Silver Sentinel- Superhero carries guns. Ragensi is packin'. There are more that aren't around on forums as often like Nostrum, but there are several guys carrying guns.

I can't get my head around it, but then gun-crime isn't as prevalent in my country. If I'm not in your enviroment, and experiencing it, then I'm in no position to judge.

I just know that I don't want to shoot anyone. I'll fight to my dying breath to protect life, and defend the innocent from their predators. I don't want to kill anybody.

I go out every night to try and make people feel safer. That's all I know, really :/

Ragensi is not packing guns. What you see is a world war II flare gun.

Superhero only carries a gun to shoot other rlsh, not bad guys. Well, not just any rlsh, but paranoid rlsh that think he's a government spy out to collect data on us and have threatened him. I wonder if he uses special ammunition, like silver bullets?

I carry for a living and I dont really like it, its part of the job and Im good with it, but anyone can use a gun, my personal feeling, which can be disregarded at your liesure is that if we bet them with a lower level of force, we are that much better than they are.

I have to say that I don't care if the city or state doesn't allow its people to protect themselves, we are the ones who step up and protect them when the law won't. Thats what makes us who we are. And if that makes us the bad guys, then it just gives us more people to fight.

Vancouver- 400 to 600 gangs. who would have thought?

Zetaman- My bad. All apologies to Ragensi, who I have now been informed is most definitely NOT packin'.

Silver Sentinel- My main issue with guns is that while they MAY be carried to "defend yourself" or because "X threatened me", is that they have this annoying tendency to not always shoot the thing that you aim it at.

We could debate gun laws and the right and wrong of it all day and people would feel reeeeeaaaallly strongly on both sides. I feel my viewpoint is coloured by the fact that guns are a rarity in my country. No handguns, no rifles. You have to jump through hoops to get a shotgun.

For my part, I own a shotgun and am fully licensed. I'm also in the territorial army, and have experience on the range with heavier weapons. I'm not saying I'm Rambo, but I'm no lilywhite either. I just don't like them. My belief is that no amount of training will make a gun 100% safe to use... but the same could be said of automobiles, chef knives, tasers, fists, etc, etc.




(((Sorry if this is too off-topic. I can't speak for Chicago, but not everybody who every got the bright idea to go RLSH'ing can be found online. Maybe it's a cultural thing.)))

I've always felt that if you rely on a gun too much then if something happens and you dont have it you would feel yourself to be at a disadvantage. if you dont have a gun then you rely more on other things and use your best resource, your brain instead. (got that from Doc Savage)

and just for the record I dont think banning them is a good idea. people should have the right to make their own decisions.

OK. carry on....

I've grown up with guns all my life. I'm actually very accomplished at hunting small and large game, even though I no longer hunt because I hate killing things. I'm completely comfortable around firearms. However, I thank God that we don't have more actively armed rlshs packing heat. Because looking to "help people" and carrying a gun is a recipe for disaster.

I have no problem with reasonable gun control. I have no problems with restricting the types of firearms available to the public. But banning firearms when they are guaranteed in the Constitution for a reason? Hell no.

I've got the same thing about killing. grew up around guns... had an early mishap involving a .38 shell fragment and my bottom rib. had a sibling almost "capped" in a random cleaning mishap as well. heard about the Police shooting an old blind/toothless dog and almost hitting kids sleeping in a room beneath one time in my hood as well.
it also wasn't a strange occurance to be woken by armed me in the middle of the nightr and have to sit ouside while they searched the premises until it was time for school in the morning too.

guns are almost worthless. at least a sword made you have to show a little back-bone. and if you're gonna hunt, you should use a bow anyways. more sporting for all involved (I don't hunt, if I did I'd likely go with this route)

If I cannot defend myself, due to "big brother" laws, then my days in this country are finished! Chicago is one of those cities where the LAW abiding citizen cannot do a damn thing to defend him/herself, however the scumbag crimminial element can AND does, beat, shoot, mug, rob, assault whom ever they damn well please. I am with SH on this all the way. Chicago PD is one of the most corrupt in the world. If you guys want a good read, read Dale Carsons "how to arrest proof yourself" its VERY informative.

I'm sorry but this whole thread reminds me of Michael Chiklis.