I just had a 2 hour long phone conversation with my father who is not a gun owner, but respects my righst as one. He is afraid for me to carry a gun, because he thinks if I carry one and end up having to use it that many bad situations can arise. I, myself, feel I should carry a gun and take these risks, because it helps lighten the load of law enforcement dealing with weak and unarmed citizens, as well as helps promote freedom and justice throughout the country. Also, being an armed citizen lets criminals know we will fight back and not be frightened sheep who will bow to their ever merciless tyranny.
Some of the points my father brought up, that I believe many other people who are phobic of conceal carry would bring up, are the following:
1. If I shoot some bad guy/goblin, the court or the friends of the person may be able to convince the jury that I murdered him and being at the mercy of the jury I willa be imprisoned for murder.
2. Most bad guys are more embolden and if they say I pull a gun they will pull for their gun and someone will have to die when all they wanted to do was give me a hard time, take my money, etc..
3. Always give a robber your money, never resist. Most of the time, all they want is your money and pulling a gun will always result in a death.
4. If you pull a gun on a group of thugs who are threatening, they will be more embolden and pull a gun on you. Since it is multiple people, even if they have not pulled a gun, they will have the advantage; especially, since you don't know they are armed.
5. You may pull the gun by mistake because you were afraid when the person was not going to kill you. Most confrontations never lead to loss of life.
6. If you are out in woods and bunch of bad guys are threatening you, better to be at the mercy of the criminal since you are outnumbered. Usually, they would not want to kill you.
7. The bad guy who you shot has relatives, brothers, cousins, etc who will want to avenge his blood and can come after you.
These are some of the statements my father threw out to challenge me on conceal carry. Please, I hope people can read it and realize he doesn't come from a background of guns. He is a Vietnam Vet who worked on hospital ship and he has only seen the bad side of bullet wounds. Also, he lives in pretty safe area so he doesn't concern himself so much with day to day threats. NObody in his family was big with guns, so his mind is not like yours or I. He of course supports my right to bear arms, but rather me just be at mercy of criminals saying that chances are in my favor I will live, but chances are I risk injury, death or prison if I carry a gun for defense.
Rather than knocking my father, I would like to hear some well thought views on some of the statements he has made. I am sure many proponets of gun control or those who oppose conceal carry would have made these same statements. What counter arguments would you make against these statements. I have read on THR many stories of people who were saved by pulling guns on criminals. Contrary to what many say, when you pull gun on a threatening person, they don't become more vigiliant, but I have never been in this situaiton, nor do I wish to know.
If worse case scenario and if everything he said is right, statistically, I would carry a gun, because I feel I have a duty as an American citizen to be armed, trained and stand up for myself. This helps reduce the heavy load on law enforcments and also will put more fear into petty criminals who like to make their living on weak, defensless people.
Thanks for peoples input. I will be carrying my gun, even though my father tried to convince me otherwise. Of course, I will seek out training and to learn how to cope in crisis situations as best as I can. The last thing I ever want to do is ever use my gun, of course. I pray to God I never have to do that.
Some of the points my father brought up, that I believe many other people who are phobic of conceal carry would bring up, are the following:
1. If I shoot some bad guy/goblin, the court or the friends of the person may be able to convince the jury that I murdered him and being at the mercy of the jury I willa be imprisoned for murder.
2. Most bad guys are more embolden and if they say I pull a gun they will pull for their gun and someone will have to die when all they wanted to do was give me a hard time, take my money, etc..
3. Always give a robber your money, never resist. Most of the time, all they want is your money and pulling a gun will always result in a death.
4. If you pull a gun on a group of thugs who are threatening, they will be more embolden and pull a gun on you. Since it is multiple people, even if they have not pulled a gun, they will have the advantage; especially, since you don't know they are armed.
5. You may pull the gun by mistake because you were afraid when the person was not going to kill you. Most confrontations never lead to loss of life.
6. If you are out in woods and bunch of bad guys are threatening you, better to be at the mercy of the criminal since you are outnumbered. Usually, they would not want to kill you.
7. The bad guy who you shot has relatives, brothers, cousins, etc who will want to avenge his blood and can come after you.
These are some of the statements my father threw out to challenge me on conceal carry. Please, I hope people can read it and realize he doesn't come from a background of guns. He is a Vietnam Vet who worked on hospital ship and he has only seen the bad side of bullet wounds. Also, he lives in pretty safe area so he doesn't concern himself so much with day to day threats. NObody in his family was big with guns, so his mind is not like yours or I. He of course supports my right to bear arms, but rather me just be at mercy of criminals saying that chances are in my favor I will live, but chances are I risk injury, death or prison if I carry a gun for defense.
Rather than knocking my father, I would like to hear some well thought views on some of the statements he has made. I am sure many proponets of gun control or those who oppose conceal carry would have made these same statements. What counter arguments would you make against these statements. I have read on THR many stories of people who were saved by pulling guns on criminals. Contrary to what many say, when you pull gun on a threatening person, they don't become more vigiliant, but I have never been in this situaiton, nor do I wish to know.
If worse case scenario and if everything he said is right, statistically, I would carry a gun, because I feel I have a duty as an American citizen to be armed, trained and stand up for myself. This helps reduce the heavy load on law enforcments and also will put more fear into petty criminals who like to make their living on weak, defensless people.
Thanks for peoples input. I will be carrying my gun, even though my father tried to convince me otherwise. Of course, I will seek out training and to learn how to cope in crisis situations as best as I can. The last thing I ever want to do is ever use my gun, of course. I pray to God I never have to do that.
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