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03-01-2011, 03:48 PM
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Venice Intro
I'm in the process of taking responsibility for my safety and the safety of my loved ones, and hope to learn from those who have traveled this route before me.
The impetus came when I came home one evening, just after dusk and found two hooded guys making their way through my neighbors window. As my car headlights swept into my parking space, there these two guys were, one had the top half of his body through the window while his cohort was standing on a chair helping him in. Lights were on inside and the interior of the loft space was visible from the street, so I have to believe they knew somebody was there. Both bolted and ran out the front of our fenced in complex. It was a "moment of clarity". I realized that I needed to be able to defend myself and my family and that if and when that time came, there wasn't going to be a LEO there to prevent it. It was, and is, my responsibility. After living in Venice for 25 years, I've developed a good situational awareness level. But I ease back into a relaxed state when getting home. After all there are gates and fences all around and you must get buzzed into the complex. All the advice of not becoming complacent, of thinking "it won't happen to me" suddenly seemed like a fairy tale of innocence that evaporated in an instant. So I'm starting my journey to becoming responsible to myself and my wife (and kids if they happen to be visiting). After learning of the hoops one has to jump through here in California to get a weapon and my choice of weapons, I must say I'm appalled at myself for having ignored the erosion of my rights. Came out of the Army ('71-'74) with my nose to the grindstone and my head up my **s. So I've taken my first 4 Day Defensive Handgun course at Front Sight. Going back with my wife in tow in a couple of weeks to get her started on her training. Doing a lot of dry practice, acquiring a gun safe and following the threads on several forums so as to avoid having to learn the lessons myself the hard way. I look forward to learning from you and participating in restoring the rights I feel have been unfairly and unconstitutionally taken away from us and addressing my shame of of letting things get to this point in this country. 
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03-01-2011, 07:09 PM
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Welcome NowAware!!
 Glad to have you with us. I, for one, am glad that you decided to pull your head out.  I'm also glad you decided to get your wife going with you to training. I wish you luck getting a permit in your area. Let us know how we can help. Thanks for your service. Keith
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You never really NEED a gun until you REALLY need a gun...W. E. B. Griffin. When I carry a gun, I don’t do so because I am looking for a fight, but because I’m looking to be left alone...Marko Kloos NRA Distinguished Life Member
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03-01-2011, 07:32 PM
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Great First Post !!!
Everything you said hit's home for me as well. I became "aware" about 7 years ago and received my CCW 3 years ago. Welcome and I look forward to your progress reports. Thank you for your service as well. Yoda
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I choose to be a trained, law abiding, educated citizen and NOT a Victim. Jeff Cooper once wrote, “If your pistol is not within reach as you are reading this, you haven’t learned the lessons we teach at Gunsite” NRA Life Member
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03-01-2011, 07:48 PM
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Welcome aboard, and as others have said, thank you for your service.
I have good friends who live in Venice, my grandparents lived there on Superba Ave for many many years. It seems to have become a bit of an enclave for the Hollywood set these days. While standing out in the street, Tim Robbins stopped in for a chat. (He is a very big dude!) Anyway, LA county is one of the more challenging counties in our fair state. Good luck with your quest and let us know how any of us (especially those in LA County) may be able to assist you.
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"I'm sorry, I forgot you were there..... You may go now" - Doc Holiday
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03-01-2011, 07:55 PM
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Welcome aboard NowAware good to have you with us.
Another thank you for your service to our country.
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US Navy veteran NRA Life member CRPA member American Legion VFW $ “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” CUM CATAPULTAE PROSCRIPTAE ERUNT TUM SOLI PROSCRIPTI CATAPULTAS HABEBUNT
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03-01-2011, 09:28 PM
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Welcome to the site, NowAware.
Wouldn't it be nice if the world were full of law abiding, God fearing people? I'm sure that most of us have at one point or another chosen the bliss of ignorance rather than face the harshness of reality. I believe that there is infinately more good on Earth than evil, but I will stand vigilant, with my eyes open wide knowing it's out there. Awareness is key. Sorry you had to experience such a rude awakening... but better to be awake, than be a victim. Good for you, for deciding to do something about it and becoming a responsible gun owner! God bless you for your service and best wishes on all your endeavors. 
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It is not enough to aim, you must hit. ~Italian Proverb  Better a thousand times careful than once dead. ~Proverb A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders. ~Larry Elder Last edited by shellyrul8 : 03-01-2011 at 09:38 PM.
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03-02-2011, 02:24 PM
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What can I say that hasn't been said already, but Welcome to the forum and Thank you for your service.
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"The irresponsible argument that 'if handguns are outlawed, only outlaws will have handguns' makes as much sense as saying that if stealing is outlawed, only outlaws will steal." - Valerie Schultz, Bakersfield.com
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03-02-2011, 03:10 PM
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Welcome aboard.
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Laws that forbid the carrying of arms, disarm only those who are neither inclined, nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants. They serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. -- Thomas Jefferson, 1764
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03-02-2011, 04:54 PM
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 Very nice to take responsibility for your own safety.Thanks for your service. Good luck on your quest. RK
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*ONCE THAT THING GOES BANG, A MINIMUM OF 2 LIVES FOREVER CHANGE* Ca., Utah, Oregon & AZ. complete.
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03-02-2011, 05:56 PM
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Welcome Aboard.
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You have the right to be armed, you have the responsibility to be trained. Society is safer when criminals don't know who's armed. When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
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