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Sent Daughter Off With Her Gun Today, Hope ....
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My 21 yearold daughter, my 15 month old grandson (named Colt by the way) and my daughter's boyfriend are taking a couple of days this weekend to go on the ever popular "roadtrip, " to another city here in Kansas, hundreds of miles away. Now I know the highways aren't swarming with criminals, but just as with a rattlesnake bite, it only takes ONE to kill you, or at least make you very, very sick. I first started my daughter with handguns when she was 7 yearolds old. The first gun she shot, and still has, was a Breretta .22 short semi-auto. She has been around and shot guns all her life. And it was not hard to teach her the few and simple rules. Treat every gun as if it was loaded, don't touch the trigger unless you intend to shot, don't point or pull your gun unless you intend to shoot. When not needed, unload your gun. It does not take 40 or more hours of training to teach these simple safety rules that probably everyone here already knows.
Now she owns several guns, but because of the storage I have available, I keep them for her. Today when she was getting ready to leave, I asked her if she wanted to take her Taurus model 85, .38 special, stainless with the bobbed hammer and 5 extra rounds. She responded by saying she wondered if I was going to allow her to take her gun with her. I replied that, even though I am her father, I am not like those left-wing, liberal anti-self defense people who don't trust the lawful American citizens to own, use and carry guns. I told her that she is a lawful, honest, and careful citizen and as far as I was concerned, she could do anything she wanted with her guns.
Now here is the kicker. KS is not a concealed carry state. The government doesn't trust us citizens to carry guns. So between the two of us we had to worry about how to best transport her gun so as not to get arrested. Our worry was if, for example, her car stalled alongside some deserted highway or if the unfamiler motel they were going to stay in was in a high crime area. In such a case it would be comforting to have a firearm at hand. So even though she is a lawful citizen and would never, ever cause a situation to harm anyone, expecially with her baby there, we had to agree on putting a trigger lock on her gun and putting it in her suitcase where, if it is needed, I HOPE she can get to it. Now we all know that she probably WON'T need it but as I posted earliler, it only takes one rattlesnake to ruin your day. I only wish the criminals would have to worry as much as two lawful citizens have to worry about not getting in trouble with the law. It is twisted when good, honest, lawful citizens have to worry about the police more than the criminals have to worry about the police.
Quote "Somehow government decided that the Constitutional Bill of Rights has become the Bill of "Suggested" Rights and are to be rationed to the citizens as the power elite sees fit"
Now she owns several guns, but because of the storage I have available, I keep them for her. Today when she was getting ready to leave, I asked her if she wanted to take her Taurus model 85, .38 special, stainless with the bobbed hammer and 5 extra rounds. She responded by saying she wondered if I was going to allow her to take her gun with her. I replied that, even though I am her father, I am not like those left-wing, liberal anti-self defense people who don't trust the lawful American citizens to own, use and carry guns. I told her that she is a lawful, honest, and careful citizen and as far as I was concerned, she could do anything she wanted with her guns.
Now here is the kicker. KS is not a concealed carry state. The government doesn't trust us citizens to carry guns. So between the two of us we had to worry about how to best transport her gun so as not to get arrested. Our worry was if, for example, her car stalled alongside some deserted highway or if the unfamiler motel they were going to stay in was in a high crime area. In such a case it would be comforting to have a firearm at hand. So even though she is a lawful citizen and would never, ever cause a situation to harm anyone, expecially with her baby there, we had to agree on putting a trigger lock on her gun and putting it in her suitcase where, if it is needed, I HOPE she can get to it. Now we all know that she probably WON'T need it but as I posted earliler, it only takes one rattlesnake to ruin your day. I only wish the criminals would have to worry as much as two lawful citizens have to worry about not getting in trouble with the law. It is twisted when good, honest, lawful citizens have to worry about the police more than the criminals have to worry about the police.
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Quote "Somehow government decided that the Constitutional Bill of Rights has become the Bill of "Suggested" Rights and are to be rationed to the citizens as the power elite sees fit"
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Quote "Somehow government decided that the Constitutional Bill of Rights has become the Bill of "Suggested" Rights and are to be rationed to the citizens as the power elite sees fit"
Big Daddy my heros have always been cowboys,they still are it seems
bigtire: I appreciate your info, but when it comes to guns, the different city and county governments have decided to make it almost impossible to determine if you are obeying the law in a given city or county unless you actually live or spend a lot of time there and have chosed to ACTUALLY READ THE LAW for that local. In some cities you must have the gun locked in the trunk or a locked container. In other locations you can carry it on the seat next to you. But under those unpredicatable circumstances you cannot afford to take chances so you are forced too, as you travel, obey the strictest laws you know of. What a wimpy way for good American citizens to have to live their life.
