Bought a hand gun today.

**honda522** · 03-27-2011, 07:53 PM

Been wanting one for a long time and finally got one. Its a Ruger SR9 9mm. Very nice one and I am glad I got this one. I was at the gun show when I bought it. I must have come back to the same gun 4 or 5 times in 2 hours.

I have a ruger 10/22, never jams...so I am hoping won't get jams with this one.

Anyone else have a gun?

**Seek** · 04-12-2011, 12:59 PM

Here is something I have learned in Tactical traing. We have even trained for this and proved it out... 9 times out of 10... If a person has a Knife pulled, they will kill the person with the gun... The person with the knife has more time to act than a person trying to pull a gun from concealment. If you are not trained on this situation you will lose....

I used to be like Canada. Didn't want nothing to do with a gun, and I still wont carry it, but the more and more I see how stupid some people are. I get worried that I may be put in a bad position, where I would be helpless to do anything to protect myself, my wife or my kids or innocent people. I know I have the training, and I practice alot to probably come out on the better side of things should something happen. I know I can out shoot a majority of the Police force in my city. At least I know I can against all I have faced. That is the key to the hand guns in my opinion. The concealed carry class was a joke, people left that class looking down the barrel to see if it was loaded. Even police officers who may require to use the gun to save their own life, does not take the time to practice enough on their own. Chances are the thugs they will be going against are well practiced.

I do own one and I shoot competitively. I only do it for fun, but should someone break into my house and make their way to me. By the time I have opened my safe, loaded the Mag not located in the same area as my gun, and get to my kids. That person probably had it coming.

I don't go tricking it out and loading my shots just barely enough to make the gun go bang, like many other competitors do, but I have done decent at most shoots... I shoot in the Limited B divisions..

Edit.. To clarify, I don't shoot cops. I shoot against them in competitions... The only cop I shot was a good friend, and he took some slag in his leg after I hit a steel target. The one and only time he shot in shorts.

**Seek** · 04-12-2011, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by Canada

While I agree with you chiefster, the fact that guns are legal is also why they are so easily accessible.

And Alcohol kills, yet you like to drink it for fun. Guns are part of the US, they are here.... Taking them away would be kind of like taking away Beer.

**matthewschiefs** · 04-13-2011, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Canada

While I agree with you chiefster, the fact that guns are legal is also why they are so easily accessible.

I don't think that I can 100% agree on this. Pot is not legal and it's far more common for someone to have pot then it's for them to have a gun. In our society for some reason the moment something is illegal people seem to want it more. That's just how it seems to be here.

**Hayvern** · 04-13-2011, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by matthewschiefs

I don't think that I can 100% agree on this. Pot is not legal and it's far more common for someone to have pot then it's for them to have a gun. In our society for some reason the moment something is illegal people seem to want it more. That's just how it seems to be here.

The fact that a person from another country would have a very hard time buying a weapon in this country, even though firearms are legal.

Yet, these same persons would be able to buy just about any controlled drug without so much as a second look supports this conclusion.

**jwill 747** · 04-13-2011, 09:54 PM

i have a couple 22 rifles and a HR 22 revolver.i also own a 243 and a 30/30 for deer hunting and two 20 gauge shotguns

**tornadospotter** · 04-13-2011, 11:43 PM

I have two handguns that I wear in low slung holsters on each leg, the holsters are tide down to my legs, I can draw them faster than any in my family.
I need a new family, anybody want to join?

I have guns, I use them when I need them. I have killed before with my guns(hunting), and I hope to again.

I like pheasants and birds of feather, I have not hunted deer or larger animals, never had the opportunity. I like hunting, never get much time to do it anymore.

My guns are for hunting, but if needed, they will defend.

Take my guns, not going to happen, I will be dead, unless I give them to a family member, or sold at an auction after my death.
I will always own a gun. If you do not like it, I do not care.

**Connie Jo** · 04-16-2011, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by Chiefster

Gun control laws in this country keep honest people honest. If one is the kind of person that will commit violent crime using a firearm then one is most likely the kind of person that will not obtain that firearm legally in the first place; thus making guns illegal will not prevent this sort of crime IMO. If one is set on injuring people, committing murder or suicide then one will do so whether they are in possession of a firearm or not. Just my two cents.

THIS!! :)

**Canada** · 04-22-2011, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by matthewschiefs

I don't think that I can 100% agree on this. Pot is not legal and it's far more common for someone to have pot then it's for them to have a gun. In our society for some reason the moment something is illegal people seem to want it more. That's just how it seems to be here.

You cant murder someone with a joint.

And it is decriminalized in Canada

**hometeam** · 04-24-2011, 11:04 AM

Just to throw this out there.

It may be tough for peple from other countries to understand.

The REASON we have the right to bear arms in our constitution is very simple

We have the right to bear arms so that THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY CAN OVERTHROW OUR GOVERNMENT IF NEED BE.

When the US gained freedom from england hundreds of years ago, england had, amoung other things, declared all guns illegal, for the sole purpose of quelling uprising. So, when the constitution was penned, one of the top things on the list was to make sure that that PEOPLE of this country, had the right to overthrow a tyrannical government.

Now, you can argue semantics all you want. The founding fathers could never imagine tanks or jets or other things, so yes, if the american people wanted to overthrow the government they would have a hard row to hoe. That doesnt change the fact that the sole reason for the right to bear arms was to keep our officials working in the service of the PEOPLE. Did that happen ? haha i think we all know the answer to that :P. Over time the constitution has been interpereted many ways, including self protection etc etc. I just thought some of you foreign types might benefit from a little history lesson~

I CCW a tuarus pt 24/7, including the time most of you met me at the chiefs game last year

**Seek** · 04-25-2011, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Canada

You cant murder someone with a joint.

And it is decriminalized in Canada

If someone wanted to kill you with a joint, they could find a way and people get murdered all the time over drugs or under the influence of drugs..

The point of the post, was to point out, that gun or no gun, the intent of the person using it, will find a way to kill. Also, I previously posted, A person who has a knife will 9 times out 10 kills a person with a gun, who is still holstered.

take away guns, and people will start using Knives, Take away Knives they will use Bow and Arrows, Swords, baseball bats, their own hands... etc....