You probably won't believe this,but that's ok.I actually had a dream last night about walking down an alley when this huge man with a club was coming up behind me.I,of course was armed in this dream.About the time I thought about drawing my pistol,a couple of people came in the alley behind the thug.IN MY DREAM,I didn't draw because I was afraid I might shoot the innocents.I imagine if I didn't wake up and my dream were to continue,I probably took a sever beating;but I guess I'll never know.

The main thing is you THOUGHT WHAT IF even in a dream.

Well I certainly ain't no saint,but anti-gun people seem to thing any gun owner is crazy,when MOST of us are very responsible.

Buddy, it doesn't get much better than that. its a source of entertainment to tell your friends that your wife can neuter a flea at 100 yeard.

I personally don't feel that way at all, not a thing in the world wrong with a man proecting his home and family. My problem lies in all these crazy High Power rifles, Assault guns etc. that are floating around out there. Those should be gathered up and done away with.

Well I happen to like shooting my AR-15.Never shot an "assault gun".

DennisK,
People are letting the media convince them that the AR-15 and others they sell at Walmart are assult guns...If you repeat it enough times people start believing it. They don't realize that an assult rifle is fully automatic.

True story. I was the assistant pay-master for our unit and one day one of the soldiers was having his 'bad day.'

He reported to the paymaster and was told that due to his borrowing money while on leave, he was a NPD (No Pay Due).

Well, he went ballistic and since we carried weapons at all times then in our advisory group in Vietnam he started waving his rile around and getting to the point where the rifle was pointing towards my Lieutenant.

I told the young soldier who was quite tall, "Look Williams, either shoulder that rifle or let me know which knee-cap you want blown apart because I've got my 45 out, pointed at your knees and think about being a cripple the rest of your life."

He calmed down immediately.

Sarge69

My daddy was a police officer. He made sure all five of us grew up with the knowledge and respect needed around firearms. When I had children, I did the same thing.

BuddyLars - if you are looking at a firearm for your wife, have you checked into a Smith & Wesson M&P shield? They come in 9mm and .40. It is my carry gun. I also have a Bond Arms Snakeslayer with interchangeable barrels. When I am at my sisters' houses and we are walking their property, I have a .45/410 barrel on it. They have some nasty snakes and I wouldn't want to be surprised by one.

Good Day Fellow Hedgehogs,
I was an accident baby, Dad and Mom were in their '40s when I was born. Dad liked to hunt but when I got to be around 5 years old he stopped. He had shotgun, 30-06, .22 rifles. I never shot any of these firearms, but Dad let me handle them when I was in my early teens. Damn heavy.
I grew up as a child in the '60s. Born 1957. My Dad and I would watch war movies and war tv. shows together. For Christmas and birthdays I would get firearm toys. Johnny 7 O.M.A. (One Man Army) Monkey gun, James Bond attache case which held a knife and would shoot a bullet at a unsuspecting spy, and many other things of this nature. As I got into my teens I got a couple of BB rifles.
When I got married and raised my 2 kids I did not have any firearms, BB guns in my ownership. Nor did we have toys that were firearm related. Not by conscience choice, just didn't have any. My kids were into sports, soccer, and they were on traveling teams which with team practice and home practice, playing with their friends and games we did not have time to do much more than that. Both kids went into the military in 1999 and in basic training my Son received the Basic Training Ribbon, Honor Grad Ribbon and Marksmanship Ribbon (highest score in his flight). He was asked if he would be interested in going to Special Forces, he declined stating he had no interest in killing anyone. He was also asked "What if someone was trying to kill you" he answered "I do not want to be put in that situation." Jason and Sofie served 10 years and now as private citizens they both have firearms. Out of our family I was the first to buy a firearm for the sole idea of self defense in the home. As Jason became a private home-owner he realized how vulnerable he and his family were and bought some firearms. Sofie followed suit.
I understand how parents can influence their children when being raised. I grew up around gun toys and played with neighborhood kids with these toys, but as a young family man I did not pursue having a firearm, until 3 years ago. My Son and Daughter never saw a firearm in our home or even see a toy that looked like a firearm but as they have young families of their own they have firearms in their homes. Their world as young adults is far different than my world was as a young adult.
When my kids were in the service we all bought ps3 game stations and played 'Modern Warfare" on-line together. Much fun. I played with my grandsons also. Sofie in Arizona, Jason in Colorado. Sofie is back in Rockton and her son loves firearms, loves the military channel etc. I bought him a BB gun and he is an accurate shooter. He also has many nerf toy guns and a few airsoft handguns and rifles. With his father he has shot 9mm pistols and different rifles. Elias will grow up with the idea that firearms are a right and normal thing to have. Did I help perpetuate this idea? Yes. I believe the younger you train someone with proper handling of an unloaded and loaded firearm the more responsible this person will be. This is not the only child in the U.S. to go through this procedure.
Banning firearms will be next to impossible with adults like me teaching our children (my case my grandchildren) the owning, caring and responsibility of safe handling of all firearms (even toy guns) is a right that should be taken seriously.
As a note I have never killed an animal, went on a couple of hunting trips with a neighbor and his Dad when I was a young teen. They were hunting rabbits. I personally do not want to kill an animal for sport nor for food. I probably should learn how to dress one and how to prepare it for consumption just in case if I ever have to in the future. I have a few friends and co-workers who hunt which they have the meat processed and in turn I have eaten.
I've bored you long enough.
Have a Happy New Year.
BuddyLars