One of the sillier anti-gun comments I've read

[sm]

Immediate dumfounded look for the four of us quite sufficient.

We did get "looks" on campus later...but I doubt any of us will ever had a class in that dept. again. If so there are other instructors. Of course two of us have transferred to another College. I don't believe or subscribe to everything taught in a bldg. with "Education" over the entrance .( or any other "name" over the entrance for that matter).

REALITY is not always the same as theory and ideals.

 

[Grey54956]

Ummmm...

anothe anti said 'i cant trust anyone to carry a concealed weapon, they could be a wacko!' she also advocated longer waiting periods to buy a gun, and said 'if a man has a fight with his wife, he could go buy a gun and come home and kill her with it!' i countered with 'well its far more likely that the woman would go buy the gun to defend herself with'.

Sounds like this woman is letting the fear of men ruin her life...

If a man gets into an argument with his wife, he is more likely to apologize to her and try to get on her good side; an angry wife means no "sweet lovin'" for the husband.

Of course, I don't think that men are the only ones capable of violence. Poor, poor Phil Hartman.

 

[Felonious Monk]

"To "plan for self defense" is allowing fear and paranoia to run your life. Bad things are going to happen and whether you have a gun or not isn't going to stop them."

Now, click your heels together like this, and say it with me:
"There's NO place like home. There's NO place like home."

 

[Carlos Cabeza]

There's a guy I work with who has the same opinion of gun owners and CCW holders. He thinks that people who carry have some fear of being attacked. That they are anticipating an attack. That it would be pre-meditated murder for someone to defend themselves from a violent attacker because they somehow "knew" that the attack was going to happen. I think he's really just a misguided soul trying to straddle the fence on issues that he knows nothing about just to "fit in". I am trying to point out instances that could make him realize the numbskull way he thinks.

 

[Bill Hook]

I am trying to point out instances that could make him realize the numbskull way he thinks.

Numbskulls wouldn't be numbskulls if they could comprehend that fact.

Stop annoying yourself.

 

[Carlos Cabeza]

Well, he does like to ride the fence. Almost hypocritical in nature. When around Mrs. soandso, he shares her views and opinions, When around Mr. J. Schmo, he shares Mr. Schmo's views and opinions. He knows I carry and says it doesn't bother him, but in another conversation he states the crap in the previous post.

 

[Archer]

I am far, far more concerned about having people like that around.

I guess ignorance really IS bliss....

 

[greyhound]

Though I certainly agree with all the sentiment here, I wonder if sometimes some of us take it too far. A couple of my gun friends pretty much hate to leave their house or will not travel into Baltimore at all out of concern for crime (since no CCW in MD (may issue my foot)).

They're pretty much in Code Red 24/7 and are convinced that some poverty stricken youth bent on mischief is around every corner. Basically, they have ceased to interact with society at all.

Now, this only describes 2 people I know, but still and all its kinda sad.

I practice SA and arm myself at all times to the fullest extent the (crummy) state law allows, but I also try to enjoy life - we may have a crime problem here, but its far from a war zone.

Be prepared, but live a little too, I say....

 

[natedog]

If they choose to live their life that way (gunless), and could very well be Darwinated due to their choice not to use effective survival tools, then that is fine with me. The gene pool could use a little chlorine...

What really gets me, though, is when these people try to press their stupidity on others, or, worse yet, try to press it on society as a whole through gun-control laws.

 

[LiquidTension]

My mom gives me the "you're afraid to go out without your gun" garbage every now and then. I try to explain to her that fear has nothing to do with it, but she doesn't believe me. I don't go places that don't let me carry because I disagree with their misguided policies, not because I'm convinced that someone will rob me the minute I walk in the door (although such places are perfect for that, since nobody can carry there )

If I CAN go armed, why wouldn't I? No telling what kind of stuff could happen on a normal day - caught up in a bank robbery, liquor store hold up, mugging, stumble across a rapist at work, run into a gang that doesn't like Whitey, rabid mongoose, locked in a freezer - the list is endless.

Then there's this mindset: "...it would be pre-meditated murder for someone to defend themselves from a violent attacker because they somehow "knew" that the attack was going to happen..."

Sometimes (I stress sometimes, this definitely does not apply to all people, just the dumb ones), I think people like this should be held partly accountable if THEY get injured, because they intentionally put themselves in a situation where they could not protect themselves. You get in trouble for not having car insurance, especially if you get in a wreck, so why not get in trouble for failing to secure your person from harm? You can get in trouble for not securing someone ELSE from harm. I guess I just want people to be punished for being dumb. Oh well, we can all dream...

 

[goon]

I will agree that bad things will happen in life, and that you will more often than not be prepared for them.
But I would ask the person that made that comment one question.
Does that mean that a police officer shouldn't carry a sidearm?

The funny thing about criminals is that they usually have a problem with having rapid, semi-automatic fire directed at them. It seems to have some negative effects on their health.
Hence my Kalashnikov...

At any rate, I could care less what they choose to do.
As long as I am armed and they aren't, I will be safer.
Why pick on a well armed person with enough firepower to hold off a horde of Mongols when you could just rob some unarmed idiot with only a cell phone?

 

[GSB]

Though I certainly agree with all the sentiment here, I wonder if sometimes some of us take it too far.

There will always be the high-speed, low-drag Mall Ninja contingent. Nothing will change that. I don't know what "too far" is though. Pilots do a lot of "hangar flying". They also spend quite of bit of time, if they are smart, looking at the accident summaries in Flying Magazine and trying to learn something. For the most part I think that's what we do here.

 

[XLMiguel]

1. - Chance favors the prepared mind.

2. - Having the right tool(s) at hand to leverage the mindset enhances one's chances of a happy and successful life.

That's all I'm gonna say.

 

[WonderNine]

Unfortunately GSB, in my internet surfing I see morons like this all the time. It's very depressing. Perhaps you could point this person towards this thread. Might be funny to see their reaction....

 

[durango]

Reminds me of the most moronic argument I heard against arming pilots. Woman on TV spouting off that "pilots are busy enough flying an airplane, they shouldn't have to be bothering themselves with trying to use guns too"

Lotta good logic there!