Gun control

Zesty wrote: I think it's about safety and personal desires.....why does it have to be one or the other?

It doesn't.  If you want to carry gun purely for fun, that's fine.  But people should be honest with themselves.

All I am suggesting is that many/most people have an unrealistic view of exactly how safe their gun makes them.  They think their unloaded pistol under the mattress makes them invincible.  Many people don't plan for reality - they plan for fantasy, but they THINK they are planning for reality.

Zesty wrote: I've grabbed my gun and gone to investigate on about a dozen occassions. On 3 of these occasions, we(me and my father) caught people stealing chmicals from our ranch. We held them at gunpoint until the cops showed(which was easily 30 minutes later)...I don't think mace would have deterred them as well!

The thieves were probably getting supplies to make meth.  This is a common occurance for farmers/ranchers up here in Montana.  We should immediately outlaw farm/ranch supplies.

merc wrote: hey dune im planing on getting my ccp in a cupple of years. for the most part i respect cops (i have met a few that are on power trips). now say i get pulled over for speeding or im comming home tired just something minor. at what point if any should i tell the officer im armed. im thinking when he asks for my licence saying "i have a gun" wouldent be all that good. should not say anything unless they ask me to exit the car? should i just say i have my ccp and i have a pistol on my person?

From my perspective, I know I have pulled people over who probably had weapons, but since it was routine and there was no supsicion, I did not ask. However, it is the responsibility of the driver to let the officer know that there is a weapon in the car. Plus it gets a few brownie points when you show respect like that.