Posted on 05/27/2002 12:07:32 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
It is rumored that Jedi Master Mace Windu has the phrase "Bad Dude" engraved on his lightsaber. This is not due to any arcane minutae from deep within the bowels of the Star Wars canon, but because the actor who plays the Jedi, Samuel L. Jackson, is a notoriously Bad individual with significant Oedipal issues. Although I, like many other red-blooded American males, would like to consider myself likewise Bad, I find that I cannot, despite six years in an egregiously violent martial arts dojo and a bench press of 325 pounds.
I cannot, because I spent most of those six years taking regular beatings at the hands of JD, a true Bad Dude who held a brown belt in jujitsu in addition to his black belt in our style. I can still remember my last belt test, when for one brief shining moment, I thought I could take the man. A kick that sent me flying 10 feet backward into a wall – which I struck so hard that it knocked the wind out of me – quickly illustrated the delusional aspects of that notion.
And I'll never forget going out clubbing with JD and some other Dragons, and being confronted by a drunken lout who seemed to take offense at the mere notion of the martial arts. When he demanded to know what use our training would be if he were to pull a gun, JD simply smiled, slid back his jacket to reveal a .40 caliber compact Glock, and explained that while he trusted in his ability to cope with those he could reach with his hands and feet, he felt it was also important to be prepared for those he could not.
Like I said, a Bad Dude. Now, what does this have to do with the situation currently facing America? Well, if even a deadly martial artist will freely admit that he is not capable of defending himself against an armed attack without a weapon, then what hope does the average American have?
None. Absolutely none. We are helpless.
And while I agree with the logic of Joseph Farah's recent argument that suicide bombings are unlikely in America, I am less sure that the next round of al-Qaida attacks will be the sort of shootings executed by the Japanese Red Army, Fatah Tanzim and Hamas Izz a-Din al Kassam. Whereas these groups have simply been trying to kill Jews, al-Qaida seeks to terrorize the most powerful nation on Earth, and mass shootings won't cut it in the country that invented Columbine.
This does not, of course, mean that Americans should not be prepared. Quite the opposite. I also don't expect any more hijacking attempts, since everyone in the world now knows that a hijacking no longer means a brief detour to Cuba, but that doesn't mean we should turn off the metal detectors. Indeed, our president has told us that we must all do our part in this war, and I say that we take him at his word.
Americans must remember We the People are sovereign. We have not only the right, but the responsibility to defend ourselves and our country. Therefore, I am calling for the establishment of an unofficial national holiday, Guns Against Terror Day. And to celebrate it, I have the following three suggestions:
I'm told that America will be under attack soon, so the time to act is now. I think July 4, 2002, would certainly be an appropriate day for We the People to flex our sovereign muscle and take responsibility for defending ourselves.
Please explain why the five women in the CWP class I went through, at the range, failed to pass and failed to get their CWP? I watched several of them shoot, and they were awful. One was shooting so high, some of the bullets may have gone over the embankment and into a neighborhood.
BuMpS
This is usually because the guys are only half listening and thus only half applying the lessons because usually most guys think that by simple virtue of the fact that they are male makes them an expert in three areas: WOMEN, CARS AND GUNS.
Well, my Marine Corps gunsmithing instructor, who served two tours in Vietnam and killed any number of ah... Vietnamese himself in close combat, would beg to differ with you.
He said that women are naturally better shots than men, and that on one patrol he had come up against a unit of Viet Cong women and that it was the most eerie combat experience he had ever had, because with nearly every report of an enemy weapon, a Marine would fall.
His opinion was that women's nervous systems are just basically different, and less prone to agitation and nervous jitter than men's... none of which explains why women still can't match men's scores in the shooting sports, but...
I never said my observations were a scientific sample. They were observations of the CWP class of 40 which I went through. There were two men which didn't pass either. One had a .22 caliber pistol made at the end of the 19th century and looked like it hadn't been cleaned in the 20th century. His gun was deemed not safe and was disqualified. The other guy I'll characterize as effeminate and obviously had not had enough range time with his new 9mm. It's obvious the women had not had good instruction and range time, either. But to balance the issue, there were probalbly men there who did not have instruction or range time, yet they pasted.
I am all for women learning how to shoot and defend themselves. But from what I have observed, most women don't want anything to do with firearms. Some have told me they would rather be a victim than to have to shoot someone in self defense!
I don't doubt there are women who shoot well. There are some women who can bench press 200 lbs. plus. But they are not the rule. IMO, there are not more good women shooters because they watch too much TV and get 'indoctrinated' into the anti-gun mind set.
In the area of LE, I have read that women 'officers' pull their guns up to nine times as many times as their male counterpart. Is this desirable behavior and response on the part of the women officers?
LOL, need another round of coffee.
I believe that the big difference of the women who do well in the shooting sports are those that never let the notion that they can't do something stop them. So why should they get rattled when something goes wrong? They already have the mindset that they are going to succeed at what they are doing.
Our government already has. Witness last week when the statement came out that there was nothing they could do to stop terrorist attacks on U.S. soil.
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