Quote:I'm a gun owner and an NRA member and I don't think this way at all. My guns are here to protect me in the event someone breaks into my home and I have to defend myself. They can take whatever they want, but threaten my life or that of my husband and there will be a problem. My husband carries for the same reason. I would but the only handgun I like is a .45 and it's not easy to conceal those and I'm not going to open carry that thing.

 

 

My guns don't "create" my freedom either.  I'm well aware of that, as is just about every law abiding gun owner and NRA member.  To imply otherwise, well, that's just TAM and his spoon fed talking points.  I envision TAM being a lot like the reporter who claimed to suffer from PTSD after shooting, of all things, an AR15.  He claimed it was so loud it sounded like a bazooka being fired, and the kick was so violent it nearly dislocated his shoulder.  That's TAM.  Anyone who owns or has fired an AR15 knows what a joke that is. 

 

My guns protect me and my family.  Plain and simple.  At a Constitutional level, yes, they can certainly be used to stave off an oppressive government.  But, realistically, I don't think most gun owners are anticipating a great civil war.  Sure, there are kooks, just like there are kooks on the left who burn down neighborhoods, loot, and riot.  Does that mean all leftists do that?  Most people buy guns for protection and sport.  They're not stocking up for the zombie apocalypse or some militia activity.

 

People like TAM write the articles questioning why anyone would have (GASP!) 500 rounds of ammunition on them at any time?  I regularly take at least that much to the range with me. Even more if I'm bringing my wife, daughter, or friends.  You can burn through 500 rounds even with a semi-automatic in a matter of 2 hours.  That reminds me.  I need to stock up on ammo again.  Word to the wise, don't buy it online.  Those purchases have to be reported, so the feds know how much and what type of ammo you purchased.  If you buy from a shop, the shop owner doesn't have to report on individual sales.  They only report what they've purchased from suppliers. 

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