tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post7725681542539765923..comments2024-03-28T00:18:09.974-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : A Good Idea, CCW EditionComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-66271209139435297312016-07-05T00:45:55.630-04:002016-07-05T00:45:55.630-04:00Then you're smarter than most men, CM. You giv...Then you're smarter than most men, CM. You give a man a fire extinguisher, he runs towards any fire he sees, even if it's a stupid idea. You give a man a gun, he runs towards any trouble he sees, even if it's a stupid idea...<br /><br />Frankly, I don't think most men are mature enough to be trusted with a gun because of that testosterone-fueled idiocy. Some things need to be left to the experts -- such as clearing a house when there's a break-in -- but you give a man a tool, immediately he's an expert on use of that tool and doesn't need no steenkin' experts. In most cases that's harmless -- if a man breaks the plumbing with a pipe wrench he doesn't know how to use but he thinks he's an expert on it because, yo, man, yo, you can just call a plumber, after all -- but with a tool designed to kill, well.<br /><br />Hmm, maybe I need to write a science fiction story about a world where only women are allowed to have guns :).<br />BadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-72840249687376344832016-07-03T08:35:30.714-04:002016-07-03T08:35:30.714-04:00I don't go places where I "need" a g...I don't go places where I "need" a gun. I also don't go places where I would "need" a first-aid kit or a fire extinguisher. I have them, as well.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-60808362055782376352016-07-02T13:04:14.747-04:002016-07-02T13:04:14.747-04:00It's nice that you two have that choice.
Some...It's nice that you two have that choice.<br /><br />Someone came to my mother's home, once, and she had a .38 waiting if he made it through the window. If she had tried to go out the door, the bad guy was still out there.<br /><br />And it's nice Ms. McGillis can get a permit. I, however, in the same city (11th homicide of the year!) as my mother but not being famous, can not get a theoretically available permit.3383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-77240537818881604732016-07-02T10:01:56.581-04:002016-07-02T10:01:56.581-04:00CP88... Exactly. I worked as an investigator for t...CP88... Exactly. I worked as an investigator for the public defender's office many years ago and 'Do I REALLY need to do this' was foremost in my mind. Kept me out of trouble many times. And the next question I asked myself, 'Is there a better way to do this', helped too. There are too many cops and PIs out there that view a dicey, dangerous situation was some sort of personal challenge. And they're the ones we read about. hanshttp://hanshowe.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-21657728707669617652016-07-02T09:42:23.430-04:002016-07-02T09:42:23.430-04:00I would say especially with a gun, unwise to enter...I would say especially with a gun, unwise to enter...you may shoot a child who surprises you, you may provide a criminal a weapon to use on you, etc. The idea that a gun is a magic talisman that protects you is way too common. My theory has always been that if I'm going to a place that I feel "I need" to be carrying, I need to ask myself why I am going there. It isn't a decider on carry/not carry, but simply a point of reference to figure out why I'm even thinking of doing something.CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.com