OK, then limit the sale of guns to COMPETENT and TRAINED citizens, such as yourself.
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For example, someone breaks into your house but isn't armed. You > > point a > > gun at him and he wrestles it away and shoots you. Were you really > > "safer" > > because of the gun? > > No one should ever try to use a dangerous tool without > at least a minimal amount of training. Cars, chainsaws, > guns, whatever. (Knives and screwdrivers are my most- > dangerous tools, at least based on their safety records.) > > For a gun, besides the basic safety rules which apply so's > not to cause harm while handling it in a non-threatening > situation, in a threat situation never let a threat get close > enough to you that they could grab it before you could shoot > them. Shoot them first, or back up rapidly so that you are > in control of the situation. Most of what you see in movies > is wrong. > > Y'ever see those movies where the bad guy talks his way > close enough to the trepidatious gun-holder and then takes it? > That _should_ be a bad guy full of holes. One also requires > the will to act as the threat requires. If you don't have > that will, you probably won't find the tool to be of much use, > and could perhaps find it indeed turned against you. > > If you've had any training at all, and have a brain bigger > than a squirrel, a gun is not dangerous to you or yours so > long as you are the one holding it. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
