Originally posted by redgoober4life
I don't understand, what do you have to defend? I mean, the majority of people never use their guns so why even have one for that reason?
Your life. If you were about to be robbed by a big man with a knife on the streets at night, would you rather:
1) Talk to him and try to get him to stop,
2) Have a knife and take your chances, or
3) Have a firearm and ask him to please leave. NOT shoot him, unless he is hell-bent on attacking you. The simple act of pulling a gun and verbally warning is usually enough to stop an attack with no-one being hurt, and also usually enough to detain the attacker until the police arrive.
I have 13 rifles, ranging from a 120+ year old Vetterli-Vitali-Carcano to a vitually new (6 year old) AK-74. I fire them often. I have yet to kill someone, to sell one to a drug dealer, or to have a kid shoot himself with one. On the other hand, if someone breaks into my house, they WILL be looking down the WRONG end of an AK-74 rifle, and they will be until the police come to arrest them.
Chances are, the people you piss off and you're going to shoot will have a gun too, if not, then you need to learn how to fight.
Don't forget, most criminals, even those with a firearm, do NOT want to kill you. They just want your wallet, your car, etc. and when they find a firearm pointed at them, they will run or stand there all confused while you LEGALLY shoot them. It is our AMERICAN RIGHT to self defense. I know how to fight, but why bother when a firearm can easily save the effort and prevent harm to me?
It's just stupid, I mean, the more guns, the more accidents, the more problems. If you're hunting or use it as recreation, all right, ok I understand. But self defense? If you're going to die you're going to die.
No, stupid people cause accidents. If an owner isn't resonsible enough to lock all of their firearms away from the underage, untrained, or just ignorant, it is going to cause problems.
People think pulling a gun out will keep them from losing their life and that very gun is the thing that kills them. The act/react, think later thing- is what puts people's lives in the target.
You fail to understand the concept of licensed conceiled carriers. To obtain a license, you must take a speciallized class dealing with the conditions of use and what to do if need be. If you don't understand the process and usefullness of a conceiled carry license, please do not protest against it.