Re: Protect your Gun Rights LOL !
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 9:34 amI guess this is as good a time as any to post this.
For a while, I've been debating with myself whether carrying a gun really does anything to deter crime. I've posted on here how I got rid of all of the guns I had in my house when I had kids (short story - it'd take too long to retrieve them from the guns safe, remove the trigger locks, retrieve ammo from the regular safe, and load the guns - by then, the criminals would have done whatever they were going to do). And, although I'm licensed to carry and have the proper training, I still don't want to carry a gun on my person all the time.
The other day, I went to Gendusa's Italian Market in Kenner, LA (small suburb of New Orleans). The front door had a sign saying something to the effect of "Please feel free to open carry a firearm in our establishment . . . all of our staff do!" Furthermore, all of their cups had the slogan "Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli". Obviously, this is a very pro-2nd Amendment place (and the food was pretty good, too).
But, I found myself thinking, "No criminal in his right mind would try to stick up this place!" Which kinda answered my question, "Does gun ownership deter crime". Yes, yes it does.
For a while, I've been debating with myself whether carrying a gun really does anything to deter crime. I've posted on here how I got rid of all of the guns I had in my house when I had kids (short story - it'd take too long to retrieve them from the guns safe, remove the trigger locks, retrieve ammo from the regular safe, and load the guns - by then, the criminals would have done whatever they were going to do). And, although I'm licensed to carry and have the proper training, I still don't want to carry a gun on my person all the time.
The other day, I went to Gendusa's Italian Market in Kenner, LA (small suburb of New Orleans). The front door had a sign saying something to the effect of "Please feel free to open carry a firearm in our establishment . . . all of our staff do!" Furthermore, all of their cups had the slogan "Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli". Obviously, this is a very pro-2nd Amendment place (and the food was pretty good, too).
But, I found myself thinking, "No criminal in his right mind would try to stick up this place!" Which kinda answered my question, "Does gun ownership deter crime". Yes, yes it does.
I like guns, I have guns.