Why I carry a gun?

[DiveGerry]

Someone sent this to me - thought you would enjoy it.

Why I Carry a Gun
>
> My old grandpa once said to me, "Son, there comes a time in every man's
> life when he stops bustin' knuckles and starts bustin' caps and usually
> it's when he becomes too old to take an ass whoopin'.
>
> I don't carry a gun to kill people. I carry a gun to keep from being
> killed.
>
> I don't carry a gun to scare people. I carry a gun because sometimes this
> world can be a scary place.
>
> I don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid. I carry a gun because there are
> real threats in the world.
>
> I don't carry a gun because I'm evil. I carry a gun because I have lived
> long enough to see the evil in the world.
>
> I don't carry a gun because I hate the government. I carry a gun because
> I understand the limitations of government.
>
> I don't carry a gun because I'm angry. I carry a gun so that I don't have
> to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.
>
> I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone. I carry a gun
> because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed, and not on a sidewalk
> somewhere tomorrow afternoon.
>
> I don't carry a gun because I'm a cowboy. I carry a gun because, when I
> die and go to Heaven, I want to be a cowboy.
>
> I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man. I carry a gun because men
> know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.
>
> I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate. I carry a gun because,
> unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.
>
> I don't carry a gun because I love it. I carry a gun because I love life
> and the people who make it meaningful to me.
>
> "Police Protection" is an oxymoron. Free citizens must protect
> themselves. Police do not protect you from crime; they usually just
> investigate the crime after it happens and then call someone in to clean
> up the mess.
>
> Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to
> take an ass whoopin'."
>
> ..author unknown (but obviously brilliant)
>
> Remember the average response time to a 911 call is over 4 minutes.
>
> The average response time of a 357 magnum is 1400 FPS.
>

[schr8er2000]

ALL very good points.....and well written....

[eells]

response time breakdown

357 magnum at 1400 fps
average distance to attacker ~ 10 ft (averaging the point blank mugging and 20 foot home invasion distance)
10 feet / 1400 feet per second
response time ~ .007 seconds.

[Mr. Rodgers]

I just received (Grandpa Unknown) in an email from a friend.

I was going to post it but see that it's circulating like wildfire.

Good write.
Peace!

[SilentRage]

Thank you , sent this to my Wife , maybe now she will understand !