Gun Control & RKBA

TPaine7

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37. Perhaps you're being a little hard on gordianot

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 02:09 PM

Aug 2012

Star Member gordianot (5,714 posts)
6. Of greater concern carry a firearm in public what are you going to do if someone tries to take it?

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Publicly displayed firearms are an invitation and places you and others in danger. This is my opinion I have several firearms. I am not citing statistics. I do not want to take firearms away from others. To the point approach all firearms as if they may discharge. When I see people who carry firearms in public it makes me uneasy not that they will have an accidental discharge but that someone will put that person in a position they will have to protect themselves and their firearms

This is my obervation and opinion.

I see two admissions that this is an opinion, an admission that gordianot is not supporting that opinion with statistics and no prescribed solution for society at large.

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I think guns carried in public should be virtually incapable of firing when dropped. Do you agree? [View all] TPaine7 Aug 2012 OP

this is the kind of guy the NRA says will protect us from guys like Holmes Skittles Aug 2012 #1

Link? n/t TPaine7 Aug 2012 #2

So THAT'S how you get 80K posts..... Callisto32 Aug 2012 #19

Liability insurance has pretty done that already for those being manufactured today ProgressiveProfessor Aug 2012 #3

Exactly. nt rDigital Aug 2012 #4

Good points. TPaine7 Aug 2012 #5

Like most of those with technical backgrounds, I tend to want data and lots of it ProgressiveProfessor Aug 2012 #7

Of greater concern carry a firearm in public what are you going to do if someone tries to take it? gordianot Aug 2012 #6

This is one reason why I favor concealed carry. Well concealed. TPaine7 Aug 2012 #8

There are times and places for open carry, mostly "upcountry" IMO ProgressiveProfessor Aug 2012 #9

That's when I OC, hunting, hiking, fishing, ORV rides. ileus Aug 2012 #11

It is safer to open carry in the woods or in my case on the farm. gordianot Aug 2012 #18

What you "feel" has no relevence unless supported by "data". PavePusher Aug 2012 #28

Perhaps you're being a little hard on gordianot TPaine7 Aug 2012 #37

At the risk... holdencaufield Aug 2012 #10

I can rack the slide in one second. safeinOhio Aug 2012 #13

So lets do a little drill Trunk Monkey Aug 2012 #31

What if pigs could fly? safeinOhio Aug 2012 #40

Getting hit�with a bullet�in one arm or shoulder before you complete your draw TPaine7 Aug 2012 #48

The difference being, of course, that pigs don't fly. Trunk Monkey Aug 2012 #49

Real life safeinOhio Aug 2012 #50

Is it my perception or are you truly antagonistic toward people that don't share your worldview? Trunk Monkey Aug 2012 #54

It would be even faster to always safeinOhio Aug 2012 #55

Whatever dude, you do it your way and I'll do it my way NT Trunk Monkey Aug 2012 #56

It's but a flesh wound... holdencaufield Aug 2012 #43

I agree, but it's not deadly enough for those who are into packing in public and all things guns. Hoyt Aug 2012 #15

Yawn.... holdencaufield Aug 2012 #16

nt Equate Aug 2012 #21

If I am fumbling with loading, I don't have as much concentration for evaluation. Callisto32 Aug 2012 #20

"If I am fumbling with loading..." holdencaufield Aug 2012 #26

get an airsoft gun Trunk Monkey Aug 2012 #33

A good start. Callisto32 Aug 2012 #53

I can think of some scenarios where you wouldn't want to rack the slide. TPaine7 Aug 2012 #38

A Glock style safety may not be the best for some CC ileus Aug 2012 #12

Virtually incapable of firing at all would be better. Hoyt Aug 2012 #14

I'd rather Reasonable_Argument Aug 2012 #32

This is not a question of law but common sense and responsible conduct DWC Aug 2012 #17

Point taken, TPaine7 Aug 2012 #23

Some of the greatest things about America are: DWC Aug 2012 #57

Modern handguns are drop safe. ManiacJoe Aug 2012 #22

That being so, I can see the case for not multiplying laws needlessly. TPaine7 Aug 2012 #24

The key word there being "alleged". ManiacJoe Aug 2012 #27

Modern firearms have drop safeties ... spin Aug 2012 #25

Most accident discharges with Glocks happen when.............. virginia mountainman Aug 2012 #29

Another factor with the Glock is that it is easy to change the trigger pull weight ... spin Aug 2012 #30

Trigger weight on revolvers is usually even easier to change. HALO141 Aug 2012 #36

They already are. Jenoch Aug 2012 #34

They already are. HALO141 Aug 2012 #35

I think it's a good idea. California has a pretty strict drop test for ALL new handguns sold here. slackmaster Aug 2012 #39

Modern guns will not fire when droped Travis_0004 Aug 2012 #41

most single action revolvers gejohnston Aug 2012 #42

That is why... holdencaufield Aug 2012 #44

As has been stated a few times already PD Turk Aug 2012 #45

Re ur query; Have I been mislead on modern firearm? russ1943 Aug 2012 #46

See post #22. ManiacJoe Aug 2012 #47

Her side of the story is very compelling. jeepnstein Aug 2012 #52

Most modern handguns are virtually incapable of discharging when dropped. geckosfeet Aug 2012 #51

Even Wyatt Earp Had an Accidental Discharge from Dropping His Gun AndyTiedye Aug 2012 #58

I doubt he had a modern gun by 2012 standards, but is interesting that he didn't carry in a way that TPaine7 Aug 2012 #59

To be drop safe, those cap-and-ball revolvers ManiacJoe Aug 2012 #60

education JPEN Aug 2012 #61