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mtch · 03-28-2006, 08:37 AM

My views on gun control are that local governments are in the best position to determine when, if, and how to administer. I've lived in NYC, Baltimore and Philadelphia, and I'm glad that people are not allowed to legally carry and purchasing a handgun there is so difficult. I've also lived in the south and mid-west, where I was glad that it was relatively easy to legally purchase, own, and carry handguns. ( the rational being that LEOs cover much greater areas, and response time is much slower) Every locale is different, and until you live somewhere, you are not really in a position to judge is what is best for that area.

I will share another story, then I done with this thread. I didn't think it was worth mentioning initially because this was about convertables, and he drove a Malibu. However, given how this thread topic has changed, I will share.

While in the Army, I had a soldier who was with his wife when they were assaulted. He had a flat and was in the middle of changing his tire when a couple guys stopped pretending to offer help. Once they got out of their truck, he knew he was in trouble, but he also knew that his wife would not be able to outrun those guys. He told his wife to run, and he stayed to hold them off. She called 911 while running, but the response time was too late. He was beaten severely, and they caught and raped his wife. They did not know that she'd called for help, so when the law arrived, they were caught in the act. All of this happened 30 yds from an interstate, and I think the response time was 6 minutes, but that's an eternity under those circumstance.

This is no anecdote. I personally knew this guy, as I was his commander at the time. I helped him get out of the Army early, thinking it might save is marriage, but it didn't. He eventually got a divorce and came back in the Army. He said that deep down his wife resented him for not being able to protect her, and that they never touched each other after that day. They got a lot of counselling and help, but it didn't work.

If he'd owned a gun, the events of that day may have been the same, and they may have been very different. HOWEVER, YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT IF I EVER NEED TO GET OUT OF OR SERVICE THE CAR ON THE ROADSIDE, THAT MY WIFE, WHO HAS ALSO BEEN TRAINED TO HANDLE AND FIRE A HANDGUN WILL BE "STANDING GUARD"

03-28-2006, 08:37 AM	#72
mtch Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TN Posts: 83	My views on gun control are that local governments are in the best position to determine when, if, and how to administer. I've lived in NYC, Baltimore and Philadelphia, and I'm glad that people are not allowed to legally carry and purchasing a handgun there is so difficult. I've also lived in the south and mid-west, where I was glad that it was relatively easy to legally purchase, own, and carry handguns. ( the rational being that LEOs cover much greater areas, and response time is much slower) Every locale is different, and until you live somewhere, you are not really in a position to judge is what is best for that area. I will share another story, then I done with this thread. I didn't think it was worth mentioning initially because this was about convertables, and he drove a Malibu. However, given how this thread topic has changed, I will share. While in the Army, I had a soldier who was with his wife when they were assaulted. He had a flat and was in the middle of changing his tire when a couple guys stopped pretending to offer help. Once they got out of their truck, he knew he was in trouble, but he also knew that his wife would not be able to outrun those guys. He told his wife to run, and he stayed to hold them off. She called 911 while running, but the response time was too late. He was beaten severely, and they caught and raped his wife. They did not know that she'd called for help, so when the law arrived, they were caught in the act. All of this happened 30 yds from an interstate, and I think the response time was 6 minutes, but that's an eternity under those circumstance. This is no anecdote. I personally knew this guy, as I was his commander at the time. I helped him get out of the Army early, thinking it might save is marriage, but it didn't. He eventually got a divorce and came back in the Army. He said that deep down his wife resented him for not being able to protect her, and that they never touched each other after that day. They got a lot of counselling and help, but it didn't work. If he'd owned a gun, the events of that day may have been the same, and they may have been very different. HOWEVER, YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT IF I EVER NEED TO GET OUT OF OR SERVICE THE CAR ON THE ROADSIDE, THAT MY WIFE, WHO HAS ALSO BEEN TRAINED TO HANDLE AND FIRE A HANDGUN WILL BE "STANDING GUARD" Last edited by mtch; 03-28-2006 at 08:47 AM.