Any EDC CCW'ers?
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Sums it up nicely, here’s a non-pdf:
As to the truncheon lady-my guess would be her visit was to New England
At one time I had one of the largest model 29/ Pre model 29 collections in existence. Long story short. I sold most of them and gave the money to single mothers who didn't have two pennies to rub together.The guns just sat in crates in an upstairs closet
Damn right, and my license is a little document called the United States Constitution.
Sounds like a bit of newbie box checking and totally understandable. I was definitely excited when I picked up my first handgun, and have always been a bit of a gun guy, so to speak, but it was sober reality in short order when simply shooting vs. considering self-defense aspects started to become part of the equation. Making absolute judgments as a novice about appendix carry is something you may want to reconsider. There are some skills you may want to make sure you have before you go that route, and maybe carry with an alternative or two and acquire a lot of experience carrying and handling before making that decision.
I'm glad I don't have any tales, so to speak.
I was lucky to have a friend in law enforcement who is a qualified instructor and went straight to him before fiddling with my first pistol (and I've handled other firearms for ages), same with my girls (out of HS) and wife, who were interested. All have handled shotguns and rimfire rifles over the years. Hopefully you have access to and will avail yourself of some good instruction - books are great but no substitute for hands on instruction, IMO, when it comes to handguns.
Do what you think best to secure. I had shotguns and rifles in the house the whole time my girls grew up but I admit handguns didn't appear until they were pretty much grown - didn't have any interest in carrying back then, had home defense covered, and just didn't think I wanted handguns in the house, which seems odd in hindsight, but there you are.
You've chosen a good firearm and I owned a Gen 5 19, but no longer do - Glocks just aren't for me, millions swear by them.
if you choose to carry IMO it is a lifestyle and requires real dedication and practice and training, but that's just me.
You haven't commented since your first post, maybe provide an update on how things have gone and your experiences so far?
I live in an older suburb; small lots, houses fairly close. My home defense weapon is a 12 gauge shotgun loaded with magnum 4s. Paul Harrel’s videos on the subject (and his “meat target” demonstrations) convinced me that there would be sufficient penetration on a perp at 10’, and likely none on my neighbors 2 to 4 walls away. Conveniently it’s also the weapon I have by far the most experience with (lots of dark mornings in the duck blind). I keep the chamber unloaded for safety, and the sound of a pump action being racked is a universally understood recommendation to GTFO.
The "safety" is the safety for crying out loud!
One of my dead co-workers, killed on stakeout, was told that, practiced it and was killed with his, basically useless unloaded weapon in his hands. His badge and a plaque on the wall at the station stand a memento to his sad choice of tactics. Nothing prevents you from keeping a round in the chamber and, if you can't/won't shoot, simply wanting to try and scare your assailant, jack the round out and another into the chamber. If there is still time, perhaps you might return fire. You should definitely reevaluate your choice of tactics.
You are probably technically correct but he is doing what is comfortable to him.
At least he is armed.
Armed with a club maybe. Certainly ill prepared for a possible gunfight. A firearm is for killing, not scaring. Different strokes I suppose. He simply sounds like one of those many folks who simply shouldn't be armed. Sounds more like the sort who gets their weapon taken away.
But you wont go look at the study?
You do NOT know how statistics are done obviously.
This study was peer reviewed by MANY other researchers, including John Lot, who may know more about firearm statistics than any other human.
Call me out but refuse to do ANY research.....that sir is called ignorance.
If you do not know how studies are done, just leave the conversation alone.
This is one of the problems in this world. People who scoff and insult others even though they are clueless and refuse to enlighten themselves.
The study exists, and has been cited in the SCOTUS twice in the last few months. And it is not a "small" study. It has been cited in dozens of journals and court cases.
Again, if you cannot understand the topic, find another topic you DO understand. Because you clearly have no clue what you're talking about. Nothing you have posted has any factual relevance. Just nonsense you heard on TV. Its just useless to talk to ignorant people.
Here it is.
Ordered by Obama, done by the CDC and many other federal agencies. Cited by hundreds of journals, courts and academia. And the number is 500,000 to 3,000,000.......not 2,500,000. All citations included. NOT a small study. A major study by the US government and crime think tanks and completely destroys what most believed about gun violence.
Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence | Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence | The National Academies Press
Read chapter Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence: In 2010, more than 105,000 people were injured or killed in the Uni...
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I always wash my pistols with water after each shooting, keeps them fresh.
And dont forget... always dry your bullets.
And dont forget... always dry your bullets.
We don’t “all live in fear”. I would live in fear if my fellow law abiding countrymen were disarmed, with nothing more than our pudds in hand and a naive hope that tyranny is extinct.
Im not supporting any country here, I believe we should mind our own business, but.......
Imagine if the Israeli people had the right to bear arms when their country was attacked. In some areas it took 4 days for Israeli forces to help people. By that time many were killed and taken hostage.
Prior to the attack, Israelis could only own firearms if they had a serious need......so most had no firearms. And to carry firearms was nearly impossible for the average citizen.
Would the RTBA have helped? Who knows, they didn't have the chance.
I CAN say this.......if a bunch of enemies parachuted into the USA, they would meet heavy resistance.
What Hamas did is not forgiven by God. I wish this gang of wretched lice of the Devil to be burned to ashes. Prayers for Israel and its people.
Thought it was worth bumping for this...a perfect example of the many stories in which the presence of a firearm prevented any injuries or deaths from occurring.
If the victim in this case did not have a firearm, it would have almost certainly resulted in either injuries or deaths, or both.
If the victim in this case did not have a firearm, it would have almost certainly resulted in either injuries or deaths, or both.
Because when seconds count, help is only minutes away
Depends on how rural you are. Could take 30 minutes to 3 hours in some places.Because when seconds count, help is only minutes away
