Safety
Hi All.. Maybe it is just me but I am getting concerned about our personal safety at camp grounds. Should a camper carry a weapon(gun)in the camper? Currently I do not. Jim2007
Forum Discussion
By the logic applied by some here I should rethink my reasons for carrying some of the items I carry every day.
1. A flashlight... Now I understand I must be scared of the dark.
2. A pair of glasses... I'm afraid of being blind?
3. A lighter... Again, fear of the dark...
4. A knife/seatbelt cutter... Bogey men no doubt.
5. A pen knife with scissors, file and screwdriver... Fear of pens?
The recurring notion that people who carry guns live in fear is quite preposterous.
The notion that most people who carry guns are untrained yahoo's with fewer IQ points than teeth is also laughable. I haven't bothered to do an actual count but my impression is that most of the people who have responded in favor of guns have also been LEO's or ex-military.
In my case I spent 10 years at the very pointy bit of the spear, (Airborne). I have walked the streets of Northern Ireland surrounded by civilians and in some cases terrorists for over a year with a chambered 7.62x51mm round in my rifle and 19 more in the magazine in uniform or with a 9mm round chambered in a concealed pistol in plain clothes. On one single occasion I raised the rifle, took aim and took off the safety catch. Before I pulled the trigger I took one last look at my intended target only to realize that it was not a terrorist with a gun but rather a member of the security forces in a uniform he should not have been wearing. Thus, even under stress and with the authority to use deadly force I am capable of rational decision making.
Those of you that think that people like myself and the other pro-carry responders here are going to flash the gun to defuse a situation have been watching too much TV. Indicating that I am, in fact, armed is my final response. When you learn I am armed it will be fully drawn and you'll be looking right down the barrel. If you ignore my command to stop and retreat then you'll need to accept the consequences of your decision.
The notion that those of us who do carry do so out of fear or that we are louts looking to "bust some caps" is, frankly, insulting since those making such statements do not know me or any of the other pro-carry responders here.
1. A flashlight... Now I understand I must be scared of the dark.
2. A pair of glasses... I'm afraid of being blind?
3. A lighter... Again, fear of the dark...
4. A knife/seatbelt cutter... Bogey men no doubt.
5. A pen knife with scissors, file and screwdriver... Fear of pens?
The recurring notion that people who carry guns live in fear is quite preposterous.
The notion that most people who carry guns are untrained yahoo's with fewer IQ points than teeth is also laughable. I haven't bothered to do an actual count but my impression is that most of the people who have responded in favor of guns have also been LEO's or ex-military.
In my case I spent 10 years at the very pointy bit of the spear, (Airborne). I have walked the streets of Northern Ireland surrounded by civilians and in some cases terrorists for over a year with a chambered 7.62x51mm round in my rifle and 19 more in the magazine in uniform or with a 9mm round chambered in a concealed pistol in plain clothes. On one single occasion I raised the rifle, took aim and took off the safety catch. Before I pulled the trigger I took one last look at my intended target only to realize that it was not a terrorist with a gun but rather a member of the security forces in a uniform he should not have been wearing. Thus, even under stress and with the authority to use deadly force I am capable of rational decision making.
Those of you that think that people like myself and the other pro-carry responders here are going to flash the gun to defuse a situation have been watching too much TV. Indicating that I am, in fact, armed is my final response. When you learn I am armed it will be fully drawn and you'll be looking right down the barrel. If you ignore my command to stop and retreat then you'll need to accept the consequences of your decision.
The notion that those of us who do carry do so out of fear or that we are louts looking to "bust some caps" is, frankly, insulting since those making such statements do not know me or any of the other pro-carry responders here.
