Mr Craik,
In all of the "what ifs" that I have provided, I hope you do understand that I do not want/wish/hope that any of them happen to anyone...including you and your family.
BTW,... Protection against whatever also includes animals. My ex-business partner could have used some protection...he was attacked by two full grown rottweilers....138 stitches later.
But sadly evil is out there as evident by the violent crimes that are committed by a segment of society. I abide by strict safety rules and practices,... That's how I was brought up, I've around guns my whole life.
(Hope you're sitting down for this part...my dad was a certified firearms instructor/gunsmith/ffl so.....). The first time I shot a gun, a real gun (.22lr single shot), I was 3.5 years old. Before we shot, he went over safety and safety and safety. Sitting in my dad's lap, with his arms on each side of me to prevent any problems. He put out jugs of water and demonstrated with a very visual experience what happens when hit with just a little bullet. With it pointed down range, he loaded it for me, reminding me to keep finger off of the trigger and out of the trigger guard until I had the target in the sights. And seeing those jugs explode will make a lasting impression.. growing up with that kind of dad was freakin cool. While neighborhood friends got bb guns and didn't know the first thing about safety, we were not allowed bb guns. Too many people consider them as toys. Instead we got real guns, and got to go to the shooting range and hunting. Um, I'll take a shotgun or rifle over a bb gun, thanks. We were around guns all the time and knew more and exercised better safety than a lot of adults. And still do... Forty years later... I have not been involved in any carelessness accidents. There are people I hunt with and I therefore trust them with my life. There are people that I know that are fun to hang around but you couldn't pay me enough money to consider hunting with them. And we know that, unlike golf there are no mulligans with firearms.
Sorry, I take my right and therefore my responsibilities with firearms very seriously. And I get quite perturbed when someone who doesn't know me from Adam, makes inaccurate statements about what I say or do. One of the arguments about rights and responsibilities is on the 1st amendment and how we can not yell, "fire" in a crowded theater, unless there is a fire. Very true, but I will point out that the also do not gag us before we enter the theater.
Half (only half just to be polite) reality shows like swamp people or American guns or sons of guns are a joke and is scripted tv to get ratings. Sorry but reality tv, isn't reality. Those shows purposely show gun owners not in the best light. Kind of like when the networks air a special about how the housing market blew up and sank fast.... Blaming realtors, bankers, and appraisers... But never mention the greedy home buyers who knew they couldn't afford the house, but gave in to temptation.
Ok enough, time to get stuff together so I can hopefully knock some ducks and geese down tomorrow... And if you travel by airplane, I'm doing this for your safety... The plane that crashed in the Hudson river, crashed because it flew through a flock of geese which knocked out its engines. So if things go well, there will be less waterfowl to bring down your plane... And more tasty treats in my freezer.
Mr Pete, sorry that you opened a can of worms?? Cheers gents.
