Post #494085 by tiki mick on Mon, Nov 16, 2009 11:38 AM

On 2009-11-16 10:52, captnkirk wrote:
I am much less a typical right wing gun nut than you would ever believe.

I hope and pray I am never a crime victim and however ever improbable I hope a mountain lion never jumps in my window either and tries to eat me. I was a boy scout and our motto was "Be Prepared".

I also hope I am never in a serious traffic accident, but I wear my seat belt 100% of the time to insure my safety in case it happens, not because I'm some "right wing demolition derby nut" out looking for an accident.

Guns are not some tool it takes a life time of combat training to master. When I was younger I shot trap and skeet. I hit a target the size of an ashtray flying at over 50 mph and I could do it better than 20 out of 25 times the first time on the range.

My children have never seen or handled a real firearm, however thanks to the Nintendo Wii I am sure if I gave them a real shotgun they already have the needed skills to hit a target at close range with it.

[ Edited by: captnkirk 2009-11-16 10:54 ]

I received my weapons training in the US Military. I have to say, I enjoyed it very much at the time. But, I did get rid of all my guns a while ago. Too much of a liability when you have kids in the house, and the safety locks and hiding your ammo make it impractical to get the weapon out and use it in a timely manner, INMHO. I keep a good stick on hand, under the bed, and when I go hiking.
You really want good home defense? Invest in a 4 dollar bottle of X1 Mildew remover. I blast of that to the eyes will take anyone down quickly.