And my question would be,
To defend yourself or your family from even an animal, what do you need? Let's be rational for a moment and deal with animals that myself or Kandrathe would ever "really" see in our geographic area.
Wolves
Cyotes
Bobcat
Hyena
Bears
Feral Boars
hell, even throw in a stampeding rabid moose just to take it a step further.
Do you really need a fully automatic AK-47, AR-15, Uzi, or other such weaponry?
Going back to your example, of the animal having your kid in it's mouth. What is more likely to get your kid killed: the spray of automatic fire that you lay down from an automatic weapon, or a single shot from a gun that you actually take the time to aim, ready, and fire?
Let's be realistic, even in a "self Defense" standpoint, the need for an automatic weapon is just not there. When trying to deal with a target in a group of "innocents", what does even the military use? More often than not, a Sniper. Who is using a Semi-Automatic Rifle. There is a reason that Snipers aren't mowing guys down with Fully Automatic weaponry.
The most important part of owning a weapon, is training. Going out and buying a handgun and keeping it in the house isn't going to keep your family any safer than it was before. You've just introduced a deadly weapon to group of people who are relatively stupid to it. Hollywood is a terrible teacher for things. Training is the key. Own a gun, get training. Yes. It costs money, but it is the most important component of the whole thing.
To defend yourself or your family from even an animal, what do you need? Let's be rational for a moment and deal with animals that myself or Kandrathe would ever "really" see in our geographic area.
Wolves
Cyotes
Bobcat
Hyena
Bears
Feral Boars
hell, even throw in a stampeding rabid moose just to take it a step further.
Do you really need a fully automatic AK-47, AR-15, Uzi, or other such weaponry?
Going back to your example, of the animal having your kid in it's mouth. What is more likely to get your kid killed: the spray of automatic fire that you lay down from an automatic weapon, or a single shot from a gun that you actually take the time to aim, ready, and fire?
Let's be realistic, even in a "self Defense" standpoint, the need for an automatic weapon is just not there. When trying to deal with a target in a group of "innocents", what does even the military use? More often than not, a Sniper. Who is using a Semi-Automatic Rifle. There is a reason that Snipers aren't mowing guys down with Fully Automatic weaponry.
The most important part of owning a weapon, is training. Going out and buying a handgun and keeping it in the house isn't going to keep your family any safer than it was before. You've just introduced a deadly weapon to group of people who are relatively stupid to it. Hollywood is a terrible teacher for things. Training is the key. Own a gun, get training. Yes. It costs money, but it is the most important component of the whole thing.
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