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<blockquote data-quote="Bhargrin" data-source="post: 2221479" data-attributes="member: 30377"><p>Return to the basics, you carry for your protection and the protection of yours. You have accepted the responsibility of your personal preservation, and the safety of your family. You have no control over another person or his or her decisions in life. If he is a convicted felon then that was his choice. Why should you have to do anything different around him?</p><p></p><p>Knowing he is a convicted felon gives you the insight to know that you would never invite him to the range for a day of shooting.</p><p></p><p>One real life example I was personally involved in; it was years ago. My friends and I were one a shooting adventures enjoying nature and shooting our weapons. We had invited a friend to join us, a friend we had not seen in 5+ years. Well in the course of us having a good time the local police had shown up to see what all the noise was about. As the officer verified all our paperwork and saw, everything was in order he was satisfied. Mind you there were quite a few weapons present over half were registered NFA. </p><p></p><p>However our friend we hadn't seen in 5+ years, was a different matter. For he had a felony conviction listed under his name and in according to the law at that moment he was in violation. This friend was given a choice to either surrender his weapons or go to jail. He would be allowed to clear himself on the next business day.</p><p></p><p>All in all it was a happy ending, he was able to contact his lazy attorney to get everything straightened out, and his weapons were returned days later.</p><p></p><p>I guess the moral of this story here is each man, woman, and child answers for themselves and their actions, you are not your brother's keeper.</p><p></p><p>We as gun owners have an obligation to know those we choose to hang out with and to avoid possible dangerous situations. Reminds me of something my father had told me when I was young, "if you go looking for trouble, you will surely find it."</p><p></p><p>I guess what I am trying to say, if you do what you know is right, you are doing good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bhargrin, post: 2221479, member: 30377"] Return to the basics, you carry for your protection and the protection of yours. You have accepted the responsibility of your personal preservation, and the safety of your family. You have no control over another person or his or her decisions in life. If he is a convicted felon then that was his choice. Why should you have to do anything different around him? Knowing he is a convicted felon gives you the insight to know that you would never invite him to the range for a day of shooting. One real life example I was personally involved in; it was years ago. My friends and I were one a shooting adventures enjoying nature and shooting our weapons. We had invited a friend to join us, a friend we had not seen in 5+ years. Well in the course of us having a good time the local police had shown up to see what all the noise was about. As the officer verified all our paperwork and saw, everything was in order he was satisfied. Mind you there were quite a few weapons present over half were registered NFA. However our friend we hadn't seen in 5+ years, was a different matter. For he had a felony conviction listed under his name and in according to the law at that moment he was in violation. This friend was given a choice to either surrender his weapons or go to jail. He would be allowed to clear himself on the next business day. All in all it was a happy ending, he was able to contact his lazy attorney to get everything straightened out, and his weapons were returned days later. I guess the moral of this story here is each man, woman, and child answers for themselves and their actions, you are not your brother's keeper. We as gun owners have an obligation to know those we choose to hang out with and to avoid possible dangerous situations. Reminds me of something my father had told me when I was young, "if you go looking for trouble, you will surely find it." I guess what I am trying to say, if you do what you know is right, you are doing good. [/QUOTE]
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