Thread: How many people CCW here?

"YOU SLEEP SAFE IN YOUR BEDS BECAUSE ROUGH MEN STAND READY IN THE NIGHT TO VISIT VIOLENCE ON THOSE WHO WOULD DO YOU HARM" George Orwell

Originally Posted by Costabro

“To my mind it is wholly irresponsible to go into the world incapable of preventing violence, injury, crime, and death. How feeble is the mindset to accept defenselessness. How unnatural. How cheap. How cowardly. How pathetic.” -Ted Nugent

Ted is great. He is so passionate about the Second Amendment and his arguments make sense even to the totally indoctrinated.

This "kinder and gentler" world is fine as far as it goes, but there are still wolves out there and I will never be a sheep.

Originally Posted by Crotalus

Ted is great. He is so passionate about the Second Amendment and his arguments make sense even to the totally indoctrinated.

This "kinder and gentler" world is fine as far as it goes, but there are still wolves out there and I will never be a sheep.

I am a big Ted Nugent fan, his music!

I have always liked guns, but where I live in ontario it is not neccesary at all to carry one for self defense...and In my eyes, thats the only reason at all anyone should be carrying a pistol on their waste! unless your going shooting at a range

Originally Posted by sleekandsmooth

I have always liked guns, but where I live in ontario it is not neccesary at all to carry one for self defense...and In my eyes, thats the only reason at all anyone should be carrying a pistol on their waste! unless your going shooting at a range

Oh you crazy Canadian kids !

The point is that here in the US, and a few other countries I've lived in (specifically Argentina and even peace-loving, neutral Costa Rica), in general, your average law-abiding citizen or resident is free to choose whether or not to carry a gun. The problem that I see in countries like Canada, or e.g. Germany, is that the average, law-abiding citizenry generally speaking will never be allowed to choose to legally "carry a pistol on their waist", even in cases where pre-emptively arming oneself with a firearm may be reasonably indicated due to actual threats in circumstances and environment. You see, in my experience, physical threats have this nasty habit of sometimes turning up unexpectedly, and despite one's best efforts to avoid, evade or defuse them... so for some people, it might seem like a good idea to have a full range of options at hand when it comes to being forced to respond to such a threat... I for one appreciate jurisdictions in which that decision is left up to the individual!

Originally Posted by sleekandsmooth

I have always liked guns, but where I live in ontario it is not neccesary at all to carry one for self defense...and In my eyes, thats the only reason at all anyone should be carrying a pistol on their waste! unless your going shooting at a range

Oh you Hoser! Poo and Pistols should never go together.

Finally got the money to take the class and I'm enrolled for Feb 25.

Originally Posted by sleekandsmooth

I have always liked guns, but where I live in ontario it is not neccesary at all to carry one for self defense...and In my eyes, thats the only reason at all anyone should be carrying a pistol on their waste! unless your going shooting at a range

IT would be nice if the world really worked that way. However, even in the kindest of communities things happen. You never know when your going to be the one that comes face to face with a nut case who has just killed his wife and kids and is on a three state murder spree. Things happen and you have no way to predict or control the when and where. The best you can do is always be prepared no matter where you live.

I find it a hassle to carry anything, the only reason I carry my keys is for the bottle opener...

I live in a completely different world, I don't even lock my house at night...

I remember those days here in the US myself, but things have changed. Personally I think a lot of it is the drug influence...makes me want to move "down under"...