Michael & Me (Anyone seen this? Pro 2nd amendment alert)

World Net Daily ^ | Oct 7, 2005 | Joseph Farah

[free_at_jsl.com]

I think the whole case for guns saving lives can be made by the simple fact that pretty much any and all law enforcement officers within the United States carry firearms. Training is the only thing that distinguishes these officers from your average joe.

[Puppage]

The gun-control crowd argues that the Second Amendment either doesn't mean what it says or that it has become an anachronism in the modern age because we have the government to protect us from enemies and the police force to protect us from criminals.

You'd be amazed how many times I hear anti gunners throw out that last tidbit...."the police will protect us". I ask them if they own a fire exstinquisher & the answer is almost always "why, yes. Of course". I then ask, well, isn't that why we have the fire dept??

The conversation usually ends right then & there. Apparently, facts are only to be used against the owning of guns.

[Puppage]

Training is the only thing that distinguishes these officers from your average joe.

And, the average joe gun owner usually shoots his guns more often than most PO.

[demkicker]

You'd be amazed how many times I hear anti gunners throw out that last tidbit...."the police will protect us". I ask them if they own a fire exstinquisher & the answer is almost always "why, yes. Of course". I then ask, well, isn't that why we have the fire dept??

The conversation usually ends right then & there.

Great retort, Pup!

[i_dont_chat]

For those who are, let me make a suggestion. Why don't you set an example for the rest of us and print up signs for your homes that say: "This is a firearm-free zone." This would represent a real service to the country. We can experiment to see if their thesis is correct. Does a reduction in firearms translate to a reduction in violence? This will be the test case.

This is rich!

[ronnied]

And, the average joe gun owner usually shoots his guns more often than most PO.


you got that right...

[xcamel]

Double Ditto.

[Ninian Dryhope]

And has a higher IQ.

[squidward]

I am a police officer in NW Indiana. On more than one occasion I have recommended victims of crimes buy a gun for their homes and learn how to use it. I don't know if anyone has taken my advice yet or not.

[Ninian Dryhope]

"I ask them if they own a fire exstinquisher"

Good question. I'll remember that one.

[Ninian Dryhope]

Present company exempted, of course.

[Cobra64]

And, the average joe gun owner usually shoots his guns more often than most PO.

I go to the range twice a week.

Rotators, pistols and shot guns. Buy ammo by the case.

[atomic_dog]

I wish we had officers like you here in California.

[TWohlford]

"On more than one occasion I have recommended victims of crimes buy a gun for their homes and learn how to use it."

It's often been said that big men are the gentlest, since no one dares pick a fight with them.

And, there are people in the world whose respect of basic human dignity only starts with a knowledge that they can get their butt kicked (or shot) if they don't respect those rights.

[Texas WOP]

EXACTLY! And I thought I was the only person to propose that analogy. Kudos.... But I thought of it first. Maybe.

[Puppage]

My nephew saw me with my CCW..he asked me "why are you carrying a gun, are you afraid something bad is going to happen?"

I asked him..."everytime you get in the car you put on your seatbelt. Are you afraid you're going to get in an accident?"

He immediately got the point.

[driftless]

There are too many people who are conditioned to think that guns are evil. My wife grew up in England, and that is her view. She has an ex-husband who she's afraid might barge into our home. I told her if I was around, it would be his one and only time he would barge in. I asked her what she would do if I was not around. I told her there was no way for the police to get there in time to protect her. My .357 would be her only help. She knew I was right, but could not admit it.

Small women, like my wife, have no defense against most men except for a weapon. A .357 would be excellent protection against any size man. But she is like many other Americans who have been conditioned to believe that guns are evil and that the police will arrive in the nick of time. I'm trying very hard to persuade her that protection begins with the individual.

[Puppage]

Small women, like my wife, have no defense against most men

My Brooklyn,NY wife as well.Her brother was even shot as a teenager, in the leg, and was totally anti gun. To her credit, she thought if she was going to hate guns, she should first learn about them and actually TRY shooting.

Long story short.....she now has a CCW and just purchased her first carry gun this summer.Keep working on your wife......she'll come around.

[Cobra64]

The bathroom next to my (home) office theme is on hunting and firearms in general. When I ran out of room on the long gun racks in my office, I mounted my 12 ga sbs on the wall next to the toiddy.

When we had a dinner party and people wanted a tour of the house, a woman walked into my bathroom and let out a shreek.

She said "Those things are eeeevil." My response was, "Teddy Kennedy has killed more people than I have." After a pause, I said, "Would you like to step into my office?"

She'd go bat-sh!t if she saw my hangun collection!