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I need a gun to feel like a man!
JTH:
[sigh] Couldn't take it anymore. I've actually been sitting on variations of this post for several weeks now, but today's been the last straw.
http://precisionresponse.wordpress.com/2013/12/15/i-need-a-gun-to-feel-like-a-man/
What is it about firearms that makes ignorant people automatically assume lots of ridiculous things about other people?
NENick:
I love it. Well written and sums up my thoughts. These people almost immediately stop discussing the issue/topic and immediately jump to discussing me(how I'm, paranoid, afraid, etc). Did your friend like the article?
NE Bull:
I'd be willing to bet good money that your friend didn't even read the whole of your initial response.
That seems to be the tactic these days- (It's a sad side affect of social media) any correspondence that takes more than 30 seconds of focused attention is simply skimmed over at best, if even read at all.
Most likely all your friend saw was "I carry a gun and I have a bunch FACT to back up my decision." That 4 letter 'F' word is where things took a turn to the south. It scares the daylights out of the blissfully ignorant. It is at this point that the basic life decision of Fight or Flight came into play, and since the urge to always have the last word is overbearing and it would be admitting defeat to just let it go, they chose to Fight with only weapon they had- the personal attack on your character and manhood. We can name this response the classic PW: "I know you are, but what am I? "
I too, recently got into a discussion (This one on the $15 minimum wage for fast food workers) The debate quickly took a sour turn due to facts on my side being rebutted with mostly emotional feelings from the other side. As the other side is young and fairly new to America, but I will admit, an otherwise intelligent young lady, time and time again tried to steer her back to the few factual responses she had and show her how she actually agreed with me but her hereditary hardheadedness (Latino woman ;) ) refused to let her.
Her last response was to attack my (totally unrelated) personal beliefs in our Second Amendment Rights and our beloved firearms. I decided to allow the discussion to end right there with a "You really wanna go there?" As coworkers, I felt it would make for some pretty hostile work environment if we entered into THAT field of battle- it would be a debating manslaughter.
Lmbass14:
Very good response jt.
Nnylrac:
Very well written response JT. As a woman who rarely leaves her house without a firearm (sometimes 2) as well as an edc knife - I am approached with this type of question often. I look at it much the same as you do. I wear my seatbelt, take my vitamins, exercise. Why would I not take precautions to protect myself should the need ever arise? Its like an insurance policy. We insure everything else in our lives. Why not our safety?
I do however feel that practicing situational awareness is a key factor in carrying as well. I generally get the question "What are you afraid of?" to which I answer "Nothing and nobody." Don't get me wrong - Im not invincible, nor am I Rambo but if I ever need to protect myself or my family I will do everything in my power to do so. Compensating? I think not.
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