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Old November 12, 2001, 02:44 AM   #10
PaladinVC
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Join Date: April 10, 2001
Location: Erie, PA
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I'm an American too

and if the American that is sitting next to me is carrying a gun that he or she doesn't know how to use, that puts me at risk. I think everyone should be able to carry, but I think that everyone should know how to use what they carry. I'm in NY now, but I'm from PA, and so is my CCW. I wish they had given me a chance to show them how well I shoot before they gave me this little rectangle of plastic, because I want people to have more faith in me than I had in some of the other people in that waiting room.

Carrying a gun is a right, but it's also a responsibility. Those who aren't up to it shouldn't do it. I don't think the government should decide, but it still eats my lunch just a little bit to know that there are guns in the hands of those who are not fully capable of using them for good. When a citizen draws a firearm, the situation should become less dangerous. I've seen people with CCW's that would have just the opposite effect.
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