Quote Originally Posted by Spartana View Post
I love ya Peggy but that was kind of mean. I think Bae - as well as other's here like Free and Alan (and I'll include myself as well having both military and tactical law enforcement training) - seems to be one of the most experienced, trained and knowledgeable people on this issue. Certainly not a George Zimmerman in my book. He also seems to be a calm levelheaded person who wouldn't make rash choices. And the dude also wears a kilt - which goes a long way for me :-)! So while I get that you think that we (not counting Free here) and all people like us are all a bunch of wacko, paranoid, shoot-em-up cowboys, I like to think that we can all have a rational friendly discussion about this topic and present our side of it (the "darkside" if you will :-)!) without fear of getting called names. It is one of the most important topics of our generation - ending gun violence - and I like to hear everyone's opinion whether I agree withit or not. So now I will return to my bunker, put on my tin foil hat, and drink some more rum toddies -and join Jane in being confused at just which thread I'm in :-)!
I didn't know about the kilt :-) I think the character would be Lazarus Long. ("Methuselah's Children" or "Time Enough for Love", among other titles, if anyone is interested)

Competent, practiced gun owners for whom guns are one of many life skills worry me much less than those obsessed exclusively with guns, or those who buy a weapon "for defense" and have it sit like an unused kitchen appliance impulse purchase until they feel compelled to use it for something (usually not good) - or their kids find it.

It's not the life style I would choose - I couldn't keep up the level required to maintain it.