Greetings. This is my first post on The Firing Line Forum. I had planned to lurk and look for awhile before I ventured a post. But the video compels me to comment on a subject near and dear to my heart about gun ownership. The overwhelming point the shopkeeper made was his preparation, his training. He had prepared himself to meet the threat he expected. He knew his limitations and later sought another avenue to protect himself.
I have this bad feeling that since the election last November too many people bought handguns unmindful of the responsibility of gun ownership, i. e., sufficient training and properly safeguarding unattended firearms. I worry the clueless ones will get into situations that they are ill-prepared to deal with. I don't believe in accidental discharge incidents. I do believe in negligent discharge incidents.
Occasionaly, I run into people who bought a gun for home defense and gave not one thought about how to use and safeguard it. This carelessness bothers me a lot, since there are those in office who don't need much of an excuse to try to remove my 2nd Amendment right and grab my guns.
Oops, I didn't mean for my first post to be a rant. Actually, I don't rant on other forums. I guess the video struck a nerve.
