It really is almost unbearable to read the absolute crap that spews forth from Grayston's fingers time after time after time.....
Hey...perhaps you make your living from crime, and would prefer less opposition. At least that makes sense, unlike the illogical reasons you spew forth.
As for me...I am honest when I say that firearms are my business, and have been for over 20 years. However unlike you, I don't have some hidden agenda. I really don't care if you buy one from me or not. I have enough busines selling to security companies that are tasked with protecting POLICE STATIONS and such. I also do damn well selling to people exactly like you who have suddenly changed their minds after seeing a loved one shot dead in front of them for no reason, or watching a daugher get raped.
Yes....I almost never see someone pro-responsible gun ownership change their minds, but I deal with the opposite daily.
Frankly, I prefer you don't even bother to answer. I fear we will never hear the truth about what you do or why you support criminals over victims.
My words go out to others who have a clue. People who are sick of reading about women shot dead in their cars while parked at a gas station (news today) or 87 year old pensioners killed for a few rands, or youngsters stabbed to death for a cellphone.
Those who are aware that the "gun will be used against you" statement is a fraud and lame twisted statistic. Those that know there are far more successful uses of a firearm to deter crime than ones where it is actually used. Those that know someone who is only alive because they had a gun. Like the brother in Laudium who is only alive because he carried his gun on him in his home, and shot the robber after they had shot dead his brother.
WTF does it take to convince some of you that humanity really isn't basically good? That criminals really DO shoot for no reason? That you don't have to resist to be shot..sometimes they do it because they enjoy it.
Did anyone read this thread?
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=187638
* Only 35% of robbers stole for basic needs (hunger, poverty), while 65% enjoyed the money and spent it on clothes, cars, etc.
* The average robber commits 103 robberies over seven years before being caught.
* A staggering 97% of all robbers are armed and on average there are four members in an armed robbery gang.
* Women are more often tortured or hurt during house robberies.
If you want a gun, go buy one. Do the training, and get your competency certificate. Then purchase the gun, and apply at your local DFO for a licence and competency certificate. They will interview your wife/gf/family/friends and do a safe inspection.
Then you wait anything from 4-12 months for the licence and the n go fetch your gun. Then please practice with it regularly! It is not dangerous. Your car is dangerous. It is a tool. Know how to use it, and especially when to use it. And if you need to, then do.
I promise you that you have far more chance of being succesful than having it used against you. In fact, the anti's have only a few over-used cases to endlessly repeat, as it really doesn't happen very often.
And if you aren't into guns, that is your choice. I bet I see you in my shop oneday anyways, but I really hope I don't. By all means investigate non-lethal self defence options, but know that they are really for minor incidents. Do not use them in a deadly force situation. Spray me with 10% OC, and I am still going to stab or shoot you. But in many situations, far better than nothing.
There is a new 2 shot non-lethal pistol that will be available in about 2 weeks, that is the best out there. But no further details on it, as I am involved and will not self-promote.
In the end, make up your own mind, but know that there is an awful lot of rubbish info out there, and you have to decide what is true and what isn't. I can prove my side, if anyone needs clarification then pm me. I am not going to dance this merry little circle with morons like the afore-mentioned.
G26
