BurnnBright

I did not say that guns should be banned, just reasonable limits imposed. Many idiots have extremely powerful weapons for self defence when a smaller caliber weapon will also stop an intruder dead at close to medium range i.e in a house. A fully automatic and powerful weapon greatly increases the odds of bullets exiting the premises and hitting random people within a half-mile or more. Reasonable limits. So is it okay for me to have a hand gun? I thought you said those were off limits too. My mistake. I'll save the automatic weapons for the people running across the yard at me. Since I live in the middle of 36 acres, I'm not to worried about random bullets harming someone else.

You have ignored my point. I am interested in what happens down there for the reasons that I have stated. Given agreements between our countries and the porous nature of our shared border, there is a real danger to my country and way of life from the gun culture that is so close to me geographically, economically, and politically. I do not want it. You have ignored my point. I am interested in what happens up there for the reasons that I have stated however you're country must do what they think is best for the particular circumstances there. Given agreements between our countries and the porous nature of our shared border, there is a real danger to my country and way of life from the NON-gun culture that is so close to me geographically, economically, and politically. I do not want it.

So, as a woman, how should I protect myself from rapists, murderers and thugs when I'm alone? What should I do during a home invasion (which happens a lot here)?

Why is it when people hear gun control, they hear gun ban? Define "Gun Control" then. con·trol(kn-trl) tr.v. con·trolled, con·trol·ling, con·trols 1. To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct. See Synonyms at conduct . 2. To adjust to a requirement; regulate: controlled trading on the stock market; controls the flow of water. 3. To hold in restraint; check: struggled to control my temper. 4. To reduce or prevent the spread of: control insects; controlled the fire by dousing it with water. Ban /ban/ Verb Officially or legally prohibit: "he was banned from driving for a year". So, control meaning "put reasonable limits in place" i.e. many of the same mandatory requirements for driving a car: - Title and tag at each point of sale - Training - Written test - Practical test - Health requirements (particularly mental health) - liability insurance on each gun - renewal and inspection at regular intervals And prohibition on certain weapons i.e Assault rifles (note that it's not called a "Defence" rifle), fully automatic weapons, hollow-point bullets, etc. Only the military and police forces should be able to legally acquire and use these. Make the penalty severe and with a harsh minimum sentence and fine for civilian possession.[/color] And how does this prevent disasters such as killing small children? Criminals will still have guns. Law abiding citizens will not. Is "prohibition on certain weapons i.e. assault rifles, fully automatic weapons, hollow-point bullets, etc" not a ban? See, that's why "gun control" turns into "gun bans".

Why is it when people hear gun control, they hear gun ban? Define "Gun Control" then.

And........... the ones who are responsible for banning guns (if they do) will likely always be protected by armed guards. Go figure.

Congratulations! You are 3 hours north of us.

Our government is already buying up the ammo. http://dailycaller.com/2012/08/17/who-does-the-government-intend-to-shoot/

In many areas of the country, peoples' homes are being invaded. The intruders know that you're home and they choose to break in while you're at home to harm you or scare you. It happens all the time here. So, if I don't have a gun here to protect me and my daughter while my husband is at work, how then shall I protect myself? Call the cops? If the gun is locked up with the ammo separated, how much time do I have to retrieve the gun and load it before I'm dead? I'm not a good shot so it brings me some comfort that I can grab another one if I run out of ammo. Our home has always been armed and will continue to be. Our children were taught about the guns early on. We kept them out of reach when they were very small and unable to comprehend the dangers. They understood that someone creeping into our house in the middle of the night stood a good chance of getting shot. It was probably a great deterrent for them to never sneak out. I understand that there are cases of children getting hold of their parent's guns and terrible things happen. There's also a hundred other deadly things in a home: electricity, knives, poisons, medicines, etc. There's far more instances of peoples' lives being saved because they were armed. Should we just take everything from everyone because of the actions of some? Regardless of laws, bad people will always do bad things and accidents will always happen. Perhaps we should take cars from everyone. I see nothing wrong with arming oneself with an many weapons as they choose. Different weapons have different purposes. Some of them are for hunting, some for protection and some are just for fun.

Praying for all.

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Congratulations! Y'all are wonderful people and deserve the best. Wishing you many more years of blessings.

In light of today's events, this is what I'm listening to.

Welcome to the forums. Hope to see you in game sometime.

We've had trouble getting motivated this year and thought that maybe we'd just do one tree and that's all. I ended up doing the mantle with lighted garland and some angels after the tree. Bama wasn't feeling well and I told him not to worry about the outside lights this year. But.....he did it anyway. Then he helped me do more lights outside. He knows how much I love the lights and he did it just for that reason. I thought that was so sweet of him. I wasn't going to do another big tree so I got a little one and light it up in another room. We haven't decorated half as much as usual this year but I'm happy with it. I don't have pics. Maybe I'll take some.

We freaking HATE our internet!!!!!!!!!!!!! But... we're stuck with it unless we want to pay the local cable company $1800 to run the cable from our neighbor's house to ours. Then we'd have to agree to subscribe to a $60 per month plan for 2 years.

That's awesome! Congratulations!

I am eligible for this award. I don't know what Bama was thinking. Bless his heart. He's blind as a bat.

Hope you have a wonderful day! Be blessed!

Praying for you and your family. Keep us posted.

Welcome to the forums.

Incredible game!!!

Indeed! What a game!!! Thank God Georgia didn't win. We live at the SC/GA border and would never hear the end of it!

Ha ha ha ha!! Love this thread!!