If we did'nt have relatives here, we would move to Texas in a heartbeat.
I will be dancing in the streets if/when that CCW bill passes.
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Quote "Somehow government decided that the Constitutional Bill of Rights has become the Bill of "Suggested" Rights and are to be rationed to the citizens as the power elite sees fit"
Big Daddy my heros have always been cowboys,they still are it seems
Big Daddy my heros have always been cowboys,they still are it seems
Quote "Somehow government decided that the Constitutional Bill of Rights has become the Bill of "Suggested" Rights and are to be rationed to the citizens as the power elite sees fit"
The gene pool needs chlorine.
I always say that the time may only come once in a person's life, but when that one time does come and you find you need a gun for protection, because no other help is available, then at that particular time nothing else but a gun will do. And you better have one.
Quote "Somehow government decided that the Constitutional Bill of Rights has become the Bill of "Suggested" Rights and are to be rationed to the citizens as the power elite sees fit"
Be Prepared.
Just too bad so many have forgotton..and the politicians work tirelessly to make it so.
Why all the paranoia of being approached by bad guys while on the road. Every year I travel for 4 weeks straight on my MC all over this country,(yes Kansas several times) mostly on the back roads. I have been doing this for for over ten years now, been in some pretty ugly place's, NOT ONCE have I ever felt the need to have a firearm. I just dont get it, Not that I am against carrying a gun, I have my CCP myself. I do carry sometimes because there is the rare occasion that for me it is an absolute must.
And I MUST add... "For ME its a MUST..' What a pretensious statement.
You critcize a 21 year old GIRL..with a baby,for God's sake..who is willing to defy the law to protect herself and her loved ones....So pray tell me..what are YOU defending...perhaps a full purse ???
I guess that all those dead mutilated bodies we hear about are just figments of somebody's imagination.....
I dont know how I walked this earth all these years and made it this far not being armed every where I go. For that matter my father and his father and his father made it through without having to kill a bad guy( with the exception of war time) Just lucky I guess.
Trouble doesn't (imho) wait for people to rummage around in their trunk for weapons. No offense, but it just doesn't make sense to me.
[xx(][xx(]barto
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.-JFK
One poster basically disagreed by stating (I'll try to fairly paraphrase this) that you can't protect yourself from everything (like getting hit by lighting) and the fact that he and his relatives have never had to protect their lives means that they probably never will. As with any difference of opinion, there is a lot of truth in this position. But my side of it is that you protect what you can, when you can, anyway you can. I doubt anyone here would disagree that in the next 12 months there are going to be thousands of innocent victims beaten, robbed, raped, kidnapped, tortured and killed all across America. I don't want my daughter or her child to one of those victims. So, using that truth, please read my sentence above starting "But my side". Probably the best and most believeable people to give opinions about whether or not it is a good idea to try to always have some protection or whether or not it is possible to be a violent crime victim are the dead victims lying in the cementary; but unfortunately they aren't able to give an opinion. But I think I know which side of this discussion they would side with.
Another poster stated to the effect that if the gun is in the suitcase, and inaccessible, it might as well be left home. I totally disagree with that logic. First remember that the gun is only there because the governnment requires it to be there. Not because we want it there. There could be a car breakdown along a deserted stretch of the highway. My daughter could decide at that point to get the gun, remove the trigger lock, load the gun and put it in her purse. At that point it is qickly accessiable if someone comes along that might be a threat. Read/listen to the news. Such dangerous people DO COME ALONG. Or once in their motel room, especially if this unfamiliar motel happens to be in a high crime area (cities have such areas, right?) she could put the loaded gun in the nightstand if needed. Read/Listen to the news. Motel guests have been attacked in their room. My basic point is that if the gun is home, and actually is needed on the road, it is absoutely, positively not going to be able to help you. If it is in the trunk you might have a chance.
The interesting thing about people who say a violent criminal attack are unlikely to happen so there is no need to take precautions, are probably the same people who buy lottery tickets in the hope of winning the multi-million lottery. Your chances of winning the lottery are less than that of being a victim of violent criminal attack. Also, these same people who say something as terrible as a violent criminal attack is unlikely and therefore there is no need to plan for it, probably still pay for and maintain fire insurance on their house. EVEN THOUGH THEY PROBABLY HAVE NEVER IN THEIR LIFE, OR THE LIFE OF THEIR PARENTS, HAD A HOUSE FIRE.
