Comments on: Never Say Never

By: Nydia

Nydia — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:06:53 +0000

When I was 18 I had a lot of friends that carried guns. It scared the s*** out of me. I would freeze up anytime I saw one. Then I started working at a cafe that I had to close alone at midnight. Going out back to the dumpster sent chills down my spine. I lived alone as well and walking my 10 pound dog after work alone also scary. I was tired of being scared.

After talking to some regular patrons at the cafe about my fear of walking to the dumpster alone, one of them told me they were a veteran and could teach me to protect myself. He introduced me to the world of guns. At first I was scared. Then I realized that with the proper training, I could learn to feel more comfortable around guns.

Now 13 years later….I am not scared. I have developed a passion for guns. Heck, I even shoot competitively with my sub gun. The 18 year old me would be shocked with the 31 year old me.

My next goal is to help as many woman as I can become comfortable around guns and learn to protect themselves.

By: Marsh626

Marsh626 — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:02:42 +0000

Owning a gun is no big deal. Yeah, if you’re not used to guns, having a loaded one in your home might stress you out right after you get it. But you’ll soon get over that anxiety and having a loaded gun hidden somewhere will then become as nerve racking as having a pair of shoes in your closet.

Everyone should have a gun in my opinion, especially females. Don’t let those kick boxing lessons you took a few years ago fool you. There’s no way you’ll be able to defend yourself even against a small male. Guns are great equalizers.

If everyone owned and carried a gun, violent crime would plummet. A shocking 100,000+ females are sexually assualted in America every single year. I hate reading those statistics. Please ladies, carry a gun.

Just make sure you’re uber-safe with them and everything should be fine.

And please, don’t try to convince yourself that violent crime will never happen to you. Everyone who is the victim of violent crime never thought it would happen to them, until it did…

By: suwantha K.

suwantha K. — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:23:12 +0000

How much

By: Rose Burkhart

Rose Burkhart — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:25:07 +0000

Excellent article. May Americans never *never* relinquish the Creator-endowed right to keep and bear arms, and to vociferously maintain the right to defend home, family and self against any living danger.

By: Northern Paladin

Northern Paladin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:55:37 +0000

As I like to say, “No means no; nobody says ‘no’ louder than Smith & Wesson.”

By: PAJ

PAJ — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:27:34 +0000

I certainly enjoyed the article. For over 15 years I taught Hunter Safety/Hunter Ed. and Personal Protection Pistol in Wyoming. And my crew and I decided that for the HS courses we would do what we could to limit most classes to kids and ladies (and I do mean LADIES – in the very best sense of the word).
While my co-leader and I were both about 6’6″ and 300lbs, we never had a kid and very few of the ladies that were afraid of us. Our reason for kids and ladies? We got to work with people who WANTED to learn, be safe, and enjoy shooting for all their own varied reasons.
We had several times when someone would sign up because they wanted to show how dangerous guns were, and they hated and were afraid of ALL guns. We rarely even commented on this, letting the field day do most of the speaking for the pleasure of firearms ownership and shooting. Yes, the 2nd ammendment was talked about, but only as it is in relation to all gun laws. Our FOCUS, was the safe used of firearms, and all that revolves around it.
As most kids and ladies can attest, some idiot relative probably gave them a 12guage Shotgun, loaded with the heaviest load he could find, then say, “here, shoot this” – and after they have been hurt by way too much gun, not held correctly, they see this same person laughing like a crazy man (I tend to think they were).
My wife was uncertain about gun ownership when we were first married. Now she goes out to shoot with our sons and I. And she can shoot my 1911 (WW I designed military pistol) nearly as well as I can!
When my students go to the range, after some demonstrations meant to reinforce why safety is so important, we start in – with .22LR rifles and pistols. Then we move to .243 Win, 20guage, and so on. The very LAST the students are given the option to shoot are the larger (12 & 10 guage shotguns, centerfire belted magnum rifles) – only after they see and instructor fire one, demonstrating how to hold it so as to minimize any shooting discomfort!
And something we always offer are a slate of military or military clones firearms. I am always amazed that people are afraid of my AR-15 clone. I demonstrate that by putting it on my chin and firing 4-5 rounds fairly rapidly.
To my knowledge, there have been very few complaints, and the ones that I did find out about had to do with failed students or unsafe range practices – BY THE STUDENT! The mother or father was upset that their pride and joy was failed for swinging a loaded firearm on another student (almost). Or for not wearing proper clothing when we were doing a range day where the student walked in cactus and snow!
In short, I would rather work with ladies with firearms than more than 90% of the men I know. And the only thing I would say about conceled carry is this: If you cannot KILL someone, DO NOT CARRY a firearm. Use pepper spray, Tazer, or similar. If you pull a gun on an attacker, you shoot until you are out of ammunition, or they stop moving. Otherwise they might take the weapon away and use it on you.
I have seen a number of ladies – mothers, teenagers, grandmothers, a judge, etc. – and nearly all who have gone through a course taught by a responsible instructor, have changed their mind from anti-gun, to wanting to own one.
Thank you for a wonderful article!
Paul

By: sam ferretti

sam ferretti — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:22:54 +0000

2nd amendment , the world we live in is just that and there are evil decisions human beings make. These decisions need to be serviced when they make the conscious choice again i say choice to do harm to an innocent human being, I rather be defending my decision alive then in a grave.