Wow. I'm stunned. It seems this site may in fact be over run (is that two words?) with hoplophobes. Just because someone carries a gun means neither that they want to use it or that they will. The simple fact of the matter is there is nothing wrong with personal protection, whether it is a knife, spray, or gun. Having it on you, concealed, will not send secret mysterious signals to someone elses brain close by that will make the do a ninja flip out and kill everyone in the room, but you know what? If they do you will be prepared. I am dying to get my chl here in Texas, I simply don't have the money right now as I have spent well over 10K in the last 8 months modifying one of my cars, I am in self imposed brokedom becuase of one of my many passions.
Spearsliger - good facts, and for those that suggested or bandwagoned about the ban being lifted, ya'lls rational is not different than those that want to the see the .50s out of the picture. When was the last time someone robbed a bank or knocked over a liquor store using a Barrett M95, yep, never happened, nor will it.
Boudreaux - you lump an RPG in with a Glock? what point exactly were you trying to make?
Luft and West make very clear logical arguments and it seems. . . oh boy. . . am I gonna say it. . . eeeeaaaarrrggghhhhh. . . I have to. It seems the bleeding heart liberals just can't seem to cope. The only fearmongering going on is by them. I will say it again, simply having it on you doesn't make the world less safe, it's quite the opposite, and what if it is not you, what if you are witness to a mugging and can do something about it? Are you honestly going to run up to some thug with a knife of gun, ravaging some poor person, female, male, child, adult w/e and try to reason with them, try to defend against their weapon with your fists and flowery words?
I know violence. It can and will happen anytime anywhere. And guess what folks, ppl do shoot at strangers in broad daylight for no apparent reason. When I was in HS going to Cranbrook in MI, I was at the ABA on 3 mile with a buddy in his dads SAAB, we got our beer (we were 17, and there were too many cops in Pontiac, meh), driving away we hear pop, pop, pop and I feel a sting in my calf. Someone had shot at our car with a .38 and one of the slugs went through the door and hit me mid calf. No, having a peice wouldn't have helped in that situation, the point is YOU NEVER KNOW when or where the truly bad **** is going to go down, so being prepared is your best defense.
btw Joe, you remind me greatly of my oldest brother (just turned 36 least week and said he'd buy and FNH for christmas), very driven, intelligent and logical in his actions and thoughts. He lives in Houston and carries 24/7, even when we are sitting at a KFC having lunch, or working on my moms car. Its part of him, its just what he does; shirt, pants, cologne, wallet, handgun, watch....you get the idea. And people can say whatever they want to about Texas, hillbilly, John Wayne, and cowboys and so on, but I could care less, you'd have to be out of your mind to pull some crazy **** in a large crowd, you will have so many sights on you so quickly your head would spin.
anyway, my newbie leg humping tirade is done. Thank you for your time please drive through. And before anyone says something, yes, I read all ten pages. WHEW!
This is serious, dudes.
