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Guns

What do you think gun control should be like?

  • Let everyone have a gun

    Votes: 19 22.4%

  • Quick background check to purchase and carry

    Votes: 25 29.4%

  • Quick background check to purchase, but more difficult to carry

    Votes: 11 12.9%

  • Background check, waiting period for purchase and carrying.

    Votes: 17 20.0%

  • Background check, waiting period, no carrying

    Votes: 5 5.9%

  • No guns at all

    Votes: 8 9.4%
  • Total voters
    85
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lizzie said:
I am probably pretty close to your description of the woman with the slightly larger than average hands, and low weight, but physically strong for my size. It's pretty difficult for me to handle a 9mm at all (cocking it), and would be especially so under duress. Although they are boring and un-sexy, I prefer a .38 revolver any day of the week, lol.
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If you have trouble chambering (cocking the slide) on a Glock there's a technique or two I could show you that would prolly help....


Nothing wrong with a good old 38 snubbie though, stone reliable they are.
 
Goshin said:
If your character has small hands, she'd probably be a lot happier with a weapon with a slimmer grip, like the Kel-tec 9mm, or maybe that single-stack Glock (I forget model #)
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Thank you I asked about a Glock because someone recommended that brand to me. I will look up Kel-tec 9mm.
 
Risky Thicket said:
We agree. I also believe that the system needs to change and America needs to be on board with that. Non-violent druggies have been proven to have lower recidivism rates if they go have real drug rehab as opposed to straight incarceration, and it is less expensive. I also don't agree with mandatory sentencing laws.
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I don't agree with imprisoning non-violent drug offenders at all, especially if their only crime is possession or use.
 
Goshin said:
Used to be the case that most detectives, male or female, went with a Smith and Wesson J-frame revolver, 5 shot, .38 special caliber.

Nowadays more likely to be the similar but lighter Airweight, or LadySmith, in the same caliber, with a tritium front sight (glows in the dark), or a Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm in the compact configuration.

The Smith and Wesson M&P is HUGE with the real front-line pros these days. Well, I mean hugely popular, not physically huge. :)
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I'm trying to stick with an automatic. I need the sound the click or whatever it's called. LOL A novice with guns. Not a bad author. But this is the beginning of research.
 
katiegrrl0 said:
I'm trying to stick with an automatic. I need the sound the click or whatever it's called. LOL A novice with guns. Not a bad author. But this is the beginning of research.
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try going to a local gunclub they will most likely let you fire many guns in a controlled environment and let you see whats right.
 
lizzie said:
I am probably pretty close to your description of the woman with the slightly larger than average hands, and low weight, but physically strong for my size. It's pretty difficult for me to handle a 9mm at all (cocking it), and would be especially so under duress. Although they are boring and un-sexy, I prefer a .38 revolver any day of the week, lol.
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I did use a 38 in one novel but have decided on the Glock as a recommendation.
 
katiegrrl0 said:
I'm trying to stick with an automatic. I need the sound the click or whatever it's called. LOL A novice with guns. Not a bad author. But this is the beginning of research.
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I expect you mean the sound of "racking the slide" when you chamber a round to ready the weapon to fire.

Yeah Glocks were the big thing ten years ago, still pretty big... but the Kel-tec 9mm is quite popular as a very light, small gun with decent firepower, and the Smith and Wesson M&P is what almost all the top pros, I mean people who get into more actual guns-drawn situations than any sane person should, are carrying from the past couple years.
 
lizzie said:
I am probably pretty close to your description of the woman with the slightly larger than average hands, and low weight, but physically strong for my size. It's pretty difficult for me to handle a 9mm at all (cocking it), and would be especially so under duress. Although they are boring and un-sexy, I prefer a .38 revolver any day of the week, lol.
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It's all about shooting well the firearm you feel is best for you. One of my all time favorite guns is a .38; S&W Model 15-4 Combat Masterpiece with a 4 inch heavy barrel. I love that gun! It is arguably one of the best revolvers ever made. I don't consider it a concealed carry gun. I just love to shoot it. If they teach blind people to shoot they probably use the 15-4. It's that sweet.

I'd carry and have carried a S&W Model 10-4, also a .38 Spl. and never worried about the firepower.

Whatever works for you is the gun you should shoot as long as you practice. Don't worry about what everyone says or thinks.
 
OnWisconsin said:
Wisconsin just passed its open carry law and we've already seen one instance where vigilante justice was carried out in a grocery store. In a nutshell, two robbers entered the store, one was armed and the other was not. A man carrying a gun shot the armed robber and stopped it from happening.

Now don't get me wrong, hooray for the trigger happy customer. However, lets say he missed and shot the innocent bystander behind the robber. I know its a serious stretch here, but he WAS in a grocery opening fire. I just don't get the whole argument that "the more guns the better" (hocks a loogey ina spitoon)
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you preferred that the shopkeeper be shot to death by the robber I suspect
 
Jetboogieman said:
I understand Conservative concerns about the second amendment and what constitutes infringement of those second amendement rights. But in my view while I don't believe within a relatively lose interpertation of the constitution there should be a complete ban on guns I also don't believe that handing out high powered assault rifles like candy to people who probably really shouldn't have them is a great idea either.

Backround checks and mandatory waiting periods are just fine with me and I don't lose any sleep over it.

The second amendement was adopted in 1791 and I don't believe the people at the time who adopted it had this vision in their head of a bunch of hillbillies in a dodge durango with russian made AK-47's thinking they're going to overthrow the government that has Apache helicopters.

Having a gun in ones home is sometimes nessecary yes, and in the future is something I would consider if I lived in an area I believe warranted it. A person who owns a gun in their home, can save their family from a potentially dangerous person who intends grevious harm upon their families.

