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Post by gardengirl1953 on Jan 7, 2023 18:42:59 GMT
Ant-mac, you know the backstory of why I own a gun and the training I received when I got a license to carry concealed. About women and guns in general, in rural areas most men hunt for food, and most women know how guns work and could use them if need be. But in densely populated cities, or suburbs, the circumstances are different. It can't be generalized strictly on gender.
Explain your mindset to joe.
My view is simply when the chips are down, it's YOU........or your attacker. I'm rooting for you
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Post by ant-mac on Jan 7, 2023 18:51:59 GMT
Who knew?  Ant-mac, you know the backstory of why I own a gun and the training I received when I got a license to carry concealed. About women and guns in general, in rural areas most men hunt for food, and most women know how guns work and could use them if need be. But in densely populated cities, or suburbs, the circumstances are different. It can't be generalized strictly on gender. My father owned a rifle with a telescopic sight for a few years when I was a child. It was during an era in the mid to late 1970s, when we travelled around Australia in a succession of steadily larger caravans, spending a year here and a year there in different parts of Australia. It was also an era of some unrest in different parts of the country, mainly in the Aboriginal population. He bought the Bruno .303 off a cop in a small country town in SA, who told him if someone came around late at night causing trouble, Dad could shoot first and ask questions later. The cop said that as he was protecting his family and property, he'd be fine and no one would convict him. I even learned how to fire it on occasion, when we stopped off somewhere quiet for target practice. After an argument turned violent in a small country town in NSW, forcing Dad - then in his late 50s - to punch out an Aboriginal lad in his early to mid 20s, the lad threatened to come back to the caravan park later that night with his friends. Dad reached inside the caravan, pulled out Bruno and proceeded to explain clearly and explicitly what he would do to them if they did. Very wisely, no one showed up later that night. My mother and father were both enrolled nurses and later began working for the Queensland Sub-Normal Children's Welfare Association - this was the 1970s - in a large Queensland town. So to avoid the possibility of anything unpleasant occurring, with ten young, mentally disabled adults and a powerful firearm both in the house, Dad chose to sell the firearm, just to be on the safe side. |
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Post by gardengirl1953 on Jan 7, 2023 19:04:31 GMT
Ant-mac, you know the backstory of why I own a gun and the training I received when I got a license to carry concealed. About women and guns in general, in rural areas most men hunt for food, and most women know how guns work and could use them if need be. But in densely populated cities, or suburbs, the circumstances are different. It can't be generalized strictly on gender. My father owned a rifle with a telescopic sight for a few years when I was a child. It was during an era in the mid to late 1970s, when we travelled around Australia in a succession of steadily larger caravans, spending a year here and a year there in different parts of Australia. It was also an era of some unrest in different parts of the country, mainly in the Aboriginal population. He bought the Bruno .303 off a cop in a small country town in SA, who told him if someone came around late at night causing trouble, Dad could shoot first and ask questions later. The cop said that as he was protecting his family and property, he'd be fine and no one would convict him. I even learned how to fire it on occasion, when we stopped off somewhere quiet for target practice. After an argument turned violent in a small country town in NSW, forcing Dad - then in his late 50s - to punch out an Aboriginal lad in his early to mid 20s, the lad threatened to come back to the caravan park later that night with his friends. Dad reached inside the caravan, pulled out Bruno and proceeded to explain clearly and explicitly what he would do to them if they did. Very wisely, no one showed up later that night. My mother and father were both enrolled nurses and later began working for the Queensland Sub-Normal Children's Welfare Association - this was the 1970s - in a large Queensland town. So to avoid the possibility of anything unpleasant occurring, with ten young, mentally disabled adults and a powerful firearm both in the house, Dad chose to sell the firearm, just to be on the safe side. Everyone has a different story, and it always influences their choices. Interestingly enough, in the US today, your father's action of showing the gun would have been seen as an escalation and had any further contact happened, he might have been held responsible. Crazy, I know it, but legal crap has gummed up the works in more recent times. I think your dad did the right thing with the young lad. And most probably made the right choice about the gun in a house with ten young, mentally disabled adults. Bad combination. Though he and your mom might have needed it to protect themselves from the aforementioned residents. Life just isn't all neat and tidy, is it? ![[hmm]](//storage.proboards.com/7182076/images/CZItHXNYMIzhSYhPbERS.gif) |
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Post by permutojoe on Jan 7, 2023 19:13:32 GMT
Ant-mac, you know the backstory of why I own a gun and the training I received when I got a license to carry concealed. About women and guns in general, in rural areas most men hunt for food, and most women know how guns work and could use them if need be. But in densely populated cities, or suburbs, the circumstances are different. It can't be generalized strictly on gender.
Explain your mindset to joe.
My view is simply when the chips are down, it's YOU........or your attacker. I'm rooting for you
I don't disagree but I would stop short of telling someone they need to use something they are dead set against using. |
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Post by ant-mac on Jan 7, 2023 19:31:57 GMT
My father owned a rifle with a telescopic sight for a few years when I was a child. It was during an era in the mid to late 1970s, when we travelled around Australia in a succession of steadily larger caravans, spending a year here and a year there in different parts of Australia. It was also an era of some unrest in different parts of the country, mainly in the Aboriginal population. He bought the Bruno .303 off a cop in a small country town in SA, who told him if someone came around late at night causing trouble, Dad could shoot first and ask questions later. The cop said that as he was protecting his family and property, he'd be fine and no one would convict him. I even learned how to fire it on occasion, when we stopped off somewhere quiet for target practice. After an argument turned violent in a small country town in NSW, forcing Dad - then in his late 50s - to punch out an Aboriginal lad in his early to mid 20s, the lad threatened to come back to the caravan park later that night with his friends. Dad reached inside the caravan, pulled out Bruno and proceeded to explain clearly and explicitly what he would do to them if they did. Very wisely, no one showed up later that night. My mother and father were both enrolled nurses and later began working for the Queensland Sub-Normal Children's Welfare Association - this was the 1970s - in a large Queensland town. So to avoid the possibility of anything unpleasant occurring, with ten young, mentally disabled adults and a powerful firearm both in the house, Dad chose to sell the firearm, just to be on the safe side. Everyone has a different story, and it always influences their choices. Interestingly enough, in the US today, your father's action of showing the gun would have been seen as an escalation and had any further contact happened, he might have been held responsible. Crazy, I know it, but legal crap has gummed up the works in more recent times. I think your dad did the right thing with the young lad. And most probably made the right choice about the gun in a house with ten young, mentally disabled adults. Bad combination. Though he and your mom might have needed it to protect themselves from the aforementioned residents. Life just isn't all neat and tidy, is it? Nah, there was never any question of there being a problem with the residents. Dad was the head of the house... period. He was the only one that an Aboriginal lad would listen to when he got upset. Of the ten adults, five were male and five were female. They were all in their early twenties. Three of them could've easily managed to live by themselves, with a minimum of guidance or help. One lad was only in there because he was a little slow and an embarrassment to his rich family, who were connect to the organization. Another lad was a country boy who would've been fine working on a cattle station. Oneof the girls was actually related to friends we knew. When we were getting ready to leave, Mum and Dad helped a couple of them to... "escape". |
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Post by gardengirl1953 on Jan 7, 2023 19:32:56 GMT
Explain your mindset to joe.
My view is simply when the chips are down, it's YOU........or your attacker. I'm rooting for you
I don't disagree but I would stop short of telling someone they need to use something they are dead set against using. If they don't use it, they might just be dead, not dead set against using it. Just saying... |
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