Have You Ever Lost Someone To Gun Violence?

I would feel better if we could carry handguns at all here. If you want to take your hand gun out you have to tell the police and you can go straight to the range and straight back.

I grew up in Wilmington Delaware, ( currently #9 on most dangerous city's). Lost close friends to gun violence and drugs ,this was late sixties early 70's .Many I knew back than are dead or in prison for ever.A judge who grew up with my pop gave me a choice jail or military. I decided to get paid. Joining the Marine Corps saved my life, and it taught me many things ,too many to list here. I've been hospitalized for three weeks before, if I had been carrying I would have been OK and the 4 punks who wanted my sub (hoagie) and $20 would have been locked up. Needless to say I carry and iam legal. I don't get the whole thing about guns today. But it is an issue that iam willing to go to extremes to defend "My Right " to own one. I take offense , when someone say me owning a firearm is the problem with the violence in my country. Do your research before you point your finger. There is more gun violence in the city's that have sticker gun laws than the ones that don't. Many people have died for our rights and willing to to keep them.
2nd amendment makes us citizens
Take away it makes us subjects.

Like to add that iam a firm believer in calling the police when needed. They are trained to deal with situations that the average citizen is not equipped to deal with. I have the utmost respect for law enforcement in this country. Especially the ones in the big cities.
I carry for those times that I am prevented from walking away from a situation.

Originally Posted by Longhairboy

I would feel better if we could carry handguns at all here. If you want to take your hand gun out you have to tell the police and you can go straight to the range and straight back.

I would like to know what it is that makes you want to carry in NB, Longhairboy? Not trying to single you out but you're the only Canuck that I have noticed reply to this.

I would really like to hear some international input... hint, hint.

Originally Posted by AdmiralAluminum

I would like to know what it is that makes you want to carry in NB, Longhairboy? Not trying to single you out but you're the only Canuck that I have noticed reply to this.

I would really like to hear some international input... hint, hint.

The main reason I'd like to be able to carry it is for when I'm running my trap line. That way my hands are free to carry traps and animals. I always have my pack basket on so a sling doesn't always work.
But also, the shooting in Moncton really made me think about how safe I could really keep myself. I was right in the danger zone that night, locked up in a school, and he could have come in and had us all hostage. and since we can't carry here, no one could have stopped him.

I don't know how it is in Ontario, but the laws on guns are fairly strict in New Brunswick. I'm 16 and I can't buy guns or ammunition, my Dad has to buy it for me to use. And he can only buy hunting rounds and hunting guns, no hand guns and nothing automatic. I already mentioned about how hard it is to use a hand gun just for target shooting, and its hard just to get the hand gun in the first place, since you have to do even more background checks and paperwork to get those.

"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns"- Local gun store's old business slogan