This country ain't Not-So-Great Britain.
Posted on 10/20/2009 5:18:28 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Sales of guns and ammunition soared when Barack Obama became president because of fears that he and the Democratic-controlled Congress would pass anti-gun legislation, and that concern still shows up in a Gallup poll conducted Oct. 1-4. Forty-one percent of Americans believe Obama will try to ban the sale of guns while in office, according to the poll. While Gallup put the question in the framework of a ban on all guns, it notes that "Obama has never said, either on the campaign trail or after taking office, that he intends to push for a ban on the sale of all guns. Nevertheless, the reports of increased sales of guns and ammunition suggest that certain segments of society -- in particular, gun owners -- are acting as if this belief is true."
A majority -- 52 percent -- don't believe Obama will try to ban gun sales.
Fifty-five percent of those Gallup polled own a gun and 53 percent say there is a gun in their household.
Sixty-two percent of Republicans voice the fear of an Obama-inspired gun ban while only 20 percent of Democrats say the same. The highest level of concern is in the South and Midwest where 47 percent and 46 percent respectively are worried about a ban.
I have owned my guns for a number of years. No records. F**k ‘em.
He was smart to not start with gun bans, but he will get around to it.
I keep my 40 cal with a loaded clip but not chambered if it’s any help.
This country ain't Not-So-Great Britain.
You'll undoubtedly get tons of replies and opinions, but here's mine -- from one that hasn't handled a shotgun in decades:
Determine how quickly you can load said shotgun in total darkness or chaos, and then make the determination. If you're secure that you can make it fire ready in 3 seconds, you might feel better about acceding to family fears. If not, then take wifey/daughter out for some trap shooting -- they'll discover a great new sport, and come to love your new household addition.
The bad guy can fully anticipate the next and possibly last sound he hears.
BLOOEY!
No.
Keep it loaded over the front door.
The shotgun ain’t gonna shoot itself, and sounds like everyone in your house is old enough to be responsible enough to not just start pulling the trigger at random.
I say keep it loaded...and make sure everyone knows rule #1: The gun is always loaded (even when it’s not)
Practice your skills frequently and shoot as often as practicable. Them teach your family members the basics of gun safety (the "Golden Rules"), about how to use a shotgun, and establish a place and condition in which to store it. Encourage them to practice with you and to understand and acknowledge the respect one must always pay a deadly weapon. Remove the fear and replace it with discipline. I would not keep a loaded gun in the house until you have done these things, but you will be safer once you have.
"...I keep my 40 cal with a loaded clip but not chambered if it's any help..."
Your pistol was supplied with clips rather than magazines?
Please get some lessons from your local shooting range/NRA instructors. Be safe.
Got the guns I want. Now I’m just stocking up on ammo.
Now, now, now, give Abe the credit for those statements.
Who in their right mind would ever answer questions about ownership of guns to some stranger over the phone?
Who in their right mind would ever say in public that they had zero guns in their home?
He wouldn’t do it in one day.
This sort of thing would take 20 years or more. They’d start with the cities. Make the gun laws so strict and make a few examples, then people would be turning them in in droves.
Once the cities are mostly gun free, they’d start with the rural areas. That would take much longer. maybe another 50 years.
Thanks. I don’t intend to load it before I do that.
Thanks, good advice. That is my intention.
I tired of people “fearing” Obama. I fear the Constitution as we know it will be altered forever by the Liberal Judiciary cow towing to the Socialist Democrat Party.
Armed Revolution will be the only recourse for those who are willing to defend the Republic from these Domestic Enemies.
It will start with the Shot Heard Round the World, or it will end with the knock on the door when the Secret Police come for the Guns and are invited in by the frightened Subjects.
Thank you.
Please explain.
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