>Funny, when I retired, they gave me a "retired ID" so I could carry my pistol. I laughed. I'm carrying mine regardless. They can license all they want to. I will go home at the end of the day, until it's my turn to move on. Like Moses said, "when they pry it from my cold dead fingers!"

AMEN.

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>John
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>>>>>>Gun control is in Canada. It's a social program started by liberals of course. It is going to cost the taxpayers a hundred million or so dollars said the liberals. Over a billion dollars later it still is a mess.
>>>>>>Link - http://www.chuckhawks.com/canadian_gun_control.htm
>>>>>>"Oops, we have an intruder. Honey? Do you remember the gun safe combination? Where is the key to the trigger guard?" And if you get this far without facing the intruder, then you must load the weapon. Good luck defending your home.
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>>I've practiced getting the trigger guard off (pushbutton combination lock) and popping in the magazine in the dark. My wife has as well. About 5 seconds for me. Add a second for her to get to my side of the bed.
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>>I'd rather keep it loaded and ready, but I have kids in the house.
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>>Since you are so insistant on protecting violent career criminals and giving them more chances to commit crimes, I retain my right to eliminate them from the gene pool should they threaten me or my family. Of course, I retain that right no matter what.
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>>>>>And how many times in your life has this been an issue? Have you had to defend your home often?
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>>>>>I've been living in and around big cities my entire life, and never been in a situation where I could have used a gun to protect myself. Never had my home broken into , never been mugged. I have been the victim of a few crimes, but never ones where I was face-to-face with the doer.
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>>>>>Tamar
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>>>>Thank God. Crime is over.
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>>>Bill - I'm not suggesting there's no crime. I'm suggesting that for the vast majority of people (certainly of the people here), the issue of "protecting one's home" is a red herring.
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>>>Here, let's put the question out there to everyone. Who here has had their home broken into by armed criminals when they were home? Who hasn't?
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>>>Tamar