Because. Any non intentional discharge may hit a kid.
That is not irrational. It's a reality.
Because. Any non intentional discharge may hit a kid.
That is not irrational. It's a reality.
Look, I'm not against carrying anywhere someone damn well pleases, kids or no kids. But I'm against trying to portray those who have concerns as being stupid or irrational.
That's been my thought all along.What does age have to do with it?
The only valid argument I received from my current gf about my carrying at her sister's house was that it is not my place to introduce her nieces to guns. If their parents want them to be, it is their place. But, it's not as if I am open carrying and spouting off the 2nd Amendment while I am there.
Her nieces are 11 and 13, and I doubt they even know I am carrying when I am there. Their dad (gf's brother in law) made me one time, and he didn't really seem to care. He followed me to the garage and wanted to see what I was carrying. That's about all that has happened.
I love my ~10month old and 4 year old boys so much that it makes me feel good to have my gun on around them. Being able to adequately protect my family is everything to me. We all get by day to day, and here is to hoping that tomorrow will be as uneventful as today.
Well, it would to the media. A child being shot would be on the news a lot, an adult not as much.That's been my thought all along.
So it would be ok if I negligently shot an adult, but if it was an 8 year old it's somehow different?
I also fail to see how I can negligently shoot anyone if the firearm never leaves my holster?
Let's not paint concerned citizens with a broad brush of irrational ignorance.
I see no difference here. Kids need to learn one way or the other and hopefully its from parents who are willing to teach them rather then then them learning it from a movie or tv show.
Maybe someone can explain this to me in terms I can understand.
Why is it that people always say: "OMG! Why would you carry a gun here? There are kids here!"
- My ex-girlfriend said something to this effect when we were going to the zoo. She didn't think I should carry a gun because there would be kids around. I'm a smart ass, my response was in case there was an escaped bear.
- There is a supposed Pro-2A rally in Bloomington on the 23rd, and the organizer has asked that people carry with empty chambers and magazines because there will be children present.
- My current girlfriend has made comments about my carrying at her sister's house because there are kids there.
- I'm sure I have other examples that I can't remember at this point in time.
Unless I am at home (where there just happens to be no children) my sidearm is always holstered. If it's not IWB, then it is OWB in a Blackhawk Serpa which has Level 2 retention. This invalidates any 5 year old girl comments.
Why do people have such a big problem with others (or maybe it's just me personally) carrying a firearm where there are children present? Can anyone explain this to me in a rational, well thought out response that actually makes sense and will possibly make me reconsider my past actions and ask for forgiveness from those whom I have sinned against?
Why yes, there are children here. One of them is mine and I am legally and morally responsible for her safety. Therefore I make sure to have the tools and training necessary at hand to insure that she remains safe. Why don't you care enough about your children to do the same?
...So simply having a concern means you can't be stupid and irrational?
Just because you're concerned about somebody having a firearm around your children doesn't make you automatically educated and rational.
A non-intentional discharge may hit anyone. What does age have to do with it?
Let's see if I can figure this out...What the heck is wrong with you?
I feel that their concerns are irrational and they're likely being ignorant based upon those concerns. You make it out as though that, just because they have concerns, does not mean that they could not possibly be stupid or irrational. Whether or not they are stupid or whether their concerns are irrational is totally unrelated to the simple fact that they do have concerns beyond that one cannot have an irrational concern without being concerned.But I'm against trying to portray those who have concerns as being stupid or irrational.
No, it makes you concerned. Having a concern has no bearing on whether you're stupid or irrational was the point I was making.Oh yes. Just like I said. Having a concern about having a firearm makes you have a PhD.