Rice University opts out of Texas 'campus carry' gun law

Switzerland is a favorite go-to for the pro-gun crowd. But they conveniently ignore that the vast majority of guns owned in that country are owned by reserve militia (most men) and they are highly trained in their use. In the U.S., and idiot can tote a gun and settle any dispute with it. It's a totally different scene.

 

Concealed Permit Holder Stops Attempted Mass Shooting in Chicago

Two more CCW holders, average citizens both, thwart crimes using a gun (tool) to save others. One in Chicago of all places!

 

This Sheriff seems to get it...and he offers training to help his citizens be prepared....
https://www.facebook.com/BrevardCountySheriff/videos/913027038780051/?fref=nf

 

I am pretty lucky. I go to a police academy shooting range. A couple of off duty cops have shown me a few things that have slightly improved my shooting. I have trouble with the gun "kick back". My target scores are getting a little better though.

 

In a related story, the President of Liberty University has urged his students to apply for gun permits, etc. "so we could end those Muslims."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/us/president-of-liberty-university-urges-students-to-get-gun-permits.html?ref=education

 

WTF? He should be fired.

 

I would prefer not to be called an idiot. Maybe a cretin, but definitely not an idiot.

Swiss military age men are conscripted between 19 through 35, I believe. Military service is compulsory for men and voluntary for women unless paying Militärpflichtersatz. The weapons requirement is part of the conscription. The weapons can be stored at the nearest armory instead of the conscript's home. The training is about 20 weeks with periodic refreshers thereafter. It is about working in teams, physical fitness and basic firearm handling. In my opinion weapons training is less stringent than the NRA Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun training courses combined. I have worked with individuals with such experience and would take a Tennessee good-ol' boy with no formal training than a highly trained Swiss.

 

GUN FREE ZONE likes letting the potential bad shooter knows, hey we are unarmed come and shoot us.

 

I wasn't calling any particular person an idiot. Lots of very fine people can carry weapons. But so can lots of idiots who will use them to settle disputes.

 

But is this actually happening? Where's the research that shows these mass killers seek out gun-free zones specifically to avoid being shot back at?

 

Also remember: If you have a baby in the home, don’t confuse the baby’s pacifier with the pistol i.e. don’t give the baby your gun instead of his pacifier. Common sense must be used at all times.

 

Mexico is a gun free zone.

Mexico has strict gun-control laws e.g. only the police and the military can possess firearms; Mexican citizens are prohibited from possessing firearms, but they are still killed by firearms significantly more than Americans in the United States where citizen ownership of firearms is legal.

Here is an interesting firearm-homicide comparison between Mexico (a gun free zone) and the United States (a 2nd Amendment zone):
- Mexico: 10 firearm-homicides per 100,000 Mexicans.
- United States: 3.5 firearm-homicides per 100,000 Americans.

Source:
"United States - Gun Facts, Figures and the Law". Gunpolicy.org. University of Sydney School of Public Health. Retrieved 2014-11-14.

 

This might explain the crossover effect and some of these bloated figures. when one means to blame the gun but instead the mishap is counted as a pacifier death by the government and media. I like the comment above where gun ownership is correlated to gun death (ya think?) I was under the impression hammers and screwdrivers where causing all the gun issues.

This story actually seems rather unbiased either way. What we know about gun violence may surprise you

From the article:
"The first thing to know is that violent crime of all types is down. In the United States, there are half as many gun homicides today as there were in 1997."

"What percentage of gun deaths comes from mass shootings versus gang/drug violence or domestic violence situations? A fairly tiny fraction. Miniscule, even. Slightly more than one percent, Terrorism? Less than one half of one percent."

Maybe we should be targeting gangbangers and ending the war on drugs as a way to reduce actual gun violence rather than vilifying the inanimate tool.

The piece also mentions suicides and accidental death (less than 2% AD) as a major issues, but I don't think it's anyone's business how another might choose to end their lives if they are bent that way. Not suggesting that suicide is acceptable or that we shouldn't try to help those people, just that those people are only hurting themselves so it isn't exactly an issue affecting the safety of others.

 

Abner,

This is the sort of class one local Sheriff is putting on for his citizens, I linked to that Sheriff's speech earlier. Self Defense Through Tactical Shooting & Decision Making : Brevard County Sheriff's Office In addition to some good info. the course appears to offer a chance to shoot quite a bit under expert instruction. Something like this would make a good starting point, I would seek out something similar.

 

Abner,

This is the sort of class one local Sheriff is putting on for his citizens, I linked to that Sheriff's speech earlier. Self Defense Through Tactical Shooting & Decision Making : Brevard County Sheriff's Office In addition to some good info. the course appears to offer a chance to shoot quite a bit under expert instruction. Something like this would make a good starting point, I would seek out something similar.

 

This may or may not be pertinent, but a Mexican killing say a drug cartel member in self defense means death to him and all of his family. Of course, one may say "well he lived", but at what cost? One gun against thousands won't make much of a difference. Just my opinion being Mexican American and having traveled to Mexico several times. Proviso - Not all of Mexico is bad, just painting an example. We have our gangs here too.

Abner

 

This I understand:

"As a financial aid administrator at a local community college, Melissa Contreras has gone through a number of active-shooter trainings at work. But this shooting hit a little too close to home for her. One of Contereras’ neighbors across the street, a mother to a 22-month toddler, was gunned down in Wednesday’s shooting.

“I have never in all 39 years in my life thought to pick up a gun,” Contreras said. “But now, I want to sign up for a class to learn and train to use one.”"

From this article by MSNBC Nobody is talking about gun control in San Bernardino. Here's why | MSNBC

 

Is was thinking back to when I was a boy (a long time ago and I would visit my uncle's ranch in Mexico. The funny thing is back then he would have a rifle rack in his truck, and I remember rifle's being placed in there. Other ranchers had the same thing in their trucks. He had a small arsenal of rifles at the ranch, and that is where I learned how to shoot rifles. I wonder when Mexico became a gun free zone? My girl cousin's used to carry small concealed pistols in their purses in case of kidnapping (they were well to do).

Abner