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Serowbot wrote: " ... But some people are just not comfortable with guns... "
I agree. But now I ask why?
I believe it is just, lack of,
education. and, ’someone’, else,
FEEDING them,
fear !
Here is one case:
One time, two of the students, (in a Class I teach), were from a long way away.
These two Students, were from 2 different families.
(We Always Encourage Parents/Guardians/ etc. to, ’sit in’, on the Class.)
As, the drive was long. (Learned this afterword),
the 4 parents, were going to take turns, driving the Students.
First night, the one Mom was their,
She had her book, and headphones with her i-pod, and sat in the back.
After a hour, (3 hour class), she took off the headphones, and put down her book.
Second night, Both Moms were their,
The third, (and the rest of the classes), all 4 Parents were their.
When Class was finished, those six people, came up to us.
They all thanked us, Then one Mom said:
“Ya know, this was So Interesting, I didn’t know anything about, ‘guns’,
and I didn’t care to, until, I listened to this Class.
I was afraid of, ‘guns’, and I was afraid, that my Son wanted to bring a ‘gun’ into the house.
But not now.”(Their children had no desire to hunt, but they wanted to join the, then newly formed, Mn High School Trap League, which is one that requires this Class, to be involved)
Then she also said:
“This Class Should be mandatory in all Schools”Another event. Was in Ajo AZ. Borrowed a Jeep, left early in the morning, drove around the dessert. (was first time their). Coming back into town, it was dark, stopped at a gas station. A Cop, pulled in next to me, and also filled up gas. We talked for a bit. (He paid at the pump, I went inside). Walked around a bit, got some chips/pop/cigs, and paid for the gas. Everything was perfectly normal. Not One person even glanced at me sideways. When I got back into the Jeep, I remembered, I had my loaded Colt 45, strapped in front in my Bandoleer Holster. (Holster that sits in front of your chest). And thought, Gee,
NOT ONE person Even Looked at me sideways, Not even a Cop. Apparently the people in Ajo, Are, Well Educated, and do NOT, ‘fear’, something they know nothing about. Or, it could have been, that had I made a ‘offensive move’, with the firearm. The Cop, Lady behind the counter, or the one other person in the store, would have done something about it. !
Yea, in a Church meeting, Hospital, School Play, etc. and a bunch of thugs come in shooting.
Self Preservation Will be the first thing.
Then, Offense, against the Criminals.
And one could go on and on, about, “What If’s”.
Point is simply. A Armed Citizen, may not stop a DFI, before the DFI does their, DFI things.
BUT, their will certainly be LESS, people shot by the DFI.
And the Next, DFI, will learn, ‘It’s NOT,
‘like shooting fish in a barrel”.If NO one Can, stop a DFI, other DFI’s will Learn.
“ Fish in a Barrel ” So Far, What, have the DFI’s, ‘Learned’, about a, "Gun Free Zone” ?