Heck, I tell folks that my wife’s middle name is “Anne Oakley” and she shoots like her. As for me, I don’t only give my wife flowers, cards and gifts, I brag about her also. Bye everyone!
If more members here don't want to reply to this Thread, there is one thing for sure that those that did reply know...........I love and am very proud of my wife for the things she does.
Here in Maine, at least in northern Maine, it wouldn't be at all unusual for a woman of any age to know how to use a weapon. They may not spend as much time in the woods or on the gun range, but they're not unfamiliar with them. That wasn't the case in Michigan, as far as I know. My mother had no interest in being at the hunting camp and, while she didn't object to a shotgun and a 9 mm leaning up against the wall by the front door, I never saw her handle a gun. But then, she didn't drive either.
Unless you are vetted by the police and given a firearms certificate for a shotgun or sporting rifle. Most handguns were banned after the Dunblane massacre where schoolchildren were killed by a madman We use our guns to target shoot...hunt wild game , and Clay pigeon shoot, predominately . Airguns and air rifles don't require a police certificate nor vetting... Our certificates have to be renewed by the police every 5 years and by the gun club every 12 months..
errrm..what do you mean..do you see that thing in my right hand..that can take many shots per second.. Yep...well..you may be surprised to learn that we don't walk around in the street with guns... that would get you in BIG trouble here in the UK..and even more trouble in Spain where that photo was taken..because the Spanish police unlike the UK police are routinely armed..
The World we live in now is completely different than the one I grew up in. I did not feel the need to have a gun for protection but my daughters and their husbands all feel this is a necessary part of the World they are raising their children in. They all have guns, both hunting rifles and hand guns. They have permits for them, took classes on gun safety and practice using them at the target ranges. For each of them it is a necessary part of protecting their families and their property.
@Holly Saunders At that, I also thought tradition always had it that police in UK were not armed, but that policy changed some time ago. Sources reporting here about the UK law enforcement people stated that the reason they were not armed was that "being armed gave them excessive advantage over the criminal" (!!?). Did you ever hear that? Was it true? Frank
@Holly Saunders In many of his treatises on self-defense, Massad Ayoob, who was in Law Enforcement for much of his life, points out that in most individuals' lives, the need to exercise lethal self-defense force against another will never happen. Nonetheless, there exists that outside possibility............when that happens, however unlikely it may be, possession of a weapon can and often does, make the difference between the victim remaining alive, or dying for lack of a weapon. He explained that if you did walk around in the street carrying a gun, the fact need not be known by any other individual except oneself. Illegal, yes. Worth the chance of being "found out"? That depends on whether one is "found out" after saving his or her own life, or that of a loved-one present. However, he made quite clear that such a decision was strictly one for the individual; he did not condone "illegal carry", but explained the implications it presented. Frank
Six states have recently approved concealed carry and some, like Maine, do not even require a permit. If the 2nd Amendment is a right, then why would a permit be required, after all? Do we need permit in order to make use of any of our other rights? Do I need a permit in order to join a church? Is a permit required in order for me to exercise freedom of speech? Admittedly, that one has been greatly infringed over the years, despite the fact that the Amendments to our Constitution state, succinctly, that these rights shall not be infringed.
No I never heard that Frank ...but nowadays I wouldn't be surprised if it was said..because it seems the criminals have more rights that the victims... and that includes the police.. However we do have armed units..they just don't routinely carry arms.. . More recently there are many more trained armed officers due to the high risk of terrorist action.. There are lots of illegal guns here in the Uk, but they are more often used by the criminal element...that said, our biggest...although thank fully very few killings using guns have been caused by legal gun owners.
"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." I don't want to hijack this thread into a prolonged discussion of the 2nd Amendment though. My response was to someone's statement about people carrying a weapon illegally. I wanted to point out that people in at least six additional states are now able to do so legally, and that everyone should be able to.
@Ken Anderson "I wanted to point out that people in at least six additional states are now able to do so legally, and that everyone should be able to." It might be added that you refer to concealed carry of a concealed weapon without permitting of any type, but only for residents of those states, and those having no crminal record. To my knowledge, concealed carry is now legal in nearly all states by obtaining a permit issued by law enforcement agencies. Many require quite stringent qualification by way of training, which I do not deny is a good thing, except that many use the CCW law as a means of generating revenue, fees being in some cases hundreds of dollars, and such fees are required to be paid over and over during "renewal", usually annually. Looking at the above, I shake my head in wonder as to why folks continue to pursue legal permits in my state, Arizona, for example, when such permitting is not necessary. Only reason I see is that other states not having unlimited carry laws, recognize the AZ permit. Frank