On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:24:55 -0500, "Leanne" wrote:

I wonder how many
gun owners have killed with their weapon. It takes a lot of
nerve to actually do it. Talking is easy.

Leanne


For several years, I worked where I had to carry cash to make night
deposits after closing in a bad area. I carried a gun on me. On
three occasions I had people attempt to rob me. I never found out if
I would have pulled the trigger. On all three occasions when I pulled
out the weapon the encounter ended abruptly without the gun even being
fully pointed at the robbers.

Had they been armed I would have left the gun where it was and handed
over the cash as I am not good enough for a quick draw contest with
anyone.

My point is, most of the time, presence of a gun stops most threats.
For this same reason, I keep a pump shotgun in the bedroom. Even in
the dark, bad guys know the sound of a 12 gauge being racked.

Shooting someone with it is not required in order for the gun to
prevent bad things happening. Personally, I much prefer for the kind
of outcome I had. It is much better for punks to run away than to
spend the next three days talking to the police after you legitimately
shoot them. And talking to the police for three days is much superior
to being killed myself or having my family harmed.


Weebles Wobble
(but they don't fall down)