tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post2128431302525146880..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: Walter Mitty at the Gun StorePBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-50385690462573670592015-03-21T18:40:50.730-04:002015-03-21T18:40:50.730-04:00Can we disagree and still be friends?
I too have m...Can we disagree and still be friends?<br />I too have misgivings about the average Joe using pistol or AR-15 for home protection. <br />I ALWAYS suggest a pump 12 Ga<br /> as it is much more effective and less hazardous to your neighbors.<br />I DO think your figures are little flawed by your passion however.<br />Dog Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376192910646365366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-46103973316342715002015-03-21T05:32:44.049-04:002015-03-21T05:32:44.049-04:00Lived and worked in cities my whole life and wrote...Lived and worked in cities my whole life and wrote books and monographs on street drug markets, been in some very bad places alone at night as a consequence. No gun. Also no dreadlockians. If you keep your head in the game, you will not need anything else. No, I don't make prey noises, but I'm also not trying to be Dirty Harry. Tough without a gun.PBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-25326421469499667912015-03-20T22:09:45.784-04:002015-03-20T22:09:45.784-04:00You're gonna fight off a group of young urban ...You're gonna fight off a group of young urban male dreadlockians with your car keys? <br /><br />There's a reason they called the Colt revolver the "Equalizer"<br /><br />"Be not afraid of any man, no matter what his size. When danger threatens call on me and I will equalize."5stringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687256047528201444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-2972614483271551082015-03-20T14:47:12.885-04:002015-03-20T14:47:12.885-04:00I own a few guns, and and I have written a few pos...I own a few guns, and and I have written a few posts on guns on this blog, including:<br /><br />** The Liberal Case for Gun Ownership >> http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2007/11/liberal-case-for-gun-ownership.html<br />** The Quickest Way to Gun Control >> http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-quickest-way-to-gun-control.html<br />** More Guns, Fewer Gun Owners >> http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2012/05/more-guns-fewer-gun-owners.html<br /><br />One can own guns for any number of reasons, from hunting to skeet, from target to self=defense.<br /><br />What I see far too much of, however, is Walter Mitty gun ownership -- young people buying guns and "trying them on" like a hat that substitutes for a persona. <br /><br />Gun dealers and the NRA encourage this, and they actively discourage folks from thinking about how unlikely is for a gun to actually be used for "self defense," and how common it is for guns to actually be used against the person who bought the gun. <br /><br />I tell people worried about "self defense" to stop drinking, get home by midnight, and not to speed. Always wear your seat belt. <br /><br />Right there you have made yourself FAR, FAR safer than a gun will ever make you. Still worried about self-defense? Great: a baseball bat is $20 on Amazon, a taser is $20 Amazon, a whistle is $2 anywhere. Put your car keys on a cord that you can swing to strike someone hard in the face. Carry a knife if you want. But a gun? Nothing good can come from that. <br /><br />Life isn't a movie. And for God's sake, if you insist on carrying, get a real holster, and learn how to draw from it. That's not an ankle holster or bra holster some schmuck at the gun store was only too eager to sell you. <br /><br />If you are a diamond merchant, a celebrity at home, or a long distance trucker, there may be real reasons to own a gun for self-protection. But for the average person, gun ownership is not an honest assessment of risk and response. It's just Walter Mitty and narcissism. PBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-53079846782927260452015-03-20T14:09:34.761-04:002015-03-20T14:09:34.761-04:00PS I pre-apologize for even responding to a gun-co...PS I pre-apologize for even responding to a gun-control type post. My gun-guru taught me long ago that guns create a feeling- mostly a feeling of fear in people and so there is no rational way to discuss the problem. Similar to race or religion or politics or even pit bulls. Sorry for (as another man said:) "stepping all over your blog".Jeff T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01520811975339950553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-34398306120375474922015-03-20T13:43:49.626-04:002015-03-20T13:43:49.626-04:00Actually the reason for any statistical blip about...Actually the reason for any statistical blip about gun owners shooting themselves is because they choose to do so. 2010 statistics from the CDC: 33,636 gun deaths of which 19,392 were suicides, 11,078 homicides and a tiny tiny tiny 608 were ACCIDENTAL. A tiny bit more dangerous than lightning or pit bulls but considering there are 250,000 gun in the USA it is but a tiny blip...Jeff T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01520811975339950553noreply@blogger.com