Have to put the smack down, but want to keep it

TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4105	TM tiki mick Posted posted on Sun, Nov 15, 2009 4:02 PM The statment above is very typical of the same argument the far right gun lobby usually makes. I am not saying that the poster above is a member of that illustrious group, but this is the same type of thinking. They pick the most unlikely situation and use that as the main reason why guns are good. How often is the 90 pound female really confronted by the 300 pound hardened prison dude? Often enough to make it easy for everyone to load up? A gun won't really stop the hardened street hood as much as you think. You gotta get that gun out and aimed in under a few seconds, all the while dealing with fear and adrenelin. Sounds good on paper. Unless you are Rambo you may find it sounds easier then it actually is. I have friends that are in RBSD (reality based self defense) and they pretty much are training for street survival on a daily basis. it's a warrior culture mentality they are part of. I don't approve nor disapprove, but I am just saying that simply owning a gun is no guarantee you can use it effectively, and the average person is just not capable nor inclined for the street based self defense that would be required to really protect yourself against the 300 pound gangster. [ Edited by: lucas vigor 2009-11-16 10:34 ]

The statment above is very typical of the same argument the far right gun lobby usually makes. I am not saying that the poster above is a member of that illustrious group, but this is the same type of thinking. They pick the most unlikely situation and use that as the main reason why guns are good. How often is the 90 pound female really confronted by the 300 pound hardened prison dude? Often enough to make it easy for everyone to load up? A gun won't really stop the hardened street hood as much as you think. You gotta get that gun out and aimed in under a few seconds, all the while dealing with fear and adrenelin. Sounds good on paper. Unless you are Rambo you may find it sounds easier then it actually is.
I have friends that are in RBSD (reality based self defense) and they pretty much are training for street survival on a daily basis. it's a warrior culture mentality they are part of. I don't approve nor disapprove, but I am just saying that simply owning a gun is no guarantee you can use it effectively, and the average person is just not capable nor inclined for the street based self defense that would be required to really protect yourself against the 300 pound gangster.

[ Edited by: lucas vigor 2009-11-16 10:34 ]

Post #493921 by tiki mick on Sun, Nov 15, 2009 4:02 PM