The Right to Responsible Gun Ownership

[Cloud]

Maintenance is very important for your weapons. Think the same thing as maintaining a car. Everything is fine and is hassle free until it isn't. I try to break down my rifles every 3-4 months depending on how much they are used. The handgun I have in the nightstand gets this process every month.

~~I was really referring to people that aren't sure about what they're doing when operating a firearm. Like, always treat one like it's loaded. Never point it at someone/something unless you intend on shooting it. I almost slapped someone at the range once when this guy was there with an AR15 that overheated and jammed. For a split second he started to turn around with the barrel pointed at the person on the other side of him. I grabbed him and told him to always point the barrel downrange, or directly up when there's a magazine in it. Then I had to show him how to properly eject the magazine and clear it.

This is all true. NEVER aim a gun unless you intend to shoot, and don't keep your finger over the trigger either.

Also responsible gun owners should store them responsibly too. A handgun on the nightstand is all well and good, unless you have young'uns running around. I keep most of mine locked up in a gun cabinet, even though I do not have young'uns. I just like to know that they're safely put away.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

A handgun on the nightstand is all well and good, unless you have young'uns running around. I keep most of mine locked up in a gun cabinet, even though I do not have young'uns. I just like to know that they're safely put away.

No children are around, and it's just me, the GF, and the dog. It is in it's own gun box in the drawer so it takes a couple steps to access the gun. The rest of my guns are stored on the top shelf in the closet with trigger guards on them. The only reason the handgun isn't locked is because it's intended for home defense.

Next one I'm getting is either a Taurus Judge or a S&W 500.

 

[hoodonit00]

https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110213/ap_on_re_us/us_stabbing_spree

Interesting read here. I've mentioned before in threads like this about people getting killed by things other then guns. In the healthcare thread I even said about people being killed with cars, bludgeoned to death ans stabbed. One poster alluded that what I posted are just arguments that progunners use to justify gun ownership. And here we have 3 killed by knives, one killed by vehicle, and 4 slashed.

 

[devilof76]

There was just a guy arrested in Manhattan for stabbing his ex and then plowing through a crowd with a car (4 of whom are now dead).

 

[hoodonit00]

There was just a guy arrested in Manhattan for stabbing his ex and then plowing through a crowd with a car (4 of whom are now dead).

Damn didn't hear about that one.

 

[The Ween]

You'll shoot your eye out!

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

There was just a guy arrested in Manhattan for stabbing his ex and then plowing through a crowd with a car (4 of whom are now dead).

that's messed up

 

[devilof76]

Beautiful girl too.

https://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/madman_rant_she_had_to_die_xEGttUerXfIoYNqQT75m2J

I guess I got some of the details wrong. But still, 4 dead counting the girl. No guns involved.

 

[Mesa]

He probably listened to too much Rush Limbaugh that made him go crazy like that. It's the only explanation.

 

[BadMoon]

He probably listened to too much Rush Limbaugh that made him go crazy like that. It's the only explanation.

Nope! Too many violent video games were the cause.

 

[devilof76]

Nope. It was that rock n roll music made him do it.

 

[devilof76]

https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110213/ap_on_re_us/us_stabbing_spree

Interesting read here. I've mentioned before in threads like this about people getting killed by things other then guns. In the healthcare thread I even said about people being killed with cars, bludgeoned to death ans stabbed. One poster alluded that what I posted are just arguments that progunners use to justify gun ownership. And here we have 3 killed by knives, one killed by vehicle, and 4 slashed.

It's the same guy. I guess I didn't read the story very well if I didn't recognize it in your post. I should have known it sounded familiar for a reason.

 

[KitFisto]

I support gun rights as well as responsibility with them. Simple fact is that banning guns won't stop criminals from getting them. Drugs are illegal and has the flow or possession of them stopped? Not even close. Banning guns will only mean that responsible citizens are kept from having them while criminals will still be armed.

 

[BadMoon]

Nope. It was that rock n roll music made him do it.

Nope, Jodi Foster told him to do it.

 

[CLU]

Not even close. Banning guns will only mean that responsible citizens are kept from having them while criminals will still be armed.

Yes I agree and like I mentioned above it would cause alot more trouble than good. Anti-gun protesters will never understand this concept because in their mind people are not responsible for their own actions and it is the guns fault the crime was committed not the person.
These people don't know what to do when they hear of a homicide(s) where a firearm was used. They are like deer in headlights and only know to point the finger at the easiest thing to blame and that is the weapon.

 

[Mesa]

Yes I agree and like I mentioned above it would cause alot more trouble than good. Anti-gun protesters will never understand this concept because in their mind people are not responsible for their own actions and it is the guns fault the crime was committed not the person.
These people don't know what to do when they hear of a homicide(s) where a firearm was used. They are like deer in headlights and only know to point the finger at the easiest thing to blame and that is the weapon.

Brilliantly stated. There's just no making sense of how some people think.

 

[LOTRFan]

Wow, there is some incredible ignorance in this thread!

Just a few points I want to address, as an owner of tactical (oh noes, evil) assault rifles and handguns with as much as an 18 round capacity:

1) There actually is a rather large capacity for hunters who use AR-15's or other black rifles, in fact there are many such rifles that are called varminters for that specific purpose. The vast majority of owners may not use them in that context, but the rounds are actually rather small (.223) in comparison to a 308, etc. The .223 was designed to tumble on impact and is actually a great choice for home defense as well - though nothing beats a 12 gauge IMO.

2) So-called "cop killer" ammunition has nothing to do with hollow points, it refers to rounds that have a steel core so as to penetrate armor. Hollow points are actually much safer for defensive use as unlike full metal jacket rounds they expand on contact and are much less likely to penetrate as deeply - say specifically through drywall and such.

Oh and ...

3) Μολὼν λαβέ

 

[devilof76]

3) Μολὼν λαβέ

Que? No sprechen Greek.

 

[LOTRFan]

Que? No sprechen Greek.

"Come and take them" - attributed to Leonidas by Plutarch.

 

[devilof76]