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  • in reply to: Firearms in the U.S.: have you ever used one? #43079

    Curly
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    As you can imagine, this is a delicate topic. I strongly believe that being armed is far more secure than being unarmed, but that refers to me personally. I was well trained by the armed forces, I practice at least once a week, often twice a week with the gun I carry daily. Having served in combat, I have already passed the hard part of having to kill a man. The first one is VERY hard, but having crossed that line I now can do it again if needed. Fortunately, that has not been necessary as a civilian but the presence of my .45 has resolved conflicts on a couple of occasions. Although the law here in WA requires that my firearm be concealed I make only the minimum effort to do so. I can’t and don’t carry openly but in risk situations I try to make sure that those around me know that I have it. My coat may fall open, I’ll ‘pat’ it with my right hand as if checking that it’s still there, things like that. Flip side, if you are not really comfortable with firearms. If you are not fast, or worse, not accurate. If you are tentative and unwilling to use the firearm when needed. Don’t carry one. It will probably cause more trouble than it will solve. My .02 worth.

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    Name : Curly, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 52, City : Spokane, State : WA, Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 
    in reply to: Why don’t Muslims speak against violence? #22984

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    When the prison scandal was exposed the muslim voice was loud, vocal and visual world wide. More recently the muslim outcry over a marine killing an insurgent who may have been wounded is loud, vocal and visual world wide. Why isn’t there the same kind of loud, vocal and visual outcry when someone is beheaded? Why aren’t there thousands of muslims screaming in the streets about this kind of violence against people who are just there trying to help rebuild Iraq?

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    Name : Curly, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 52, City : Spokane, State : WA, Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 
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