Quote:In Russia it's a apart of their grade school education, learning how to break down, clean and fire the AK-47 (their military rifle of choice). Remove the fear of firearms from the public, and you'd see a more responsible response to firearm ownership.

 

But my comment was in regards to someone asking what the average citizen does while waiting for the national guard. That was my intention to tell them they shouldn't be waiting on government to come save them, arm yourself, become self sufficient.

 

The average citizen should have no need for a gun.  That's not to say that those who operate within the law shouldn't be allowed to own them.  But personally, I do not want a gun in my house.  Even though I  am trained to use it properly, I have people in my house who are not trained properly (and are too young to be trained properly) to use one. 

 

And even if I were to own a gun -- if it were a situation where the National Guard needed to be called in, I doubt that I by myself would be able to do much.  Especially if my neighbors do not own a gun, and I would rather rely on the police than my neighbors.  

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