Oh, well, maybe I misunderstood your sense of reassurance with your armament. If so, I apologize, and am curious to know which cartel you are associated with.
See, presenting that without qualifiers is a bit misleading, it implies that this is a threat for the everyday, ordinary American citizen in Phoenix. Which isn’t so. Stands to reason, since most middle class and above Americans own quite a bit, they have a goodly net worth, but they can’t turn that into actual cash readily. And, of course, kidnappers don’t take plastic.
And what it says to me is quite different than what it says to you. What it says to me is that illegal aliens have little if any police protection. Ironically reflecting Dylan’s line in Tom Thumb Blues:
“Because the cops don’t need you and man, they expect the same.”
“Yes”, but you were a bit coy with the facts as presented in your cite. The two primary sets of victims are Mexican cartel gangsters and illegal aliens. The first group has enough weaponry on hand to make your adorable little collection of AR-15s suffer erectile dysfunction.
For the second group, my humanity aches. Many if not all of them have risked their lives in the Sonoran Desert in order to feed their families, and they suffer the indifference if not outright hostility of the local police. However lax gun regulation may be, they cannot afford one. And God help them if they get caught with one.
These are pertinent facts, that you were either aware of, or not. Pertinent facts that, for whatever reason, you did not offer.
Well, it seems that Pistorious is being charged with murder now, so your little “helpful hint” would have simply aided him in shooting her more effectively. Thanks for playing though.
Of course not. But accidentally shooting a loved one is bad too. A weapon light would help prevent the latter by allowing one to more quickly and more accurately identify if it is a friend or foe in you home at night. So I think it is good to mount a weapon lights on guns used for home defense. So I ask you again, do you think they are a bad idea? Or do you agree with me that they are a good idea?
Another phenomenon. Not only will, “nothing ever happen with *my *gun,” but all gun owners are calm, collected, paragon’s of stability and clear thinking. Why, if only Pastorius had a flashlight on his gun, that would have made it possible for him to calm his heartbeat through a form of tantric meditation, take stock of the situation while scanning the room for exits and a defilade position, all while stretching the ligaments on his shootin’ finger to avoid any nasty cramping, thereby heroically avoiding a tragic accident.
But, shit, with no flashlight he pisses his pants, screeches like a little girl and empties his clip in the general direction of something scary.
I didn’t say anything about pants pissing morons or Jason Bourne. You really don’t think a weapon light would help an armed home owner identify friend or foe and possibly prevent accidents?
I think a weapon light would and an after thought to … “AHHHHH, they’re coming to get me …” bang - bang - bang … “sorry, grandma.”
If it were a situation that wasn’t fraught with tension, nerves, panic, and everything that comes with being scared of something, sure being able to see helps, but panic is panic no matter how well lit a room is.
You show me somebody who shoots someone they love because they thought they were a burglar and I’ll show you someone who’s panicked.
Grandma could be walking into a room lit by a kleig light while shouting, “Don’t shoot! It’s me, Nana!” and she’s still getting plugged if there’s a panicked guy with a gun nearby.
