An armed society is a polite society, especially after they get finished with the mouthy press.
Probably made at least a few scribes think twice before they opined.
I'm sure Mr. Daly would throw conniption fits if he were to be around some of those violent, contrary old white men who founded this country. Who not only pledged, but gave "our lives, our fortunes, our sacred honor" to create a country where the likes of Mr. Daly have the right to spew their ignorant venom in the guise of "jounalism".
"The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed."
--Thomas Jefferson.
"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government."
-- George Washington
"False is the idea of utility that sacrifices a thousand real advantages for one imaginary or trifling inconvenience; that would take fire from men because it burns, and water because one may drown in it; that has no remedy for evils, except destruction. The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes....Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."
--Thomas Jefferson's "Commonplace Book," 1774-1776, quoting 18th century criminologist Cesare Beccaria in "On Crimes and Punishment", 1764
Mr. Daly also exhibits the stultifying lack of intelligence, common sense and common courtesy that today's "journalist's" seem to strive to outdo each other in displaying their said lack. Mr. Twain had a much higher opinion of such than I can certainly dredge up:
"Do not fear the enemy, for your enemy can only take your life. It is far better that you fear the media, for they will steal your HONOR. That awful power, the public opinion of a nation, is created in America by a horde of ignorant, self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditching and shoe making and fetched up in journalism on their way to the poor house."
-- Mark Twain
The only disagreement with Mr. Twain that I have on that note is that I really can't see either ditching or shoe making to be such lowly level occupations compared to "journalist". In fact, I figure that there probably were- and are- more people of intelligence, honor and common sense in the poor house than in most editorial suites.
But then again, I consider journalists, politicians and lawyers to be the dregs of society, far below the occupations of crack whore and rapist. And they seem to strive daily to display behavior to confirm my judgement of them.