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A gutsy lady for sure and if there were more people like her in this world - guns or no guns - there would be a lot less crime .

Mr tmotten said --- " As for self defence, how many times has anybody been in a situation they needed a gun? Most likely events you wouldn't even see anybody coming. Bugger that one time. Who's to say I couldn't get out of it without---- "
Well , I have found that a violent agressor can very quickly change their mind when they are looking at the business end of a 12 guage and it's awfully strange that when we had a string of burglaries in our area that my place wasn't bothered . Hummn makes you think doesn't it !
This thread has veered off course into a yank bashing session and a political soapbox for some .
So here goes :
Some people regard motorcycles with an unrational fear based on lack of understanding , as motorcyclists ,I would have thought the members of this forum could have had a more open and objective viewpoint on the subject of guns .

When I was at school we had weapons training in the cadet force and it was considered a worthy achievement to have gained a marksmanship badge and have learned the discipline involved .
Rural life has led me to regard a gun as a tool that allows me to do part of my job .A gun is a machine ,nothing more ,nothing less .
The banning of handguns in Britain has achieved nothing other than to alienate the enthusiasts of an olympic sport and has not made Britain a safer place .
Criminals have always been able to get their hands on illegal weapons .

I consider it very unwise to carry a concealed firearm outside of one's own country , however [ unlike some people here] I would not be so crass as to make snide remarks about a subject and a country and it's people that I so plainly know very little about .

Think about this for a minute ---Maybe all motorcycles should be banned because "EVERYBODY KNOWS " that they are dangerous , What's wrong with you ADV TOURING guys ? - I know YOU ,YOU are the ones that have bikes with knobbly tyres that rip up footpaths ,destroy the environment and scare small children .

And just to finish my rant : old bmw said -- " just how do I get the pistol out of the shoulder holster whilst wearing motorcycle gloves ?_"'
--You pull the gloves off with your teeth old boy and then instead of handing your wallet over to the poor misunderstood victims of modern society ,you give them a big surprise and ruin their whole day .

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