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Re: My Gun Control Rant
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Wed, 10 Jan 2001 14:02:37 GMT
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Joseph Cardana wrote:
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> Well, I understand this whole debate came from the initial posting of
> gun control. And I agree that controlling guns may not have the desired
> affect upon gun related crimes, since only law-abiding citizens will register.
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> But lately, it sounds like the debate it why have a gun in the house at
> all? Does anyone remember the Polly Klause(sp)case? A young girl, taken
> from her own bedroom, with a friend sleeping over, at night, with the
> parents home. She ended up dead!
> My first choice of a home defense weapon is a shotgun. Even a
> frightened person, shaking horribly, could *stop the criminal from
> continuing their action*. (Notice I didn't say kill, hurt, or disable.)
> There isn't much aim required for a shotgun. It has the power to *deter*
> someone when fired. Have you heard the sound created when a round is
> chambered. Very intimidating!
> The chances of shotgun pellets going through the wall, bouncing off the
> washing machine and taking out my child is highly unlikely. But still $#!T
> happens, and I'm willing to take that risk. In addition, I keep the shotgun
> next to the bed, loaded. Why? Because every member of my house hold know
> how to load, fire and unload it. Even my 11 year old. And she's a damn
> good shot! Yeah, she has to kneal while shooting, she's only 85lbs. I even
> took my upstairs neighbors' 6 year old (they come to visit all the time) to
> the range to teach him the damage it can do. He has total respect for that
> shotgun after seeing his lunch (a watermellon) blasted to bits.
One book on guns I bought back in college (while in college I used to do
some very serious research for my roleplaying games), written by a
police man, talked about various decisions in chosing a gun for home
defence. He did point out that a shotgun was a good choice because it
has stopping power, but also limited range, so that when you fire it out
your back window at the crook whose trying to break in, you don't have
to worry too much about a stray shot going through your neighbors window
and accidentally killing someone. Depending on the size shot you use, it
can also dramatically reduce the danger from ricochets (you're unlikely
to catch many of the ricochetting pellets). It also has the advantage
that your aim needn't be quite as accurate as with a conventional slug.
Another thing he reccomended was a high caliber revolver since a small
child would not have the strength to cock it.
The watermellon demonstration is definitely a very valuable one (I think
I've seen it mentioned before in other places). That's something a child
can appreciate.
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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