You live alone ? Do you keep a gun in your residence ?

Timewise 60+ said:
Because it encourages people not to come into our homes without an invitation...!
Click to expand...
Over here in the uk…if you have a gun , you can’t use it anyway….
because if you harm someone….you with the gun will go to prison, not the person, who has burgled your house, beat you up, or tried to rape you…..
 

charry said:
Over here in the uk…if you have a gun , you can’t use it anyway….
because if you harm someone….you with the gun will go to prison, not the person, who has burgled your house, beat you up, or tried to rape you…..
Click to expand...
I am sorry that is the way in the United Kingdom. Most Americans in my generation love the British because many of us had parents or grandparents that passed thru England on their way to fight in Europe. Everyone I have talked to indicated the English people treated them very well during there brief time in England. My Dad was only 19 when he came through, he was homesick and afraid, but his time in England helped him.

God save the Queen...we all love her too! She is such a strong women...
 
Timewise 60+ said:
I am sorry that is the way in the United Kingdom. Most Americans in my generation love the British because many of us had parents or grandparents that passed thru England on their way to fight in Europe. Everyone I have talked to indicated the English people treated them very well during there brief time in England. My Dad was only 19 when he came through, he was homesick and afraid, but his time in England helped him.

God save the Queen...we all love her too! She is such a strong women...
Click to expand...
Yes England is an ok place to live, and the queen has done a wonderful job of reigning but our standards are strange compared to other countries….
 

Ha, ha! This must be an April Fool's joke or maybe your just kidding. I live in Canada and no, I don't have a gun and I don't need a gun. Lucky me! I don't want to rain on your parade but I am glad I don't live where you do. Sounds like "Gunsmoke" country where everyone is armed. Sorry and good luck, "I hope they don't get you".
 
charry said:
Time wise…………this is what I’m talking about ………….

Anthony Edward Martin (born 16 December 1944) is a farmer from Norfolk, England, who shot a burglar dead in his home in August 1999. There was much sympathy for Martin and enthusiastic support for the right to defend one's own home. Was put into prison for 5 yrs ……


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-49355814
Click to expand...
If you read the news article from the time...........He shot two people who had broken into a building where he stored antiques, WHILE they were climbing OUT of a window, to escape. He shot them both...In the back. He was convicted, but in a later appeal , he was judged to have a " persecution complex " and his sentence was reduced to three years. Read the link that was provided, and come to your own conclusions. JimB.
 
jimintoronto said:
If you read the news article from the time...........He shot two people who had broken into a building where he stored antiques, WHILE they were climbing OUT of a window, to escape. He shot them both...In the back. He was convicted, but in a later appeal , he was judged to have a " persecution complex " and his sentence was reduced to three years. Read the link that was provided, and come to your own conclusions. JimB.
Click to expand...
I still think it was wrong , it was his home….and he just wanted to protect himself..
I would do the same ……
 
charry said:
I still think it was wrong , it was his home….and he just wanted to protect himself..
I would do the same ……
Click to expand...
Me too. He was, by all accounts I have read, a quiet man who lived alone in a remote farmhouse. His property had been targeted by thieves on multiple occasions. Tony Martin did have an unlicensed gun and it is, of course, tragic that a young lad died but, I think what he did was understandable.
 
SeniorBen said:
That's what I was thinking but I didn't want to come across as a racist. 🤣
Click to expand...
Sacramento has gangs of many colors; The Bahalana, Beast Mobb, the Insane Viet Boys (IVBees), the Lemon Hill Posse, Menace Of Destruction, Oriental Boys, Wah Ching East (WCE), Sac Town Bad Boys, Tiny Little Rascalz (TLR) and it's break-off gang, the TRG (Tiny Rascals Gang), Viet Pride Gangsters, Meadowview Bloods (in my area), Asian Brotherhood, Barrio Pachuco Nortenos, Blacc Boy Crip, the Flats, Southside Gang, and the West Enders (also in my area).

That's not even half of them, which is why the investigation is so challenging.
 
I don't live alone.
I will never live alone if I have any say.
A dog if no people.
As for a gun...I would never have one in my house.
Although, when I was a kid, my oldest brother had a shotgun but now that he is dead (not by the shotgun), I can't ask him why he had one.
 
Murrmurr said:
Sacramento has gangs of many colors; The Bahalana, Beast Mobb, the Insane Viet Boys (IVBees), the Lemon Hill Posse, Menace Of Destruction, Oriental Boys, Wah Ching East (WCE), Sac Town Bad Boys, Tiny Little Rascalz (TLR) and it's break-off gang, the TRG (Tiny Rascals Gang), Viet Pride Gangsters, Meadowview Bloods (in my area), Asian Brotherhood, Barrio Pachuco Nortenos, Blacc Boy Crip, the Flats, Southside Gang, and the West Enders (also in my area).