I know if it was me I'd shoot the son of a bitch without hesitation if he went anywhere near my 7 year old sisters room that's for sure.

But there's also a big distinction I find with people that say that mass gun ownership makes public spaces safer. I don't believe this is entirely true, although in some cases it has been the case. But if you think it is 100% true you should go ask the Somalians what 100% gun ownership looks like.

In World War 2 a study found that only 15-20% of soldiers would actually fire on enemy troops on site, while this number increased during more intense combat situations, it does show that people have an innate hesitation when it comes to killing another human being. People who talk candidly about being able to pull the trigger (me included two passages ago) are like virgins talking about sex in my opinion, and yeah I'm willing to take a shot at myself here.

Most of the time a spree shooter kills themselves, or is killed by law enforcement.

Legally bought guns are used in crimes.

And quite frankly the idea that having mandatory waiting periods and backround checks to buy extremely effective and lethal weapons is a bad idea is simply beyond my comprehension. Yes I understand you can make the case that you don't have to get a backround check to own a knife, or a hatchet, or a gone damn nail file, it's extremely difficult to kill large amounts of people with those weapons. With guns it is not the case, especially with high powered assault rifles.

Making sure that while it's not impossible (because of criminals), we make it has hard as humanly possible for the mentally ill guy breaking into my house trying to rape my sisters to not have a gun, and I do.
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waiting periods have no use whatsoever that promote any good in society
 
Goshin said:
I expect you mean the sound of "racking the slide" when you chamber a round to ready the weapon to fire.

Yeah Glocks were the big thing ten years ago, still pretty big... but the Kel-tec 9mm is quite popular as a very light, small gun with decent firepower, and the Smith and Wesson M&P is what almost all the top pros, I mean people who get into more actual guns-drawn situations than any sane person should, are carrying from the past couple years.
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You know, brother, you are tempting me to say something. I'm trying hard not to. I'm hoping to put a few bricks through my M&P on Sunday. I just love that gun. I'm thinking about trading a S&W 915 for a little help to buy an M&P .40, and to keep Mrs. Thicket from throwing out of the house. But I need one more M&P! She's not being sensitive to my needs. LOL!
 
Thunder said:
more crimes are committed with knives than rifles.

therefore, buying a rifle/shotgun should only require a quick if not instant, background check, to make sure you ain't a felon and have the right to own a firearm.

handguns? not unless you have a really good reason
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to shoot people who want to take our rights away is a good reason
 
OhIsee.Then said:
Has anyone posting on this thread had a loaded handgun pointed at them by someone that had the intention to shoot you with it?
If you have had this experience then I'll value your opinion much higher than most of the others.
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How about someone who was jumped in an alley by two thugs, and shot one of them and caused the other to lose control of his bowels so badly the Police Car had to be sent off for professional cleaning
 
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Goshin said:
I expect you mean the sound of "racking the slide" when you chamber a round to ready the weapon to fire.

Yeah Glocks were the big thing ten years ago, still pretty big... but the Kel-tec 9mm is quite popular as a very light, small gun with decent firepower, and the Smith and Wesson M&P is what almost all the top pros, I mean people who get into more actual guns-drawn situations than any sane person should, are carrying from the past couple years.
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Yes racking the slide is what i am looking for.
That is a great help. There is considerable shooting in this novel. Police detectives FBI and a Terrorist organization as well. Lots for me to learn in the writing. I will definitely look into the Kel-tec 9mm.
The last gun I held was my dads I Colt Gold Cup .45 and that was years ago. I was a teenager at the time and it weighed a ton. I'm very small even now but to try and fire something like that would break my wrist.. So i worry that I have a gun a female could wield properly.
 
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Paschendale said:
I like the background checks to prevent felons and crazy people from getting guns, and I like the waiting periods so that no one can purchase a gun in the heat of passion, or especially to kill themselves in the depths of depression. Beyond that, it's illegal guns that need to be the focus of our efforts. Lawful gun owners are actually pretty responsible people, though many illegal guns are stolen from those lawful owners. That's one major thing that needs addressing. And that's one reason why I support registration of weapons, to help track them and make them harder to steal. Not to hinder legal owners, but to hinder criminals.
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If you go to a gunshop, fill out the form and wait for the background check to be phoned in you are no longer in the "heat of the moment" even if you live a two minute's walk from the gun stor.

and anyone who registers their weapons is a fool since registration is a tool for confiscation.

and yes it does hinder legal owners since it has been used in many places to confiscate guns
 
katiegrrl0 said:
Yes racking the slide is what i am looking for.
That is a great help. There is considerable shooting in this novel. Police detectives FBI and a Terrorist organization as well. Lots for me to learn in the writing. I will definitely look into the Kel-tec 9mm.
The last gun I held was my dads I Colt Gold Cup .45 and that was years ago. I was a teenager at the time and it weighed a ton. I'm very small even now but to try and fire something like that would break my wrist.. So i worry that I have a gun a female could wield properly.
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Well, the Kel-tec and the Smith and Wesson M&P are both featherweights compared to a Colt Gold Cup 45 in the old all-steel style. :)

My personal suggestion.... if your female detective is a serious shooter, someone who would say "I've needed one several times before and I KNOW I'll need one again" then give her the compact M&P 9mm. If she carries a gun more for "just in case" but isn't into pro-level shooting, then the Kel-tec 9mm is fine.
 
OhIsee.Then said:
Yes. The way I read it its only the Militia that has the right to take your guns. 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.
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that's moronic. You ignore the 9th and 10th amendments and how can a militia be called up if citizens don't have arms?
 
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