Trust me, you do not want me to carry a gun. I can barely manage keys and a clipboard.
We have several guns in the house. I think some are loaded. If a home invasion occurred or some other surprise break in, I doubt one would be in reach and ready for business.
Even if so, I envision serious legal trouble for us should "business" be carried out, despite the so-called right to protect ourselves in our homes. Just be cause we can, doesn't mean in the long run it won't cost us all our life savings defending ourselves.
Recently in our town a bunch of teens were riding around and decided to "roll" the yard of a classmate, all in fun. (I am astounded they still do this, some 50 years after it was a fad when I was in high school.)
The classmate wasn't home. The kid's father (or was it grandfather?) heard the ruckus and got a gun, went outside and fired in the air, not knowing what was actually taking place but hoping to scare the 'perp' away The teens had sped away about the same time.
The teens decided they hadn't sufficiently covered the yard so they return with more toilet paper and threw a few rolls. The father again heard the ruckus and feared something worse was afoot. Just as the teens were about to drive away he ran toward the car and fired, killing one of the teens, a girl. They managed to drive away but all came to light soon. The father is charged with murder and a teenager is dead.
A mother was grocery shopping, had her toddler in the basket of the shopping cart. She also had her purse, opened. A loaded gun was in the purse. The baby pulled the gun from the purse and somehow pulled the trigger, killing the mother on the spot.
Both examples illustrate irresponsible use of a firearm.
If carrying guns becomes as ubiquitous as carrying cell phones, God help us all.
We have several guns in the house. I think some are loaded. If a home invasion occurred or some other surprise break in, I doubt one would be in reach and ready for business.
Even if so, I envision serious legal trouble for us should "business" be carried out, despite the so-called right to protect ourselves in our homes. Just be cause we can, doesn't mean in the long run it won't cost us all our life savings defending ourselves.
Recently in our town a bunch of teens were riding around and decided to "roll" the yard of a classmate, all in fun. (I am astounded they still do this, some 50 years after it was a fad when I was in high school.)
The classmate wasn't home. The kid's father (or was it grandfather?) heard the ruckus and got a gun, went outside and fired in the air, not knowing what was actually taking place but hoping to scare the 'perp' away The teens had sped away about the same time.
The teens decided they hadn't sufficiently covered the yard so they return with more toilet paper and threw a few rolls. The father again heard the ruckus and feared something worse was afoot. Just as the teens were about to drive away he ran toward the car and fired, killing one of the teens, a girl. They managed to drive away but all came to light soon. The father is charged with murder and a teenager is dead.
A mother was grocery shopping, had her toddler in the basket of the shopping cart. She also had her purse, opened. A loaded gun was in the purse. The baby pulled the gun from the purse and somehow pulled the trigger, killing the mother on the spot.
Both examples illustrate irresponsible use of a firearm.
If carrying guns becomes as ubiquitous as carrying cell phones, God help us all.
