[GSB]

So I'm at lunch the other day and lo and behold, here's this Soccer Mom's mini-van replete with a big bumper sticker on the back, a handgun in one of those red circles with the line through it. Caption: "Arms are for hugging".

Now, if someone wants to publically oppose the liberties enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, they are entitled to do that. The Constitution, ironically, protects their freedom to do that. But I wonder what someone is thinking when she advertises "I am a disarmed sheep, please victimize me" to potential criminals on a daily basis.

So, naive, brave, or just stupid?

[greyhound]

"Arms" can also be used for other things, such as beating on someone smaller than you or for holding down a rape victim.

Really, the sentiment expressed in bumper stickers and slogans like that is truly admirable, the world would be a great place if arms were only used for hugging.

However, its also totally unrealistic, humans have been harming each other since the days of the caveman. Just another example of the leftists' "Field of Dreams" - "if we wish it, it will magically happen".

[Hemicuda]

I dunno...

When one of my firearms does exceptionally well, I sometimes get a warm fuzzy feeling, and am moved to give that firearm a good hug! :D

[Jack19]

She might as well put a flashing light on top of the van that says "I'm a willing victim."

[DMK]

Really, the sentiment expressed in bumper stickers and slogans like that is truly admirable, the world would be a great place if arms were only used for hugging. I have to agree completely. I think one of the biggest disservices that we do for ourselves is not foster the idea that while we(the pro-self defence crowd) do prepare for violence, we do not wish for it.

I think those people really do believe that we all secretly hope for some "action".

[GSB]

I think one of the biggest disservices that we do for ourselves is not foster the idea that while we(the pro-self defence crowd) do prepare for violence, we do not wish for it.

If my post implied otherwise, I apologize. I am one of the most peaceful guys you are ever likely to meet. Haven't been in a fight since elementary school decades ago. Avoid trouble like the plague. I just don't have any illusions that trouble might not find me anyway some day and I don't want to be "Caught in the headlights of the Kenworth of life."

[DMK]

If my post implied otherwise, I apologize. I don't think it did GSB, you have nothing to apologize for. Good topic, thanks for bringing it up.

[mormonsniper]

Thanks for letting me know how you feel about firearms. Now that I know where you live, I will feel a lot safer when I stop by for a visit.

:what:


Well, maybe something a little more eloquent. :rolleyes:

[Joe Demko]

I'm more interested in the amount of obsessing "our side" does over such bumperstickers than in the mindset of the person who has it on her car.

[GSB]

I'm more interested in the amount of obsessing "our side" does over such bumperstickers than in the mindset of the person who has it on her car.

I'm not "obsessing". I'm just honestly curious about the psychology of such a thing. I suspect it's more a matter of not thinking through the message they send potential predators than anything else. But it's not "obsessing".

[TallPine]

Naive

Oh, this isn't a poll ..... :confused:

[semf]

So, naive, brave, or just stupid?

Bravely going out while being naively stupid:D

[Jesse H]

Really, the sentiment expressed in bumper stickers and slogans like that is truly admirable, the world would be a great place if arms were only used for hugging.

I couldn't agree more. But I believe the bumper sticker had a icon of a gun being crossed out.

Personally, I http://www.sbbent.com/forum3/html/emoticons/wub.gif hugs.

[Dave P]

Maybe she is pulling the wool over our eyes, and carrys a .45 to back it up?!

[Tamara]

"Arms are for hugging, knees are for jerking, and hearts are for bleeding." :rolleyes:

[bogie]

Maybe she is pulling the wool over our eyes, and carrys a .45 to back it up?!

Then someone oughta call a conservation officer, 'cuz that's huntin' over bait!

[Justin]

"Arms are for hugging, knees are for jerking, and hearts are for bleeding." The biggest problem with a bleeding heart is that it never seems to be fatal.

[Chipperman]

"How about a 3 X 5 card on the windshield... "

Nah, She's prolly got a videocamera on the van, hoping to entrap someone. Maybe it's a MMM Sting operation. Now where'd my Tinfoil get to...

