why one should ALWAYS carry your weapon

[2manyrocks]

Roy,

I probably mispoke when I used the term nut cases. I also think there is an outright class of criminals that is growing, and I include them in the class of nuts.

In the little county north of me, the parole office told me they had 500 people on parole and they didn't know where half of them are. What worries me is that if this is representative of our other 94 counties in Tennessee, how many troublemakers are really out there?

 

[TripleR]

my dad was on his high schools rifle team, and when he went to LSU he was on their pistol team.

i even remember in the early 90's kids having shot guns in the gun racks of their trucks at school.

We use to have the same thing here and no one even locked their doors. Now if anyone even sees a gun they get all panicky.

I am saddened by what we are leaving our grand children.

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy,

I probably mispoke when I used the term nut cases. I also think there is an outright class of criminals that is growing, and I include them in the class of nuts.

In the little county north of me, the parole office told me they had 500 people on parole and they didn't know where half of them are. What worries me is that if this is representative of our other 94 counties in Tennessee, how many troublemakers are really out there?

If you think there's a growing class of criminals (I don't disagree), that's even more reason to know how to use a firearm.
A criminal wanting your possessions isn't going to worry about your health...cops can only get there after the fact...YOU need to be able to defend yourself and your family.

 

[2manyrocks]

Yes, I think there is a growing class of criminals.

30 years ago-I sometimes had to go to our local criminal court, and hardly anybody was there. I had to go again a few years ago as part of my job. Well, the courtroom was packed, and 80% of the cases either directly involved drugs or indirectly involved drugs with people stealing to pay for drugs.

There is an economist's research paper in which he concluded that the reason one South American government lost control to drug cartels and became one of the most murderous nations in the world was because they lost control over low level offenders. He went on to say that this caused people to become bolder in committing greater offenses until murder became common. He then concluded his paper by saying it wouldn't happen in the USA because the Federal government would respond to control it.

Well.....I guess we'll see what happens.

 

[rsewill]

The nut jobs will always be out there and guns are easy for them to buy. But there aren't that many nut jobs. The majority of people in the USA who die from guns are either suicides or accidental. So if one of your guns is used to kill a person it will probably be by one of those two ways.

 

[RoyJackson]

The nut jobs will always be out there and guns are easy for them to buy. But there aren't that many nut jobs. The majority of people in the USA who die from guns are either suicides or accidental. So if one of your guns is used to kill a person it will probably be by one of those two ways.

Wrong again!!
Most people killed by guns are hoodlums killing hoodlums (no real loss).
Accidental deaths are there, but way below cars, ladders, etc. Accidental death by firearms aren't in the top ten...maybe not even in the top 20.
Suicide...again, pills, hanging...

See, rsewill...you just don't know enough about firearms and the statistics petaining to them to make a logical post.
Maybe you should leave the topic of firearms alone and find another topic...

 

[jonyyuma]

Tennessee is a Concealed Carry Permit, It bothers me too so many are wearing it outside on holster like they were LEO? I carry concealed as the permit states..

 

[rsewill]

Wrong again!!
Most people killed by guns are hoodlums killing hoodlums (no real loss).
Accidental deaths are there, but way below cars, ladders, etc. Accidental death by firearms aren't in the top ten...maybe not even in the top 20.
Suicide...again, pills, hanging...

See, rsewill...you just don't know enough about firearms and the statistics petaining to them to make a logical post.
Maybe you should leave the topic of firearms alone and find another topic...

The majority of gun-related deaths in the United States are suicides,[5] with 17,352 (55.6%) of the total 31,224 firearm-related deaths in 2007 due to suicide, while 12,632 (40.5%) were homicide deaths.[6]

 

[TripleR]

The majority of gun-related deaths in the United States are suicides,[5] with 17,352 (55.6%) of the total 31,224 firearm-related deaths in 2007 due to suicide, while 12,632 (40.5%) were homicide deaths.[6]

You really need to refine your "research" as "homicides" often include "justifiable homicide" by civilian and law enforcement.

Might want to do some research on suicides in other countries as our rates are no that much compared to others and a gun doesn't cause suicide or does a train as in Japan that is a popular method along with jumping off of buildings; maybe outlaw tall buildings.

Your assertions are absurd.

 

[polo1665]

You really need to refine your "research" as "homicides" often include "justifiable homicide" by civilian and law enforcement.

Might want to do some research on suicides in other countries as our rates are no that much compared to others and a gun doesn't cause suicide or does a train as in Japan that is a popular method along with jumping off of buildings; maybe outlaw tall buildings.

Your assertions are absurd.

Actually, according to the NRA, he's right. Granted the data is older (1996 vintage). It does state that there were more suicides committed in the United States by firearms than there were homicides (justifiable or otherwise).
NRA Information - Gun Violence in America

Keep in mind that this data is for deaths caused by firearms only. It is not about all homicides or suicides, just those committed by firearms.

Surprised me.