Customer pulls gun, stops robbery

[Peter Parka]

Some people like to collect them. I personally dont like guns, but I collect Japanese weapons. Sai, swords, nunchaku. Its a hobby and they are just as lethal.

If I was to have a fight where one of you had the sword and the other had a gun, I know what I would choose every time!

 

[gLing]

Some people like to collect them. I personally dont like guns, but I collect Japanese weapons. Sai, swords, nunchaku. Its a hobby and they are just as lethal.

My boyfriend has four guns. His police sidearm, a pistol in his car and two rifles. One he keeps in the closet and the other he keeps by the bed.
I don't think he is collecting, I think he is preparing for an invasion. :eek

What are sai's by the way?

 

[Boomer]

Sai

They are my favorite. Mainly used to incapacitate. I either go for those or my hatchet and knife.

 

[gLing]

Sai

They are my favorite. Mainly used to incapacitate. I either go for those or my hatchet and knife.

Will your sai save you in a combination sling shot and pepper spray attack?

 

[Boomer]

Will your sai save you in a combination sling shot and pepper spray attack?

First off, thats some funny shit! :24:

Second off, you better hope they dont! D

 

[Peter Parka]

It depends on the state you are living in. Where I live it is very easy to get permit to carry a handgun. I believe to get one all you need to do is take a short gun safety class.

Thanks! Kind of strange all the lessons and strict test you need to pass to be allowed to drive a car but it's much easier to get a gun license isn't it?

 

[GraceAbounds]

Being run over is something you can't prevent, it's a freak accident. Walking into a store to find it's being held up with a guy with a gun is a situation that you can defuse. Now I'm only advocating this if you have the training to do so, and know exactly what your legal boundaries are. You have to assess the situation in seconds and be able to act appropriately. You can't just go in there and start shooting.

But I love having the ability to make a difference in such a situation given the right circumstances.

:clap

I always have been and I'm responsible enough to know that carrying a loaded weapon every day carries more risk than me not having one. 40 years of not needing one... and I'm not paranoid enough to think that everyone is out to get me... so I don't need to carry one.

The way you word things makes it sound like anyone that doesn't think the same way as you and has a CWP is a paranoid person that thinks everyone is out to get them.

You asked. You can't just say we're stupid.

Yes, it's a one in a million chance. But the one time it does happen, I would prefer to be in control of my own fate instead of leaving whether I live or die up to the other guy.

:clap
I couldn't agree more.

You made two assumptions there:

1) How do you know if everyone had a gun on them that more innocent people would be killed?

2) How do you know that the same people who don't wear seat belts are the same people carrying guns? In the 6 years that I've lived here, I've only met one american that didn't like wearing her seat belt. And she was a ditzy sorority girl from Maryland University who was completely anti-gun.

:homo:

Cigarettes kill people. That's their only real purpose. And they hurt the people around them. But I bet you carry your smokes everywhere.

Ouch! :clap

Ok assuming guns are safe, why would anybody need to own four of them?

Because they like them.
Because you use different guns for different things.
Handgun - short range, home protection - personal protection
A revolver for home protection - (heavier gun) but isn't going to jam.
A 9mm for personal protection (light weight) steamlined to fit close to your body - holds more bullets in the clip than a 6 shooter
A rifle for hunting or long range target practice

I could go on and on .. but I think you get the picture.

It depends on the state you are living in. Where I live it is very easy to get permit to carry a handgun. I believe to get one all you need to do is take a short gun safety class.

Gun safety classes or qualification classes are not easy classes. (at least not in my state) My class started with about 40 people. Only 25 finished the class. You have to pass written and actual gun handling and shooting tests.

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If our country were to be invaded by another country, not only our military would fight. You can bet your boots our citizens would too. I'm sure some folks take that into consideration before messing with us. Personally, I like it that way - keeps em' on their toes.

 

[gLing]

Gun safety classes or qualification classes are not easy classes. (at least not in my state) My class started with about 40 people. Only 25 finished the class. You have to pass written and actual gun handling and shooting tests.

That is good to know. I for some reason was under the impression it was just a course to teach you how to handle your weapon.
I would also like to point out here in Texas they amended the law and now you are allowed to carry a handgun without a permit if you are traveling somewhere.

 

[Boomer]

That is good to know. I for some reason was under the impression it was just a course to teach you how to handle your weapon.
I would also like to point out here in Texas they amended the law and now you are allowed to carry a handgun without a permit if you are traveling somewhere.

Wow! Another Texan! Yippee!! :clap

 

[Peter Parka]

Ouch! :clap

Are you freaking serious???? You seriously think guns can be compared to cigarettes it terms of danger?????

