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"An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life." -- Robert A. Heinlein http://www.brainyquote.com

"An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life." -- Robert A. Heinlein http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/robertahe100989.html http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/robertahe100989.h...

deltaepsilon 14y ago
I've heard this quote a lot. Carrying a loaded weapon is a MASSIVE responsibility. It's really scary at first, but you can learn to do it effectively and safely with enough training. The training is critical.
- spamizbad 14y ago
  A responsibility I'm not sure all (even law-abiding) adults are capable of handling. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pizza-shooter-claims-stand-ground-article-1.1225019 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pizza-shooter-claim... Customer complains about Pizza taking too long. Gets in verbal altercation with armed gentleman. Result: shots fired. Thankfully no deaths.
  - sarvinc 14y ago
    Surely not all adults are capable of handling the responsibility of several things; debt, firearms, a vehicle, alcohol etc. I don't want to live in a place where this is a justification for anything.
abolibibelot 14y ago
Said the man who was a fierce proponent of the Vietnam war without setting foot there.
dsr_ 14y ago
An armed society is a scared society. If you think fear is better than freedom, I'm very sorry for you. Thought experiment: a customer comes to your office to talk about your product. He's wearing a gun on his belt, and no uniform. Are you more or less comfortable telling him that you won't implement the feature that he says he wants?
- cema 14y ago
  Does not have to be about fear, can be about respect. Can also be about less fear (the gun being a great equalizer): for example, a frail person can be less afraid of punks. As far as your example, I am not quite sure what to make of it. Does not even sound like a good joke, sorry.

deltaepsilon 14y ago

I've heard this quote a lot. Carrying a loaded weapon is a MASSIVE responsibility. It's really scary at first, but you can learn to do it effectively and safely with enough training. The training is critical.

spamizbad 14y ago
A responsibility I'm not sure all (even law-abiding) adults are capable of handling. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pizza-shooter-claims-stand-ground-article-1.1225019 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pizza-shooter-claim... Customer complains about Pizza taking too long. Gets in verbal altercation with armed gentleman. Result: shots fired. Thankfully no deaths.
- sarvinc 14y ago
  Surely not all adults are capable of handling the responsibility of several things; debt, firearms, a vehicle, alcohol etc. I don't want to live in a place where this is a justification for anything.

abolibibelot 14y ago

Said the man who was a fierce proponent of the Vietnam war without setting foot there.

dsr_ 14y ago

An armed society is a scared society. If you think fear is better than freedom, I'm very sorry for you. Thought experiment: a customer comes to your office to talk about your product. He's wearing a gun on his belt, and no uniform. Are you more or less comfortable telling him that you won't implement the feature that he says he wants?

cema 14y ago
Does not have to be about fear, can be about respect. Can also be about less fear (the gun being a great equalizer): for example, a frail person can be less afraid of punks. As far as your example, I am not quite sure what to make of it. Does not even sound like a good joke, sorry.