That's not even half of them, which is why the investigation is so challenging.
Click to expand...
That's a shame. Perhaps the National Guard needs to patrol the streets in Sacramento to get these gangs under control and give these kids a chance in life. They're growing up around gangs and violence and are put down if they try to do well in school. In their culture, there's a strong stigma against trying to make it the traditional way — through education and hard work, so it just reinforces the violence and crime. I'd be willing to bet that the honest people in Sacramento would welcome the National Guard or a heavy police presence with open arms if it made their neighborhoods safe and allowed their children to receive a good education.
 
I have an unloaded .22 revolver under my bed in its box with some 22LR bullets. I have not fired, cleaned or oiled it in over 15 years so it would probably blow up in my face if I used it. I have a home security system and cameras at exit doors plus a yappy little dog that has extremely good hearing so I feel safe enough.
 
Don M. said:
I own several firearms...mostly just locked up in a safe in the basement. I used to like to hunt, but now the only time I do any shooting is perhaps once a year I put a couple of rounds through each, clean them, and put them back in the safe. When we lived in the city, I kept a couple in the house, just in case, but now, living in this rural, crime free area, I no longer feel the "need". I do keep a nice .22 rifle in the closet, and in the Summertime, I often "eliminate" a couple of Armadillo's if/when they appear in the yard.
Click to expand...
Do you really have to do that? They have a right to live just like you.
 
Murrmurr said:
Sacramento has gangs of many colors; The Bahalana, Beast Mobb, the Insane Viet Boys (IVBees), the Lemon Hill Posse, Menace Of Destruction, Oriental Boys, Wah Ching East (WCE), Sac Town Bad Boys, Tiny Little Rascalz (TLR) and it's break-off gang, the TRG (Tiny Rascals Gang), Viet Pride Gangsters, Meadowview Bloods (in my area), Asian Brotherhood, Barrio Pachuco Nortenos, Blacc Boy Crip, the Flats, Southside Gang, and the West Enders (also in my area).

That's not even half of them, which is why the investigation is so challenging.
Click to expand...
Yup, and you can bet that these thugs will Never cooperate in any police investigation. California has the largest Latino population in the U.S. and I can see the day coming when it changes its name to Mexifornia.

Years ago, the Crips and Bloods were the dominant gangs in California. Now the Latino gangs have largely eliminated those groups, and taken over as the "supreme" authorities in that region.
 
Last edited:
Once upon a time my mom ( may she RIP) owned a gun for years. One particular night, (we were all grown out on our own) but my younger brother lived with her. He came home late one night and she was not aware it was him and she shot at him. 'Thank God he was not injured. From that point on, I knew I did not want to own a gun. I think she got rid of it after that occurred. Guns don't kill people, people that own guns kill people.
 
I have guns and ammunition. a pistol, shotguns, rifles, compound hunting bow and arrows. a manchette, Bowie knifes, skinning knifes. all types of pockets and sheath knifes a big steel pipe. rock picks. hammers. a long-broken axe handle. cans of mace and bear spray. cans of wasp and hornet spray killer. I only hunt and protect for myself, if I see someone who does not want guns on their property, and if they are being robed or assaulted, they are on their own and I will not try to help them.
 
Ladybj said:
Once upon a time my mom ( may she RIP) owned a gun for years. One particular night, (we were all grown out on our own) but my younger brother lived with her. He came home late one night and she was not aware it was him and she shot at him. 'Thank God he was not injured. From that point on, I knew I did not want to own a gun. I think she got rid of it after that occurred. Guns don't kill people, people that own guns kill people.
Click to expand...
Uh, sorry......but no.
"Be aware of your target & identify it before shooting." Humans can't see in the dark; that's why flashlights were made.
Guns don't kill people.
Fools with guns kill people.
 
SeniorBen said:
That's a shame. Perhaps the National Guard needs to patrol the streets in Sacramento to get these gangs under control and give these kids a chance in life. They're growing up around gangs and violence and are put down if they try to do well in school. In their culture, there's a strong stigma against trying to make it the traditional way — through education and hard work, so it just reinforces the violence and crime. I'd be willing to bet that the honest people in Sacramento would welcome the National Guard or a heavy police presence with open arms if it made their neighborhoods safe and allowed their children to receive a good education.
Click to expand...
A heavier police presence, yes, in certain areas. Many good people have simply moved away.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top