tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post6074265159768518457..comments2024-03-28T03:14:51.294-05:00Comments on Dad29: $700 Later, She Has a GunDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-12521005314381451392007-06-04T06:55:00.000-05:002007-06-04T06:55:00.000-05:00Thanks for the GKC stuff, Grim.He's right, of cour...Thanks for the GKC stuff, Grim.<BR/><BR/>He's right, of course, and there's no argument with your point that 'in extremis,' weapons are used to kill (or disable) the opponent(s).<BR/><BR/>My point, perhaps buried in rhetoric, was that since 90%+ of threats are dissipated by brandishing, then that, alone, is the "best" reason--at least numerically.<BR/><BR/>It's far too easy for an observer (such as Ms. Miner) to conclude that "killing" is a positive thing for those who have weapons. It is not, as you well know.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-29314270733884576982007-06-03T21:34:00.000-05:002007-06-03T21:34:00.000-05:00Of course, if you can place your shot well, a .45 ...Of course, if you <I>can</I> place your shot well, a .45 will still work better. :) <BR/><BR/>The idea that the 'best' reason to own a gun is to frighten away criminals may need reexamination. The proper reason to use a weapon in any fashion, according to the law, is to stop serious crime. The law doesn't care in the slightest whether you stop a violent robbery by scaring off the thug, or by shooting him dead with a lawful weapon.<BR/><BR/>You oughtn't to rely on the 'power of the gun' to scare him off, though. If you draw it, you ought to be ready to kill. If you really can't do that, you've got more training to do -- spiritual training -- before you should carry a firearm; perhaps even before you should own one.<BR/><BR/>As Chesterton said, "Joan of Arc was not stuck at the cross-roads, either by rejecting all the paths like Tolstoy, or by accepting them all like Nietzsche. She chose a path, and went down it like a thunderbolt."<BR/><BR/>If you're going to fight for justice -- even in the small matter of self-defense or defense of some innocent you might find being victimized -- so should you. The time for deliberation is before you take up the sword. When the hour comes to draw it, draw it and lay on without fear.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-25504883941799680452007-06-03T13:42:00.000-05:002007-06-03T13:42:00.000-05:00Steve, as we 9mm aficiandos are wont to say, "If y...Steve, as we 9mm aficiandos are wont to say, "If you can't place your shot well, then buy a .45."<BR/><BR/>Cheerio!!Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-8362503488066295912007-06-03T13:00:00.000-05:002007-06-03T13:00:00.000-05:00I'll buy it too. A 9mm is a bit small for me, but...I'll buy it too. A 9mm is a bit small for me, but diversity in firearms is a good thing.<BR/><BR/>As for "scary" looking guns, I came THISCLOSE to picking up the M4 instead of my S&W .40 for the BBA Spring Shoot. The only thing that stopped me was a couple of unexpected expenses.steveegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374669417627943743noreply@blogger.com