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03.31.2010, 10:49 AM

Linc is right, while I appreciate people that are first responders and what they do, they are not able to be every where at one time.

You should compare the time an average home invasion takes and compare it to how long it takes the police to respond to a 911 emergency call<------That does assume the bad guys give you time to call the police.

Where I live it takes the police about 13 minutes to respond, that is a little longer than I want to chance.

lincpimp · 03.31.2010, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by 76Bentley

Where I live it takes the police about 13 minutes to respond, that is a little longer than I want to chance.

About 12mins and 59secs longer than you want to chance, right?

I have nothing against the police either, but I always remember what Rodney Dangerfield said "look out for number 1 and watch out for number 2!"

Not actively participating in your own personal protection is like not saving for retirement, it will bite you in the butt one day, and at that point there is nothing you can do about it.

georgec · 03.31.2010, 11:57 AM

Well said linc! Don't prepare for either and you will find yourself in deep #2

schofield · 03.31.2010, 02:29 PM

i guess this is the guns are cool crowd.

tedo · 03:13 PM

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i guess this is the guns are cool crowd.

I learned a lot about certain members reading through the "health care" thread. It was a pretty "extremist" read.

I was not born in Vermont ( I was born in Minnesota), however I call it home now, and wouldn't change a damn thing about our "stereotypes". I would rather be surrounded by tree-huggers, instead of rednecks and white-boy gangsters... oh wait, we have those here too...

georgec · 03.31.2010, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by schofield

i guess this is the guns are cool crowd.

HMMM, How sad.

schofield · 03.31.2010, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by georgec

HMMM, How sad.

how sad i think gun owners are not cool?

georgec · 03.31.2010, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by schofield

how sad i think gun owners are not cool?

No, sad because the only thing you seem to have to add to this conversation is rude comments and snide remarks, that's what's sad.

lincpimp · 03.31.2010, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by schofield

i guess this is the guns are cool crowd.

Gun are tools. Just like a hammer or a screwdriver. And just like a gun a hammer and a screwdriver can be used as a weapon. A weapon is any object that a person can use to engage another person in violence. So to me a gun carried as a self defence tool is not a weapon at all, being as it is not used on the offensive.

I collect guns as a hobby, and enjoy target shooting, as it builds strength, focus and could be really handy skill one day should I have to defend myself against someone else. I do not hunt, just cause I do not have the time, nor view it as something I would enjoy. Nothing against hunting, as long as you eat what you kill.

As far as people not liking guns, well it is a free country and do what you will. You will not hear anything negative from me. However, don't think for a moment that some crap socialist views on gun control will do a blind bit of good to lowering crime or making the streets safer. All it will do is can another right that we all have. So if you don't care for guns, keep it to yourself, the last thing us pro gun people need is another poorly informed sheep trying to balance on their soap box of stupidity.

You may also find that most pro gun people are also anti welfare and pro getting off their ass and working for a living to support their families. This group understands how great the US is and realizes it was made that way by people standing up for what they believe in. Not rolling over to some sort of socialist regime that preaches god knows what to the sheeple...(sheep + people = sheeple)