Re: Re: Gun Insurance
By: Dumas Walker to MOONDOG on Fri Jun 24 2022 05:10 pm
> > > Someone who frequents an echo on another network would say that this is
> > > part of the choice you have to make and, if you don't want your data kn
> > > you should not have guns. They also believe that law abiding citizens
> > > having guns is what makes law breaking persons use them.
> > >
>
> > That's the same logic that says sprinkler systems and fire extinguishers a
> > installed to tempt arsonists.
>
> > Predators do not go after animals they fear.
>
> Exactly. I may not have worded it exactly right. I think they believe
> that law abiding citizens having guns means there are more guns out there
> for law breaking persons to have access to (while breaking the law). Their
> belief is that we should be willing to give up our guns, or at least have
> ours all registered, tracked, and restricted (as to what we can own) so
> that criminals cannot get their hands on them. <rollseyes>
>
> I do agree that most law breaking persons are not going to try anything if
> they think they might get shot. Many of them are not smart, but I don't
> believe that most of them have a death wish.
>
>
> * SLMR 2.1a * The number you have dailed...9-1-1...has been changed...
>
It can be a mixed bag. The other day someone was buying handguns for he and
his wife. Hios wife works in a marijuana dispensary and handles large sums
of cash, and was asking if open carry might be preferable over concealed
carry, which would take longer to get a permit.
I told them a visible firearm is like a flashlight in a dark room. You can
see your enemies, but they can see you have a flashlight. While it should
discourage bad actors, it also singles you out as the biggest threat to take
out first. Concealed carry keeps everybody guessing. And polite.
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