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anygunanywhere wrote:Some of the illogical reasoning heard/read regarding firearms and other issues:

"Fannypacks scream guns!"
I have used them when traveling - never had a gun in it. If this was true, then everyone wearing a Hawiian shirt would have a gun.

"Never carry a gun in a purse."
Purse is aceptable way to pack. At least the woman is packing.

"I do not have any NRA stickers on my truck/car/home."
I have NRA stickers on my truck, garage walls, etc. I have stickers on all my doors telling intruders we are armed. Come on in and let's dance. You had better find easier pickings!

"Open carry is dangerous. You are giving away the element of surprise."
Yes, open carry is dangerous. For the bad guys.

"I do not want anyone to know I have guns."
I do. So what if they know. Two things happen. Either they avoid me because I am armed, which is fine, or they warm up to me because I am armed, which is fine too.

i open carry at work in a retention holster and people have still tried to take it. how much retention does your holster have? when you carry, you should always realize that a gun is present. given that, possession of that gun is subject to whomever is stronger and/or better trained. open carry has a prevention measure to it, but your demeanor will be the deciding factor. i prefer to have someone thinking i've got something up my sleeve that they don't know about and my demeanor exhibits that. prevention enough for me.

NRA stickers, no big deal. police and sheriff stickers, no way. for Christmas one year, every car in the parking lot of the sheriff's office that had a sheriff sticker on it was busted out.

i don't care if someone thinks i have a gun or two. some of my neighbors know what i do, although i sincerely try to keep that private, so obviously guns are going to be around. i don't want anyone knowing i have a whole stash of guns. most people work a minimum of 8 hours a day. that's a long time to tear up a safe and i've seen some good ones torn to pieces.

tehlump wrote:

Chris wrote:

tehlump wrote:

Chris wrote:i really don't like my neighbors knowing i have a lot of guns. most burglaries i've ever worked usually knew the person who broke in through inadvertent introductions. why break into a home and risk a second degree felony if you don't know what the payoff is?

http://www.askingsaveskids.com/

what does that have to do with keeping your weapons stash private? i prefer that my neighbors and some of their random scummy friends not know i have weapons in my house.

Sorry, I should have commented further.

I didn't pick you out of the crowd, I had just seen a commercial on television for this campaign and it was fresh in my mind...

However, I will say that I wouldn't mind my neighbors knowing I own guns, just as long as they know that I will use them! Seriously, they can be reasonably certain you own other semi-expensive, easy to fence, easily stolen items, what difference does it make whether or not they know you own guns?

i had no clue what you were inferring through the link. my kids are 2 and 3. they both know that they DO NOT touch the trigger of a firearm and my 3 year old yells at me when i'm cleaning them. i've had the barrel and slide laid out on the table and she reminds me to point it away from everyone.

my kids also know that they are free to handle my guns when i'm around, but they are not allowed to touch them when i'm gone. yes they are very young, but i think kids are smarter than we give them credit for. having been taught early on, i think my kids will make good decisions should they ever encounter weapons at someone else's home; that's my responsibility as a parent. my responsibility does not lie with relying on someone else to make sure they put their guns up when my kids come over.

i've worked a lot of residential burglaries. i've also seen guns recovered that were family heirlooms or expensive collector pieces that had to be destroyed because the serial numbers were filed off. guns bring a pretty penny in the underworld and can easily be traded off for dope. guns will get you a lot more than say a TV or DVD player.

tehlump wrote:

Chris wrote:i really don't like my neighbors knowing i have a lot of guns. most burglaries i've ever worked usually knew the person who broke in through inadvertent introductions. why break into a home and risk a second degree felony if you don't know what the payoff is?

http://www.askingsaveskids.com/

what does that have to do with keeping your weapons stash private? i prefer that my neighbors and some of their random scummy friends not know i have weapons in my house.

i really don't like my neighbors knowing i have a lot of guns. most burglaries i've ever worked usually knew the person who broke in through inadvertent introductions. why break into a home and risk a second degree felony if you don't know what the payoff is?