[TonyB]

Maybe some skell bad guy will see the bumper sticker throw down his evil black-tactical-17 round assault pistol and run into a church looking for someone to hug:banghead:
Then again maybe she's just a sheep who believes everything the media tells her.......:rolleyes:

[C.R.Sam]

bogie faster n me.

Huntin over bait ?

Maby put one on my commutin truck next time I go to the village.

Sam

[Langenator]

Personally, one of my favorite bumperstickers was one featuring a green silouette of a PPK next to the words "Green Piece" :D

[Standing Wolf]

I think those people really do believe that we all secretly hope for some "action".

I have no doubt they believe that; I don't, however, care what anti-Second Amendment bigots so-called "think."

[Quartus]

I think those people really do believe that we all secretly hope for some "action".


Sadly, though, some do. They aren't helping us any.

[BHPshooter]

I've gotta say that it's pretty stupid. Saying that you don't have an effective tool to defend yourself is almost as bad as handcuffing yourself to the bed when someone breaks in.

I do think the notion a noble one, but why not let that show in her actions, rather than openly advertise?

Look at it this way: If you or I, the gunnies, put on our car "You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold, dead hand," or "When in doubt, empty the magazine," then in a lot of places, we'd be prime targets to get pulled over by the authorities for "probable cause," or another asinine reason.

By the same token, if they have stickers advertising how helpless they are, they can be targeted by opportunistic cretins.

Wes

[Betty]

Hmm. I should park next to her! :D

http://www.dd-b.net/~betty/misc%20pics/runt_stickers.jpg

BTW, does this vehicle belong to anybody here?

http://www.dd-b.net/~betty/misc%20pics/libertarian.jpg

[Moparmike]

Where can I get the terrorist hunting permit and the PTSF sticker? I know there are patches, but stickers?:confused:

[BHPshooter]

Yeah, I'd like a terrorist hunting permit too!

Wes

[Taisho]

A little bit of naive and a bunch of stupid.
Brave doesn't even figure into the picture.

[Mike Irwin]

Couple women at my office had those "I'm the Million Mom March, and I Vote" stickers on their cars.

I used to try to park beside one every day. I've got an NRA Life Member sticker on my car.

[Moparmike]

I used to try to park beside one every dayAnd I bet they were too ignorant/oblivious-to-life to notice too.

[Futo Inu]

Runt, I can't see the pictures - it's just red X's in little boxes - why? Please attach them instead... or something.

Combo naive and stupid - hard to tell in what proportions without talking to her.

[GSB]

Look at it this way: If you or I, the gunnies, put on our car "You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold, dead hand," or "When in doubt, empty the magazine," then in a lot of places, we'd be prime targets to get pulled over by the authorities for "probable cause," or another asinine reason.

Actually, I don't put that stuff on my car because I'd rather not be a rolling billboard advertising that I have guns. My house is unattended all day, and I don't need to be giving people any ideas that it's a good target of opportunity.

[GSB]

Really, the sentiment expressed in bumper stickers and slogans like that is truly admirable, the world would be a great place if arms were only used for hugging.

I couldn't agree more. But I believe the bumper sticker had a icon of a gun being crossed out.

Yes, it did. Maybe I should have emphasized that more in the original post. It wasn't just a touchy feely thing like "Envision World Peace", it was an anti-gun sticker.

BTW, arms are for more than just hugging. They appear to be useful for using golf clubs very poorly, if my experience at the driving range yesterday is any indication.

[Hal]

Naive, brave, or just stupid
Nah --- food.

My bud T.C. and I were talking about modern society a few months ago. We came to the conclusion that people were more civilized and a whole lot smarter,,,,, back when there was a good chance something would try to eat them every day.

[einnor1040]

"Arms are for hugging, knees are for jerking, and hearts are for bleeding.


You forgot fingers. They're for pulling.

Pull my finger.:D