A short while ago I wrote about too many permits being issued to carry guns. Then all the would-be cowboys came out of the barn to shoot me down. Now a man has been shot in the knee by his four year old son. He could have just as well been shot in the gut or groin…he could be dead.
One child in a school in Ohio is dead and several others are injured; where did the gun that was used come from? Did it drop out of the sky? What if it were your child who went to school that day and never returned home…what would be your decision then?
In this country guns are a sacred right and they should be. In many countries around the world you cannot own a gun, but then you are not allowed to say what’s on your mind either, and more than likely the boarders are locked down….those are the people who need guns. If you are afraid in your own home it could be because you’re cooking something you shouldn’t be and you’re afraid the smell will attract the law. If you are simply afraid to go to the store without carrying then you need to see a shrink.
When there are a lot of guns around, there is a much greater chance one will be used in a domestic argument resulting in a fatality, or something similar to what happened to the man who was shot by his four year old.
I am in favor of guns, not against them. But when I am in a restaurant having lunch I don’t want to see some drug store cowboy sitting at the table next to me with enough firepower strapped to their leg to take out half the patrons. If you open your eyes and see where you are at you will find out no one is threatening your freedom here. You want to worry about Iran and the bomb; if they acquire one and drop it here….well you know what you can do with that pistol.
Peter Children
Did the dad have a permit to carry? To all the gun haters here 1. You will have your CC permit taken if you are caught drinking while carrying 2. where would a criminal least likely go a. a place where he knows some patrons are carrying or b. a place where no one is because they hate guns. I do agree if you are to get a CC permit you should HAVE to shoot and pass the test, if you dont score well enough you go practice until you are good enough to pass. I seen that there is a program online now for $10 to get a CC permit that to me is just wrong. Alice I do hunt with my pistol and have for years I carry it with on my trap line also…
I’m more concerned about some big loud mouth on their cell phone talking at the top of their lungs in a restaurant or with two foot of ass crack showing than I am about possibly seeing someone’s gun.
Wow, touchy subject. You guys are gonna love my article on this…looks like Ive got some writing to do.
Did anyone else hear the shots fired last night/this morning around 2:30?
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Sherlock brought this subject up again, and I will adress it once more.
Anyone who is an advocate of gun ownership, should throughly understand the case of McDonald v. Chicago, as well as they know the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Read it here: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-1521.pdf
After reading that, you will find that the states have no need to pass more laws, than the Federal Government under the Bill of Rights, already provide you.
Since states are prohibited from restricting or altering those rights, there no real need for the states to duplicate them either.
Once again we have another article written by a totally ignorant liberal. This kind of myopic thought is no surprise since it came from an obmama supporter!!
Dont be afraid of the guns you can see on people who are legal, be afraid of the ones you cant see, and are hiding their illegal firearms.
I am hoping all those with carry permits, have $100 in liability insurance just in case someone get caught in the middle.
Peter: You have the right NOT to carry a gun, you have the right NOT to own a gun. If you don’t like sittin in a resteraunt or any other place where some law abiding citizen has a gun you have the right to LEAVE! You also have the right to be a victim of a violent crime.
You do not have the right to condemn those or try to stop those people who are legally in possesion of their fiream and choose not to be a victim.
Violence is on the rise. Recently a man was shot and killed near the Casey’s gas station here in Mason City, the person who shot him was not in legal possesion of that weapon. Recently in nearby towns, convinience store clearks were shot and killed simply for being at work by a deranged individual.
I choose to carry my weapon to protect myself and my family. No one requires you to do so.
Peter dropped the ball again….I knew the knee jerk reaction would be something like this.. It is my right to carry a gun being a law abiding person. I have been around firearms all my life.. The guy who got shot has to pay the price not anyone else on this forum. Simple as that… You want to limit MY right because of someone else?? Well I think that the media is generally leaning to the left and THAT is much more dangerous than someone with a gun. Maybe we need to start having”common sense” media laws? Too many media outlets out there in the wrong hands… What if someone steals a media outlet and goes on a rampage??? I’m going to do my best John Skipper and change it up from “silly me” to “YOUR AN IDIOT” Yep….
Wow-Katie and Janet, you two sound just like I think and believe. Keep up the good thoughts. If enough people hear it maybe they will wake up to the reality of life and do something to help. Someone needs to help us defend against the immigrants both legal and illegal who all want to come here and then when they do they want to change us to be like the slum hole they came from. Goes for second generation as well. If they don’t like it here they can go back where they came from.
guns dont kill ppl criminals do… if the kid who did a school shooting did not hav a gun he would have used a knife or sword or blunt object to harm ppl, his goal was to kill ppl.
however if everyone at the school had a gun he would have been shoot before he shot anyone
Rather than talk about taking one of our constitutional rights away do any left leaning people want to talk about trying to change the culture away from drugs, casual sex, violence and not much emphasis on the family? Look at the garbage kids see on TV every day. How about the poor examples many of them see (that Ohio kid’s father) every day? I use to be a big liberal for many years and then after observing the state of affairs our country finds itself in and educating myself on the problems I found out I was just uninformed. Once I stepped out of my college readings and main stream media I found there was a lot I didn’t know. Go figure. People who are mentally ill enough to want to hurt someone like that will find another weapon. Also no responsible gun owner would ever let a 4 yr old access a gun
Put the 4 year old in BeJe. Will learn to use gun properly there.
Gun ownership is a right. However, I dare say after the last incident where a child shot an adult here in Mason City, it is no longer a stretch to think one could get caught in the crossfire as they do in gang infested Chicago.
Same carelessness applies.
Peter-one of the main reasons for owning and carrying a gun is people with attitudes like you. Another very good reason is our current president who is so far left he should be in Russia. If you think people in this country who want to be free will stand for this left leaning government you are wrong. Soon there will be rioting in the streets and it could happen here in the windy city. When it does you will be glad your neighbor has a gun and can protect you. As far as current events, the child who shot his fellow students in Ohio stole the gun from his uncle and obviously has a mental problem. You should be pleased with him stealing the gun. He could have used a propane bomb and killed a lot more. Maybe we sould go after the bully’s that were the real problem. As to the 4 year old who shot his dad, shame on the dad for leaving a loaded gun where aq child could get it. Stupidity is everywhere. Look at your article.