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mikemover · #9 08-06-2010, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by dropnosky

With that in mind, I will say that I think that no one should be allowed a hand gun or an automatic weapon, especially be allowed to conceal one on their person.

I would like to hear a forum member describe how they successfully defended themselves with a concealed hand gun. Personally, I have never heard anyone do so, but im sure people have, has anyone here?

Fortunately for the rest of us, we have the 2nd Amendment, so whether or not we are "allowed a hand gun" is not your decision to make.

I have successfully defended myself with a firearm in a potentially violent situation once, and have defended myself AND my wife from potential home intruders once. Never had to fire (as is often the case in such situations), but it was QUITE effective nonetheless.

So have millions of other Americans:

http://www.guncite.com/gun_control_gcdguse.html

Violent gun crimes are heavily reported and dramatized by the media, because they can milk the stories for DAYS, boosting their ratings.

However, the successful use of firearms by a law-abiding citizen for self-defense is RARELY reported in the media... It's not dramatic, it's not a sob-story, it's boring, happy endings don't make for good news, being able to defend oneself is not politically-correct nowadays, and it doesn't do anything for their ratings.... so it doesn't merit much, if any, screen time.