. . .With all of that, it would be easy to look and think that he's probably anti-gun and he might well have been. Reality, however, has disabused him of that position if that were the case.
Country singer Jay Allen has reconsidered his stance on gun ownership after being the victim of an armed robbery at an East Nashville grocery store.
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But what really distressed him wasn't the loss of the money — it was the feeling of vulnerability and terror that stuck with him, even after the danger had passed.
"Even with having a muscular stature and being covered in tattoos, it didn't matter," Allen reflects. "He had a gun, and I didn't. I felt helpless, taken advantage of, and mad at myself more than anything."
In the wake of the incident, Allen says he made a big decision: To purchase a firearm for protection.
"It was a wise decision.
"Allen also got training from a friend who was also a veteran, so he didn't just buy a gun and figure he had all he needed, which also shows at least some wisdom. I'd love to see him take that basic level of knowledge and get some professional training--his veteran friend might be a competent trainer, but being a veteran doesn't make you an expert in teaching people how to shoot, much less how to do the other things needed to survive a gunfight.
"I'm sure a lot of people will take issue with his decision, arguing that gun control would have disarmed his attacker, but I'm willing to put down money that the attacker didn't have a firearm lawfully. In fact, based on what we know of how people like that get guns, it was probably a stolen firearm that he either stole himself or bought from someone who stole it. Gun control won't stop that.
"What will stop it, though, is meeting an armed citizen who isn't ready to just let himself be shot." . . .
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