jt59
Regular Member
It reminds me of a sign I saw on a commercial that says
"Attention Criminals! We believe in gun control. We own NO firearms."
Although, jt59, I agree that I love to have friends with different viewpoints; I really don't like when people criminalize or shun me when I use a firearm as a means of defending my life and my family. Some friends I just can't bring up the topic without that "look." It truly is a phobia or a hatred for self dependence. OR... they just don't want to admit that the worst can happen to them.
Joe~
+1
Thing is, I dont' think their reaction is about you...I think when people react this way, generally, they are doing some self analysis, and realizing they are short of the mark.
...and if it is, then.....ok, probly' shouldn't hang with me too much....
I made a list the other day....I have personally had/been:
BG in my downstairs living room with me,wifey and my kids upstairs in a good 'hood.
Had my bag stolen out from under my feet at an airport bar....(ok, we'd been there a while)
Had my vehicles vandalized in a well to do neighborhood by thugs in my driveway....8 tires
Had another vehicle vandalized twice, Screwdriver entry and ransacked in a nice area of U.P.
Advised by LEO that a "walk away" from a prison farm was in the vicinity of our home and to be "prepared" because he was dangerous and armed. (I said what should I do if he comes to the house...the sheriff said "shoot him through the door and call me" ...here's my card) YIKES!
Saw a women being savagely beaten by a drunk boyfriend and stepped in
Ran two adult teens out of my Gargage in UP looking to steal whatever...
I asked a friend of mine today (non-gun owner) if he'd ever been victim of a crime.....No, not really, he says (age 64).
He has no frame of reference to reality to debate this too much......so I take what he says about it and his opinon of my reality checks with a grain of salt.
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