Originally Posted by tstew
I was genuinely asking out of curiousity. I personally don't have a problem with the article I read. I'm curious as to how many of the average Americans this ban would affect both negatively and positively (as in who might be safer without assault weapons and ammunition being on the streets). I'm honestly wondering if anybody has a problem with this specifically or whether it is the "slippery slope" that they are afraid of...kind of a "greasy gun-control" effect.
The only people gun control laws affect negatively are the law abiding citizens.
The guns used by your average "insert criminal type here" will be obtained through illegal channels any time a gun control measure thwarts their efforts to get the guns they need.
There aren't any criminals out there that go into another line of business because they can no longer obtain their weapon of choice through proper and legal channels.
Do you own any of the assault type weapons or ammunition they're talking about?
I have no "assault" weapons. But I DO carry, even in the church. It's concealed, so it's legal and I do have a license and also allow concealed carry in our building and during church.
I would shoot no one unless it was to protect a life and would expect everyone else to do the same.
Between my son and I, we have an arsenal. However, we neither own nor possess any illegal firearms or ammo. However, I will continue to posses whatever firearms we have no matter what laws are passed. Call me radical if you want but I am a VERY peaceful man!
Come against my family and that will change instantly!
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"Those who go after the "Sauls" among us often slay the Davids among us." Gene Edwards
I've been fortunate. God has protected us so far. I was going to buy a gun once and the Lord impressed upon my heart that the moment I bought that gun my family's safety was entirely in my hands. So I didn't buy it. I then read what David K. Bernard had to say about this sort of thing. I'm just old time...I don't think Christians need guns for protection, we have the Lord. If I can't trust him with my family's safety, who can I trust? Hunting, I can understand.
Tell that to the pastors who have been shot in their churches/sanctuaries. I do because I can, am licensed to do so and it's my choice. I pray that I would NEVER have to harm someone even to protect another. But just in case, I'm ready should the Lord choose me to protect a life.
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"Those who go after the "Sauls" among us often slay the Davids among us." Gene Edwards
I have no "assault" weapons. But I DO carry, even in the church. It's concealed, so it's legal and I do have a license and also allow concealed carry in our building and during church.
I would shoot no one unless it was to protect a life and would expect everyone else to do the same.
Between my son and I, we have an arsenal. However, we neither own nor possess any illegal firearms or ammo. However, I will continue to posses whatever firearms we have no matter what laws are passed. Call me radical if you want but I am a VERY peaceful man!
Come against my family and that will change instantly!
I have no "assault" weapons. But I DO carry, even in the church. It's concealed, so it's legal and I do have a license and also allow concealed carry in our building and during church.
I would shoot no one unless it was to protect a life and would expect everyone else to do the same.
MOW,
I was looking into purchasing a handgun last year. I'm very comfortable with a rifle. I view it as a tool for hunting and general protection around the home from poisonous snakes, strange animals, etc.
However, a handgun represents, for me, a human protection from other human beings. Having said that, my husband posed the question - in the most serious tone I have ever heard from him - "I need you to stop and think, seriously, whether you could hold that gun in your hand, point it at a human being and shoot them if you had to. You have to think about that before I will purchase a handgun. If you can't say yes, then you don't have any business with a handgun."
It was a very sobering reality. Therefore, for someone like me, if I were to purchase a handgun, I would want to take a class in order to feel comfortable with it. I honesty have to say, that I have a healthy fear of handguns. He bought me a 16-gauge instead.
You have a dangerous profile. If you hint at even part of your position, you can be profiled and stopped.
It would depend on who is doing the profiling.
In my profiling of your posts you are a very dangerous individual and the reason the prudent stay anonymous.
People who think along these lines would turn on their best of friends and turn them in to the government at the drop of a hat.
There is nothing dangerous or illegal about what MOW has had to say and it is an awakening to see your reaction to his honest, legal and above board statement.
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