I shot my first gun when I was 12. Owned a 38 special when I was 17 and went in the Army at 19. When I went to Vietnam I was first slated to go to Pleiku where I could have any weapon I wanted including the AK-47. My orders got changed on route and so never got to fire one. I've only fired an M-14 and an M-16 in the Army although I was issued a 1911 Colt 45 a few times when handling prisoners. After the Army I bought a Sako 270 and later my friend's shotgun. I'm very familiar with firearms including when I was about 13 or 14 when I was hired by a man to take apart and clean his long barreled firearms. And yet I oppose handguns since they are used in by far the most murders. It's a small price to pay for those of us who have enjoyed owning many different firearms in order to save many lives. There is such a small need to own a handgun that it seems insane to allow their nearly unlimited use in our society.
I respect your opinion, but as long as criminals have handguns, most law abiding people are going to want one on hand. I don’t worry about that aspect so much where I am, but mostly like to have one on hand when in the mountains hunting, camping, etc. It’s a lot easier to pull a pistol from a chest holster than it is to sling a long rifle from around your back if you need it.
I get that, but use is very limited. You're not even allowed to use them in cities. But at least this argument makes some sense. Going after rifles but not handguns is just pandering.
Georgia father-of-one, 25, is shot dead at home by his one-year-old son who found his loaded gun and fired it Dustin Walters, 25, the father of a one-year-old boy, was accidentally shot dead inside his home in Savannah on December 5 by a toddler, aged one Police said the toddler found the loaded gun and pulled the trigger on Dustin Walter, 25, while family members were in the house Walters was taken to Memorial Medical Center where he was pronounced dead The accidental shooting happened around 5.30p.m. inside his home on the 100 block of East 64th Street Police would not confirm if the toddler who pulled the trigger was Walters' son https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ccidentally-shot-dead-toddler-loaded-gun.html
Kids school been on lockdown for the last two hours. Some note found about a shooting. Kids stay in class and cops going door to door patting people down. Kid was arrested last week I guess with guns in his car. We had no clue till today.
