MY HANDGUN PAGE

"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and the part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects a citizen's right to keep and bear arms was adopted on December 15, 1791, along with the rest of the Bill of Rights.

Imagine a situation where enter your local mall and go down the escalator to begin shopping, a man walks from a store and begins shooting everyone around him at random, or during rush hour traffic at a stop light, a man walks up to the cars in front of you and systematically begins shooting drivers right where they sit and you can't get your car out of the way.  Sound farfetched?  These are but a few examples of scenarios that actually happened and in each case there was no law enforcement personnel close enough to stop what was happening.  There was also was no armed citizen that could respond.  The innocent people who were attacked and killed did nothing wrong, they were simply sheep before wolves.   

In another case,  two men took over a short order restaurant at gunpoint and after robbing everyone in the premises, one of the gunman ordered everyone into a back room and told them to lie face down on the floor.  (His partner later admitted they were going to kill everyone in an attempt to eliminate the witnesses.  Only in this case, one of the hostages was a 71 year old man that was legally armed (and trained).  He drew his own firearm and fired hitting both gunmen.  One gunman was instantly killed and the other fled only to collapse down the street where he was captured by the police.  The senior citizen had given up his wallet and his money and was prepared to let the the two armed bandits go without interference, but when told to lie down in a back room, he saw what was coming and he acted which saved everyone in the restaurant.

Today, times are surely more dangerous than in recent times and the need to be prepared to protect one's self, family and property seems more necessary for the individual than ever before.  Law enforcement personnel just can't be everywhere all the time, nor can they possibly respond fast enough to immediately stop all criminals or terrorists who may attack without warning.  In an attempt to counter this, our Constitutional 2d Amendment rights provide an answer... Arm yourself legally and become a knowledgeable and trained citizen. 

For those who desire to assume a more personal responsibility for the safety of their family and others who might be threatened, I would urge you to look into the Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) licensing process for your state.  You can likely find the applicable requirements on the internet.  Then start the process to become licensed to carry a concealed handgun, go through the steps required and get some professional training if your state does not require it.  Once all this is done, visit a local shooting range regularly to increase and maintain your proficiency.  Rather than become a 'loose cannon' running around with a handgun, you will surely find your patience and tolerance of evil persons may actually increase since you will understand the seriousness of being armed.  Then if an evil person or terrorist moves to bring harm to you and yours, you will have a viable option to actively do something to stop them.  If you choose to do nothing, then so be it...but at least you have an option.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing...  Edmund Burke

No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.  Edmund Burke

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