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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. ~Robert Frost

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Packin' Heat




Last weekend my Mom came into town and she insisted that I buy a gun because of the instability of the economy and politics in our country.  I had been meaning to get one since I moved to Texas, but just never got around to it......well it was time!

We went to Academy Sports and a super awesome guy named Frank showed us various guns and all of the features of each one.  He answered my 500 questions with a smile and was very helpful.  He found the perfect gun for me - a Ruger 380 semi-automatic pistol!  Here it is:

The clip holds 6 bullets, so if I ever have an intruder come into my house, they will be met with 6 hollow point bullets (shown below):
I guess they really pack a punch because they mushroom out into a bigger area once they hit their target.  Good - efficient, I like that!
I feel much more empowered and safe now - my new gun is loaded (I loaded it myself!) and ready to go if I need it.  Now I just need to go to a gun range and practice with it so that I'm comfortable using it. 

Hurray for the 2nd Amendment!

1 comment:

Allison Ross said...

Pretty sure when Jason gets back from Reno we will be going gun shopping for me as well. I know he wants me to have one while he is deployed. I'll have to show him your post, looks like one I could handle too.