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dlstewart01 Senior Enthusiast

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Why I don’t carry a gun! (Ladies, please ignore the gender, this is not meant to exclude you and probably just as appropriate).

 

My old grandpa once said to me, "Son, there comes a time in every man's life when he stops bustin' knuckles and starts bustin' caps and

usually it's when he becomes too old to take an ass whoopin'.

 

 

I don't carry a gun to kill people. I carry a gun to keep from being killed.

 

 

I don't carry a gun to scare people. I carry a gun because sometimes this world can be a scary place.

 

 

I don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid. I carry a gun because when you least

expect it there are real threats in the world.

 

 

I don't carry a gun because I'm evil. I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the world.

 

 

I don't carry a gun because I hate the government. I carry a gun because I

understand the limitations of government.

 

 

I don't carry a gun because I'm angry. I carry a gun so that I don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.

 

 

I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot anyone. I carry a gun because

I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed with my boots off, and not on a sidewalk somewhere

tomorrow afternoon.

 

 

I don't carry a gun because I'm a cowboy. I carry a gun because, when I

die and go to Heaven, I want to be a cowboy.

 

 

I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man. I carry a gun because men

should know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.

 

 

I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate. I carry a gun because,

unarmed and facing armed thugs, I am inadequate.

 

 

I don't carry a gun because I love it. I carry a gun because I love life

and the people who make it meaningful to me.

 

 

"Police Protection" is an oxymoron. Free citizens must protect themselves.

 

Police do not protect you from crime; they usually just investigate the crime

after it happens, call someone in to clean up the mess and then try to solve the crime.

 

 

Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take

an ass whoopin'."

 

 

Remember the average response time to a 911 call is over 4 minutes.

 

The response time of a handgun is 700 to 1400 FPS. Add a couple of seconds for the draw.

 

Don

"Still crazy after all these years" :P

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Draenor Senior Enthusiast

Draenor

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Remember the average response time to a 911 call is over 4 minutes.

 

The response time of a handgun is 700 to 1400 FPS. Add a couple of seconds for the draw.

So true.

 

Don't forget the average time for police to respond is 30 minutes...

 

...Dominoes or Pizza-Hut 20min......

 

:P

txab Senior Enthusiast

txab

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Remember the average response time to a 911 call is over 4 minutes.

 

The response time of a handgun is 700 to 1400 FPS. Add a couple of seconds for the draw.

So true.

 

Don't forget the average time for police to respond is 30 minutes...

 

...Dominoes or Pizza-Hut 20min......

 

:P

 

 

Might change that to never show up, in some cases. In the Dallas paper there was a story about a police officer that ignored radio calls. Also he ended up having sex with several of the people he did answer calls for. He had been fired by several departments over the years.

 

Can't count on them!

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ALange

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Remember the average response time to a 911 call is over 4 minutes.

 

The response time of a handgun is 700 to 1400 FPS. Add a couple of seconds for the draw.

So true.

 

Don't forget the average time for police to respond is 30 minutes...

 

...Dominoes or Pizza-Hut 20min......

 

:P

 

 

 

Thank you. Great post. My entire family is armed because we decided never to be victims of the predators that roam our nation unabated. I work so I will not be a victim of poverty. I stay true to family and friends and I will not fall victim to loneliness. We all take measures to ensure our health, happiness, and continued existences and defense has not been bred out of my lineage. Those that don't protect themselves and fall prey hopefully do so before they reproduce. Complacency is not a desirable trait for a species.

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