Bill Brady Wrote:
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> Maryanne Wrote:
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> > I am looking to make my first gun purchase,
> > however before I do I'd like to go to a local
> gun
> > range and shoot one to make sure I am
> comfortable
> > with actually using it if I ever need to (god
> > forbid). Is there a local gun range I can go to
> > That provides their own guns and bullets for
> non
> > gun owners like myself?
>
> Maryanne, Just keep a couple things in mind
> before you buy that gun.
>
> Owning a gun makes you 3.71 times more likely to
> become a victim of a gunshot and it also greatly
> increases your chances of going to prison for a
> year or more. For every 23 bullets fired in the US
> only one of those shots results in a favorable
> outcome for the shooter (not including target
> practice).
>
> The bottom line here is that owning a gun makes
> you less safe not more safe and there is always
> the social stigma attached to gun ownership. Gun
> owners are perceived as ignorant fools and/or
> cowards.
I appreciate your concern Bill. However I highly doubt me having a gun in my own home for protection will make me more likely to become a victim.
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