My brother enthusiastic machine gunner not enthusiastic about civilian ownership
of firearms.
The need to take on the state his view bull**** tryannys don't appear overnight.
CCW this being the UK there are not vast amount of guns in circulation so no need to carry two mass shootings in the 20th century 2.
what half a dozen in the states last year?
more access to handguns means the deranged can and will access them
different in the states freely available guns and ammo so crack down unlikely to stop bad people having them.
also obsession with firearms falling into the "myth of weapons" IF I need a weapon got keys to armoury
also have a knife wire petrol etc etc
I would respond if I know what you were talking about. Other than that, look at what wonders the UK and Australia total gun bans have done to gun violence in the country. In two countries supposedly devoid of guns in civilian hands, the gun violence rate went up!
Anyway, let me clarify what I meant about talking to my family about guns at gatherings. Everyone in my family knows what I do and that I am armed 24/7 if I am out and about.
People who don't understand the need for it will never get it until they become victims and wake up. Some never do and still live in Lalaland where they just schlep through each day hoping for the goodness of humanity to see them through to the grave.
Anytime a gun discussion comes up, it's because a wisea55 or anti chimes in about me being paranoid and asks out loud in front of everyone if it is necessary for me to have my gun with family. I will not sit there idly by while they spread their sheep mentality to everyone around that the world is a beautiful place and no harm can come to someone just because they are with family.
Murders and violent crimes are visited upon family by each other as much, if not more, than by strangers, if they really want to hear about that line of argument.
I tell them simply, if they don't like it, don't look at it or don't think about it. But it's my natural born God given right to be armed for my defense and the defense of those I love, even if they don't love guns. If they've never spent a minute in my shoes and seen the inhumanity visited upon fellow men by other not so well-meaning men, they would probably be more armed than I am.
Another thing, why should it be made out that we are on the defensive? They should be the ones that have to explain why they DON'T carry guns and defend their position that it's not necessary and the government will save them.