# This Wedks's awful Mass Murder **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 4, 2019, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wedkss-awful-mass-murder/838157 "2019-08-04T04:52:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 55
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wedkss-awful-mass-murder/838157/55 "2019-08-04T17:27:02Z")
I’m a gun owner. I own a single pistol that I keep locked up in a safe, so that my kids won’t get their hands on it, and hopefully if my house is robbed a thief would find it too much of a hassle to steal (it’s bolted to a heavy piece of furniture). I went through firearms training and I know how to be safe. My gun is registered and I applied for and received a concealed pistol license (which expired, I never renewed it). I went through a background check which confirms no history of mental illness or violent crime. I don’t carry my pistol around though I could. I have it because in the event that there is an intruder in my home, I have an effective way to defend myself and my family until the cops show up. (Calling 911 is the first thing I’d do.) I have no desire to be a “good guy with a gun” because in the event of an active shooter, I don’t want the authorities to show up knowing there are one or more people shooting folks and see me with a gun. Sounds like a good way to get myself killed. I don’t want to give up my right to defend my home and my family but I don’t have any problem with limiting the number or type of weapon I have, requiring background checks and training, and not letting me carry it anywhere I want. I don’t know where that puts me on the political spectrum. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-wedkss-awful-mass-murder/838157)._