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08-19-2017, 03:00 PM | #621 (permalink) | |
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Iirc, most of the guns used to commit homicides in Chicago are brought in from out-of-state. Firearm laws in Illinois are super strict so like the gangs there have built a gun trade where firearms from all the surrounding states (which have weak gun laws), are transported in. Last edited by Wpnfire; 08-19-2017 at 03:06 PM. |
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08-19-2017, 03:14 PM | #623 (permalink) | |
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It sits loaded (but not chambered) in a safe that I could have open in 3 seconds. Did you know that the US is the only country in the world that has more guns than people (112 guns for every 100 people). The next closest are Serbia and Yemen who are in the 50s. After that there's not another country that's over 40.
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08-19-2017, 03:27 PM | #625 (permalink) |
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I don't keep a bullet in the chamber per Linda's request plus I figure the sound of me racking the slide would be a bit of a deterrent. It's quite an intimidating sound - especially if it was the middle of the night.
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08-19-2017, 03:29 PM | #626 (permalink) |
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He said it was loaded, just not chambered, whatever that means. I guess it means you can't fire it accidentally without taking the safety off? ****ed if I know. In a safe, presumably, to ensure it doesn't accidentally fall into little hands? Or be used against him?
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I say if I'm going that route then I might as well just get a shotgun. If the sound is the deterrent than you can't get much more deterring than a ****ing shotgun.
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In order to insure the gun is completely unloaded you first have to remove the clip and then rack the slide to remove the bullet that's in the chamber. Terry Kath killed himself by not doing the 2nd step. He removed the clip, told his buddy "see it's not loaded", and then put it to his head and pulled the trigger.
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08-19-2017, 03:44 PM | #630 (permalink) |
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Well sure, if you end up firing it. One thing that blew my mind the first time I went to the range was how loud guns are in real life. I have a Glock G19 (the most popular handgun with law enforcement in the world) and it is ****ing loud! And I was outdoors! And one point I heard this explosion and looked over to see a guy holding a Smith & Wessen 500 Magnum.
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