Let me apologize in advance for wasting your bandwidth if this subject does not interest you. Please delete now so you are not offended. I do feel strongly about the subject of gun control, and this
Bag of Worms Time. This is an interesting story. I don't think it has a great deal of relevance to those of us in the United States, but it brings up questions that always go through my mind when the
The Constitution does not recognize "sporting use" of firearms. The framers had a much more serious intention for civilian ownership. Mike MacLean-60 Sprite United the intruders are occupants violate
Jay we are not talking about a simple break in. It would certainly be a tougher call to be in your house at night (with family) when a house invasion occurs. We are getting more and more of these in
My sentiments exactly Mike. I used to be a card carrying NRA member and even helped my father teach gun safety courses but I don't agree completely with their ideas anymore. Bill Hunt 64 MKII Sprite
Actually, you would be surprised at the number of successful uses of a firearm for personal defense. The main reason you don't hear about them is because the newspapers don't print them. Why...the ne
The Norfolk thing really did happen and it was a travesty of justice. The farmer did not intend to kill the burglers, he was just sick of being burgled. He used a shotgun rather than a rifle. Lots of
OK, Dan, surprise us. How about some real data on either subject: (1) How many successful uses of a firearm for personal defense occur in your city/county/state/country (any one will do) in the past
This is definitely a pretty convoluted issue. Many people don't understand that 'the right to bear arms' was put into the constitution specifically so that the masses could defend themselves against
<< I'm probably one of the gentlest people you could meet but I guarantee you...if you break into my home and I feel that my life or the life of my loved ones is threatened, I wouldn't hesitate to us
In American law school, it is taught that protection of personal property alone is not worth a human life, even if the human is a worthless one. As much as you would like to, you can't take a basebal
I can pull up actual incidents throughout the US. The largest amout of press that these may have gotten was the "Police Beat" section somewhere in the back of a newspaper. I'm stating simple facts.
I agree totally. Yes, we do have the 'right'... for now. But slowly, bite by bite, they are (trying) to take it away. In a recent television show that centered on counties where gun control laws wer
I haven't read all the posts yet, but may I add that the incidences of self defense by firearm ownership is immeasurable because the cases where someone was detered by just the possibility that a per
<< questions that always go through my mind when the "defense of person and property" argument is raised. What is the occurrence rate of residential break-ins in which the intruders are armed? Of tho
You got me started, didn't you? Just to shed a different light ... you wouldn't shoot at a shape in the dark because firearms training says to know your target. You wouldn't want to blow away a child
<< This is an interesting story. I don't think it has a great deal of relevance to those of us in the United States, >> OOPPPS, almost missed replying to the opening gambit (aside from the bag o worm
I totally agree guys, but fortunately or unfortunately depending on your point of view, the NRA is the only game in town. If you've read the comments from the Brits and the Canadians on this thread (
<< OK, Dan, surprise us. How about some real data on either subject: (1) How many successful uses of a firearm for personal defense occur in your city/county/state/country (any one will do) in the pa