I saw numerous anti-gun and "I-don't-need-a-gun" types in my local gun store on the night of April 29, 1992. That was the first night of the "Rodney King riot", and all of those non-gun folks were trying to buy guns! I'm sure that they all felt that they not only had the "right" to own firearms, they suddenly felt the "need". What they faced, however, was the LAW that they probably thought was "reasonable" at one time....the mandatory 10-day waiting period in the State of California!
The manager of that gun store told me that several "hopeful" gun buyers nearly went ballistic when they were told that they would have to wait 10 days before their gun purchases could be handed to them.
One of those hopefuls actually tried to bribe the manager if he would "overlook" the state law. He was willing to pay $2,000 for a new Ruger 10/22 rifle, if he could take it home that same night!
My oldest nephew is now 48 years old, and he used to be an anti-gun person, but has moved up the ladder to the "I-don't-need-a-gun" category. I've offered to take him out shooting numerous times, but he just doesn't care to.
When the going gets tough, there will be the "haves" and the "have nots". The "have nots" are somewhat naive about what COULD happen in the future, or they are falsely thinking that the police/govenment will be "everywhere" WHEN the you know what hits the fan! Their thinking is stuck in the mode of "It won't happen to ME!"
The manager of that gun store told me that several "hopeful" gun buyers nearly went ballistic when they were told that they would have to wait 10 days before their gun purchases could be handed to them.
One of those hopefuls actually tried to bribe the manager if he would "overlook" the state law. He was willing to pay $2,000 for a new Ruger 10/22 rifle, if he could take it home that same night!
My oldest nephew is now 48 years old, and he used to be an anti-gun person, but has moved up the ladder to the "I-don't-need-a-gun" category. I've offered to take him out shooting numerous times, but he just doesn't care to.
When the going gets tough, there will be the "haves" and the "have nots". The "have nots" are somewhat naive about what COULD happen in the future, or they are falsely thinking that the police/govenment will be "everywhere" WHEN the you know what hits the fan! Their thinking is stuck in the mode of "It won't happen to ME!"