Gun Control Reform Activism

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19. I got it. Really the 214 would maybe make you overgualified. In Ohio the Sherriff runs a check for a

Mon Jul 11, 2016, 03:03 PM

Jul 2016

criminal background, you show you can load and fire a pistol that's about it. They give you the NRA handgun course for training and
hopefully get you to join up. There was a newspaper article a year or so ago that gave the numbers of people denied the permit because of mental illness in several local counties. Every county out of 4 or 5 had close to or over hundred people that were denied. But one county had zero mentally ill people. It just happens that is the county with the highest crime rate.

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The claim someone needs an AR-15 type weapon for home defense [View all] doc03 Jul 2016 OP

I have a DD-214, which apparently makes me an expert, handguns are best in small areas underpants Jul 2016 #1

Hey I have a DD-214 and a Expert Riflemans badge for the M-16 and M-14 doc03 Jul 2016 #3

I was being sarcastic. underpants Jul 2016 #14

I got it. Really the 214 would maybe make you overgualified. In Ohio the Sherriff runs a check for a doc03 Jul 2016 #19

Sawed off shot gun is best RobertEarl Jul 2016 #2

I think 18" is legal n/t doc03 Jul 2016 #4

Point is: limits RobertEarl Jul 2016 #5

I found that story far too pat rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #6

Still -- I'd rather play the fool and give some comfort... Jerry442 Jul 2016 #7

I agree, especially billh58 Jul 2016 #9

Right? rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #10

The one thing that really got to me... Jerry442 Jul 2016 #11

Lol exactly rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #13

I found the story hard to beleive myself and what was Plan B? Did he beat him to death? It sort of doc03 Jul 2016 #20

A good alarm, motion lights and safeinOhio Jul 2016 #8

Yeah, window bars won't accidentally shoot your spouse either. NT Jerry442 Jul 2016 #12

Bars are dangerous because you can't get out in a fire. safeinOhio Jul 2016 #15

Interesting stuff. TY. Jerry442 Jul 2016 #16

For the price of bars you could safeinOhio Jul 2016 #17

Here is a video of 3M film in action. safeinOhio Jul 2016 #18