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<blockquote data-quote="4ked Horn" data-source="post: 41732" data-attributes="member: 11"><p>Vote is still 59-41 as of Thurs evening.</p><p></p><p>I'm with John B on his above post. Sporting guns are loads of fun when you want to use your guns 99.9999% of the time. They give us things to compete with and tinker with and study and show off to our friends and as gifts to the youths in our lives. They are a very important part of the relationship and spending of time with others. Guns are a many faceted subject.</p><p></p><p>BUT...</p><p></p><p>I believe that a guns primary worth, it's significance of purpose is it's ability to aid in a defensive act.</p><p></p><p>A $5000.00 hunting rifle may be a wonderful investment in the quest for knoledge and achievement and comaraderie but when the walls shake and the enemy advances where is its heart? What exactly will it do for you?</p><p></p><p>Most of us here know exactly what our bolt guns will do for us when we need them most. They would serve comfortably in the role of long range defence. This also means that they will not work well in close quarters defence. That is why we have shotguns and pistols and ASSAULT WEAPONS. The weapons that are best for staging an assault are also the weapons that are best suited for defending against one. And I do mean punks climbing in your bedroom window on a dark night as well as those currently in the news that threaten to do harm to malls and office buildings located just a few blocks from your neighborhood. </p><p></p><p>Assault weapons came to the rescue in the conflict in california between the two bank robbers with body armor. Those weapons , given to the police by a private gun store owner, defeated assault weapons used illeagally by criminals.</p><p></p><p>Should we own "hunting rifles" that shoot a long distance? Yes. </p><p></p><p>Should we own weapons that shoot many rounds in a reliable manner in rapid succession? Hell yes!</p><p></p><p>Notice that I didn't use the word "allowed" one single time. This is because punks, criminals and terrorists don't ask permission to have guns and peacefull, civilized humans shouldn't have to.</p><p></p><p>There you have it. Words from the big chair.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4ked Horn, post: 41732, member: 11"] Vote is still 59-41 as of Thurs evening. I'm with John B on his above post. Sporting guns are loads of fun when you want to use your guns 99.9999% of the time. They give us things to compete with and tinker with and study and show off to our friends and as gifts to the youths in our lives. They are a very important part of the relationship and spending of time with others. Guns are a many faceted subject. BUT... I believe that a guns primary worth, it's significance of purpose is it's ability to aid in a defensive act. A $5000.00 hunting rifle may be a wonderful investment in the quest for knoledge and achievement and comaraderie but when the walls shake and the enemy advances where is its heart? What exactly will it do for you? Most of us here know exactly what our bolt guns will do for us when we need them most. They would serve comfortably in the role of long range defence. This also means that they will not work well in close quarters defence. That is why we have shotguns and pistols and ASSAULT WEAPONS. The weapons that are best for staging an assault are also the weapons that are best suited for defending against one. And I do mean punks climbing in your bedroom window on a dark night as well as those currently in the news that threaten to do harm to malls and office buildings located just a few blocks from your neighborhood. Assault weapons came to the rescue in the conflict in california between the two bank robbers with body armor. Those weapons , given to the police by a private gun store owner, defeated assault weapons used illeagally by criminals. Should we own "hunting rifles" that shoot a long distance? Yes. Should we own weapons that shoot many rounds in a reliable manner in rapid succession? Hell yes! Notice that I didn't use the word "allowed" one single time. This is because punks, criminals and terrorists don't ask permission to have guns and peacefull, civilized humans shouldn't have to. There you have it. Words from the big chair. [/QUOTE]
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