Shootings and gangs: black community leaders speak up

[jkirk]

mel

while i agree that military grade weapons and automatics should not be in the pubic hands guns do serve a purpose.

in the country where there are no (or few) grocery stores you must hunt for your food or fish for your food. for hunting you must shoot or bludgeon the animal to death. also i would much rather shoot a rattlesnake to death than to walk up to it with a knife or axe and try to kill one that way.

also if you have a mob on your doorsteps an axe in your hand won't affect things in the least but if you have a shotgun in your hand they will think twice before attacking (even if they have guns too)

i hate to fall back on the old saying but it is true. guns don't kill people, people kill people. you can get rid of everything(guns, axes, brooms, pipes, wire, rope, etc) and this will still be true.

as for your situation you were lucky that person was incompetant or you would have been dead anyway. he could have thrown something at you(including the knife) to stop you from fleeing then killed you.

btw just to dash water on your theory about gun fanatics are the only ones for guns. i don't own a gun. they scare me(same with knives). i have used them though when i needed to(coming face to face with rattlesnakes regularly kinda wakes you up to that.)
 

[jkirk]

You realistically can't have it both ways. You can have them properly secured or you can have them ready to use in a genuine emergency.

yes you can. you just have to be creative. put a small pistol in a place that nobody would think to look but a place that you can get to easily.

btw anyone that thinks a lock will stop a thief is sadly mistaken. locks are there to keep an honest person honest.

[jkirk]

i see you have never packed your own bullets then.

you can get the materials mail order. and gunpowder lasts a long time when properly stored.reloading cartriges

also as for the stores, yes you can buy dried or canned foods but if you want fresh meat and vegetables you have two choices drive 30-40 miles to the nearest grocery store(if you are not lucky to have one nearby) or grow it, shoot it yourself.

where i lived the nearest grocery store was 15 miles away. the post office was 5 miles away.

[jkirk]

i have no gun either. however i knew someone who took a 410 and reloaded the cartriges but instead of putting the metal shot he instead put rocksalt in it. that way if it was fired it would not be lethal(except point blank range) but when you shot it the person or animal will have lots to think about. it seriously burns as the salt is in an open wound.

he saved the lethal shots 12 gauge for emergencies and hunting

[jkirk]

iamaboringperson wrote:
I still want to hear about hunters and hunting.

What are people who hunt supposed to do?

shoot!! :lol:

srry i just had to say that.

[jkirk]

damn that post makes the lone gunman seem tame by comparison.

i bet that mouse was rigged to hold the cellphone in one spot consistantly. when was the last time you held a cell phone perfectly still for say 24/48 hrs? answer: no you haven't. you have it strapped to your waist/pocket/purse/or bag. you only use it when you recieve a phone call. under these conditions there is no risk of cancer.cancer study

now if you abuse your phone the risk increases
study 2

the fda is re-evaluating the claims atm thofda re-evaluation article

but really let's put this in perspective a microwave oven is running at anywhere fron 800 watts or higher while a cellphone is only .3-.4 watts. not even one watt!! you won't be cooking a turkey with a cellphone dude. now if there is damage from using a cellphone it would be miniscule and would take forever to get any damage significant enough to be a problem. so as long as you don't abuse the phone you are relatively safe. i say relatively since even drinking too much water can kill you. should we restrict water usage for kids?too much water bad?