[petrol]

Gunman at Pa. health club was bitter over women - Yahoo! News

First of all my thoughts go out to the victims families and loved ones.

Everytime this kind of thing happens it gives the gun control lobby more ammo.

What can we as responsible gun owners do to disassociate ourselves from this kind of activity?

I always bitch about muslims who don't come forward and disown the radicals.
I also dont think all Christians are abortion clinic bombers.

but really, we can't pretend this kind of thing doesn't tarnish us all.

[99z28monster]

Your right it does give the antis ammo and make us gun owners look bad. I think our best bet is to try and educate the folks that are anti and folks that are neutral on the subject. knowledge is power!!

[SightNSqueeze]

I read the shooter's entries on his blog that was posted by ABC News. He was definitely planning this incident for a while. It was eerie reading his thoughts through his own print and seeing what was clearly a warped mind attached to a lighted fuse. The question was, didn't anybody read his ramblings before this all happened?

[Coeloptera]

Yeah, this one was very sick and very premeditated.

It's rough for this one. Carrying in a gym is, from a purely utilitarian standpoint, rather difficult. You could keep a firearm in your locker or car, but that's not going to do you a lot of good if something like this happens.

He had pistols. Hmm...no law was gonna stop him. It's an unfortunate reality that someone absolutely determined to harm others is exceedingly difficult to stop.

The best I can come up with is the usual notion that, in a place like this, armed and properly trained employees could have helped stop him.

- Coeloptera

[petrol]

^
I think you're right.

[lvlt]

carrying,in a gym from a utilitarian view point is easy.
i use a water bottle belt, with a top zippered pouch.
it around my waist/beside me or hanging on a hook while in the shower.

pat

[Coeloptera]

Quote:       Originally Posted by lvlt

carrying,in a gym from a utilitarian view point is easy. i use a water bottle belt, with a top zippered pouch. it around my waist/beside me or hanging on a hook while in the shower. pat

You know, I never see anyone at 24 Hour Fitness with one of those. Not a bad idea at all.

- Coeloptera

[SwedeSteve]

I solved this problem by quitting the gym, LOL !! A lone, disturbed individual is hard to detect. And as we all know they are out there.

[BunnyWabbit]

I carried my purse from machine to machine. While that might have been a pain, I'd have had my gun handy if needed.