Guys,
A lot of people are opposed to guns carried in public until their lives are tragically impacted, directly or otherwise, by the lack of one. Personally, I kind of think it's an ego thing to see a gun on somebody's hip, but I feel safer when I see it. I won't be the guy with one visible on my hip, but I will have one on me at all times as soon as I get my CCW (which is the plan). An armed society is, by nature, polite.
Restrictive gun laws are instated under the ignorant assumption that the laws themselves will prevent violence. Statistics have proven, time and time again, the opposite is the case. There have been numerous accounts of tragedy being averted by the presence of a single gun-carrying, law-abiding citizen. I wouldn't think there would be a need for a gun at one of our races, but we all send our kids off every day without a single thought about any violence erupting at their schools. Or at least we used to.
It's been said before, but it's pretty simple: You're either going to be a victim or you're not, and having some counter-measure on hand will most likely make all the difference.
We have had several firearms in our household for quite some time, but they've all been long guns. we recently had a string of cars rooted through in our neighborhood, with garage door openers being the one common thing stolen, ours included, which propelled us to make a purchase. We are now prepared, kids included (they are both very familiar), to maintain our own safety.
As for the drones, I wouldn't shoot one down, as that would violate our local laws as stated above, but I can promise you that the owner would never get it back in one piece if I caught it on my property and I could get to it. It would be in a dumpster somewhere nearby in a drastic state of disassembly, by way of a blanket and a baseball bat.
Thanks. Brad.
Titan Racing Components
BlackJack Hydros
Model Machine And Precision LLC
