September 12, 2006

Firearms Refresher Course

Via e-mail:

1. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.

2. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.

3. Glock: The original point and click interface.

4. Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.

5. If guns are outlawed, can we use swords?

6. If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words.

7. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.

8. If you don't know your rights, you don't have any.

9. Those who trade liberty for security have neither.

10. The United States Constitution (c) 1791: All Rights reserved.

11. What part of "... shall not be infringed ..." do you not understand?

12. The Second Amendment is in place in case they ignore the others.

13. 64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.

14. Guns only have two enemies: rust and liberals.

15. Know guns, know peace and safety. No guns, no peace nor safety.

16. You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.

17. 911 - government sponsored Dial-a-Prayer.

18. Assault is a behavior, not a device.

19. Criminals love gun control -- it makes their jobs safer!

20. If guns cause crime, then matches cause arson.

21. Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.

22. You only have the rights you are willing to fight for.

23. Enforce the "gun control laws" we have, don't make more.

24. When you remove the people's right to bear arms, you create slaves.

25. The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.

26. ".. a government of the PEOPLE, by the PEOPLE, for the PEOPLE..."

Gun Rights Posted by jk at September 12, 2006 12:37 PM

27. Gun control means using both hands.

Posted by: dagny at September 12, 2006 4:43 PM

28. Better to be tried by twelve, than carried by six.

Posted by: AlexC at September 12, 2006 7:01 PM

29. The 2nd Amendment ain't about duck hunting.

Posted by: jk at September 12, 2006 7:40 PM

Two words:

Awe,.....some!

Posted by: TrekMedic251 at September 13, 2006 11:35 AM

From Heinlein:
(Couldn't pick just one)

"There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men."

"Get a shot off fast. This upsets him long enough to let you make your second shot perfect."

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors — and miss."

Of those on the original list, my favorite is #11. My future wife and I made this very entry in the "Share your thoughts on the Second Amendment" guestbook at the Concord National Battlefield visitor's center in August, 2001. Little did we know what approached...

Posted by: johngalt at September 13, 2006 5:58 PM

Was it Heinlein who wrote "An armed society, is a polite one" ?

Posted by: AlexC at September 14, 2006 1:17 AM

Yes, you are correct, although neither dagny or I can remember which book it was in. Lazarus Long said in 'Time Enough for Love' that he almost felt naked if he left home without his sidearm, so it could easily have been in that (great) book.

Posted by: johngalt at September 14, 2006 11:51 AM | What do you think? [7]