You have to be responsible for the safety of your family, whether it is in
your car or by some other action by yourself or someone else. How are you
going to feel if you were driving tired and unable to avoid an oncoming car
or unable to react to a blown tire? How are you going to feel, if through
some other inadequacy, your family suffers? Knowledge pays off. You cannot
always learn by experience. Especially in the US where firearms are
prevalent, you and yours should know what to do when confronted by one. I
had my son trained from an early age, not to touch things that he did not
understand the consequences of.
I also would prefer to be dead ( or in jail ) than have harm come to my
family. If it were just me, I really don't care much. ( but research shows
that with a family. it is never 'just you'. )
I agree that if there is any doubt by someone that they are not competant to
handle a firearm that they should decide not to have one. The same with
driving, parenting and many other things. Parenting is by far the most
serious responsibility ... driving and firearms responsibilities are a
subcategory.
I once arrived home to my apartment and found my door jimmied. I walked in
loudly and found nothing missing, but the back door was open ???? I asked
the investigating officer why someone would do that and his ( shocking )
reply to me was 'because he was still inside when you entered the
apartment'. ) Cause for thought.
You have insurance to cover personal posessions. You have a small
deductible to pay. Walk away. Call the cops. They'll get there when they
figure the danger has passed. ( They have families to go home to also. )
Be prepared to protect your family, don't legislate it to someone else.
They have their own family to consider first.
Robert D.
-----Original Message-----
From Toby Atwater <Toby at intri-plex.com>
To: Spridgets@Autox. Team. Net (E-mail) <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: July 12, 2000 7:20 PM
Subject: RE: Guns (NO LBC)
>In all seriousness, I would prefer to be dead rather than increase the
>chances of my loved ones being shot by me or somebody else that has access
>to a weapon in my home by mistake. Also emotions are pretty powerful
>stuff... thoughts get confused... logic doesn't make sense...etc. why even
>increase the chances (no matter how remote) of an accident happening when
>life or death may result.
>
>I know some of you will then argue that we face life\death results every
>time we start our LBCs and drive off. True, but owning a LBC, you should
>know there are risks involved and I hope most of you do know that. Some gun
>owners refuse to believe that risks are involved by owning a gun. Now my
big
>question to you math people. Statistically, is owning a gun, or owning a
LBC
>more dangerous to you and your loved-one's health? And those who own
both...
>you guys are goners :P
>
>The only personal experience I have is when a burglar broke into our house
>in Los Angeles. We woke up, he took off with an old camcorder and all was
>well. So what we lost a piece of electronic junk. Ya, he was a jerk... did
>he deserve to die? No.
>
>
>Toby
>69 Sprite
>x2?
>
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