:24::24::24::24::24::24::24:

 

[gLing]

Wow! Another Texan! Yippee!! :clap

 

[debbie t]

i ahve a question .

if you lot always take guns with you ,even to the shops....

what do you do with it if youre going out in a corset,or even worse a rubber frock???

it just doesnt go for me:smiley24:

 

[Peter Parka]

I like to pull my gun out of a rubber frock! Wait......I've said too much!......:24:

 

[debbie t]

I like to pull my gun out of a rubber frock! Wait......I've said too much!......:24:

i know people like you:24:

 

[GuesSAngel]

idk, reading almost everyone's response i agree with peter.

and IMO I don't want to live in a world knowing that everyone has a gun on them. There is no point. And that guys lucky that he wasn't shot by the robber for pulling out his gun like that. He is an idiot and more or less did put everyone in danger. he just got lucky that's all.

 

[debbie t]

idk, reading almost everyone's response i agree with peter.

and IMO I don't want to live in a world knowing that everyone has a gun on them. There is no point. And that guys lucky that he wasn't shot by the robber for pulling out his gun like that. He is an idiot and more or less did put everyone in danger. he just got lucky that's all.

hurrah!!!!!!!!!thats three of us then

 

[Tim]

The way you word things makes it sound like anyone that doesn't think the same way as you and has a CWP is a paranoid person that thinks everyone is out to get them.

Read my entire post, I said that there are legitimate reasons to carry. It's just that none apply to me and my current situation. The only reason that someone who is in my position would carry a gun is out of the fear of getting robbed or attacked. If I was attacked or robbed I am fully aware of the danger of trying to reach under my shirt to pull a gun out to protect myself. Things can go down very quickly and quick action will do much more for you than getting shot or stabbed while trying to get a gun out and fire. I'll guarantee that if someone walks up to you a put a gun in your face and asks for your purse, you are going to give it to him. You aren't going to have time to reach in your purse and pull on him before he shoots you. And what about a purse snatcher? They don't give you warning, just one swipe and it's gone, along with your gun...

There just isn't a reason for me to carry... and if you read my first post on this, you would see that I am not against CWP's... I just think they are over used from people who are paranoid about their safety when simple common sense would keep most people safe in most situations.

 

[Tim]

idk, reading almost everyone's response i agree with peter.

and IMO I don't want to live in a world knowing that everyone has a gun on them. There is no point. And that guys lucky that he wasn't shot by the robber for pulling out his gun like that. He is an idiot and more or less did put everyone in danger. he just got lucky that's all.

My problem with what this guy did was the fact that he was not trained to handle such a situation. This is why we do have police and make sure they are properly trained. He very easily could have made matters worse. How was he sure that this guy was working alone?

IDK, why turn a robbery into a shoot-out? It would be a completely different story if this guy was professionally trained in such situations, but I doubt he was.

 

[GraceAbounds]

Are you freaking serious???? You seriously think guns can be compared to cigarettes it terms of danger?????

No. I was refering to the point Donnie was making.

But now that you speak of it, I would not be surprised if more people died from smoking in the US than from a gun shot wound.

Read my entire post

I did, twice to make sure that I 'getting' you.

The only reason that someone who is in my position would carry a gun is out of the fear of getting robbed or attacked.

Someone ( a regular Joe Blow ) doesn't necessarily carry a gun out of fear as you put it. That is my point. You don't have to be a manager at a store carrying out money. I carry my family around with me and they are much more valuable to me than what that manager is carrying.

If I was attacked or robbed I am fully aware of the danger of trying to reach under my shirt to pull a gun out to protect myself. Things can go down very quickly and quick action will do much more for you than getting shot or stabbed while trying to get a gun out and fire. I'll guarantee that if someone walks up to you a put a gun in your face and asks for your purse, you are going to give it to him.

Well, duh. You are assuming that people don't know when or when they should or should not use their weapon.

You aren't going to have time to reach in your purse and pull on him before he shoots you.

More assumptions. Who said anything like this?

And what about a purse snatcher? They don't give you warning, just one swipe and it's gone, along with your gun...

My gun is on my person, it isn't in my purse.

you would see that I am not against CWP's...

I read your post to say that unless they had reasons like you stated that people don't need CWP's and if they had them it was because they were basically living a life of fear.

I just think they are over used from people who are paranoid about their safety when simple common sense would keep most people safe in most situations.

I agree with this.

 

[Peter Parka]

No. I was refering to the point Donnie was making.

But now that you speak of it, I would not be surprised if more people died from smoking in the US than from a gun shot wound.

Have any statistics of any innocent bystanders who has died instantaniously from someone breathing cigarette smoke on them have you?:confused

You agree with Donnies point? I for the life of me fail to see how you can possible compare the dangers of carrying a gun to the non existant dangers of someone carrying cigarettes. I could hand all the tobacco I carry with me to the biggest moron on earth and I garuntee he wouldn't be able to kill anyone with it, not even himself.