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In reply to the discussion: Concealed carry permit holder kills 13, wounds more. [View all]Tiredofthesame
(62 posts)I will answer them one by one.
I never implied, or said, my guns are the most important thing in my life. And having 2, not getting any more by the way, is not accumulating them.
I have a carry permit, because in my state there is no difference in permit for carrying or owning. I have never carried my gun in my car or on my person, anywhere. Never. And I never will. I don't have a wild west mentality.
Finally, if there were a person, or persons on my property imposing a threat to my families safety, you can most certainly bet I would drop them. I would not shoot a person running down the street with my television. But most likely would catch them and subdue them, to be honest
Don't pull on the heartstrings of everyone by using the word teen. It insults. There is much more likely to be an out of work grown up having the balls to come on to someones property and steal.
As far as "stand your ground". Well I find that to be quite a disgusting piece of legislature. Unfortunately I cannot prove that with posts because I absolutely refused to post on any Zimmerman threads, because I get too pissed off, and that was a very emotional time for everyone involved. I have hung up on my father multiple times, and countless other people, arguing over Zimmerman. I find Zimmerman to be a bully, abuser, hateful, racist, coward. I feel the same way the majority of DU does about Zimmerman.
Thats why it's so offending to me that you so simply say because I have a carry permit I could pull a Zimmerman. I am all for stricter gun legislature. All for it. Why can't you understand that having a gun doesn't make you a killer? I completely understand that gun accessibility is out of hand. I also agree with that assessment.
But your logic is no different than saying every Muslim is a terrorist, something that would get you chastised around here, so don't do it with this.
Whether you like it or not, the second amendment is in the constitution. And to be honest I am all for amending it to something a bit more current. But with that being said, you cant be mad about your 4th and 1st amendments being stomped, because they are, and just decide you don't like the second one because people die. I have never killed anyone, and most likely to the tune of 99.99 percent probably never will. And I own a gun. You accept that.
edited for punctuation.