(September 11, 2020 at 8:10 pm)onlinebiker Wrote:Thanks onlinebiker. I appreciate that. I guess a lot of the problem is that lots of people don't take gun ownership as seriously as you do. Bit like the morons you see driving like lunatics. Cheers. Hope you never need to use the thing.(September 11, 2020 at 6:15 pm)god bother Wrote: Hi onlinebiker, mind if i ask a genuine question? I'm an Aussie and i'm trying to get my head around US gun culture. I understand that the pro-gun side of the argument is often misrepresented. If i was a woman working 2 jobs and forced to use a laundry mat at night, i might carry a gun too. I believe that those that do are statistically safer.
I've had a driving licence for 20 years and never had a major smash. However, i recognise that the danger is always there whenever i take to the road - i might seriously harm someone. Also, when i first started driving i occasionally drove after drinking. I still reflect on what a stupid kid i was - thank god i didn't have a gun as well!
Anyway, here are the questions and feel free to tell me to bugger off if it's none of my business. Aussies are nosy beggars.
1 - Does it ever weigh upon your mind how using your firearm might impact your life afterwards?
2 - Do you leave your gun at home with your car keys if you're going out for a few drinks?
Honestly, i'm just looking for some schooling here. I also have no idea what drives people who follow ice hockey!
Regards, god bother
No worries mate.
1. Yes. But the key to your question is "life after". You have to be alive to do anything - as we say here z "better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6."
2. I don't go to bars. Haven't much since I got my concealed carry permit almost 20 years ago. If we do go to a eatery that serves alcohol - I become the designated driver. On occassion (twice I recall).I have handed the keys and gun over to the SO. She has a carry permit as well.
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