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Out of interest, why do you need a firearm on your hip as you sit at the computer? edit: I'm from Australia and the idea of having a single weapon, let alone m
by cstrat 10y ago
Out of interest, why do you need a firearm on your hip as you sit at the computer?
edit: I'm from Australia and the idea of having a single weapon, let alone more than 10 close by is kind of frightening.
- oldmanjay 10y agoDo you mean guns specifically or are you paralyzed when you enter a kitchen?
- madengr 10y agoI don't need one at this moment, I just want one since I don't know when I'll need one. It's concealed carry; I just happened to still have it on after wearing it all day.
- bogomipz 10y agoI am curious why you felt the need to mention it at all.
- madengr 10y agoBecause the media embellishes the ownership of guns for some nefarious purpose. I could have said more, as they have reported one technical error, but I did not.
- bogomipz 10y agoCan you explain how they embellish the ownership of guns for nefarious purposes? The majority of media coverage I see of guns is in relation to actual gun violence i.e incidents that seem to occur with alarming frequency - whereby someone opening fire in a mall or a movie theater. What usually follows these incidents in the news cycle are editorials asking why there are more stringent background check as many of these incidents are carried out by unstable people. The evidence seems to suggest that the overwhelming majority of gun owners support these check because most owners are responsible law-abiding stable people. But I don't see these editorials as painting this gun owners in a nefarious light. The NRA lobby yes but responsible gun owner no, I just don't see it. And I like to consider myself as someone tries to consume varied news sources. But I would like to hear your thoughts.
- madengr 10y agoThe article had nothing to do with guns, yet they mention it in two places, specifically to associate it with possible criminal activity. The media only reports the bad use of guns. If you want to read about the numerous self defense instances, you'll have to read about it from the gun lobby. The NRA is comprised of 4 million dues paying members, which it represents just as much as it does it's corporate members. I actually prefer the GOA myself. Also, the article mentions a shotgun with a "flash hider". Thus is pure embellishment. Besides, it's a muzzle break to reduce muzzle lift, not a flash suppressor, which would be pointless in a shotgun that would be used at most tens of yards. Though even a muzzle break would be of questionable use on a shotgun.
- bogomipz 10y ago"If you want to read about the numerous self defense instances, you'll have to read about it from the gun lobby." You want to complain about "media embellishments" and inaccurate coverage but then you suggest I should use the most powerful political lobby in the US as a news source? There's no embellishment there? That's an unbiased news source? Just a cursory glance at some recent media outlet coverage of self defense shootings: http://www.live5news.com/story/31972984/ncpd-investigating-overnight-shooting-at-bar http://www.live5news.com/story/31972984/ncpd-investigating-o... http://www.ktnv.com/news/rtc-bus-driver-says-shooting-was-in-self-defense http://www.ktnv.com/news/rtc-bus-driver-says-shooting-was-in... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/naked-man-shot-choking-dog-miami_n_2395851.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/naked-man-shot-chok... There is no shortage of them. So your assertion that media "only" reports bad use of guns is simply untrue.
- madengr 10y agoNot as a news source, but a news aggregator. The self defense shootings are buried as a 2nd tier link on a web site, or back of news paper. Crime is on the front page. Of course the gun lobby does not highlight crime or negligent shootings, so I'll give you that.
- stefantalpalaru 10y agoA life lived in fear is no life at all.
- cstrat 10y agoJust sounds crazy to me that someone feels that they need to defend themselves with deadly force at all times. I could only understand that if you live in a rough neighborhood with constant violence or have wild animals threatening your life each day.
- h4nkoslo 10y agoThe use would be in the event someone breaks into your house. Practically speaking, it's easier to wear throughout the day than to be continually donning and doffing as you move about.
- jusssi 10y agoSo that happens frequently enough to make the inconvenience of continuously carrying a weapon around worth the trouble?
- madengr 10y agoDo you wreck your car so often that you go through the inconvenience of wearing a seat belt? Besides, what's so inconvenient about carrying a gun? Put holster on belt, take gun from safe and put in holster; done.
- h4nkoslo 10y agoCarrying a pistol in a good holster is roughly the same physical burden as carrying the dozen or so keys I don't use on an hourly basis, or wearing a sportscoat rather than just a tshirt.
- PhantomGremlin 10y agoBut a 1911? Surely there is something a little lighter that one could wear? Perhaps a smaller frame polymer pistol with 8 to 10 rounds of .40 S&W? Isn't .40 S&W more-or-less comparable to .45 ACP? I'm not up on this stuff, but a 1911 is a big pistol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1911_pistol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1911_pistol
- madengr 10y agoIt has a single stack magazine so it's a thin pistol, which is more amenable to in-waist-band concealed carry than lighter pistols with double stack magazines (i.e glocks). That said, my carry gun is a 3" 1911, primarily because that is most comfortable when driving in cars with bucket type seats. If you are carrying while sitting in a more upright position, a full size 5" 1911 is fine. The weight isn't an issue as mine has aluminum frame, though a traditional 1911 is all steel. Anyway, this is what I carry. http://www.kimberamerica.com/tactical-ultra-ii http://www.kimberamerica.com/tactical-ultra-ii Now a single stack polymer frame would be too small. I'm 6'5", 250 LB, and have big hands. I can't operate the magazine releases on small handguns. My wife carries an HK P2000 sub compact; way too small for my hands. I consider the 1911 the perfect handgun, of course that's a huge argument within the gun culture.
- yborg 10y agoI've seen your spiders. I would be armed to the teeth at all times if I lived in Australia.
- L_226 10y agoI'm also Australian and I'm disappointed that you are frightened by inanimate objects. I was taught how to use firearms as a child though so perhaps your lack of exposure has solidified into a misplaced fear as an adult (I hypothesise).