Is it my duty to buy a 1911?

[BRE346]

I think they are chiding you mostly in fun. As you learn about guns you will form your own opinion about what you like or don't like.

The 1911 ,as you surely know by now, is a historical piece and an outstanding example of handgun engineering. The Marines, or maybe the Army wanted a handgun big enough put down drug-crazed Phillopinos and this one won the competition. The military has used and loved it ever since. So now half the country equates this icon with American patriotism. So we say that every red-blooded American shooter just has to have one.

I hook it up with my service in WWII. See?

 

[45_auto]

As they say in Missouri: Show me.

Click here:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/duty

Read definition #1 of duty. It appears that you may also need to look up "moral" to understand it, since you seem to be trying to relate "duty" solely to "legal requirements (obligations)" for some reason.

 

[Creature]

Perhaps you should look up the three sources of "moral obligation"...

 

[45_auto]

Do you have problems understanding #3?

Sources of Moral Obligation

Moral obligations can arise from three sources.

1. Law-Based Moral Obligations. Good citizens have a moral as well as a legal obligation to abide by laws; it is part of the assumed social contract of a civilized society.

2. Agreement-Based Moral Obligations. The second source of moral obligation is agreement.

3. Moral Principle as the Basis of Moral Obligation. The third source of moral obligation is moral principle, a standard of conduct that exists irrespective of laws or agreements.

http://josephsoninstitute.org/business/blog/2011/02/3-sources-of-moral-obligation/

 

[Creature]

Obviously you have a problem understanding the difference between an action (the purchase of a 1911) being morally required (obligatory), others as permissible, and still others as forbidden (wrong).