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Whats to stop a burglar or sneak thief from finding it?
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whats to stop a burglar from taking a steak knife out of my kitchen and using it to kill me or my family, while i just stumbled out of a sound sleep, fiddle with my keys, get my gun out, load the magazine and try to fight this guy out of my house?
long term storage ( goin outta town) then yes, locking is best. but for protection use, locking only hinders ones ability to protect themselves . and while most gun owners may or may not believe they will be the victim of brutal crime. i have no intention of becoming one of those cases you read about and want to vomit. ( torture, rape, kidnapping etc)
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And if someone other than yourself finds it what's to stop them from using it against you or another innocent party?
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whats to stop them from using my kitchen knife or baseball bat. should i lock those up too?
nothing, no safe, no lock no guard is ever going to stop anyone from doing anything. it only slows them down. trigger locks are easily defeated, safety cabinets are easily torn open, even safes are easily opened by anyone with some experience
hell my guns are "locked", locked in my house. as far as i see it, some ones already broken into my home, whats a house more than a reall large locked box?
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UK, gun crime over here is rare, criminals know that to carry or use a firearm here in the uk could result in a mandatory life sentence.
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well im skepticle of any data that shows anything in regards to UK gun laws on either side of the issue.
gun crimes droped, stabbings rose. now knives are restricted. new weapon of choice? baseball and cricket bats and "imitation" ( airsoft) guns. people = adaptive. banning guns only means that joe or jane schmoe at 2 am in his own home can no longer effectively defend himself. a gun is an equalizer. it makes a 60 year old woman and a 20 year old punk equal in strength
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trying to figure if home or personal security justify the need for loaded weapons in the home and if the gun is for sporting use then should it not be kept unloaded and locked away?
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sporting guns and defense guns are seperate to me. in my gear, some are for sport, some are for historical value, and some's sole purpose is to engage some of the more advanced dipedal species found on this planet
its 3 am. and your daughter starts screaming. and 2 guys are ontop of her.
its 3 am and some one kicks in your front door. gunna call the cops and hide under the bed?
what if your disabled? what if your elderly?
gunna call the cops? live in the city? tell ya what. call the cops, order a pizza, and call a taxi. i garentee you the first one there probibly wont be the cop.
hell the VT shooting here in the US is a prime example. police were on campus, and 30 more people still died. 30 people died AFTER the cops showd up to the campus that morning
it just irks me. i support gay marrage, not because i like gay people. personaly im extremely prejudice. but i dont think my opinion is any more correct then yours. at the same time. gun owners want it to be a choice. want to own a gun, cool lets go shooting some time. dont want to own a gun, thats cool too, its your choice. where as antigun people constantly want to tell me what to do, when they themselves are ignorant of the facts. imagine being forced to to take racing/mechanic instructions from some one who doesnt even know how an internal combustion engine works.
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I saw this thread and I was just like "Oh lord....here we go again..."
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haha sorry. but the reporter just agrivated me into this.
oh well. yall probibly sick of my ranting.