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Thread: Why I carry a gun?
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February 1st, 2009, 06:23 PM #1
Why I carry a gun?
Someone sent this to me - thought you would enjoy it.
Why I Carry a Gun
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> 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'.
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> I don't carry a gun to kill people. I carry a gun to keep from being
> killed.
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> I don't carry a gun to scare people. I carry a gun because sometimes this
> world can be a scary place.
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> I don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid. I carry a gun because there are
> real threats in the world.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate. I carry a gun because,
> unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.
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> 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.
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> "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.
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> 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)
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> Remember the average response time to a 911 call is over 4 minutes.
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> The average response time of a 357 magnum is 1400 FPS.
>
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February 1st, 2009, 11:59 PM #2
Re: Why I carry a gun?
ALL very good points.....and well written....
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February 2nd, 2009, 02:47 AM #3
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February 9th, 2009, 05:37 PM #4
Re: Why I carry a gun?
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!
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February 9th, 2009, 06:57 PM #5
Re: Why I carry a gun?
Thank you , sent this to my Wife , maybe now she will understand !
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]"
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