Originally Posted by
Droog
Originally Posted by Droog 
Even though I don't own guns....I would like to present the following rule of thumb: until you can DEMONSTRATE that you can pull that trigger WITHOUT HESITATION while looking someone in the eye DURING A HIGH-PRESSURE SITUATION (and splatter their brains all over your wife's new window treatments), DO NOT ASSUME that the gun will be of any use to you in a real confrontation.
Actually, that's wise advice.
Originally Posted by
Nortonious
Dude, since you don't own guns, your "rules of thumb" on gun ownership are like one of my passengers trying to give me advice on how to handle an emergency.
Non sequitur. The simple fact that one
owns a gun does not make one any more qualified to know rules of thumb than a non gun owner. I educated myself and got lots of range time long before purchasing my first gun. Not to elevate myself but, I am sure that preparation put me ahead of the curve...even compared to many gun owners that don't bother to undergo formal training.
Originally Posted by
Nortonious
Yeah, some people may freeze in a crisis, and some won't, some will hit what they aim at, some will miss...but having a gun in hand when needed is infinitely superior to the gun still sitting under glass in a store.
Not necessarily. I don't know the exact statistics but, the likelihood that a gun owner will have his own gun used against him in such a situation is higher than most gun zealots care to admit.
(btw; I'm not calling you a zealot)
Originally Posted by
Nortonious
(or worse yet, legislated into confiscation)
Oh? When has such legislation even made it to committee?
Zapata
Non NRA member/Advocate of Rights AND Regulations to Gun Ownership