Do You Believe in Guns?

[desert-rat]

Yes I do believe in guns . I own some , and have fired some .  I also believe in personal responably .  I also believe in a  God , we have a soul ,and an after life .  On UFO s and big foot , I am on the fence .  UFOs and big foot are worthy of a post of their own . 

[tides2dust]

I fully support it. I was just thinking I'd like a tactical firearm should I ever find my self in an unfortunate situation requiring quick action. Not only would I like a firearm but I will eventually try to learn some jiu-jitsu too. I live in the city and though my suburban neighborhood is mostly off the radar, I am walking distance from high crime and violence. I believe prayer and meditation are helping. These desires are in alignment with my other desires towards independence and being a better family-member/provider. Being city born I don't know how well I'd fare after an EMP attack, or the collapse of society. I can only offer kindness and a willingness to learn. All in all, I enjoy some modernity but am equally disgusted by other aspects of it.

I prefer non-violence and save the cockroaches if I can help it. More than anything, I see it as self-defense and self-reliance. All things a responsible individual can hope to learn. When I sold motorcycles, I was surprised to find every salesman was strapped. No one advertised, except one day I saw one of the salesman get into it with a belligerent customer. This salesman has a heart of gold. He ended up walking away from the rude customer. No one knew this but the majority of salespeople where I worked were ex-cops or military. When I talked to the salesman about the behavior of the demented customer we somehow got into the discussion of violence and guns. That's when he revealed to me that each co-worker had their own firearm attached to their hip. To my surprise, even the old and gentle black woman raised her shirt to acknowledge she too owned a pistol. Their level of restraint is something you don't hear about in the news.

Decent people don't advertise, and rarely use their firearm. It is a weapon of war, and that is something I respect. Hunting has turned into sport but in reality is survival. AR-15's should be reserved for defending ones community against tyranny. God Bless Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. God Bless those who have rebelled against injustice to bring about a standardization of what should be self-evident truths.