for the record (re: guns thread)

Comming from the UK I have no idea why Americans feel the need to have guns in the hands of civilians.With that in mind; am I wrong to see guns as a 'force multiplier' in terms of a confrontation?

Double post!*looks for someone to shoot*Edited by Larni, : No reason given.

I so would not have thought that you would carry a gun. I'm still trying to get my head around armed civilians.When you carry a gun around what is your primary motivation for doing so?

I guess I am guilty of making assumptions Seriously though, I have difficulty seeing people carrying guns for anything other than shooting or threatening to shoot people and from my interaction with you on these boards you don't seem the type.Don't forget I'm a Brit and we see guns very differently over here. Any civilian carrying a gun is most likely a criminal. How many times has your stated reason for carrying a gun come into play?

Sorry to bang on with a mantra 'in my country.....'But in my country the good guys are highly trained police or soldiers. Not your average Joe who is more likley to get his kids shot in house hold accidental discharge than stop a mugging in the street.As an aside, is it legal to discharge fire arms as well as to carry them?

Yes it is.

Seems you were right about owning guns, jar. I take back that particiular assertion

Thanks, Mod. That prety much concurs with what my copper friend told me, too.Shows how much I know