. I listened intently..... then had some questions. "should we cap all magazine holding more than 10 rounds"? I was greeted by a yes "so even .22lr rifles should be caped right"? this here is what got me....
He replied " Well no.... I think that that would be like setting a limit on how many bbs my child can put in their bb gun, i dont think that is necessary." He went on to say how guns with more than 10 rounds were more dangerous than a gun with less.
3 Things then i will go.
1) a .22 rifle is far from a toy (not to say a bb gun is a toy). It will travel over a miles distance. It will kill a person. It should not be treated any different by a 60 year old plinker than solder treats a AR-15 in a city. THIS IS HOW ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.
2) A gun with 10 bullets is just as dangerous as a gun with 30. Especially handling an
"empty" weapon. It is dangerous. The number of rounds has no effect.
3) An "AR-15" Is nothing but a hunting rifle modified to give thew feel and presentation a an AR-15. Its been said that any gun that looks SCARY or has more than 1 military feature should not be owned by someone. GUNS ARE ALL SCARY. I don't care if someone has a .22 rifle pointed at me, or a military barret .50 cal (why i would ever have someone try to shoot me with a barret is beyond me) The point is there isn't a difference! They should be treated as equal. Too often do i hear " getting show with a .22 would probably hurt alot that's about it" No. It will get stuck inside you and you will die. Again, Lack of educated common sense.
Summery (if you read this far then thank you for hearing me out)
Most of the time murders are committed by a CRIMINAL who stole what was available. Not someone who bought a gun at a gun show. A criminal does not register a car before he steals it therefore the proposed bill for gun registry does not apply to this person only you and me. We will register and probably be taxed on our firearms, a criminal will NOT. A criminal will not walk into a persons house and say "damn no ar 15 here, only an old rusty 7 round revolver" and leave. No he will use what is available and will hurt people. You see it everyday murders with cares, bats, glass, PENCILS anything and everything. The difference is us. and Education. Educate yourselves and others, get a gun safe. Secure what you own.
If these bills pass, they will make no difference. And when they don't the powers that be will think "maybe we didn't do enough" and it WILL get worse. Regardless of a persons beliefs, if put in a life or death situation.... would your rely on a good guy with a gun traveling 6 minutes from the police station? Or the person next to you who has been been trained and is there NOW?
Here is the link I can forward emails i get on this matter if you email me. Thanks for your time and God bless.
What do you think? I would be interested in what people think here, Again a discussion...... not a brawl.
I do however have strong beliefs concerning our rights. Rights that were given to us by those who founded this country and made it so we could be free.
Even before being interested in guns i believed fully in the second amendment and believed that things like concealed carry could, would, and will always save lives. I just had no reason to own one. My money has gone to automotive interests and now my beautiful wife. Whose life was threatened the beginning of this year. Im not shy of details so feel free to ask.
This forced me to take our safety into consideration. Couldn't be a worse time to get involved in ownership.
I find what is being done currently by our leaders to "save children" is revolting...... and childless. The attacks on the NRA, completely unnecessary. I find myself speechless at Comments like "NRA killing our kids". And most of all the lack of coverage on both sides of the story. It seems very 1 sided watching the news, no one wants to cover anything else but charts showing gun violence..... not that more murders were committed by second offender drunk drivers, only those that refer to that 1 side of the story.
I have enclosed, for this reason, the transcript from Wayne LaPierre's speech yesterday and will post video link when i can. This is not to force my opinions, but more so that someone hearing only the 1 sided media coverage, can see the other side especially those who don't own or don't see the point. This does affect everybody now, or even in the future.
The fact is most people i come into contact with do not know what they are talking about. For example: Yesterday i was approached because i was wearing a "front line defender shirt" and was confronted. I got an earful (respectful but frustrated) on how you don't need "assault weapons" and how a high cap mag confiscation would save lives and how registering every gun owner would cut down on deaths. I listened intently..... then had some questions. "should we cap all magazine holding more than 10 rounds"? I was greeted by a yes "so even .22lr rifles should be caped right"? this here is what got me....
He replied " Well no.... I think that that would be like setting a limit on how many bbs my child can put in their bb gun, i dont think that is necessary." He went on to say how guns with more than 10 rounds were more dangerous than a gun with less.
3 Things then i will go.
1) a .22 rifle is far from a toy (not to say a bb gun is a toy). It will travel over a miles distance. It will kill a person. It should not be treated any different by a 60 year old plinker than solder treats a AR-15 in a city. THIS IS HOW ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.
2) A gun with 10 bullets is just as dangerous as a gun with 30. Especially handling an
"empty" weapon. It is dangerous. The number of rounds has no effect.
3) An "AR-15" Is nothing but a hunting rifle modified to give thew feel and presentation a an AR-15. Its been said that any gun that looks SCARY or has more than 1 military feature should not be owned by someone. GUNS ARE ALL SCARY. I don't care if someone has a .22 rifle pointed at me, or a military barret .50 cal (why i would ever have someone try to shoot me with a barret is beyond me) The point is there isn't a difference! They should be treated as equal. Too often do i hear " getting show with a .22 would probably hurt alot that's about it" No. It will get stuck inside you and you will die. Again, Lack of educated common sense.
Summery (if you read this far then thank you for hearing me out)
Most of the time murders are committed by a CRIMINAL who stole what was available. Not someone who bought a gun at a gun show. A criminal does not register a car before he steals it therefore the proposed bill for gun registry does not apply to this person only you and me. We will register and probably be taxed on our firearms, a criminal will NOT. A criminal will not walk into a persons house and say "damn no ar 15 here, only an old rusty 7 round revolver" and leave. No he will use what is available and will hurt people. You see it everyday murders with cares, bats, glass, PENCILS anything and everything. The difference is us. and Education. Educate yourselves and others, get a gun safe. Secure what you own.
If these bills pass, they will make no difference. And when they don't the powers that be will think "maybe we didn't do enough" and it WILL get worse. Regardless of a persons beliefs, if put in a life or death situation.... would your rely on a good guy with a gun traveling 6 minutes from the police station? Or the person next to you who has been been trained and is there NOW?
Here is the link I can forward emails i get on this matter if you email me. Thanks for your time and God bless.
What do you think? I would be interested in what people think here, Again a discussion...... not a brawl.
Can already tell that points are being argued/yelled about on emotion rather than trying to prove points with reasoning and/or facts.