I seem to be in a philosophical mood today so I'll continue on with this topic.
I've heard from a number of gun enthusiasts or just people who see the need to have a gun for defense that they'd gladly give up their guns to live in a world where guns were not needed. I was thinking about this statement and it struck me that I just can't agree with it. To be perfectly honest such a world sounds incredibly boring and dull and I can't see myself living in it.
I've heard military people, especially special forces, call it the "warrior mentality", and if there is such a thing I'd have to say I definately have it. I've spent close to my whole life training and waiting for my chance to deploy my skills in the defense of myself, others or my country, and personally a world where that was not needed would seem to strip away my whole purpose in life.
Throughout my life I had gone back and forth on whether I wanted to go into the military, where I felt I had a higher chance of seeing combat and being able to employ my skills, or civilian law enforcement, where I felt I had more freedom with how to do my job and not be trapped in a bad military unit with my hands tied. In the end just before I was set to ship out for the military I was hired in law enforcement so that was the route I chose.
As I watch quite a number of my fellow officers come to work, however, and treat it as "just a job" I truely wonder if anyone else share's my feelings. Whenever there is a critical incident I always wish that I was able to be there and maybe I could have made a difference. Most people I see are instead saying "thank God I wasn't there" or "man I'd have ran so fast outta there...."
The same people constantly rag on me for always carrying my gun off duty. A lot think that I'm paranoid and wonder why I need a gun for defense, but that's really not the case at all. The reason I carry is because if I were to find myself in one of those critical incidents it would absolutely drive me crazy to be caught with my pants down with no weapon after all the years of training and preparing. It has nothing to do with being "scared" to go out without it. Even among gun owners I find the attitude that they'd rather just "get away" instead of standing your ground and possibly making a difference is very prevelant.
So in closing, am I the only one who thinks this way or are there others out there who are not speaking up? It's extremely frustrating that no one seems to understand my point of view. What are you thoughts and opinions?
I've heard from a number of gun enthusiasts or just people who see the need to have a gun for defense that they'd gladly give up their guns to live in a world where guns were not needed. I was thinking about this statement and it struck me that I just can't agree with it. To be perfectly honest such a world sounds incredibly boring and dull and I can't see myself living in it.
I've heard military people, especially special forces, call it the "warrior mentality", and if there is such a thing I'd have to say I definately have it. I've spent close to my whole life training and waiting for my chance to deploy my skills in the defense of myself, others or my country, and personally a world where that was not needed would seem to strip away my whole purpose in life.
Throughout my life I had gone back and forth on whether I wanted to go into the military, where I felt I had a higher chance of seeing combat and being able to employ my skills, or civilian law enforcement, where I felt I had more freedom with how to do my job and not be trapped in a bad military unit with my hands tied. In the end just before I was set to ship out for the military I was hired in law enforcement so that was the route I chose.
As I watch quite a number of my fellow officers come to work, however, and treat it as "just a job" I truely wonder if anyone else share's my feelings. Whenever there is a critical incident I always wish that I was able to be there and maybe I could have made a difference. Most people I see are instead saying "thank God I wasn't there" or "man I'd have ran so fast outta there...."
The same people constantly rag on me for always carrying my gun off duty. A lot think that I'm paranoid and wonder why I need a gun for defense, but that's really not the case at all. The reason I carry is because if I were to find myself in one of those critical incidents it would absolutely drive me crazy to be caught with my pants down with no weapon after all the years of training and preparing. It has nothing to do with being "scared" to go out without it. Even among gun owners I find the attitude that they'd rather just "get away" instead of standing your ground and possibly making a difference is very prevelant.
So in closing, am I the only one who thinks this way or are there others out there who are not speaking up? It's extremely frustrating that no one seems to understand my point of view. What are you thoughts and opinions?