http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/06/27/ask_a_stupid_question/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:37:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/06/27/ask_a_stupid_question/comment-page-1/#comment-174608 Pro-Gun Progressive » Which Is It? Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:18:10 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/06/27/ask_a_stupid_question/#comment-174608 [...] Once in a while you’ll read about somebody arguing that guns aren’t effective defensive tools (which is, after all, why cops don’t carry them…er, oops). [...] [...] Once in a while you’ll read about somebody arguing that guns aren’t effective defensive tools (which is, after all, why cops don’t carry them…er, oops). [...]

]]> http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/06/27/ask_a_stupid_question/comment-page-1/#comment-174562 robert Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:18:07 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/06/27/ask_a_stupid_question/#comment-174562 He has evidently gotten his answer because he has cut off comments. He has evidently gotten his answer because he has cut off comments.

]]> http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/06/27/ask_a_stupid_question/comment-page-1/#comment-174524 pdb Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:11:50 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/06/27/ask_a_stupid_question/#comment-174524 A gun makes me safer in the same way that a good set of tools makes me a better mechanic. A gun makes me safer in the same way that a good set of tools makes me a better mechanic.

]]> http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/06/27/ask_a_stupid_question/comment-page-1/#comment-174483 Madrocketscientist Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:53:09 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/06/27/ask_a_stupid_question/#comment-174483 A gun makes no one feel safer. A gun may give a foolish person a sense of security through the power a gun projects, but that is not the same as feeling safer. There is no item, tool, or panic room that can make one feel safer. Only the self-confidence that a person has that they have the skills and abilities to use said item or tool (whether it be a set of hands and feet or a weapon) in order to meet the unexpected danger can contribute to a sense of security. A gun makes no one feel safer. A gun may give a foolish person a sense of security through the power a gun projects, but that is not the same as feeling safer.
There is no item, tool, or panic room that can make one feel safer. Only the self-confidence that a person has that they have the skills and abilities to use said item or tool (whether it be a set of hands and feet or a weapon) in order to meet the unexpected danger can contribute to a sense of security.

]]> http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/06/27/ask_a_stupid_question/comment-page-1/#comment-174472 Phelps Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:39:32 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/06/27/ask_a_stupid_question/#comment-174472 Discussing self-defense with someone who has never seen a handgun is like trying to discuss politics with someone who has never seen a politician. Discussing self-defense with someone who has never seen a handgun is like trying to discuss politics with someone who has never seen a politician.

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