(September 4, 2019 at 11:48 am)Atomic Monster Wrote:(September 4, 2019 at 7:20 am)Brian37 Wrote: ^^^^^^^ SOOO MUCH THIS!I have a CCW but I almost never carry in public. I have 3 guns in total. An AR15, .12 gauge and a glock. All of them are kept AT HOME in a safe. They are solely for self defense and the shooting range. I have never had the desire to take them out in public. I think that's stupid for a plethora of reasons. Most people do it for show and are usually compensating for something when they do.
The Roy Rogers myth of the "Good guy" is just that, bullshit. Stranger on stranger interaction with a firearm is rare compared to suicide in the home, domestic violence in the home, or accidental in the home. And like you said, even if you introduce a firearm in a stranger on stranger event, you are more likely to get injured or killed, or injure a bystander than to successfully hit your intended target.
Civilians even with concealed or open carry permits still do not have the constant stress shooting training required that law enforcement has to maintain through out their careers.
And the Dallas police murders are a perfect example as to why public carry is a bad idea. 5 cops were murdered, but it took hours longer to finally spot the killer because of all the insecure morons they had to stop and check to make sure they were not the perp.
Unless you have a uniform or job that requires you to carry in public, leave that shit at home or locked up in your car.
(September 4, 2019 at 1:53 am)onlinebiker Wrote: Produce said study.https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-...an-fantasy
Or at least the identity of this nefarious "they" that did said "study".
You' ll have to forgive my skepticism.
I wasn't aware that second guessing hypothetical situations was a valid scientific method.
(awaiting the comdemnation I' m sure to receive for not believing without question)
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/...ng-points/
http://harvardpolitics.com/united-states...-gun-myth/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/artic...nce-shows/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/...od-guy-gun
The good guy with a gun is nothing but a fantasy from watching too many movies
Good for you that you lock them up. Still not the point.
We do not live in a perfect world where everyone thinks like you. Firearms are made like toys and marketed like toys, and far too many people go into a buy thinking it is as simple as having no record.
I do not see why anyone should have a problem with a ban on big clips or assault weapons. I do not see why anyone should have a problem with a buyback program.
I especially do not see why any shop owner or seller should think it is evil to check out the person they are selling to.
Even the political right on this issue says, "Just keep them out of the wrong hands". I agree, so they shouldn't shit their pants when I agree with them.
In a perfect world if everyone locked up their guns, and we had the same stats as our allies like Australia or Canada or New Zealand, again, nobody would be bitching.
But the truth for now remains, we make them like candy and hand them out like candy.
