Nushif
Member
So, I've noticed something kinda funny.
This term "trust" comes up an awful lot when it comes to handguns, knives, first-aid kits, wives and finances, etc. (Do a search for that one word, it's kinda funny.)
Questions come up ranging from whether one can "trust" a police trade-in, whether one can "trust" a gun someone else is selling, whether one can "trust" any kind of QC, whether one can "trust" an open topped slide, whether one can "trust" a gun that has ever seen the inside of a gunsmith shop .. but I'm starting to wonder what we *can* trust?
So following this logic, can we even trust any firearm? Since it's a mechanical device it will fail. this isn't a question as to whether, it's about when, and yes. It may happen in a bad spot. But I'm looking for the attributes that make us actually trust anything. Because from what I've seen ... there's not a lot we trust.
So, my question is:
What aspects of a firearm do you actually really trust? Is for instance the 1911 such a favourite simply based on time it's been around? Is it because it's the perfect design? Why the Glock? IS it engineering that creates a "trusty" firearm?
We don't trust politicians, for obvious reasons, so who do we trust? I know a lot of us don't trust the NRA, either ...
We don't trust police officers to protect us, but we also don't trust ourselves at times ...
So, what do you, specifically really "trust" when it comes to firearms and the surrounding topics?
Also, does gun ownership draw specifically the type of personality who doesn't trust? Is it the vicinity of lethal weapons that makes us not trust other people?
What's your thoughts on this subject? Have you noticed a similar trend?
This term "trust" comes up an awful lot when it comes to handguns, knives, first-aid kits, wives and finances, etc. (Do a search for that one word, it's kinda funny.)
Questions come up ranging from whether one can "trust" a police trade-in, whether one can "trust" a gun someone else is selling, whether one can "trust" any kind of QC, whether one can "trust" an open topped slide, whether one can "trust" a gun that has ever seen the inside of a gunsmith shop .. but I'm starting to wonder what we *can* trust?
So following this logic, can we even trust any firearm? Since it's a mechanical device it will fail. this isn't a question as to whether, it's about when, and yes. It may happen in a bad spot. But I'm looking for the attributes that make us actually trust anything. Because from what I've seen ... there's not a lot we trust.
So, my question is:
What aspects of a firearm do you actually really trust? Is for instance the 1911 such a favourite simply based on time it's been around? Is it because it's the perfect design? Why the Glock? IS it engineering that creates a "trusty" firearm?
We don't trust politicians, for obvious reasons, so who do we trust? I know a lot of us don't trust the NRA, either ...
We don't trust police officers to protect us, but we also don't trust ourselves at times ...
So, what do you, specifically really "trust" when it comes to firearms and the surrounding topics?
Also, does gun ownership draw specifically the type of personality who doesn't trust? Is it the vicinity of lethal weapons that makes us not trust other people?
What's your thoughts on this subject? Have you noticed a similar trend?