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    Quote Originally Posted by jenn_librarian View Post
    Here's a question for ya.

    Say you were a single woman, living alone, in a city that has pretty much crime. What type of handgun would you recommend for personal safety reasons? Assuming that they would also take courses in how to handle a handgun as well.
    Jenn, I wouldn't recommend a handgun for you, with your history of depression and your struggles with your meds. Nothing personal, okay?

    I was raised with guns in the house, and my dad always impressed on me that owning a gun without a lot of training can just give you false confidence, and make yourself more likely to get hurt. After all, if someone broke in to your place A) they'd likely trip over one of the cats running to greet them and hurt themselves that way and B) If you say to a criminal "Stop or I'll shoot" which being a decent person might be your first instinct, a criminal will shoot you without giving you the same warning.

    Feel free, though to get "NRA member" stickers for your front door or windows, just to give anyone pause who is considering trouble. After all, a cat's meow is NOT the deterrent a large dog's bark would be, no matter how fierce the meow!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Karen View Post
    Jenn, I wouldn't recommend a handgun for you, with your history of depression and your struggles with your meds. Nothing personal, okay?
    I don't want one, and don't intend on buying one, lol, don't worry!! I was just asking, just curious what someone would "recommend". That's all.

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    I have ADT stickers, lol. Not that they will stop someone, but they might give more thought to breaking in than without them.

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    Any recommendation would be entirely situational. A self-defense weapon is not a one size fits all item. What would work for me wouldn't necessarily work for Blue, or Karen, etc.
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    Jenn, even though it was a hypothetical question you could find a local firing range that gives firearm safety and training courses. The class and training could make you more comfortable being around firearms and people carrying firearms. It would also give you personal experience to pick a firearm you are most comfortable with, without actually owning one.
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    All misdirection aside, I see Pucks point.

    Without the Second Amendment our rights mean nothing. Without the 2nd Amendment we have nothing to make sure our rights mean anything. Without the 2nd Amendment we are pawns at best and slaves at worst.

    Puck can correct me if I am wrong, but without the 2nd Amendment we would live under a tyrannical government and not a democratic republic.
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    Quote Originally Posted by blue View Post
    All misdirection aside, I see Pucks point.

    Without the Second Amendment our rights mean nothing. Without the 2nd Amendment we have nothing to make sure our rights mean anything. Without the 2nd Amendment we are pawns at best and slaves at worst.

    Puck can correct me if I am wrong, but without the 2nd Amendment we would live under a tyrannical government and not a democratic republic.

    Like I said, I believe the 2nd Amendment is our FIRST freedom.

    A repeal of the 2nd Amendment does not directly mean we then live under a dictator... But it would remove a MAJOR obstacle to any aspiring dictator.

    Now ask me if I think the left will openly try to outright repeal the 2nd Amendment? Not likely. It would be political suicide at best, or lead to a real civil war at worst. No, they re going tp pick at it. They are going to use the courts, like they always do with their really radical stuff, because they know they could never get any of it past the voters. That is the real shame. I reckon that is why the "cost of freedom is eternal vigilence".

    Finally, like I have said before, I am not worried. If my country chooses to make me a criminal for owning certain inanimate objects, so be it. There are MILLIONS of people who share my feelings on this particular issue. I would rather die free than live a slave.
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