NPR: Does carrying a pistol make you safer?

Status
Not open for further replies.
I see I don't have to state the obvious here... NPR is obviously slanted to one side of the political spectrum. With that being said no one here, regardless of their political views, would expect NPR to publish a pro-gun piece. I would sooner expect Sean Hannity to revel in the benefits of socialism. Yet they did author an article that at least attempts to avoid obvious anti-gun rhetoric.

The take away boys and girls? We are winning. We can't get lax, and we can't let our guard down. But we are winning. We've come a long way from Governor Cuomo (who is a blithering idiot, BTW) shouting about how we don't need ten rounds to kill a deer. I used to fear for my children's ability to enjoy the shooting sports well into adulthood. I do not as much now. Eventually we will see a major defeat. I personally believe it will be an ammunition tax, but that's neither here nor there. The fact that NPR has to sugarcoat an article with this much "bias free" candy so as to not appear biased against firearm ownership tells me that they know they can't badmouth gun ownership or CCW as they once could without reprise and backlash.
 
What I wonder is if your view of the world is affected by the news (and commentary) you listen to, or does the news (and commentary) you listen to affect the way you see the world?
 
i enjoy classical music but cant stand the leftist bias of national pravda radio news. there will be nothing useful in any npr story on guns, illegal migration, islamic terror...


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
I have carried with my concealed carry license for over 45 years. Because it is my right. Honestly I have carried it so long it is like wearing a watch.
 
Last edited:
Your question is a bit confusing. Safer to whom? Carrying a pistol makes you more confident in your safety. Safety is in the shooter's training and perception of the criminal element that can appear and attack in a split second. A CCW licensed carrier is trained in safety first, and knows when to reach for and/or fire his/her weapon. An inexperienced, untrained bearer of a carry firearm is "dangerous" and "illegal" in most States.

Carrying a weapon does not make you safer, rather, if you are trained in carrying, it makes you one step safer for your life and the innocents around you in readiness between the criminal or mental attacker!
 
Carrying a pistol makes you safer like buying a lottery ticket makes you richer.

If you have the bad luck to end up in a violent encounter then having the pistol increases your chances of coming out of it safely. However, because the odds of being violently attacked are not very good, in general, having a pistol won't make you safer.

If you have the good luck to buy a winning lottery ticket, your financial situation will definitely be bettered. However, because the odds of winning are not good at all, in general, buying a lottery ticket won't make you richer.
 
I prefer the analogy of a fire extinguisher. My house isn't likely to catch fire but just in case it does, I have a fire extinguisher. That doesn't guarantee that I'll be able to stop the fire with it. It just gives me a chance, and a far better one than none. I carry a firearm for the same general reason.

Of course, there are two important differences. First, we are talking more directly about lives and those are much more valuable than buildings in my opinion. Second, fire extinguishers don't usually offer the added benefit of fun at the range. :D
 
National Proletariat Radio, these government funded spokesholes do indeed have an agenda. Take anything they "report" with a grain of salt.;)
 
Yes. Carrying makes me feel safer or I would not carry. For me, there is no other valid reason to carry a weapon. People have gotten more violent and have become more entitled and selfish. Civility and manners have dissappeared.
So, maybe you're in your 60's or 70's and you remember if you got into a fight at worse you got a black eye or a bloody nose. Today, that's a load. You're lucky if you come out of it with your life.
Teddy Roosevelt said it best, "Walk softly and carry a big stick". I believe in this.
 
So, maybe you're in your 60's or 70's and you remember if you got into a fight at worse you got a black eye or a bloody nose. Today, that's a load. You're lucky if you come out of it with your life
Click to expand...

Did non-consenting adults (those mutually agreeing to participate in a fight don't count) really get in fights often in the 60's and 70's? I wasn't around so I cannot answer that and am curious when such topics are discussed.
 
Yes, they did. Excluding bar fights, several of which I witnessed, I recall two fights in the workplace. Otherwise rational people just boiled over and a punch in the nose was the result. Both times the folks were sent home for the day, and were back at work the next, apologizing to each other as directed.

Today one or both of the folks involved would be terminated immediately and jailed.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top