My university - Fordham - had a shooting range in the basement of one of the buildings when I went there in the early 80s. It was run by the on campus ROTC detachment and students were allowed to shoot there under the supervision of the US Army seargent who was rangemaster. I spent more than a few hours practicing there. They even ran shooting competitions.
When my kids lived at home I kept all mine locked up and unloaded.I see the OP as a white suburban liberal. Probably lives in a gated community with a security guard. Shops at Whole Foods. Has never had to worry about crime. Has never had to feed her family by hunting for food. The ultimate Karen.
She accuses me of unsafe gun handling because I keep my home defense guns in a safe. A ready access safe with RFID access. She thinks that is equivalent to a bedside drawer.
She also objects to me keeping my home defense guns in Condition 3 (magazine inserted, chamber empty). A home defense firearm is useless without ammo but she thinks I should keep my ammo in a separate room. All the home defense guns are in a safe.
I will admit to having one gun stored in Condition 1 (magazine inserted, round in the chamber, safety on). It is my carry gun and is stored in my big safe. Why do I keep it in Condition 1? Because, the risk of a negligent discharge is higher if I am loading it every morning and clearing it every evening.
Responsible gun owners make risk based decisions based on their own unique circumstance. For someone who has no idea of our circumstances to lecture us is the height of arrogance and white privilege.
But then, gun control comes from a place of privilege.
Gun Control Comes from a Place of Privilege
When underprivileged people worry about crime, it’s tempting to say “just call the cops.” But this isn’t actually helpful advice. It just demonstrates how little we know about their circumstances and how unqualified we are to speak to their issues.fee.org
It’s easier to decree a ban than to actually ban something people want. Doesn’t really fix anything but at least someone did “something”.
Another lie. There were less than 50 mass shootings in the United States in 2023 per the FBI.
A made up definition from a non-governmental website is complete and utter bullshit.
Oh, and the CDC determined that defensive gun uses number between 500,000 and 3 million per a year, far outweighing any use by criminals. That would be a determination by an actual government organization, not some guy running a website out of his basement.
That Time The CDC Asked About Defensive Gun Uses
Why did the CDC fail to publish 1990s research on numbers of defensive gun uses?www.forbes.com
And as I said, all you can do is deny.
Neither of the two are here to debate. There mo is to put up brick walls in any way they can to stop any debate from happening. Simple minded reasoning of if there is no debate on the subject then nothing changes which means they get to keep their guns and the right to be stupid with a gun. At best I will give them a few poststo prove my observation and then ignore their obviousw attempts to obfuscate.
Tell me what’s wrong with leaving a firearm loaded and within easy reach .
It stinks of the ideology of a right to kill.
Please explain.
No, I am saying that you bought a gun thinking you had a right to kill with it.
1. And why not compare European countries to each other since they are much more similar to each other than the us.
What good is a firearm locked in a safe when you need to put your hands on it now?
That would be a very unsafe ideaThey do not store their ammo separately from their firearms when not in use. Almost half of gun owners do not keep their ammo separate from their firearms when not in use.
43% of U.S. Households Store Loaded Guns
About half of U.S. households that keep their firearms loaded do not store them in locked containers, a new CDC study found.www.campussafetymagazine.com
Projection
Acceptable risk
Acceptable risk. And I used my firearm against a home invader so its real in my house. Hope it never comes to yours.
Simple example consisting of 'simple' comments.
That's weird
Your comments are pompus and condescending. Don't worry about us, we will be jsut fine
And just when do you need to put your hands on it now?
A definition made up the Gun Violence Archive, which is a rabid anti-civil rights gun control site that refuses to divulge their data collection methodology. Yeah, **** that. I'll stick with the FBI. Less than 50 per a year.
Or when you hear glass break in your house, your window or door alarms go off or your your dogs starts barking .
That's a stupid question.
Its an answer one should be smart enough not to have to ask.