indoorsoccerfrea
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I was on the phone with my girlfriend while browsing kahr's pistols. this of course caused her and i to get into a discussion on why she thinks i should not carry, nor should anyone else. her reasoning was full of holes. she seems to think that A) a gun will only make the situation worse and/or B) it can't help.
I asked her for an example to clarify. of course she brings up the bank robbery we had around us a while back. two mentally ill individuals robbed a bank and then killed everyone in it for the hell of it, then offed themselves.
of course i am unable to see how the banker behind the desk having a gun would make it worse or not help. the clerk having a gun would at least give the people in the bank a fighting chance! while i do understand that if the thiefs were just going to take the money and leave, drawing would escalate the situation, but that is where the brain and training comes in. she still maintained the belief that the banker having a gun would make everything worse.
she also wanted to know why i needed to carry since i live in an area that is relatively crime-free...of course, simply because neither of us know someone who has been the victim of violent crime means it wont happen to us, right? WRONG! i proceeded to tell her that just becuase an area has been safe doesnt mean it will be forever. she asked me how i knew that. i said i didnt, which is why i carry. if i knew for sure it would be safe, i wouldnt need to carry. i still would, but i wouldnt need to. :banghead:
anyways, the end of the conversation came rather abruptly due to both of us being frustrated and pissed off.
does anyone have other points or arguments that could help me convince her?
I asked her for an example to clarify. of course she brings up the bank robbery we had around us a while back. two mentally ill individuals robbed a bank and then killed everyone in it for the hell of it, then offed themselves.
of course i am unable to see how the banker behind the desk having a gun would make it worse or not help. the clerk having a gun would at least give the people in the bank a fighting chance! while i do understand that if the thiefs were just going to take the money and leave, drawing would escalate the situation, but that is where the brain and training comes in. she still maintained the belief that the banker having a gun would make everything worse.
she also wanted to know why i needed to carry since i live in an area that is relatively crime-free...of course, simply because neither of us know someone who has been the victim of violent crime means it wont happen to us, right? WRONG! i proceeded to tell her that just becuase an area has been safe doesnt mean it will be forever. she asked me how i knew that. i said i didnt, which is why i carry. if i knew for sure it would be safe, i wouldnt need to carry. i still would, but i wouldnt need to. :banghead:
anyways, the end of the conversation came rather abruptly due to both of us being frustrated and pissed off.
does anyone have other points or arguments that could help me convince her?