Gun Control thread (merged many)

[Catfish]

^ Thanks yes, i understand and agree, mostly. I am also not "anti-gun", i can handle a few and also admire craftmanship. It just makes me feel uneasy to see those weapons in civilian life in the hands of people i would call .."unprofessional" for lack of a better word .

Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

[...] My point is that if a lunatic like this one is shooting a number of people in one location, then the legally armed individual has a means to defend themselves or at least make them pause long enough so that they and others can be afforded the opportunity to escape. This way, trained individuals like like law enforcement, with the equipment and training, can effectively deal with the situation without worrying about harming innocent bystanders.[...]

Sounds reasonable. So carry a weapon as an emergency means to deal with (hopefully rare) "maniac situations". If all people behave reasonable that may work. But when i look at the US and headlines i doubt the reason in some.

Good ideas anyway
And maybe i indeed misunderstood August here.