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I used to live in NYC in the 1970s.

Back then, when cars had full-service spare tires, the big thing for thieves was to punch out the trunk lock and take that fifth tire. I had that done to my Buick Regal a couple of times, until I got an armor-plated pick-resistant lock for my trunk.

Once we got those funny little limited-service spare tires, that type of thievery stopped.

-- Steven L.

The problem in MA where I live, is that if I fire a gun at somebody in a parking lot, I could be held responsible for manslaughter.

Maybe I should open my window and front door and "invite" the thieves in:

"Hey muchacho! Tu madre es una puta! Chinga a tu madre! TU MADRE!!!"

Then when they come thru the front door and are legally inside my house, I bushwack 'em!

-- Steven L.

"Steven L." wrote in news:-dCdnYO-nK2G0P3RnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.com:

No,it would not. women don't have much of a problem with it. and you don't need to get a hand cannon.(large or magnum caliber)

then a revolver is perhaps best for you. No safety,very simple operation.

If you can drive a car,you can operate a handgun.

"Steven L." wrote in news:sPGdnRmr85By0_3RnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.com:

it's pretty much like that in every state. If you fire your gun,police ARE going to ask a lot of questions,no matter what. You need to be reasonably sure that you are in danger of "grievous bodily harm" or being killed. It's a matter of whether you want to "be carried by six or judged by twelve".

Oh,and stick to close-range self-defense,not firing across a parking lot. your chances of hitting a vital area are better,and less chance of stray rounds hitting someoone else.

that's what the "progressives" think you should do. It's called JLEDI;Just Let Em Do It. Or surrendering,letting the crooks have their way.

the last part of this quote is appropriate here;

"To ban guns because criminals use them is to tell the innocent and law-abiding that their rights and liberties depend not on their own conduct, but on the conduct of the guilty and the lawless, and that the law will permit them to have only such rights and liberties as the lawless will allow... For society does not control crime, ever, by forcing the law-abiding to accommodate themselves to the expected behavior of criminals. Society controls crime by forcing the criminals to accommodate themselves to the expected behavior of the law-abiding."

---------- Jeff Snyder

Stick to reality,Steven. And WHATEVER you do,don't try to falsify a crime scene,or tell a tale to police. They usually figure out exactly what happened,and if you're caught in a falsehood,then YOU become the criminal,and the bad guys get a break.

How much is your comprehensive auto insurance? deductable?

I just remember the big number of carcasses strewed along the westbound Cross Bronx Expressway on the way to the Washington Bridge. Better not experience a mechanical breakdown there...

JT

On no... Youse meenze da youze a lef'winger???

Seriously, you're correct and just have to find a gun to fit your needs. Of course, ain't that severely restricted up in your neck o' the woods?

JT

Then a Glock might be in order for you but check out Tegger's comment in case you're left handed...

JT

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I would be to sure of that.

There are lot of complete idiots behind the wheel of cars and would hate to see any of 'em armed. Every time that I make the trek from Garfield to Austin, I hardly get more than a half a mile down the road before I'm cussin' out some idiot.

JT

Nope.

I don't fit in with the gun nuts. I simply took advantage of my 2nd Amendment rights a few years ago and got the TX CHL license. I hardly ever carry but it is comforting to know that I can. Also, you do not need a CHL in order to carry in your car.

Basically here, the law is on *your* side when it comes to protecting yourself and your stuff.

I only wish that they would restore car theft back to a felony and apply punishment as in the days of cattle rustling...

JT

I'm originally from RI and the same applies there.

It's a sorry scene when the perps can become victims of their own illegal action.

As Jefferson once said, "A revolution every twenty years might be a good thing." (Not sure of the absolute accuracy of the quote but you get the idea.

In TX, if you are not a convicted felon, have no metal issues etc. and can pass a National Agency Check, you most likely can get a concealed handgun license after training, certification (range and classroom).

JT

Nope, too wet and cold.

I would prefer maybe Ponhpei or Mauritius...

JT

that says a good deal more about you than it does them.

So now you're tolerant of idiots, jerks and just general dumbasses?

JT

you and i are talking aren't we?

Spin it anyway you want...

JT

Thus spake Jim Yanik :

Finger in the hole, gun in the trigger. It works with wheelguns, too. Fumble a 1911 you can do the magic there. Lots of opportunities to screw yourself if you don't pay attention.

Hmm, kind of like driving.

Lots of people buy a gun, get basic training and then put the gun "someplace safe". If you buy a firearm for defensive purposes you need to be shooting it regularly and keep it some place that is simultaneously secure (not safe) and accessible. Inside the waistband just around from my right posterior superior iliac spine works for me. Springfield EMP in .40 S&W.

Maybe a little "air guitar"?