Guest shiloh357 Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Well, then maybe being around them will help you confront your fears, and be able to make an educated decision. By the way, very few people ever get shot at gun ranges. First there are safety rules put in place to keep everyone safe, second if some knucklehead is dumb enough to go on shooting spree at s gun range then chances are one of the other shooters will take care of the problem rather quickly. I've heard this, lol It just sort of amazes me that inexperienced people like myself can show up on a gun range, and start firing a fun. I have a lot of fears with this as you can see. Everyone is a beginner at some point. You gotta start somewhere. It would be better to go to a safe range with an experienced person to guide you than to just go out in the backyard and taking off shots and not know what you're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OakWood Posted October 11, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 867 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 7,331 Content Per Day: 1.99 Reputation: 2,860 Days Won: 31 Joined: 04/09/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/28/1964 Share Posted October 11, 2015 It is a topic that I wish had a conclusion, because it seems that the anti gun people tell one story (and it sounds convincing) and the pro gun people have a convincing story, too. What to believe, as someone who doesn't own a gun. I think I've always been too afraid to own a gun, Idk. But, I'm not anti gun, just sort of neutral maybe. Just wish I knew what to fully believe. :/The most important thing to know is that every tyrant and dictator in history has disarmed his citizens. Oppressive governments are afraid of an armed populace. An armed populace is a free one.Even the Japanese (during the Pearl Harbor invasion) knew better than to try and invade the U.S. mainland because in their own words "there's a gun behind every blade of grass."When Hitler came to power he disarmed the Jews making it illegal for them to own guns. They begrudgingly gave up their arms believing that it was in their own interests to do so.When it came to rounding them up and throwing them into camps, they were sitting ducks.The only time that dictators re-arm their citizens is when they are called up for compulsory military service. Once they are 'part of the system', that's when they get their guns back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted October 12, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,268 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 28,001 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted October 12, 2015 there have been a large number of stabbings in Israel for the past days..... the problem isn't guns, it's people. I have carried a hand gun off and on since I was 16... almost everywhere when I was young before it became a felony here. I got a ccp as soon as I could...... that would be 52 years I've carried weapons probably 75% of the time..... and I've not shot anyone yet.... but I have kept from being mugged several times.... and who knows what that might have led up to. One just must understand that the moment that you take a gun out of it's place, your freedom is in the hands of a District Attorney. He can press all kinds of charges on you if he so desires even if you don't pull the trigger. In Oklahoma one is very unlikely to be convicted of anything, but they can harass you and cause some rather expensive legal fees. If one is going to carry all the time, one should be a member of one of the legal clubs that takes care of all the legal fees if you are arrested.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Patriot21 Posted October 12, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 27 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 15,718 Content Per Day: 2.45 Reputation: 8,536 Days Won: 39 Joined: 10/25/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/27/1985 Share Posted October 12, 2015 there have been a large number of stabbings in Israel for the past days..... the problem isn't guns, it's people. I have carried a hand gun off and on since I was 16... almost everywhere when I was young before it became a felony here. I got a ccp as soon as I could...... that would be 52 years I've carried weapons probably 75% of the time..... and I've not shot anyone yet.... but I have kept from being mugged several times.... and who knows what that might have led up to. One just must understand that the moment that you take a gun out of it's place, your freedom is in the hands of a District Attorney. He can press all kinds of charges on you if he so desires even if you don't pull the trigger. In Oklahoma one is very unlikely to be convicted of anything, but they can harass you and cause some rather expensive legal fees. If one is going to carry all the time, one should be a member of one of the legal clubs that takes care of all the legal fees if you are arrested.... thats why Im a member of the NRA-if I can show them that the courts going after me for my guns theyll usually take the case, and I figure since the NRA is the most powerful legal entity in the US-im fairly safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MorningGlory Posted October 13, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.09 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted October 13, 2015 Pertinent to this thread........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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