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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:42 am
by onerifle
This probably deserves its own thread- but in New York all is not as it would seem. I wouldn't count on H.R. 218 being honored in NY State, much less NYC.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.p ... t=york+218
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 10:09 pm
by GlockenHammer
One other thing you'll notice with time is your attitudes and actions towards jerks and other minor skirmishes. Now that you're armed, things are a lot more serious and, I'll bet, you'll be more polite. No longer can you lose your temper and get into a scuffle with a jerk badmouthing your wife. You'll turn and politely leave while he curses you both. You'll learn and practice the skills of de-escalation. It's not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength and responsibility. Your power (gun) is for a higher purpose. One you don't ask for, but are positioned to deal with. I know I have been much calmer and more peaceful since I've started carrying.
An armed society is a polite society.
The three Ds
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 8:08 am
by BobCat
GlockenHammer,
You are right. Someone once told me to think:
De-escalate, Disengage, and Disappear.
Someone else has a .sig line that says something like, "You can carry a gun, or you can have a temper. You can't do both."
It can be hard to not-answer, and just walk away - but think about the possible consequences of "standing up for yourself" to a simple verbal insult!
Regards,
Andrew
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 8:57 am
by Charles L. Cotton
One of the best one-liners on this issue came from my first CHL instructor in 1996. "If you carry a gun, you'd better learn to eat a lot of crow, or you'll be shooting a lot of people."
Chas.
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 9:18 am
by HighVelocity
Charles L. Cotton wrote:One of the best one-liners on this issue came from my first CHL instructor in 1996. "If you carry a gun, you'd better learn to eat a lot of crow, or you'll be shooting a lot of people."
Chas.
Strange, I heard John Wayne's voice as I read that.