Gonna Get One One While I Still Can
Posted by Andy on November 9th, 2008
So this year’s Christmas wishlist for me includes something with a little more firepower than normal. Yep, I’m thinking it is time to get myself a handgun while I can. Um yes, I do believe that the new Democratic Congress and Democrat President will try to pacify their anti-Constitutional special interest friends by going after American’s right to defend themselves and their homes.
I’m not alone it appears. I have never owned a handgun. I have a 30-06 that was my dads. I used to use a .308 when I hunted and loved it. But handguns are beyond my knowledge. The girlfriend and I are looking to pick one up for each of us and I guess we could use some advice.
So if any of you out there have any ideas, by all means let me know. We swung by a chain hunting store this morning to just browse and get some handle on pricing. The person at the counter was helpful.
A true 2nd Amendment loving American like me does gravitate over to the AR15s and the likes, but this new purchase is one that is aimed at hand guns. The obvious cool factor is a Glock. I love the look of the 1911 styles.
Price is a factor for us. So any tips or hidden gem places to go look and try would be great.
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November 10th, 2008 at 1:34 am
don’t forget your tinfoil hat
November 10th, 2008 at 7:53 am
Andy:
Any help that I can be, just let me know.
Not sure that it is a grave as many people assume — but having lived in Illinois and New Jersey (two substantially less than gun owner friendly states)you may indeed want to buy now. Also, remember that you definately get what you pay for when it comes to firearms … don’t skimp just to save a few bucks!
November 10th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Andy - my advice is to get signed up for the Handgun Familiarization Class up at Bill’s Gunshop. It’s a great one day class that gets you the basic knowledge to feel comfortable with both revolvers and semi-autos and you do get to shoot both styles. Susy likes revolvers better because they are more simple to operate while I tend to go more for the semi-autos. We practice with both though so that we know each others guns. I assume you’ve applied for the permit to purchase, if not that takes about 30 days to get from you local police department. When you’re ready to buy make sure you buy as much gun as your budget can afford and make sure you get a large enough caliber to make a difference if for some awful reason you ever have to use it in self defense.