Spark wrote:
I think concealed wepons is a stupid idea. Most criminals won't attack you if they know you've got a gun, most robbers won't rob you if they know you're home. So unless you actually WANT to kill someone, it's kind of a dumbass idea.
Ok, this is my first post here. I have been coming to the site checking out my stats and what not for months now. Spark, not attacking you, but I think your reasoning is bullshit. Criminals dont care for human life, they could care less if they kill you when they rob you. They WILL run into your house if you open the door for them at night, or hell, even during the day. They WILL come up behind you when you are getting to the car to take your ride. They will rob you and shoot you. A lot of studies state that criminals are more scared of every day citizens then they are of police.
Case in point, I was robbed where I work. I was almost robbed again 2 months later, both times I saw a gun.
Now I have a concealed weapons license. I carry daily. I am also a very polite person most of the times. I try my damndest to stay out of situations that are trouble. I have had to pull my gun out twice since I got the permit. Both of the times I pulled it because I thought I was going to be robbed.
The crime in the city where I live is going up every day. I AM NOT going to be a victim again. I have taken the training classes. I have fired the guns at the range 3 times a week. I also have wrote out scenarios with paper and pen.
Until it happens, most people are ho-hum about it. The last thing I want to do is actaully kill someone, I will protect myself.
So what is so dumbassed about that??
I think concealed wepons is a stupid idea. Most criminals won't attack you if they know you've got a gun, most robbers won't rob you if they know you're home. So unless you actually WANT to kill someone, it's kind of a dumbass idea.
Ok, this is my first post here. I have been coming to the site checking out my stats and what not for months now. Spark, not attacking you, but I think your reasoning is bullshit. Criminals dont care for human life, they could care less if they kill you when they rob you. They WILL run into your house if you open the door for them at night, or hell, even during the day. They WILL come up behind you when you are getting to the car to take your ride. They will rob you and shoot you. A lot of studies state that criminals are more scared of every day citizens then they are of police.
Case in point, I was robbed where I work. I was almost robbed again 2 months later, both times I saw a gun.
Now I have a concealed weapons license. I carry daily. I am also a very polite person most of the times. I try my damndest to stay out of situations that are trouble. I have had to pull my gun out twice since I got the permit. Both of the times I pulled it because I thought I was going to be robbed.
The crime in the city where I live is going up every day. I AM NOT going to be a victim again. I have taken the training classes. I have fired the guns at the range 3 times a week. I also have wrote out scenarios with paper and pen.
Until it happens, most people are ho-hum about it. The last thing I want to do is actaully kill someone, I will protect myself.
So what is so dumbassed about that??