hjmick
Platinum Member
Agreed....Better to have a gun, and not need it, than to need a gun, and don't have it!
I don't own one myself.
Hell, I haven't even been out to a firing range since my Army days.
I decided a long time ago that I didn't want firearms in a house with children.
One thing led to another, and I never purchased one, even though I was tempted from time to time, in either hobbyist or home-defense mode.
But I fully support the Right to Bear Arms.
If I ever change my mind - or if anyone in my family ever wished to purchase one - I want no (and I do mean zero) Constitutional impediment to making such a purchase.
When my first daughter was born, all firearms were removed from my home. Sold them. Kids are kids, they are curious, crafty, and resourceful. While I knew that I could secure them and teach my kids to respect guns and how to handle them, I decided the risk wasn't worth whatever reward may come from owning firearms with kids around. It wasn't until my youngest was 13 that I bought a shotgun. That was in 2005, I was living in California. After my wife watched the fallout from Katrina, she decided she wanted something with which she could defend herself and our home should the shit hit the fan after an earthquake or some such thing, so I obliged. That was 20 years without a gun in my home. I feel no more or less secure with guns, truth is I rarely even think about them until I get the urge to go to the range...
As I mentioned in a previous post..let an attempted home invasion happen to you just once.
I promise you wont let a day go by without a weapon at hand.
I didn't say they weren't "at hand," I just don't think about them...