05-05-2012, 07:43 PM
I pointed out my familiarity with guns to counter the inevitable argument that I'm afraid of them. I'm not; I'm just very, very, comfortable with living here a long time without the need to have one around.
People talk about freedom without discussing responsibility. I'm sure that the gun advocates posting here are mostly safe and careful with their weapons. The problem I have is that with gun proliferation comes a larger number of folks that are for a lack of a better phrase; Idiots with guns. Is it locked? Serviced? Is a thief going to take it from them? Are they going to panic one night and shoot uncle Kimo who got drunk and tried to open the wrong garage door? Is their kid going to get hold of it and bring it to school?
I'm perfectly happy with the serenity of not needing one to feel safe. If I felt the need to arm myself, the stress associated with such a lifestyle change would take years off my life.
Forget the criminals; I'm just not that afraid. Let's work to keep our idiots unarmed.
People talk about freedom without discussing responsibility. I'm sure that the gun advocates posting here are mostly safe and careful with their weapons. The problem I have is that with gun proliferation comes a larger number of folks that are for a lack of a better phrase; Idiots with guns. Is it locked? Serviced? Is a thief going to take it from them? Are they going to panic one night and shoot uncle Kimo who got drunk and tried to open the wrong garage door? Is their kid going to get hold of it and bring it to school?
I'm perfectly happy with the serenity of not needing one to feel safe. If I felt the need to arm myself, the stress associated with such a lifestyle change would take years off my life.
Forget the criminals; I'm just not that afraid. Let's work to keep our idiots unarmed.