Well, they weren't really gone, but they're making noise again. The "You don't need a gun because they're bad, you just need enough hand-to-hand/knife/sword/staff training and then you won't need a gun!" bullshit.
Sounds like the clowns I used to know when I was playing in the SCA, "Just keep your sword/knife/etc. by the bed, and they're more honorable than using a gun anyway."
Yes, I've actually heard that crap. Because when someone breaks into your home or attacks you in a parking lot you should be worried about 'honorable combat'...
This reminds me of the Monty Python sketch about being attacked by someone with a banana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqISLI2UQMY
ReplyDeleteleave the "rules" for the morons who fight in rings. there only alive or dead
ReplyDeletein the real world.
I know a guy that was a former corrections officer that was never armed at work. All hand to hand type defensive stuff of which he was an expert. Once upon a time he was a fit guy that could rip you in half with his bare hands. Fast forward to now, over 25 years retired, several heart attacks, weighs just over 300 pounds (not a healthy BMI) and still thinks that should be everyone's first defense. If you need a firearm well then NO ONE NEEDS anything more than a little 5-shot .38 Special. Anything more substantial, then you are either A). a pussy, or B). need more target practice.
ReplyDeleteHe is a classic FUDD.
And if the bad guy has a gun ? Like the old saying- Don't bring a knife to a gun fight son
ReplyDeleteLike most people have time to train for hand to hand knife fighting for a home invasion when a revolver in the night stand can handle the problem.
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