scsinet
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Originally Posted by Dogstar
Perhaps many [....] might have a problem trusting even so called law abiding people haveing guns. Many gun killings are accidents, children getting their parents guns, passion killings, ect. That can accure to/by law abideing people.
mmm... quite right.
I felt exactly this way, until the last four years. A buddy of mine got a gun, along with it a concealed carry permit, and to this day still carries it at all times. Around the same time, I met who is now my fiance, who comes from a very pro-gun family.
I fought the good fight, but realized that perhaps rather than regurgitating the setiments of my parents, I should study the issue and come to my own conclusion. (By saying this, I'm demonstrating that I have considered both sides of this, I am not implying that that is what anyone here has done)
I've watched the way my fiance handles weapons, and the great passion she has for the responsible use of them - a behavior she says she has been taught since she could understand English. Gun accidents were just not anything that was ever considered in her family. The idea of mishandling weapons and betraying the responsibility that handling them carries was just never a thought. I fully believe therefore that children can be taught.
I've also had lengthy discussions with my buddy about the issues, and have become exposed to the enormous numbers of people who actually have guns around... I was very surprised to find that the majority of my co-workers own handguns... people who I know would never allow themselves to perform the unspeakable things that the proponents of gun control fear - True, I can say that right up until the day it happens... but it could happen with a knife, a rifle, etc, etc.
At the same time, I've grown great passion for the desire to protect those who are important in my life, a responsibility I trust nobody else to but myself. I do not feel that the government has any right to tell me I cannot perform this enormously important task - in my mind, one of the most important responsibilities I have.
I now feel very strongly in favor of gun rights, the posession and use of handguns for self defense, and the posession of sporting weapons for self defense and recreational uses. I have no feelings either way about assault weapons because I do not feel they pose a significant social issue either way, and although I do not personally believe it is necessary to carry a concealed weapon, I respect those who wish to do so and like the idea that criminals don't know that I'm NOT carrying one.
Perhaps many [....] might have a problem trusting even so called law abiding people haveing guns. Many gun killings are accidents, children getting their parents guns, passion killings, ect. That can accure to/by law abideing people.
mmm... quite right.
I felt exactly this way, until the last four years. A buddy of mine got a gun, along with it a concealed carry permit, and to this day still carries it at all times. Around the same time, I met who is now my fiance, who comes from a very pro-gun family.
I fought the good fight, but realized that perhaps rather than regurgitating the setiments of my parents, I should study the issue and come to my own conclusion. (By saying this, I'm demonstrating that I have considered both sides of this, I am not implying that that is what anyone here has done)
I've watched the way my fiance handles weapons, and the great passion she has for the responsible use of them - a behavior she says she has been taught since she could understand English. Gun accidents were just not anything that was ever considered in her family. The idea of mishandling weapons and betraying the responsibility that handling them carries was just never a thought. I fully believe therefore that children can be taught.
I've also had lengthy discussions with my buddy about the issues, and have become exposed to the enormous numbers of people who actually have guns around... I was very surprised to find that the majority of my co-workers own handguns... people who I know would never allow themselves to perform the unspeakable things that the proponents of gun control fear - True, I can say that right up until the day it happens... but it could happen with a knife, a rifle, etc, etc.
At the same time, I've grown great passion for the desire to protect those who are important in my life, a responsibility I trust nobody else to but myself. I do not feel that the government has any right to tell me I cannot perform this enormously important task - in my mind, one of the most important responsibilities I have.
I now feel very strongly in favor of gun rights, the posession and use of handguns for self defense, and the posession of sporting weapons for self defense and recreational uses. I have no feelings either way about assault weapons because I do not feel they pose a significant social issue either way, and although I do not personally believe it is necessary to carry a concealed weapon, I respect those who wish to do so and like the idea that criminals don't know that I'm NOT carrying one.
