Ok, for many months I have scoured the web looking for positive stories related to guns, ones where a victim has successfully used a weapon to defend lives and property. Many people have me pegged as a "rabid fanatic", when actually I am not. I do believe in the Constitution and what it stands for. Here is where I stand on gun control:
We do not need more meaningless laws regarding gun control, the ones we have do not work as it is now. What we do need is CRIMINAL CONTROL. This comes in the form of harsher sentences.
I am in favor of background checks, but not waiting periods.
Gun registration is another government database on you. Adolh Hitler used gun registration to locate and remove all the weapons from the Jewish hands, and then proceeded to slaughter them.
A weapon is a means of defense, it is a means to an end, it should never be brandished in anger, or just to impress someone.
Parents with guns in the house, and who have small children should alway keep the weapon in a safe place, not a nightstand drawer where a tot can gain access to something they don't understand. I own a single gun, a Taurus 9mm, and it stays in a safe right next to the bed, the safe is a 4 button combination safe. I can open it in the dark and access my weapon at anytime. Once a child is older, it is the parents responsibility to educate the child about weapons, and what they can do.
Many of you have pointed out that aa gun is designed to do one thing, KILL, well, this is only partly true. A gun when used properly can act as a deterrant just by being shown. It is when the weapon is misused that it becomes a weapon of destruction. When in the hands of someone who has no regard for life, then it is a weapon of aggression. When used by someone as a defense, the it is a weapon of deterrance.
Now WHY
13 years ago, my girlfriend and I were coming back from a date when we were accosted outside her apartment. The man that grabbed her had a knife to her throat and told us in very explicit terms what he intended to do. At that time I drew my weapon and aimed at his exposed leg, I wounded him, and thus preventing a rape. he was also wanted for several similar crimes around the state.
6 years ago, I was the victim of an attempted car jacking, this time I pulled the weapon, but did not have to fire at all. instaed, I made the perp lay face down in the rain in the middle of December until the police arrived.
While many of my posts have come across harsh and arrogant, I do not wish to come across this way. I am just a firm believer in my right to be able to defend my life, and my family's life.
BTW, here is another story where the PERP loses:
Late last Wednesday night, Lashunda Taylor answered a knock at the door of her apartment on Chicago's south side. The man outside asked to see someone. Taylor refused to grant him entry. She tried to close the door--but the man forced his way in.
Armed with a gun, the man grabbed Taylor by the collar, forced her upstairs, threatened to shoot her, and demanded money and jewelry. Taylor led him to a stash of almost $6,000 in a closet. The money was from a tax refund and family savings. It was to be used as a down payment on a house, a car, and to pay for a birthday party for Taylor's niece, who was also in the home.
The man stuffed the money into his pockets. As he finished, he turned around and was shot. The gunshot came from 46-year-old Charles Daniels, who had been visiting his son in another bedroom of the apartment. Within 10 minutes, the intruder died. He is now food for worms. Police officials believe the shooting was in self-defense.
Now...how would this confrontation have ended if Charles Daniels didn't have that gun? Would he have been able to come to Taylor's aid if he had been required to keep a trigger lock on the gun? Would he and the other occupants have survived if the law required him to store the gun separately from its ammunition? If Charles Daniels hadn't used that gun, would we be reading about just another multiple shooting and home invasion in Chicago?
Ordinary, law-abiding Americans defend themselves from attackers 7,000 times each day. This was just one story that made the news because brandishing the gun wasn't enough to ward off the attack. In only 2 percent of self-defense cases does the would-be victim actually fire the gun.
Story
Once again, a predator has met the ultimate end. I am sorry that he lost his life, but, when someone chooses this sort of path, eventually they will meet up with someone who is willing to protect family at all costs.
We do not need more meaningless laws regarding gun control, the ones we have do not work as it is now. What we do need is CRIMINAL CONTROL. This comes in the form of harsher sentences.
I am in favor of background checks, but not waiting periods.
Gun registration is another government database on you. Adolh Hitler used gun registration to locate and remove all the weapons from the Jewish hands, and then proceeded to slaughter them.
A weapon is a means of defense, it is a means to an end, it should never be brandished in anger, or just to impress someone.
Parents with guns in the house, and who have small children should alway keep the weapon in a safe place, not a nightstand drawer where a tot can gain access to something they don't understand. I own a single gun, a Taurus 9mm, and it stays in a safe right next to the bed, the safe is a 4 button combination safe. I can open it in the dark and access my weapon at anytime. Once a child is older, it is the parents responsibility to educate the child about weapons, and what they can do.
Many of you have pointed out that aa gun is designed to do one thing, KILL, well, this is only partly true. A gun when used properly can act as a deterrant just by being shown. It is when the weapon is misused that it becomes a weapon of destruction. When in the hands of someone who has no regard for life, then it is a weapon of aggression. When used by someone as a defense, the it is a weapon of deterrance.
Now WHY
13 years ago, my girlfriend and I were coming back from a date when we were accosted outside her apartment. The man that grabbed her had a knife to her throat and told us in very explicit terms what he intended to do. At that time I drew my weapon and aimed at his exposed leg, I wounded him, and thus preventing a rape. he was also wanted for several similar crimes around the state.
6 years ago, I was the victim of an attempted car jacking, this time I pulled the weapon, but did not have to fire at all. instaed, I made the perp lay face down in the rain in the middle of December until the police arrived.
While many of my posts have come across harsh and arrogant, I do not wish to come across this way. I am just a firm believer in my right to be able to defend my life, and my family's life.
BTW, here is another story where the PERP loses:
Late last Wednesday night, Lashunda Taylor answered a knock at the door of her apartment on Chicago's south side. The man outside asked to see someone. Taylor refused to grant him entry. She tried to close the door--but the man forced his way in.
Armed with a gun, the man grabbed Taylor by the collar, forced her upstairs, threatened to shoot her, and demanded money and jewelry. Taylor led him to a stash of almost $6,000 in a closet. The money was from a tax refund and family savings. It was to be used as a down payment on a house, a car, and to pay for a birthday party for Taylor's niece, who was also in the home.
The man stuffed the money into his pockets. As he finished, he turned around and was shot. The gunshot came from 46-year-old Charles Daniels, who had been visiting his son in another bedroom of the apartment. Within 10 minutes, the intruder died. He is now food for worms. Police officials believe the shooting was in self-defense.
Now...how would this confrontation have ended if Charles Daniels didn't have that gun? Would he have been able to come to Taylor's aid if he had been required to keep a trigger lock on the gun? Would he and the other occupants have survived if the law required him to store the gun separately from its ammunition? If Charles Daniels hadn't used that gun, would we be reading about just another multiple shooting and home invasion in Chicago?
Ordinary, law-abiding Americans defend themselves from attackers 7,000 times each day. This was just one story that made the news because brandishing the gun wasn't enough to ward off the attack. In only 2 percent of self-defense cases does the would-be victim actually fire the gun.
Story
Once again, a predator has met the ultimate end. I am sorry that he lost his life, but, when someone chooses this sort of path, eventually they will meet up with someone who is willing to protect family at all costs.
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