I’d been meaning to write this up for a while and told Chris Cox of the NRA I’d send him a copy (he was at a Talent event Weds). Of course I only thought I had his card / email so if someone could pass him a link….
I’ve got a followup I need to tap out here on my Treo’s tiny keys. Been thinking about and realized you can not talk someone into changing their mind on anything important. You can convince them on things they haven’t really thought about, but otherwise all you can do is let your arguments sink in and wait for them to think about it.
I’ve often said there are two basic kinds of antis– the perpetrators and the duped, or to put it more forcefully– the criminal ring leaders and their useful idiots.
KC’s article is well thought-out. It correctly identifies two classes of the duped.
‘Course the Second Amendment was put there so we’d never need to have this conversation.
How does one know if they are anti-gun? For instance, I would say I am ambivilent to guns. I have no real desire to own one, but I work with those who pack and it doesn’t bother me. I support regulating the sale of firearms, but I don’t care if people own them.
The “anti-gun” people that are a problem to me want to impose their idea unarmed pacifism on me and others–by hired guns. How else do they ultimately enforce laws that restrict or deny the RKBA? Otherwise, if someone is anti-gun for themselves and has an otherwise truly liberal attitude toward others owning and carrying the guns of their choice–that “anti-gun” mentality is OK with me.
November 3rd, 2006 at 5:17 pm
Thanks for link love Uncle!
I’d been meaning to write this up for a while and told Chris Cox of the NRA I’d send him a copy (he was at a Talent event Weds). Of course I only thought I had his card / email so if someone could pass him a link….
I’ve got a followup I need to tap out here on my Treo’s tiny keys. Been thinking about and realized you can not talk someone into changing their mind on anything important. You can convince them on things they haven’t really thought about, but otherwise all you can do is let your arguments sink in and wait for them to think about it.
November 3rd, 2006 at 6:11 pm
I’ve often said there are two basic kinds of antis– the perpetrators and the duped, or to put it more forcefully– the criminal ring leaders and their useful idiots.
KC’s article is well thought-out. It correctly identifies two classes of the duped.
‘Course the Second Amendment was put there so we’d never need to have this conversation.
November 3rd, 2006 at 6:42 pm
How does one know if they are anti-gun? For instance, I would say I am ambivilent to guns. I have no real desire to own one, but I work with those who pack and it doesn’t bother me. I support regulating the sale of firearms, but I don’t care if people own them.
Would I be an anti?
November 4th, 2006 at 2:04 pm
The “anti-gun” people that are a problem to me want to impose their idea unarmed pacifism on me and others–by hired guns. How else do they ultimately enforce laws that restrict or deny the RKBA? Otherwise, if someone is anti-gun for themselves and has an otherwise truly liberal attitude toward others owning and carrying the guns of their choice–that “anti-gun” mentality is OK with me.
November 4th, 2006 at 9:27 pm
He might want to link to Publicola’s volunteer introductory shooting instructors’s list.