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

Nosy Bee-54 said:
That would be me too. :ROFLMAO: I recall there was a NY Giants football player who went into a bar with a gun concealed in his pants waist or pocket. While sitting at the bar, it accidentally discharged. Poor guy ended up at the hospital having to explain how he got a gunshot wound in one of his legs. I could see myself doing something like that since I know absolutely nothing about guns.:)
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The first time I drove a car, I was terrified.
 

I'm a Canadian so why would I need a gun? When I travel and come to Canadian customs, they always ask me, "Do you have any weapons?" I just smile because I know the custom person has me confused with American tourists. I have just traveled over 10,000 km in 4 provinces, The Yukon and Alaska. All the folks I met were nice and friendly so why would I need to defend myself? Even those guys on big motorcycles seem a lot nicer than some dirty truckers that I have seen speeding on the highway. I suppose it's rather nice to travel without fear. Does that make me FEARLESS?
 
Don M. said:
Armadillo's are covered with a virus which causes Leprosy. Picking one up can be a "death sentence". A few years ago, a neighbors dog was "playing" with one, and after the neighbor "petted" his dog, he got infected with Leprosy. He had to have the dog "put down" and spent months recovering, and still has to take a bunch of drugs to combat the damage it did.

If I kill one, I pick it up with a big pair of pliers, toss it into my burn pit, cover it with dead branches and diesel fuel, and Cremate it....then sanitize the pliers with bleach.
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Um Leprosy is curable. No longer a death sentence.
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
We don't have a gun.
I really don't understand the concept of having a gun in the home for protection.
Both of my kids have a gun which is unloaded, and in a safe in some obscure area of the house.
So when the burglar comes into your home do you kindly ask him to wait while you go to the safe, fiddle with the combination ,load the gun and then find the guy and shoot him?
I'm pretty sure I would have better results with a baseball bat or frying pan.
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Exactly Ruth! That's the way I see it too, especially when the gun(s) have to be locked up for safety when there are children in the house.
 
I always fall back on the wisdom of our (the wife and I) two active FBI Agent married couple friends along with my big city Police Commander buddy, who all 3 when I asked them about the wife carrying a .38 Caliber hammerless Lady Smith revolver with her when out and about, pretty much said, and this was after I told them she would not have a legal carry permit:

The Fed agents' answers were:

"If she ever needs it, and is not carrying it, well...hindsight is always 20/20."

Police Commander buddy said to her:

"It is better to be judged by 12 of your peers, then to be carried by 6 of your friends. Carry it and use it if it comes to that and worry about legalities later, while you are still breathing."

She wasn't gonna be out robbing liquor stores. So she started carrying it in her little red 450 SL---I trained her long and hard on it's use, and she was well versed in shooting, loading, and unloading even in very low light.
 
I live in an area where I've never worried about a home invasion. It's not a ritzy or upper class neighborhood — just solid middle class with modest homes. We barely had any fireworks explosions (compared to my old neighborhood).

But if I did worry about crime and violence, I would definitely own a gun, and I wouldn't have a problem with having to undergo a thorough background check and registration, or having to obtain a permit.

I don't understand why any honest person who isn't a risk to society would have a problem with a background check and registration. It seems to me they are afraid of our government more than anything, and that paranoia is from watching cable news and reading about crazy conspiracy theories... well, mainly from watching cable news and looking at social media headlines.

Maybe people should be given a test to determine their grip on reality and their grasp of simple concepts. I would guess that a lot of people who are passionate about gun ownership would fail such a test.
 
SeniorBen said:
I live in an area where I've never worried about a home invasion. It's not a ritzy or upper class neighborhood — just solid middle class with modest homes. We barely had any fireworks explosions (compared to my old neighborhood).

But if I did worry about crime and violence, I would definitely own a gun, and I wouldn't have a problem with having to undergo a thorough background check and registration, or having to obtain a permit.

I don't understand why any honest person who isn't a risk to society would have a problem with a background check and registration. It seems to me they are afraid of our government more than anything, and that paranoia is from watching cable news and reading about crazy conspiracy theories... well, mainly from watching cable news and looking at social media headlines.

Maybe people should be given a test to determine their grip on reality and their grasp of simple concepts. I would guess that a lot of people who are passionate about gun ownership would fail such a test.
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I would guess someone who makes such a blanket statement based on pure ignorance would fail any test.
 
Do you keep a gun in your residence ?

I don't live alone but to me that's kinda like asking Colonel Sanders if his chicken is finger lickin' good......Yes !
 
Buckeye said:
I live in Central Florida, near enough to Disney that I keep a hand gun in the house in case some crazed Canadian tries to break in. It's a real problem down here. I think it's the sunshine.
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No, it's not the sunshine as there is plenty of sun in the Okanagan and south Alberta. In Florida, I think it's the humidity and the mosquitos in the swampy area that are driving your tourists to excessive crime.
 
