hardballer wrote:
I disagree. A single mom with her two year old in her arms crouched next to her bed without a gun is at the mercy of a BG. The same scenario, Gun in her hand. . . I think she is safer.
Out on the street, you are chased to a place of hiding, you have no weapon, they pull you out and beat the livin' sh-- out of you or worse.
The same scenario, you have a gun, you can't hit the broad side of a barn but just the sight of the gun chases the BGs off.
I think you are safer with the gun.
One of my favorite sayings: "God made man, they say, Sam Colt made em' equal, more or less."
I would like to agree, but if a person that is unwilling to take the life of a bad guy, has a gun, he/she will be lucky to live past the theft of said gun. I do not know enough about this gun theft, but I am under the impression that the BG had to help with the removal of the holster... In this case (again I don't have all the info), the BG would have had to kill me as far as I see it. The vic in this case is a very lucky person. I would have thought the BG would have used his new gun for the first time that day. Again, I don't think any of us have all the needed info to be sure of much in this case. Hell, for all I know, the BG was an EX-friend...
If you will not use it (when you need it), please leave it at home. It is for your and my own good. To carry a gun on your hip is not just some simple action. It is a choice that one should give a lot of thought to. If needed, you might be put in a position that requires you to take the life of a person. If you can not handle that, leave your gun at home. Understand, today I have one more gun on the streets near my home. It does not make me happy...
I shop at the Pick n Save right next to the location that this theft happened. I carry about 95% of the time. I hope to God this kind of thing never happens to me. I would hate to spend the time in jail waiting for my court date...
Two in the center mass...
Aaron