MaroonedinMA
NES Member
Sometimes we know all the salient factors in a decision yet never stop to put them together. Today I made a mental leap I should have made long ago.
Like most gun nuts...er, defense minded firearms enthusiasts, I have long shied away from using my nicer and/or rarer pistols for defensive use. for a while I used to use a plain-jane 226 in 9, lately, in response to my new (distinctly unpleasant) urban surroundings, I use an 870. My reasoning has always been that I don't want to loose something great to the po po evidence locker should I ever have to deploy it.
Sounds logical...sorta.
Then I realized that, given my location, if for any reason I ever have to use or possibly even deploy my firearm, my license (and rights) are already halfway out the door thus I've lost them all anyway. Kinda makes me consider using a chrome plated picnic gun just for giggles.
The best part of MA is that there are 49 other states roughly 45 of which are better.
Like most gun nuts...er, defense minded firearms enthusiasts, I have long shied away from using my nicer and/or rarer pistols for defensive use. for a while I used to use a plain-jane 226 in 9, lately, in response to my new (distinctly unpleasant) urban surroundings, I use an 870. My reasoning has always been that I don't want to loose something great to the po po evidence locker should I ever have to deploy it.
Sounds logical...sorta.
Then I realized that, given my location, if for any reason I ever have to use or possibly even deploy my firearm, my license (and rights) are already halfway out the door thus I've lost them all anyway. Kinda makes me consider using a chrome plated picnic gun just for giggles.
The best part of MA is that there are 49 other states roughly 45 of which are better.