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Originally Posted by OKFC05
I don't understand what you are disagreeing with? Anyone has the RIGHT to buy anything they wish here, including firearms by the dozens.
As an instructor, I am saying that buying a gun, fire extinguisher, home security system, whatever, and LEAVING IT LOCKED UP INACCESSIBLE has done NOTHING to provide any security at all. It is like the people who buy $5000 of exercise equipment, leave it in the box, and complain they don't lose weight.
That is what the referent to "magic talisman" means: it is absurd to buy something and pretend that mere possession of that object will produce the desired effect. To use your fire extinguisher analogy, would you buy a fire extinguisher, lock it in a closet, and only open the box when the house was on fire?
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Sir, what I agree and also disagree was this part:
"Get proper training and practice, or forget about having a gun."
I agree, without training, owning a firearm does not make you any safer. But I disagree on the "forget about it" part.
May be just semantics, and English is not my native language, I apologise for the confusion. Thank you.