You do understand that your point there had little to nothing to do with this discussion? I understand the defending yourself argument, but can't honestly say you think you need a gun in case the SS or equivalent shows up on your door?
Not all criminals are petty crooks- some of them work for the government.
Also, if you want to practice targetshooting, then do it in a firing range.
This is generally what I do. If anyone wants to come out to the range and shoot off a few mags some day, let me know.
If you do need to do it at home, get a airgun or paintball. They work just as fine for target practising, if you absolutly cant stand target-ranges for some reason.
I have a paintball gun too! tippmann A5. great piece of work for what it does.
At the ranges that you fire your handgun, many paintball guns are just as accurate as a real gun.
true! but I doubt my A5 could match my dad's glock 20!
Just a note here. Although it might serve that purpose it was not designed for that purpose. The car can serve the purpose of killing someone, but it was designed for the purpose of efficient transportation.
You can't seriously argue that handguns and assault weapons were designed for any other purpose than to kill people in an efficient manner?
believe it or not- most AR15 style civilian rifles sold in the US are sold for competition shooting rather than for defense. Something about the small bullet and large cartridge makes for a very precise paper-puncher. People tend to buy shotguns, handguns and .30 caliber rifles for defense. The national NRA and other matches have been dominated by shooters with AR-15 style rifles. I would say actually that AR15s tend to be the most popular amoung target shooters for their consistancy, light weight and accuracy.
as for handguns- I would check out some of the 1911s made by kimber, colt, para ordnance and others which are designed primarily for competition shooting. Most competition autopistols are very finicky and unreliable in combat situations.
one of my favorite quotes:
-The purpose of a handgun is to keep you alive long enough to get to a rifleBecause some of us occasionally entertain the thought of visiting. Then we realise there are nutters with guns over there. I have encountered, online a lot too many US citizens who seem to consider the police force as useless and/or have sophisticated combat drills for defending their house.
Funny how things are. I occasionally entertain the idea of moving to a different country and then realise they'll take away my guns!
I'm going to try and boil my opinions down to a simple statement: speaking to a nation of potential legal gun-owners as a member of a nation where guns are illegal for the general public to own, you absolutely do not need them at all. You don't. There is no reason for you to have them. Yes, you have more freedom than us in this matter. I don't much care. Too much freedom can be a far more dangerous and bad thing than too little.
I PROBABLY wont ever NEED my guns. I PROBABLY wont ever NEED a fancy guitar or a fast computer either. I most certainly will never need the piles of plastic and metal models that we spend so much time and money on.
And there you have it. Is it not liberty to be able to own something because you want it? Do you realise how much the government could save in fuel troubles by making it mandatory that all cars get at least 40 mpg?
Although, I live in the UK, and its rather difficult to get hold of one. Well, legally anyway.
I'm sure if you go to the right side of the city you wont have any trouble finding a gun with a questionable past.