I love guns, and I believe we have all seen the results of trigger fingers, especially in the UK, it doesn't really matter if the person is innocent or guilty, providing a policeman is pulling the trigger.
My personal experience of weapons is 3 years instructing in all arms, as an instructor, i couldn't and wouldn't trust anyone on the range, because i was the one accountable for the safety of others.
Negligence is common, of which one cannot do so much about,
some people are just pure clumsy, or forgetful, and with guns, the circumstance can be deadly, so I don't really like loaded weapons in the home and would never have it. If one is capable, it can all be done blindfolded within seconds.
I've also grown up around guns, and was shot in the throat with an air rifle, at 60 or 70 meters at the age of 13, some how, I still feel the UK law is wrong to ban gun, of course there are idiots every where, but they will get guns, one way or another, the law halps jack shit, to ban them.
I've been gobsmacked on many occasions when it comes to weapons, and a shoot to kill policy, and i can assure you, that the Military and Police force attract the illegal killer instinct, and i mean for the fun of it. we have seen it all to often, but its taboo to talk about.
Although we can debate the actions of shooting someone, in the line of defence, for ever more, I have given it great thought, and my conclusion is that most people will kill, out of fear, not out of defence, but for the simple fact, that the intruder may return with a vengeance, especially if it was on their own
property.
but let me also say, that people that do not have guns, will also arm themselves to protect their family and home.. I can recall my father as a child having a weapon in the bedroom, but never understood why, was it fear, I have never seen my father fear anyone, now that I am an adult, I think back and understand the need to be prepared for the worsts, I also understand that many will make judgement against the idea, but my social environmental childhood upbringing, was only the strongest survive.
I cannot say nobody wants to kill, because many people do want to kill, but still its a minority, and the minority with the urge to kill, can be kept in check, by others that have the same tools, and that's what it is all about, fear against fear...
No human wishes to be an animal, but when it comes to survival, the animal instinct in me would take over, that i know, from past experiences.
What it all boils down too, is how much fear can you take, before you loose it, or are you just the cold hearted bloody killer, that needs an excuse, or maybe its just, what the f--ck, why not everyone else is doing it for fun. I used to have fights with catapults and air rifles in our neighbourhood, it was serious stuff, at the age of 10 and 15 and you were either bullied, or put up a fight, I can recall, that i was never bothered at all, by the so called hard nuts, I was left alone, because they knew, to pick on me, wouldn't be so easy. I grew up a loner, and that's what i am today.
I'm happy for the US, they should fight for their rights, and I abhor the UK for what it has become, for me its open season, every time i visit.
I have only one thing else to say on this subject, again preparation for the unexpected is key to survival, and lets face it, in Malaysia your life might only be worth 30$ or the cash you have on you. Its all about experiences in the end.
Even for the hunters, I can remember my first kill, and i also remember the bad things i did too, when i was young, and I live with it, because i know it was wrong.
These are the phases of life we all go through, and the majority of people know their capabilities, because they have been tested, many have not! So I'm in favour of weapons.[quote][/quote]
Think 1776. Think 1812. Not once but twice. 
