Michael Bane answers an important question

[ptgustan]

Here's the question:

What percentage of time during the day should a regular walking around middle class person think about shooting people, dogs and things?

The answer is most educational. Read it here at Michael Bane's blog.

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Two parts I LOVE about this article:

I will never "shoot to kill;" nor will I ever "shoot to wound." I will ONLY "shoot to stop."

and...

Col. Jeff Cooper actually answered the commenter's question much more succinctly years and years ago: "Individually, we do not bear arms because we are afraid. We bear arms as a declaration of capacity. An armed man can cope. either in the city or in the wilderness, and because he is armed he is not afraid.

This is the root of hoplophobia [the pathelogical fear of firearms]. The hoplophobe fears and, yes, hates us because we are not afraid. We are overwhelmingly 'other' than he, and in a way that emphasizes his affliction. There is not much room for compromise here..."

great link.