The key thing to realize is that doing so gives false sense of security.
Man, say who response you are referring to. If it was Sam's, write ^^^^^ before your post; otherwise quote what you are referring to.Just a tad too simplistic...
Yes.anyone care to elaborate or give opinions on anything?
So you took a basic gun safety class or one of those hokey $19.95 online “Get Your Permit in 30 minutes or less!” courses, now what else do you need to know besides the NRA 3 Rules of Gun Safety or Jeff Cooper’s 4 Rules of Gun Safety?
Of course it is. The definition of common means belonging equally to all those involved. Jeff Cooper's four basic rules of gun safety might be thought of by some as common sense, but in reality they are disciplines. Those disciplines contribute to safety which is one of the elements of what we gun enthusiasts consider common sense."Common sense" is a broad term.
I would argue that antis don't distort common sense, they just come up with something they are passionate about and try to make everyone think it IS common sense. Most of it is emotionally based and appeals more to idealism and symbolism than it does to reality and substance.Think about how the antis distort it because of its vagueness.
HAH!I can't be the only one that read the intro.
I would also suggest a second non-lethal weapon like a Taser(C2) or a Mk III OC spray to carry since as stated, not every problem is a gun problem.
Good Heavens, I think I just better stay home. I didn't realize I needed to take a graduate level course just to survive a trip to the grocery.
I do agree that having some situational awareness is good, and knowing the laws is vital, and being able to shoot is a plus. What I have trouble with is the mindset that 90% of my time/effort needs to go into preparing for disaster. If I were as 'operator' as the internet seems to think I should be then I wouldn't have much time left to live the life I'm training so hard to preserve.
A handful of books is "graduate level" and what I would consider the bare minimum for training takes up 90% of your time and effort? Being prepared doesn't take that much time or effort, and if someone isn't willing to put in the work, they probably shouldn't be carrying in the first place. There are some that spend way too much time preparing for things that are not likely to ever happen, but I don't think that's what's being advocated here.
HEY! How did you get that picture of me?Exactly! Otherwise you end up like this.
Exactly!Good Heavens, I think I just better stay home. I didn't realize I needed to take a graduate level course just to survive a trip to the grocery.
I do agree that having some situational awareness is good, and knowing the laws is vital, and being able to shoot is a plus. What I have trouble with is the mindset that 90% of my time/effort needs to go into preparing for disaster. If I were as 'operator' as the internet seems to think I should be then I wouldn't have much time left to live the life I'm training so hard to preserve.
I 100% agree that every problem isn't a gun problem, but I'm not a cop nor am I Batman. When it's 95 degrees and 90% humidity I can't wear a trenchcoat or a utility belt to carry all this hardware. There's only so much stuff I can fit in my pockets so I have to choose based on the worst case scenario---and the worst case most assuredly IS a gun problem.
Maybe I could find room for two extra pieces of hardware in the dead of winter, but not today.