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Handguns Are Necessary

I posted a comment yesterday to a blog titled "No Handguns Necessary" on the website "Scott's Diatribe". The following quote pretty much sums up his thoughts:

That being said, I am of the opinion that once the Conservatives are ousted from power, handguns of all types should indeed be banned. I see absolutely no reason for ordinary Canadians to have to own a handgun any more then not seeing the reason for them owning an assault rifle. If someone counters that farmers and such need something to shoot pests, a rifle or shotgun is of a better use to them in that regard. My relatives who are farmers all own rifles for that express purpose; none of them have ever expressed a desire to get a handgun to defend the farm from varmints. Handguns should be limited to the military and the police.

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Posted by on Sat, 16 Aug 2008
tags: Politics, Gun Control, Self Defense.

Defensive Guns

I have found some examples and, over the next while, I am going to keep my eyes open for more examples of guns used in a defensive manner. My hope is that, by showing these, you or someone else will understand that guns are not the terrible tool that the media has made it out to be. I encourage you to read the examples in their entirety and not just skip them assuming they have no relation to you. I personally have been involved with people who have approached my car because they're angry at me, and had a trucker wave a bat out his window at me because I was doing the speed limit. Nobody is above this happening to them and I continue to wonder why the government won't allow us to properly defend ourselves.

Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008
tags: Politics, Gun Control, Self Defense.

Gun Control

Somebody help me here, I am having a hard time understanding where these people are getting their thoughts from. What needs to be said or shown to the people in organizations like the "Coalition for Gun Control" (CGC), in Canada, and "Handgun Control Inc." (HCI), in the USA, to make them think for themselves? Media rhetoric is at an all time high everywhere you go. The only place people get their information from, anymore, is from, as my mother used to call it, the "idiot box". What does it take for people to realize that, like the internet, not everything you see on TV is true?

Posted by on Mon, 4 Aug 2008
tags: Politics, Gun Control, Self Defense.

Bruce Montague

You know, I've thought many times about this similar action, but I never considered myself to have the funding or the expertise to do it. I applaud this man and he will be my hero for months to come.

Posted by on Sat, 12 Jul 2008
tags: Politics, Self Defense, Constitutional Rights.

Self Defense

So, I've been thinking a lot lately about one question:

If confronted with a lethal force situation and it came down to you or them, could I pull the trigger?

I have pretty much concluded that, even though I value human life about as high as one can possibly value it, when it comes down to my life, or more importantly, the life of my son and wife-to-be, I wouldn't think twice. I have sworn to protect them and I have a natural right to protect my own life. If it came down to it, I'd rather spend 25 years in prison for doing everything in my power to protect myself or my loved ones than see them suffer, either from physical pain or from my own death.

Posted by on Wed, 12 Mar 2008
tags: Politics, Self Defense, Lethal Force.

Guns Guns Guns

Ok, so I'm going to rant on today because of outlook people have on guns today. Why is it that everyone assumes that someone who owns a gun (or more than one) is some crazy mofo that everyone should be afraid of? I'll freely admit that I own guns. 4 of them to be exact. Would I like to buy more, hell yeah! Am I some crazy weirdo who has some .50 calibre turret mounted on his deck, and a shotgun hanging beside my front door? No, that's just stupid.

Posted by on Fri, 13 Jul 2007
tags: Gun Control, Self Defense, Crime.