Gun Control: Keeping Them In Normal People’s Hands!
By Pete on Jul 1, 2009 in Featured, Home & Real Estate, Life & Health, Personal Stories, Uncategorized
I hate to be a d@#k about things, but if a thief ever breaks into my house while I’m home their (you know what) will be grass — period!
Do you know why? Well, it’s because I have a right, just like every other American does, to own a handgun and to keep it in my house to protect my family when this kind of greedy nonsense goes down! Does this make me a gun nut (a really stupid term that the far-too-left liberals have been throwing around like candy for at least a couple of decades now)? No … actually it doesn’t! Does it mean that I believe in regular citizens owning an Uzi or AK-47? Hells no (that’s way too much gun for most people)!
You see, I don’t think this is what our founding fathers had in mind when they sat around the tavern table discussing our future right to bear arms! However, I can pretty much guarantee that they didn’t talk about low-life drug dealers (or anyone else who has had a cameo appearance on Cops [bad boy, bay boys … whatcha’ gonna do?]) or crazy a-holes who like to run into schools and reenact some phony bulls@#t they just saw in a cowboy shoot-em-up! This is not what gun-ownership is all about people, and its jag-offs like these type of idiots who are giving us regular gun owners a bad rap!
So for those who have never held a cold steel, protector-of-life in their hands, let me tell you what you need to do before this will ever happen …
Check out your local law. Guidelines vary from location to location, so check out all your city, state, and national laws to keep you on the side of the right. In most cases, you’ll be required to fill out a bunch of paperwork, so make sure you do this as well to protect yourself legally!
Know what to buy. If you’re looking for something to keep “just in case” then I recommend a revolver. This type of gun is super easy to use, and requires very little gun know-how (great when you’re brain isn’t working that well due to fear) and in the case of a malfunction, all you have to do is pull the trigger again and the cylinder will revolve past the malfunction.
You need some practice. Go to a shooting range and get as much as you can. It’s sad to say, but most people won’t fire that first shot until their house has been broken into, while they’re scared s@#tless in the corner of their dark bedroom. This is dangerous way to protect yourself, because anything can happen: family members can get shot, the gun may jam, and the list goes on.
Talk about gun safety with your kids. Don’t think your “Never go into my closet!” speech is going to work, either … you need to have all of your guns locked up securely, and also introduce your rug-rats to what it’s all about, so they won’t be curious when you’re not around, which as you know is never a good thing.
Work out a game plan. Let them know what to do in case of an emergency break in. Something like “Get under you bed, and hide …” is a nice place to start! You get the idea right? If not, check out some gun safety sites (which are much more detailed than this quick intro). This is gun ownership, in a nutshell!
Obviously, I have generalized the whole scenario, but hopefully you catch my drift (you do, don’t you? If not, don’t buy a gun until you do … seriously!). The real reason for my concern: having a gun in your home, especially if it is not stored properly, can be a significant risk factor for both injury and death. In fact, firearm related injuries are a leading cause of death in children, whether it’s from unintentional injuries, homicide or suicide (remember: kids aren’t as mature as you!). Plus, the media doesn’t help in this matter, making both action and adventure look fun, nor do today’s toymakers with their wide array of kiddie weapons on the market.
It is estimated that half of the homes in the U.S. own a gun! This is why it’s super important to keep in mind that a firearm in the home is much more likely to kill or injure a family member or friend than an intruder, so please take these extra precautionary steps to help keep your family from becoming another statistic. I truly hope that this article helped give you a better idea about what owning a gun really means, and to help separate the media’s “facts” from fiction (note: they’re more on the latter’s side, to be honest with you).
Finally, if you’re not willing to take on these standard responsibilities of gun safety, by all means forget about owning one … this might not be right for you! Call 911 when “IT” happens instead!
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On Jul 2, 2009, Little Steve said:
Good stuff as far as it goes and I agree with you on all of your gun ownership advice (except in most states there is virtually no paperwork — if I buy from a non-dealer in Colorado I don’t fill out a single form), but why be against semi-automatic rifles like the civilian version of the AK47? They are used in only 3% or so of crimes, aren’t significantly more powerful than other weapons (who would you fear most — a madman entering a school with an AK47 or a madman entering a school with a pump shotgun?) and are commonly used in sport shooting. While some might say even 3% is too much, it’s not as though those criminals wouldn’t have gotten another type of weapon if an AK hadn’t been available.
And they are not “too much” gun. Both AK’s and AR’s are made to be low recoil weapons, which is one reason they fire a relatively weak found. Either can be easily fired by a person of any stature with little training — which is how they were designed to work.
On Jul 2, 2009, Iggy said:
I have to agree with Little Steve. I’m pretty sure the forefathers would balk at controlling rifles of any type given that in those times Privateers were running around the seven seas and all. They probably weren’t worried about the petty crook as much as they were worried about the organized and trained armies of tyrannical regimes. Those sorts of people tend to have rather large weapon caches and they know how to use them.