My grandad took me dove hunting when I was a child. He gave me a 22 to shoot them with. I never did hit a flying dove with a 22 but I would have to assume it improved my aim. In high school our assignment for science lab was to go out and shoot a rabbit and bring it in to dissect. I brought the one I got. My boyfriend wasn't able to hit one. If you grew up around guns they are simply a tool. We were trained and drilled on their use and safety from the time we were children. Now I live alone in the middle of nowhere with psychos across the road. I cannot imagine living here without a gun. I keep two loaded and within easy reach. When great grandchildren come the guns are unloaded an put up.
 
Not to offend Debra, but using a .22 on flying game is a neat trick if you can hit 'em...but it is also very dangerous since a bullet goes a long ways in flight, and can be mighty worrisome for objects and people out of the shooters sight down range. Unless of course the rounds you were using were loaded with snake shot? I have shot doves flying low over my head with a .22 snake shot load. They would come to my pond in the evening for a drink, then lift off and fly the 200 yards or so to a stand of pines that they roosted in. They had little watches it seemed, since they would arrive right on time every evening.

Where you at? Sounds like where I am located. Not many humans out here, and when it comes to "psychos" one only must, at the very least, exhibit equally psychotic behaviour to keep them wanting to steer clear of "the crazy down the road."

I could share tips with you but some folks here may not appreciate what works for me in keeping psychos at bay and away.
 
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No guns here. The wife and I took care to move to a place where guns are not needed. Such places exist, but they are getting increasingly hard to find. Something to keep in mind. One night my dad, in retirement, encountered a burglar in the house. Dad had a bead on him as he climbed out a window. A cop advised him that it was a good thing he didn’t pull the trigger. So, shoot if you must, but not in the back.
 
Buckeye said:
I live in Central Florida, near enough to Disney that I keep a hand gun in the house in case some crazed Canadian tries to break in. It's a real problem down here. I think it's the sunshine.
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?? I live close (about 1 hour away) from there...I know nothing about crazed Canadians...:oops: Now I wonder... what did you mean by that..I have loved all the Canadians I have met..
 
Ziovincenzo1949 said:
Not to offend Debra, but using a .22 on flying game is a neat trick if you can hit 'em...but it is also very dangerous since a bullet goes a long ways in flight, and can be mighty worrisome for objects and people out of the shooters sight down range. Unless of course the rounds you were using were loaded with snake shot? I have shot doves flying low over my head with a .22 snake shot load. They would come to my pond in the evening for a drink, then lift off and fly the 200 yards or so to a stand of pines that they rooster in. They had little watches it seemed, since they would arrive right on time every evening.

Where you at? Sounds like where I am located. Not many humans out here, and when it comes to "psychos" one only must, at the very least, exhibit equally psychotic behaviour to keep them wanting to steer clear of "the crazy down the road."

I could share tips with you but some folks here may not appreciate what works for me in keeping psychos at bay and away.
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Yeah, that was my point about the 22. I am way, way out and can do crazy old lady if I have to.
 
Ziovincenzo1949 said:
Not to offend Debra, but using a .22 on flying game is a neat trick if you can hit 'em...but it is also very dangerous since a bullet goes a long ways in flight, and can be mighty worrisome for objects and people out of the shooters sight down range. Unless of course the rounds you were using were loaded with snake shot? I have shot doves flying low over my head with a .22 snake shot load. They would come to my pond in the evening for a drink, then lift off and fly the 200 yards or so to a stand of pines that they roosted in. They had little watches it seemed, since they would arrive right on time every evening.

Where you at? Sounds like where I am located. Not many humans out here, and when it comes to "psychos" one only must, at the very least, exhibit equally psychotic behaviour to keep them wanting to steer clear of "the crazy down the road."

I could share tips with you but some folks here may not appreciate what works for me in keeping psychos at bay and away.
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You both may be wrong! The 22 rifle has a bullet that if filled with a very small type of shot, that looks like sand if you poor it out. It is designed for bird hunting with a 22 cal rifle. I used them in the Boy Scouts when we were leaning to shoot at birds. They would work well on dove!
 
Timewise 60+ said:
You both may be wrong! The 22 rifle has a bullet that if filled with a very small type of shot, that looks like sand if you poor it out. It is designed for bird hunting with a 22 cal rifle. I used them in the Boy Scouts when we were leaning to shoot at birds. They would work well on dove!
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Wrong? Read my post again and you will note that I said .22 Cal. Snake Shot WILL Bring down a dove. Works best up close and personal because it is very small and light shot.

Although, with the years my desire to shoot doves and every other creature with any type projectile has gone to the wayside. If times ever get tough enough I would not have a 2nd thought about killing animals to eat, but barring that coming to pass, I shall leave them be.
 
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