I am a gun owner and glad I am. I will never give up my gun. Having said that let me tell you a true story.
We live in Florida.
Many years ago my wife and I move into "a kind of rough apartment". Our first night there we are exhausted and stressed from the move. In addition all of the commotion outside our bedroom window kept us awake. I guess many of the tenants kept different hours than us. Being cautious I put my loaded 12 gauge Winchester Defender shotgun under our bed. As we tossed and turned my wife says Mike somebody is at the window trying to come in. Sure enough there is somebody at the window removing the screen trying to come in. I now chamber a round and put my site on the window. I then yell out what the hell are you doing. With that I hear what sounds like a 12 year olds voice say "I am sorry, I didn't know anyone was living here".
A couple of minutes later there is a knock on the door and a man and woman are standing there apologizing. They have been without a screen for quite some time and they knew our apartment had been vacated and they had come over to take our screen.
Let me tell you I have carried a gun in my car for over 30 years but until you have to draw down on some one you can't imagine how it feels. This could have turned out horribly and my life and several others could have been ruined over a GDamn screen.
A huge responsibility comes with gun ownership. Sure it makes you tough and evens the score but is it really worth it sometimes. Maybe it is better to walk away or give up your possessions rather than pull the trigger.
When I was 14 a neighborhood boy I knew was cutting through a neighbors yard after a high school football game. He was shot in the head by the home owner who thought he was a prowler. The kid lived another 40 years but he was mentally challenged after that. He recently died after never really having any quality of life. In addition the home owner had to live with the tragedy he caused.
In closing I am glad I own a gun and I will fight to keep them. But you have to ask yourself is it really worth killing somebody over the situation you are in.
In the case of a physical confrontation where my loved ones or myself are in harms way I will drop you in a heartbeat. For all of you crooks, getting in my house will be easy. Getting out will be the hard part.
We all have to keep in mind, even if we are within are rights once you shoot somebody your life will never be the same.
I hope and pray I never draw down on another person as long as I live.
We live in Florida.
Many years ago my wife and I move into "a kind of rough apartment". Our first night there we are exhausted and stressed from the move. In addition all of the commotion outside our bedroom window kept us awake. I guess many of the tenants kept different hours than us. Being cautious I put my loaded 12 gauge Winchester Defender shotgun under our bed. As we tossed and turned my wife says Mike somebody is at the window trying to come in. Sure enough there is somebody at the window removing the screen trying to come in. I now chamber a round and put my site on the window. I then yell out what the hell are you doing. With that I hear what sounds like a 12 year olds voice say "I am sorry, I didn't know anyone was living here".
A couple of minutes later there is a knock on the door and a man and woman are standing there apologizing. They have been without a screen for quite some time and they knew our apartment had been vacated and they had come over to take our screen.
Let me tell you I have carried a gun in my car for over 30 years but until you have to draw down on some one you can't imagine how it feels. This could have turned out horribly and my life and several others could have been ruined over a GDamn screen.
A huge responsibility comes with gun ownership. Sure it makes you tough and evens the score but is it really worth it sometimes. Maybe it is better to walk away or give up your possessions rather than pull the trigger.
When I was 14 a neighborhood boy I knew was cutting through a neighbors yard after a high school football game. He was shot in the head by the home owner who thought he was a prowler. The kid lived another 40 years but he was mentally challenged after that. He recently died after never really having any quality of life. In addition the home owner had to live with the tragedy he caused.
In closing I am glad I own a gun and I will fight to keep them. But you have to ask yourself is it really worth killing somebody over the situation you are in.
In the case of a physical confrontation where my loved ones or myself are in harms way I will drop you in a heartbeat. For all of you crooks, getting in my house will be easy. Getting out will be the hard part.
We all have to keep in mind, even if we are within are rights once you shoot somebody your life will never be the same.
I hope and pray I never draw down on another person as long as I live.
