Who owns guns and you carry?

glock 23 (conceal carried)
berreta 92 g (duty)
12 ga supernova
remmington 30.06
50 cal muzzleloader

locked in a safe!

I have a S&W Sigma 40 and Ruger LC9 9mm that I conceal carry. I carry pretty much everywhere. I am military police and live in Tucson. The crime rate there is terrible. I would rather have it and never need it than need it and not have it.

His and her 12g and 20g
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The handgun list is long but I like my Ruger P89, CZ Mod83, or Rossi .357 while my wife loves her S&W Mod 60LS.

If I could, I would. Made some big mistakes when I was younger, still paying for them almost 20 years later... My family and my Wife's family are avid gun owners. I will be looking into some sort of crossbow, eventually. Better than nothing. If and when my Wife wants a gun in the house, her dad will just give her one of his. I did get to hold my brother-in-law's AR-15 (he's a Green Beret, love ya J!). Sooo nice!

Going to preface this post by saying I'm not here to troll, talk bad about your right to carry, or any of that. For whatever record, I do believe people have the right to carry if they decide they want to. I am just here to gain a better personal understanding of your decisions.

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Originally Posted by Seanjackmc

not as much as I should

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What does this mean? Do you feel there are times you need a gun but don't have one? Have you or anyone you have ever known ever had a need for a firearm at your hip? Can you describe the situation if it's not too personal?

I guess I would extend this question to everyone here who carries regularly. Though it is statistically insignificant the amount of times a violent break-in happens to an otherwise law abiding citizen while they are home, I can understand why people keep them for home protection. I can definitely understand why people keep them for sport.

They say you shouldn't pull a gun on someone unless you plan to use it. I'm not formally asking this question because I'm sure you will all say there would be no hesitation, but would you really shoot someone down if they weren't going to take your life? The follow up question is this: do you find yourself in situations where a complete stranger would make a decision to take your life? I've lived in poor neighborhoods before in the US and in more dangerous countries and can say it is going to be a hard sell if you tell me you live in a bad neighborhood and that's why you think someone will kill you on the street. The biggest risk you have is losing your wallet and having to call the bank to cancel your cards.

Again, not coming here to stir things up, etc, and none of you have to reply / I don't want to fully derail your thread. If anyone feels compelled to address this stuff in a calm, logical, and reasonable manor citing real knowledge I would be very interested in the response.

How could someone KNOW that they "weren't" going to take their life, or attempt too?? Should an innocent person really have to endure a potential beating, non-fatal stabbing, etc. to themselves, let alone their family, because their crystal ball was in the shop? I cannot legally own a firearm, but am glad all of my loved ones around me do!

I own, but don't see a point in CC. One, no one is going to look at me and say " I think it's a smart idea to mug that guy". Two, most likely a civilian shooting someone for anything less then going on a killing spree is going to jail for a while. I don't have a issue with others CC if they really need a gun to feel safe, but it's not for me.

http://www.examiner.com/article/medi...-armed-citizen


Things you DON'T see on the evening "news"...

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Originally Posted by MrLang

Going to preface this post by saying I'm not here to troll, talk bad about your right to carry, or any of that. For whatever record, I do believe people have the right to carry if they decide they want to. I am just here to gain a better personal understanding of your decisions.


What does this mean? Do you feel there are times you need a gun but don't have one? Have you or anyone you have ever known ever had a need for a firearm at your hip? Can you describe the situation if it's not too personal?

I guess I would extend this question to everyone here who carries regularly. Though it is statistically insignificant the amount of times a violent break-in happens to an otherwise law abiding citizen while they are home, I can understand why people keep them for home protection. I can definitely understand why people keep them for sport.

They say you shouldn't pull a gun on someone unless you plan to use it. I'm not formally asking this question because I'm sure you will all say there would be no hesitation, but would you really shoot someone down if they weren't going to take your life? The follow up question is this: do you find yourself in situations where a complete stranger would make a decision to take your life? I've lived in poor neighborhoods before in the US and in more dangerous countries and can say it is going to be a hard sell if you tell me you live in a bad neighborhood and that's why you think someone will kill you on the street. The biggest risk you have is losing your wallet and having to call the bank to cancel your cards.

Again, not coming here to stir things up, etc, and none of you have to reply / I don't want to fully derail your thread. If anyone feels compelled to address this stuff in a calm, logical, and reasonable manor citing real knowledge I would be very interested in the response.

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I'm happy to explain my reasons.

Pre-gun, I lived in a decent neighborhood with my (then) wife and 2 kids. Maybe 25 houses in the neighborhood, generally quiet. At some point, the bi-polar neighbor who lived catty-corner to my property started dealing drugs. There started to be a lot of issues - as you might imagine. A new neighbor moved in next door with a few large dogs. One of them had puppies. Those puppies grew up and were largely neglected. As they grew, two of them became extremely vicious. They were allowed to wander they neighborhood and would have attacked my (then) 5 year old while she was selling girl scout cookies to another neighbor, had I not intervened. Again, at this point, I had no gun - though if I had, both of them would have been destroyed on the spot.

Fast forward a few years - I no longer live in that neighborhood. I've moved to a very small apartment. Wife & I had split, and I was dating someone else. My gf's ex is insane. He used to abuse her regularly. He was none too thrilled when she and I started dating. He started driving by my place late at night. This guy's an avid hunter - I knew he had a collection of rifles, shotguns, handguns, ... I have little kids. He started making threats against my life.

I guess for me it came down to the desire to feel safe(r) and have the ability to protect my family. Restraining orders are a joke. Animal control is unresponsive in my area. And when seconds count, the police are minutes a way.

I hope I never have to use my gun for anything other than target shooting (which is so fun it's scary!). I wouldn't kill someone over property issues, as it's both illegal and immoral. But if someone breaks into my home, while I'm there, I'll always consider that a threat against my life and that of my children. I'll deal with it accordingly.

Hope that helps you understand my rationale. Feel free to ask any questions!

I'm a police officer and I carry everyday, everywhere. Usually two. I have while off duty pulled my gun, most times were to stop a crime I happened upon.

If someone was to rob me I would not hesitate to shoot them. There is no guarantee that the robber will not hurt or kill you if you fully cooperate. I would like to make sure they never get the chance to harm me or anybody else ever again. I carry a pocket pistol next to my wallet so it appears I'm giving it up, but surprise.

The world is just to crazy to not have something, if possible, to protect yourself. You can bet the criminals do.