Points Stated. Thanks for reading.
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The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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So I say, once she gets out of a car wherever she is going, to then have it on herself and loaded, concealled very well. As long as shes careful, there shouldn't be a problem.
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For that matter my father and his father and his father
All these are GUYS...guy. Not typically the ones victimized by "da hood"..as long as you stay away from them.
Using your argument..( The exact same point made by the anti-gunners,might I add..)We might as well say that the Second Amendment is null and void because we haven't needed it for 200 years against a despotic government...
The idea that your argument has any validity is a poke in the eye with a sharp stick to those who will become victims in the next 15 moments,2 hours,10 years....had they had the sense God gave a mouse,they would have defied Imperial Edict and protected themselves.
Your argument has nearly convinced me to stop wasting emotions on "victims"..they are NOT VICTIMS...they are sheep,led to slaughter by Judas goats.
Please don't misunderstand me. I agree the gun is better in the suitcase than at home BUT if someone is going to arm themselves when they THINK there might be a problem on the horizon aren't they just as illegal as if the gun was under (and much more accessable) the seat, in the purse, etc.??
I also wonder about the ratio of sudden attacks (car-jacking & the like) to trouble during breakdowns or rest stop breaks (when one would have access to said suitcase.
I have a concealed permit but in all honesty I gotta admit I ALLWAYS had a gun under the seat when travelling before I got it. Figured it was easier to get the permit than live with the consequences of getting caught. I'd do it again in a heartbeat, though.
Okay, it's someone elses turn, now.[8D][8D]
barto
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.-JFK
I guess my thinking comes from all the yahoos I see carrying that have a itchy finger just waiting to blast some kid for taking a wallet.
How many violent offenders are gonna give you a chance to get to your firearm anyway. Lets just say Fox's daughter did happen to get carjacked, do you think the thug at the car window with the gun pointed at her head will give her a chance to reach into the waistband and pull the firearm? No, and when he does find the gun I hate to think of what he could do with it. The type of guy that is going to mame and mutilate (as you say) is not gonna walk up and say hey I am gonna kill ya so go ahead and pull your gun, These types that are out to do harm normally will have a weapon of some sort on you before you know whats even going on. I ask what good is the gun now?? Do you reach for your gun at the sight of every stranger?? Oh sorry about the gun lady I thought you might be out to kill me!!! There is a very Good chance in a bad situation the bad guy might even use your own gun to kill you or at the least take your nice piece of iron. I look at things from a realistic point of view is all.
I figure just about everyone here will disagree, but that is what I believe.
Quote "Somehow government decided that the Constitutional Bill of Rights has become the Bill of "Suggested" Rights and are to be rationed to the citizens as the power elite sees fit"
And another point you already made, taken a step farther, about the "people's goofy logic". These same people are often packing, case in point Sen. Swinestein.
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"If there must be trouble let it be in my day, that my child may have peace" -Thomas Paine
If the people have become so apathetic that they will not vote out all the liberal scum (republican and democrat alike), the only solution is Constitutional Convention II the sequel. Let's get it right this time.
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So freakin' what ? It just takes ONE corner..
quote:I guess my thinking comes from all the yahoos I see carrying that have a itchy finger just waiting to blast some kid for taking a wallet.
When one persists in using anti-gun arguments to try and 'prove' the point...I do not brand one anti-gun..you do it to yourself.
quote:How many violent offenders are gonna give you a chance to get to your firearm anyway
Happens about once a month around here..people are TIRED of being raped,robbed,and killed....A Doctor and his wife were abducted about a month ago...they drove for nearly 200 miles before the doctor could get to the gun his wife carried...he didn't get the perp killed..but did manage to get them away..
Real sorry..but I cannot share your particular head-in-the-sand position.I was taught by some pretty good people to try real hard to be prepared......I think it behooves us to get EVERYBODY up to speed to defend themselves.
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Big Daddy my heros have always been cowboys,they still are it seems
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"the difference between the almost right word and the right word is like the difference between a lightning bug and a lightning bolt" - Mark Twain.
Those who would send this young woman and her baby down the road defenseless.
I can understand those who hate guns thinking this perverted way...what I absolutely cannot understand is those who purport to be pro-gun thinking this way.
A government that DEMANDS that the citizen have no means to defend oneself...is to be feared.NO government that I respect will be feared....