I may buy a gun for when I volunteer at our local Democratic office. Seeking advice.

[Alea]

36. Before you thank me

I also have to agree with some of the people saying it might not be the best idea. Mainly because you have done without so long. If you had always kept a pistol for the home and shot it a few times a year for many years, then I could easily say "yeah take it to the office if you want". In your case, you're not use to them so you have some catching up to do before you could do anything at the office with a gun against a bad guy without being lucky. Like maybe if you fired, the gunman runs off. You could probably do more with a large can of bear mace, the good stuff like fox labs, that would fog up the whole office in about 5 seconds.

Also there's not a whole lot of scenarios at the office where 1) you will need the gun, and 2) the gun will help even if you have it. Can't deny that 1 and 2 do come together, which is why you're thinking about this. I feel way better about one for the home than I do for the office though.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, despite offering hand gun suggestions in my other post, I'm not saying yes go buy a gun and defend the office. You've been on a non gun owner path and will be taking a different path once you do own a gun. Put a lot of thought into it. Especially the office part.

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