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Originally Posted by baddog
It is illegal to bring a gun into a bar in most states. So it doesn't really matter if guns are banned or not.
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Well I don't remember anyone searching me.
My point is that, with a certain level of gun control (you have to pass a psycho test and have something as a "drivers licence" for a gun, every gun is registered with your name including ballistic examination) you are also not allowed to carry it with you loaded on public (unless you need it for your job). So even if you want to do target shooting you have to load it at the place and unload it on your way back.
Why? This is supposed to prevent one thing - blackout, we all were there, we all were close to killing someone.
Shootings? Yes there are shootings, but in 99 pct. of cases it's criminals (mainly Albanians, Kavkhaz guys) solving their own thing, you'll never ever get in touch with a gun or you never hear shooting because these things happen discretly. Obviously the chance that there is a contract on you and someone is going to kill you or is just goint to shoot at you for fun is not that big either.
If you wan't an illegal gun you need it for a job, and the job is not to shoot at some average Joe just for fun.
There is practically NO shooting happening with legally registered guns - mainly people DON'T feel the need to have a gun - and therefore the possesion is very low - which is apparently the main reason.
It's not like someone goes lunatic, grabs a shotgun and goes for it, I don't remember one single case like this ever happening.
Also, the myth that you'll be able to defend yourself - it's not that simple to pull the trigger facing a human if you're not trained and 90 pct. of people would even not be capable of that. And if ther will be a granny pointing at me with a shotgun and I'll have a gun? Hell I'll wipe her out in stress!
If you are a witness of shooting - get down, noone is shooting at you and let the police solve it.
I am a big fan of firearms myself, I had a chance to shoot with all kinds of firearms including the M61 machine gun and I love target shooting - but I am glad I don't carry them, because there were cases already, when I would use them and I could have easily killed or crippled someone.