Armored farmer
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At least you'r right about thatNOT a liberal surrealist...
At least you'r right about thatNOT a liberal surrealist...
At least you'r right about that
I will not speculate regarding situations that could arise in which I might find a need for the rifle over the pistol, but, at a minimum, having it readily available would provide me some comfort.
Ahhh. While that gets us to a different current news story, I'll make the following aside:
Just for a quick head-check, foreign-born terrorists have killed something around 3,030 US Citizens since 1975. Including the events of 9/11.
That's about 1/3 the number of citizens as have died strangling to death in their own bedsheets and pillowcases.
And in a nation with a current population of 323,100,000, ... it's probably wise not to get too awful alarmed at apparent rising trends in any such events.
Oy. See that's the sort of thing I was talking about every time we have one of these conversations folks start to get really sensitive about the subject.That should be a sufficient reason, since I'm not critical of how or what you carry.
<shrug&smile> So in the "highly unlikely" event that I will find myself caught up in some kind of deadly attack while in/near my truck (if I have a rifle inside) I will be, perhaps, better prepared to respond with longer-range, more-precise shots.And my contention is that a rifle in your truck, outside of an attack while you are occupying said, is not "readily available," ...
How about this,....?Oy. See that's the sort of thing I was talking about every time we have one of these conversations folks start to get really sensitive about the subject.
I mean,"Hey I just want to have a rifle with me," is a valid enough reason to have one.
But if anyone asks that we start to discuss how that might be useful or effective in a violent scenario, unfortunately some folks start to feel like they are under attack, and instead of discussing it plainly react very defensively.
No, I just rewound it and played it again. That's a quote directly from Fox news, I recorded it..
Holy cow, it's also totally wrong.
The Good Samaritan fellow grabbed a rifle, yes but he grabbed it out of his gun safe in his house. And he wounded the guy, but the guy was able to drive away and eventually killed himself.
Gads that's embarrassing. I know most people won't ever really stop to care whether the president said something true or something false, so it probably really doesn't matter in the end, but I wish he had gotten the story right.
As for some of you, the only reason I carry my AR under the back seat of my pickup is because it gets uncomfortable iwb by the end of the day.
That should be a sufficient reason, since I'm not critical of how or what you carry.
I live in Houston and work around 20 miles from my home.
Speaking for myself (repeating myself, from my original post) I have a 9 shield on me CCW (open carry not legal in Fl, and spend MOST of the year in what most people call "summer wear", so I "settle" for 8 rounds of 9mm HP). IN ADDITION to the shield, I have Glocks (23, and 19L) loaded and available in my 2 vehicles- these give me full size handguns with higher magazine capacity should an event occur that the 8 rounds of 9 HP aren't sufficient AND I'm in a vehicle. Usually, there are some type of long guns in the vehicles as well, especially this time of year (hunting season). They are cased and loaded, but they are present. I don't consider this "tactical folly" by any means. In fact, I am better armed than the local police IN a vehicle, and only slightly less well armed when not in the vehicle- because their guns hold more than 8 rounds.I was referring to the implied reality following the mindset in which MULTIPLE RESPONDENTS ABOVE have stated they're considering keeping an AR/AK/M1Carbine in their vehicle, using the example in this particular thread, a guy sitting in church, a gunman kicking in the door. As is often said, a gun in the truck doesn't do you any good when you're not in the truck, so the implication for the majority of these scenarios invalidates the proposition of extra weapons or extra ammo stored in the vehicle. Whether you find yourself leaving danger, accessing the weapon, then returning, or noticing danger from a safe position and subsequently inserting yourself into said danger, the premise behind a vehicle-stored firearm is dodgy at best. Many folks like to think, myself included, we'll step up and play hero if we ever see evil unfolding, but really, there's an assumption of liability and potential for increased disruption through bystander interference.
What's the plan here for all of these respondents above, copied here below, in keeping a weapon or ammunition off-person in the vehicle? Outside of the select scenario where they are attacked while occupying the vehicle, the implication is they intend to leave security and enter themselves into the dangerous situation which they were not otherwise involved:
Haven't you ever watched Red Dawn?!?...I've never heard an argument for a realistic scenario in which, "run to my truck and get my AR" was the appropriate response.
Haven't you ever watched Red Dawn?!?...
Armored Farmer asked:
In light of the shootings that have plagued our country lately, has anyone been compelled to change their carry habits?