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dksuddeth · 04-29-2006, 01:33 PM

a few things, i'll stop creating new threads, despite any change in the substance. I don't want to confuse people and put them off. Yes, gun rights are very important to me and I realize that they aren't to others, at least as much as other issues are. I'll back off for a bit.

choice of guns - this depends on a few very important variables.
municipality(locality) restrictions is a biggie. Right now, there are places like chicago and surrounding suburbs that ban handguns, but long rifles and shotguns are ok. chicago directly bans all guns except those registered before a certain date. So you may live in morton grove Ill and can't own a handgun, but can own a shotgun. weird, but there it is.

personal preference - this is very important. With 6 years of marine corps training on all kinds of small arms I can take a .45 and put 5 shots inside the size of a nickel at 7 yards within 10 seconds or put 10 rounds of an M16 inside a 3 inch circle at 300 yards, yet I couldn't hit the surface of a pond with a shotgun if I was in a boat. go figure. Some people are good with rifles, some are good with pistols, and some are good with shotguns, it's definitely a personal issue.

Most of the posting i've done to show support for the right to guns has been personal self defense and fighting the government, but disasters weren't presented very well until just recently. Jorgelito has a very good experience, as do most Californians or New Orleans, with the lawlessness that can occur in the aftermath. Survival becomes an extremely front page picture in these events. When it comes down to it, people will just as soon slit your throat than look at you if it means being able to take your weeks worth of food or water from you. It's a moot point if you waited that long to consider a gun.

i'll be making my fourth amendment post this weekend.

04-29-2006, 01:33 PM	#98 (permalink)
dksuddeth Junkie Location: bedford, tx	a few things, i'll stop creating new threads, despite any change in the substance. I don't want to confuse people and put them off. Yes, gun rights are very important to me and I realize that they aren't to others, at least as much as other issues are. I'll back off for a bit. choice of guns - this depends on a few very important variables. municipality(locality) restrictions is a biggie. Right now, there are places like chicago and surrounding suburbs that ban handguns, but long rifles and shotguns are ok. chicago directly bans all guns except those registered before a certain date. So you may live in morton grove Ill and can't own a handgun, but can own a shotgun. weird, but there it is. personal preference - this is very important. With 6 years of marine corps training on all kinds of small arms I can take a .45 and put 5 shots inside the size of a nickel at 7 yards within 10 seconds or put 10 rounds of an M16 inside a 3 inch circle at 300 yards, yet I couldn't hit the surface of a pond with a shotgun if I was in a boat. go figure. Some people are good with rifles, some are good with pistols, and some are good with shotguns, it's definitely a personal issue. Most of the posting i've done to show support for the right to guns has been personal self defense and fighting the government, but disasters weren't presented very well until just recently. Jorgelito has a very good experience, as do most Californians or New Orleans, with the lawlessness that can occur in the aftermath. Survival becomes an extremely front page picture in these events. When it comes down to it, people will just as soon slit your throat than look at you if it means being able to take your weeks worth of food or water from you. It's a moot point if you waited that long to consider a gun. i'll be making my fourth amendment post this weekend. __________________ "no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything. You cannot conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."