My Wife Almost Shot Someone This Morning
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No but could you require that a person go to a range and learn how to use the gun? Cripes if we could screen for "stupid" then I think we should implement breeding permits! :-D
Joe Simes wrote:
No but could you require that a person go to a range and learn how to use the gun?
That's like suggesting that someone who rides a motorcycle might want to wear a helmet. Just because it makes sense, doesn't mean everyone's just gonna do it. I've had training, my wife has had training. Hopefully, any bad guy we come across that means to do us harm will not have taken the time to get similar training (or we'll at least be prepared when he comes around).
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001 -
Joe Simes wrote:
No but could you require that a person go to a range and learn how to use the gun?
That's like suggesting that someone who rides a motorcycle might want to wear a helmet. Just because it makes sense, doesn't mean everyone's just gonna do it. I've had training, my wife has had training. Hopefully, any bad guy we come across that means to do us harm will not have taken the time to get similar training (or we'll at least be prepared when he comes around).
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
That's like suggesting that someone who rides a motorcycle might want to wear a helmet.
No it's not, it's like suggesting that someone who buys a motorcycle needs to take driving lessons. We don't allow pilots to just fly planes without training!! And yes criminals (unlicensed gun owners) will not be trained and therefore will shoot themselves or have lousy aim. Win win!!:thumbsup:
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I suppose if the neighborhood is that rough, he would understand why she would immediately assume he was up to no good. I still think having him put the clipboard on the ground after he already explained himself was above and beyond caution.
The neighborhood *isn't* that rough (yet). It's just that my wife leaves for work when it's dark (and after I've left for work), and I want her to be able to protect herself.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001 -
We use our garage to go in and out of the house (because it's easier than pulling out and fumbling with the keys necessary to use the front door). My wife leaves for work at around 6:45AM (when it's still dark). This morning, as she was leaving the house, a guy appeared from behind the hedges that border our property, and started walking up our driveway towards my wife. When she saw him, she immediately stuck her hand in her purse, and flipped the safety off on her 9mm pistol, but kept the gun in her hand and in her purse. At the same time, she told the guy to stop where he was. Luckily for him, he did. He claimed that he was the foreman that was going to oversee the repairs to our hail-damaged roof this morning. My wife commanded him to return to his truck and prove the veracity of his claim, and he retreated and returned to the same point in the driveway where he had originally stoppped walking, and he had a clipboard that clearly had a work order with the correct company name on it. She told him to put the clipboard on the driveway, walk backwards to the street, and wait for her to inspect the work order. After verifying that he was who he claimed, she asked him to stay at the foot of the driveway while she got in her car (which was also in the driveway, but closer to the house than the street). As she backed out, she stopped, opened the window a little, and asked the guy why he didn't park in front of the house. It seems he wanted to leave room for the actual work truck that was on the way. I don't know why, but contractors in San Antonio have a real bad habit of either showing up late, or not showing up at all. Being used to that, my wife wasn't expecting the roofers to be at our house at the promised time (7AM), much less 15 minutes early. Oh yeah, the direction he came from was the house where the less-than-savory characters live, and she said the guy looked like a street person. I'm happy to see that my advice/training efforts paid off. It could have ended very badly for the guy, because my wife is a VERY good shot with a pistol.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work oJohn I'm REALLY glad I don't live in your neighbourhood, I'd be dead b/c I'd have continued walking to reach a reasonable social distance and explain why I was there. I think I'll stick to countries where citizens are not armed, I'll probably live longer.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
