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Jun 14, 2016 at 02:46 PM
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I'm a single female and my friends think I would be safer having a gun. I have a psychiatric background so they said I would not be allowed to probably carry a concealed weapon. I don't know. I'm afraid of guns but I would like to protect myself. Maybe go to the shooting range first or buy a taser? I don't think I would try to shoot myself. I am stable now.
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Jun 14, 2016 at 03:14 PM
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You don't think you'd try to shoot yourself, but even stable people do just that when in the throes of a sudden depression. I don't have a gun because I do feel suicidal at times and, even if it could possibly make me safer from other people (which I doubt), it would still be dangerous for me to have. Please don't do it.
ETA: I grew up around guns and, believe me, no one who is afraid of guns should own or even handle one. Having a deep respect for what guns can do is necessary, but being afraid of them means you won't be able to use it effectively should the need arise to defend yourself. __________________ "I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers which can't be questioned." --Richard Feynman |
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Jun 14, 2016 at 03:58 PM
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yeah ive done some stuff, and now I have to send in some paperwork to the ATF so I can even buy a gun right now. but even if I jumped through the hoops I don't know id buy one.
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Jun 14, 2016 at 04:03 PM
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If your questioning whether you would be safe yourself having a gun .. you should not have one.
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Jun 14, 2016 at 04:04 PM
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The state I live in had politely requested, after my 51/50, that I not be allowed a gun. This is probably safest, as in my case, my depression can cause a type of compulsion where a gun would be no such a good idea.
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Jun 14, 2016 at 04:17 PM
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Psychiatric background no gun for you. It's high in the yellow form. And it has been for many years. The background for carrying is even tougher. Don't waste your time and money.
Unless it's a private sale. Even then it can create a big problem in your case. Please, get trained in other arts. __________________ ]Roses are red. Violets are blue.[ Look for the positive in the negative. PIRILON. If lemons fall from the sky, make lemonade. Unknown. Nothing stronger than habit. Victor Hugo. You are the slave of what you say, and the master of what you keep. Unknown. |
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Jun 14, 2016 at 04:32 PM
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as a lifetime shooter and years as a NRA instructor with boy scouts .... I have locked my own guns away .... my advise to you would be to stay as far away as possible from a gun .... contact your local PD or ymca and ask if there are any self defense classes offered in your area .... the confidence and skills you will learn is far superior to a gun ....
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Jun 14, 2016 at 07:02 PM
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I think it's a bad idea too. Guns are scary even when you aren't ill
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Jun 14, 2016 at 07:41 PM
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A good self defense class is a much better weapon as you carry with you where ever you go and don't have to check it at the airport. The class I had taught methods to kill, cause that's what it comes down to. The class I took was many years ago in college and I've never forgotten it, once a week for a semester and taught me to throw guys much larger than me. It's not about strength it's about tactics.
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Jun 14, 2016 at 07:49 PM
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I have a snub-nosed .38 that's locked away from me, and I don't know the combination to the gun safe. It was given to my son for safekeeping before I left the psych hospital in November 2014 and I haven't seen it since. This is a good thing, even though I haven't been seriously depressed since then and I wish I could have it in my possession. I just don't trust myself.
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Jun 14, 2016 at 08:30 PM
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I know I could never trust myself with a gun.
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Jun 14, 2016 at 08:38 PM
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Yeah I could never trust myself. Not after being psychotic.
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Jun 15, 2016 at 12:14 AM
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No guns for me.
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Jun 15, 2016 at 12:19 AM
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My husband and I have a few. Generally we just keep a shotgun handy, we live in the middle of nowhere.. Lots of coyotes and other critters that do not need to be wandering about my home.
If I am feeling a bit off.. going up or down I have my hubby lock that one up also. I have huge insight into my Bipolar shifts. Owning a gun is a huge responsibility. __________________ Helping others gets me out of my own head ~ |
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Jun 15, 2016 at 03:11 AM
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perhaps get a big dog...I have two labradors and even though they are in general very gentle, I find that people will not approach me when I have each of them with me on leash, esp when they are staring down the stranger. my boy is made very muscular and can be somewhat menacing.
I absolutely refuse to have a gun, I felt that way even before I became mentally ill. I raised sons and read WAY too many articles about kids getting hold of a parent's gun and killing self/sibling/neighbor kid. I didn't want that to happen in my house. with the bipolar diagnosis though...I def don't need to have a gun in my possession. mixed episode, depression predominant, that is my most dangerous state of mind. |
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Jun 15, 2016 at 03:32 AM
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Self defense classes are the way to go
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Jun 15, 2016 at 08:36 AM
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Do you need to hunt to feed yourself? Are you competitive marksman? Do you race biathalon? You then have no excuse to get one.
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Jun 15, 2016 at 08:45 AM
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Jun 16, 2016 at 05:40 AM
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I agree with what most of the other have said. If you are scared of guns you should absolutely not have one. Fear creates mistakes, and when guns are involved mistakes can be fatal. I'm a lifelong gun owner, but I left my guns with my mom in the states when I moved to Europe (an AR15, Romania FPK, Walther P22, Makarov 9mm, and a Glock 19)
I was what you could call an 'enthusiast'. But now, after my BP1 diagnosis I wouldn't trust myself to have them again even if I could import them to Sweden. There are plenty of other ways you can learn to defend yourself. I've always been a little paranoid and always felt the need to know how to defend myself. I have 10 years of martial arts training in several different styles: Ninpo Taijutsu, Kali Sikram and Muay Thai. It's very empowering to know you can defend yourself without the need for a firearm. I also have two huge, well trained Dobermans. There are plenty of ways to make yourself safer without buying a gun. __________________ Bipolar I Borderline Personality Disorder ADHD Generalized Anxiety Disorder "You," he said, "are a terribly real thing in a terribly false world, and that, I believe, is why you are in so much pain.” ― Emilie Autumn, The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls |
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Jun 16, 2016 at 08:04 AM
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I wouldn't buy a gun. Not because I'm worried I'd use it on myself, but because they freak me out. I'd rather learn how to kick someones ***.
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