“NO ONE should be a helpless victim of some one else’s premeditated violence - whether street thug OR government-sanctioned thug.”
Exactly! And a bullet travels at something on the order of 1,000 ft./sec., while a doughnut muncher’s car probably no better than 25mph, and there’s no telling where it is when you need it. When seconds count, the cops are minutes away ( that is if you are lucky).
My wife and I decided to visit a new gun store last year just for the hell if it. She has never had an interest in guns. While my back was turned, she bought herself a Sig Sauer 9mm. Since that time, she’s purchased three more handguns and become a very good shot.
“...When seconds count, the cops are minutes away ( that is if you are lucky)...”
And to be fair to cops, they CAN’T be there 24/7. There’s an old joke - “I carry a gun because a cop is too big to fit my holster”.
No one cares about YOUR life like you do; ergo, no one is going to defend it like you will.
And realistically - If you don’t value your own life enough to take steps to protect it, how little do you value someone else’s life (i.e., a cop’s) by requiring him to risk it protecting you, even if he COULD be there?
People who advocate our disarmament need to be shamed into silence at every opportunity.
RE Wife:
Your wife is awesome, and you should kiss her every time she buys another gun, and tell her how wonderful she is.
My wife is an expert shot with the 9mm and a .45. From self-defense ranger (7-12 feet) and out to 50 feet, she’s good with either of those. Not bad with a rifle either.
The kids are just incredible. 20 and 23 year old Young eyes... they’ve been shooting since they were tots.
They know how the gas pedal and radio work when someone says "officer down!".
Sounds like you had better behave yourself! :)
vette 6387 wrote:
My wife and I decided to visit a new gun store last year just for the hell if it. She has never had an interest in guns. While my back was turned, she bought herself a Sig Sauer 9mm. Since that time, she’s purchased three more handguns and become a very good shot.