Friday 13th April

Citizens of the State of Nevada are well within their constitutional rights to open carry guns on their person at any time, and many do as seen through public events like the Tea party rally which took place March 27th in Searchlight, where approximately a dozen members openly carried weapons. Scenes like this are almost incomprehensible for anyone who is not American unless those with guns are part of the country’s armed forces, so our experience at the gun store was therefore all the more important in attempting to understand what it is to be an American. Sources would tend to agree that guns and shooting are quintessentially American, with CNN listing going to The Gun Store on their compilation of top 10 classic American experiences. It was rather intimidating to begin with being in the relatively small range with bangs going off that were loud enough to deafen you if it were not for the ear protection, and the instructors who were all fully armed in case anyone were to become threatening but that gave way once it was time to step up and take your turn. Griping the SIG P226 Pistol with both hands, knees bent and arms stretched out you take aim, your finger then firmly squeezes the trigger and the adrenaline hits you with the same force as the bullet that shoots your zombie clown target between the eyes. It was definitely an exciting and addictive activity using a gun for the first time and feeling the rush it provides you, but after the combination of serotonin and adrenaline has worn off you are able to begin to get a more reasoned sense of the power they have and why so many Americans would object to anti-gun movements, and any proposition to take away their constitutional rights. A poll conducted in October 2005 by Gallup.com, a news website dedicated to opinion polls, politics and economics found that 4 in 10 Americans have a gun in their home with the purpose of crime prevention being the most popular reason for the ownership, something that I would not have understood let alone approve of before handling weapons myself.

Brings to mind the idea - phone for a pizza and the cops and the pizza arrives first.

A gun of every kind at The Gun Store, Las Vegas.

References:

 ‘Las Vegas Sun: Nevadans are free to don their arms in the open - Steve Kanigher’ http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/apr/07/nevadans-are-free-don-their-arms-open/

http://thegunstorelasvegas.com/archives/4704.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/20098/gun-ownership-use-america.aspx