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TipTok

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41. Range can vary wildly...

Mon Oct 5, 2015, 03:40 PM

Oct 2015

From arms reach to my wife calling me on the phone to come where she is to render aid.

Would I shoot someone stealing my neighbors TV? Not unless they presented a threat to my safety. I would possibly draw on them, if the specific situation required it, to ensure that they would stay where they are until law enforcement arrived. Same answer for both scenarios.

Based on the places where I live and work, the odds of needing my weapon are statistically low but so are a lot of things I prepare for. Make a plan, do the prep work and don't worry about it.

My weapons are secured in such a way that they are easily accessible to me and to no one else so there is no threat to anyone. I train regularly and am proficient in the use of my weapon.

Overall, a net positive...

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The problem is that too many gun owners are more afraid of ****CRIMINALS**** and/or [View all] hedgehog Oct 2015 OP

Is that the problem? liberal N proud Oct 2015 #1

I recommend reading "The Eleven Nations of North America" by Colin Woodward hedgehog Oct 2015 #4

Despite the fact that violence in general has been dropping for decades Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #2

I've long thought that to be the case.... mike_c Oct 2015 #3

I'm with you tech3149 Oct 2015 #7

Do you own a fire extinguisher? TipTok Oct 2015 #9

I've never heard of anyone accidently killed by a fire extinguisher - hedgehog Oct 2015 #13

.... and? TipTok Oct 2015 #14

Why do you think a gun may prove necessary? hedgehog Oct 2015 #15

It is possible... TipTok Oct 2015 #32

Now, here's where the discussion can begin - hedgehog Oct 2015 #37

Range can vary wildly... TipTok Oct 2015 #41

Then use the right tool. tabasco Oct 2015 #20

If your average firearm cost a million bucks you might have a point... TipTok Oct 2015 #27

If tens of thousands of Americans were not killed every year by handguns and semi-autos, tabasco Oct 2015 #29

I have a nice cast iron frying pan.... daleanime Oct 2015 #28

Ouch! tabasco Oct 2015 #30

Which google shows no mass murders but individual and of course accidental. uppityperson Oct 2015 #17

That word is ruined for me... TipTok Oct 2015 #26

Do fire extinguishers shoot out fire to stop fire, per chance? Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2015 #35

Ok.. I'll bite... TipTok Oct 2015 #42

Fire extinguishers and guns aren't remotely similar. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2015 #43

A tool is a tool... TipTok Oct 2015 #44

Except different tools have different intended purposes. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2015 #45

The intended purpose of a firearm is to expel a projectile at a high rate of speed with accuracy... TipTok Oct 2015 #47

Into one of three types of targets. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2015 #48

Actually, one of the main ways to "contain" a major fire Calista241 Oct 2015 #46

If my fire extinguisher was more likely to cause me harm kcr Oct 2015 #51

Have you watched TV lately ???? olddots Oct 2015 #5

I have never owned guns out of fear hack89 Oct 2015 #6

I have neighbors who have hunted in my 60 acre back yard hedgehog Oct 2015 #8

I'm not certain, Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #11

I wanted to make clear that I am not opposed to hunting with fire arms. hedgehog Oct 2015 #38

I don't mind protecting myself. ileus Oct 2015 #10

See - you're bringing up what I am talking about - hedgehog Oct 2015 #12

we have a media that peddles fear 24/7 ibegurpard Oct 2015 #16

++++++++++ uppityperson Oct 2015 #18

I am reminded of the discussions regarding vaccines - hedgehog Oct 2015 #19

It makes sense Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #21

But the chances of any one person being the victim of crime are very small. Maybe we have to take hedgehog Oct 2015 #24

There are areas in which having a gun makes sense. Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #31

What are the actual crime statistics in rural areas? hedgehog Oct 2015 #39

Even with a low threat of being targeted by criminals Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #50

The paranoid gun idiots are the ones making the country unsafe. Vinca Oct 2015 #22

I am more afraid of criminals and the government than I am of massacres. Old Union Guy Oct 2015 #23

Why are you afraid of the government? hedgehog Oct 2015 #25

I don't fear government to the point of hyperventilation like a right wing gun nut, but ... Old Union Guy Oct 2015 #34

Are you saying people should carry guns so they can shoot at a bad cop? hedgehog Oct 2015 #40

That very question has troubled me. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #52

Don't put words in my mouth. Old Union Guy Oct 2015 #53

I've actually defended myself with a gun without firing a shot Lee-Lee Oct 2015 #33

I would say many gun owners own them out of some level of fear. Puzzledtraveller Oct 2015 #36

The government has nothing to do with it. It's that pesky second amendment thingy. nt clarice Oct 2015 #49

I keep one firearm for bedside protection, no big deal. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #54