Quote Originally Posted by xring View Post
This shooting has really saddened me. Its a difficult time for gun owners because the media is saying the violent criminal who perpetrated this is a gun owner. You dont want to be a strong advocate for gun ownership because it seems disrespectful to the victims.

I am a gunowner and I feel the victims pain strongly. I have been a victim of a violent crime, no I havnt been through the hell they went through but a half a brick upside the head and stitches is no fun. Im no saint but I am a decent human being I didnt deserve that.

Over the years I have known several women who were victims of rape. Rape seems to be more common than you would be led to believe IMHO. They all seemed to struggle to figure out why their model of the word didnt fit any more. A percentage of them came to this conclusion, I am a decent human being, I didnt deserve to be raped, and Im not going to let it happen again. Those that purchased a firearm and trained with it, well you wouldnt want to try to rape them now. Beyond that, now they have a model to work with where they know who they are. Not all made that decision and thats their right. One of the great things about firearm ownership is that only a percentage of the population needs to be armed in order for relative safety to be established for all.

This to me is a very basic right. To say I am a decent human being and I dont deserve to be raped, assaulted or murdered. This right transcends race, gender or economics. Those who would deny this right are no friend of the victim. The perpetrator of this crime was not a gun owner ,he was a violent criminal who obtained guns. Gun owners are protectors of the non violent human beings in this world. I am a gun owner and had I been present at this crime and armed I would hope I would have the courage to fight the perpetrator until one of us was unable to continue. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this crime.
Well said. Thank you.