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<blockquote data-quote="UPS Lifer" data-source="post: 1155284" data-attributes="member: 9789">On Saturday the subject of gun control came up at a dinner party. We were talking about being lost which led to GPS which led to a story I told about having a flat in the middle of the desert with gps and satellite SOS and STILL couldn&#039;t be found by AAA or the emergency patrol. I was alone at twilight with a fully loaded car and an extremely limited ability to lift and carry anything over 5 pounds. I feared that the wrong person would &quot;stop to help me&quot;.&nbsp; I had nothing to protect myself and really feared for my life.&nbsp; I decided to purchase a hand gun on return to AZ so that I would never have that feeling again.&nbsp; In AZ, you can purchase banana clips.&nbsp; One person said I just don&#039;t understand why someone needs to have a high capacity clip?&nbsp; I really feel that if you end up having to protect yourself and you have a higher firing capacity than your would be assailant(s). You have a better chance of not firing even one round.I would rather have the biggest capacity weapon available and watch the other person run for their life then have to fire even one round if I could avoid it.Life to me is the most precious comodity there is, but my life, my families lives and any other law biding citizen comes first and foremost. To hell with anyone who disagrees with that concept.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPS Lifer, post: 1155284, member: 9789"] On Saturday the subject of gun control came up at a dinner party. We were talking about being lost which led to GPS which led to a story I told about having a flat in the middle of the desert with gps and satellite SOS and STILL couldn't be found by AAA or the emergency patrol. I was alone at twilight with a fully loaded car and an extremely limited ability to lift and carry anything over 5 pounds. I feared that the wrong person would "stop to help me". I had nothing to protect myself and really feared for my life. I decided to purchase a hand gun on return to AZ so that I would never have that feeling again. In AZ, you can purchase banana clips. One person said I just don't understand why someone needs to have a high capacity clip? I really feel that if you end up having to protect yourself and you have a higher firing capacity than your would be assailant(s). You have a better chance of not firing even one round. I would rather have the biggest capacity weapon available and watch the other person run for their life then have to fire even one round if I could avoid it. Life to me is the most precious comodity there is, but my life, my families lives and any other law biding citizen comes first and foremost. To hell with anyone who disagrees with that concept. [/QUOTE]

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