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Guns. Woken up to 2 news stories here in the UK.
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<blockquote data-quote="Jabberwockey" data-source="post: 662816" data-attributes="member: 18238"><p>Which is exactly why my pistol is always loaded. I'm confident in my ability to successfully defend myself and my family against an armed intruder. That being said, I'm probably not the norm either. Having a background in the military, in corrections, and having been hunting most of my life has prepared me to be much more confident in my skills and abilities than most. The problem is that many gun owners think the same way when it simply isn't true.</p><p></p><p>The problem with the laws that they are trying to enact is that they are all or nothing. As Lil said, there is no way the government will EVER get all the guns out of this country even if they make them illegal. I have no problem with having to register my weapons. I have no problem with the fact that nobody NEEDS to own an automatic weapon. I have a problem with the attempted ban of "assault weapons" when the only thing that defines "assault weapon" is that it looks intimidating. Having been shot at (not because of work) and having been in various violent situations due to my employment I can say with absolute certainty that having ANY weapon pointed at me, including a knife, is intimidating. </p><p></p><p>Sorry, will get off the soap box now. In a nutshell, I have no problem with reasonable gun laws that aren't overly restrictive without a reason. Sorry folks but guns do not kill people, people do. Guns are just some of the newest tools in the toolbox to get the job done. Not that I'd ever do it, but I can guarantee that I could go into a movie theater with a knife and wrack up a suitably shocking number of kills to make the national news except they probably wouldn't pick up the story because I didn't use a gun.</p><p></p><p>Ok, REALLY off the soap box now!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jabberwockey, post: 662816, member: 18238"] Which is exactly why my pistol is always loaded. I'm confident in my ability to successfully defend myself and my family against an armed intruder. That being said, I'm probably not the norm either. Having a background in the military, in corrections, and having been hunting most of my life has prepared me to be much more confident in my skills and abilities than most. The problem is that many gun owners think the same way when it simply isn't true. The problem with the laws that they are trying to enact is that they are all or nothing. As Lil said, there is no way the government will EVER get all the guns out of this country even if they make them illegal. I have no problem with having to register my weapons. I have no problem with the fact that nobody NEEDS to own an automatic weapon. I have a problem with the attempted ban of "assault weapons" when the only thing that defines "assault weapon" is that it looks intimidating. Having been shot at (not because of work) and having been in various violent situations due to my employment I can say with absolute certainty that having ANY weapon pointed at me, including a knife, is intimidating. Sorry, will get off the soap box now. In a nutshell, I have no problem with reasonable gun laws that aren't overly restrictive without a reason. Sorry folks but guns do not kill people, people do. Guns are just some of the newest tools in the toolbox to get the job done. Not that I'd ever do it, but I can guarantee that I could go into a movie theater with a knife and wrack up a suitably shocking number of kills to make the national news except they probably wouldn't pick up the story because I didn't use a gun. Ok, REALLY off the soap box now! [/QUOTE]
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