Americans And Their Guns

Then maybe a gun would be viable option. However, if she came to you and said she would prefer to take a self-defense class, would you attempt to talk her out of it?

 

Then go five or six days. Hour or so at a time. Work on her arm and leg muscles.

I would also imagine that most women who are attacked are attacked by men who haven't been in prison.

Also, three years lifting weights doesn't necessarily mean self defence skills. They may be strong, but if you are quick and agile, you should be able to easily beat them.

 

If she thought a self defense class would prepare her for an assailant twice her weight, I might push her to seek therapy.

And when she is in her 70s?

 

I guess the options are a matter of perspective. I respect your opinion.

Edit: If your wife is in her 70's as your question in the above post implies, I ask you the following:

Is your wife competent enough to handle a gun?

 

Look, she is tiny. She can barely handle a day of skiing or a light jog given her heart. She isn't supposed to lift more than 80 lbs. Self defense classes would be pointless.

At age 70? I'd imagine so, unless she's suffered some sort of head trauma or has some sort of severe illness that prevents her from holding a firearm.

If she can't use a gun competently, she probably is a mobile object of death infliction when driving.

 

Please refer to the above post. After hearing the full description of your wife, I would consider self-defense courses out of the question as well.

 

And hey, if someone wishes to take a self defense class more power to them. Many women would prefer to carry a concealed weapon.

 

My fun gun. The only one I can shoot in my back yard


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Ayuh,.... Yer fulla Poo,....
For every Cop you find advocating More gun control,...

I can find 10 others that Don't....

 

Cowboys love guns, because they are children who deal with cows. Grown-ups - in most countries - have more sense.

 

Yes grown up Europeans have more sense. Forget the Holocaust, the Armenian Massacre, the colonizing of Africa, the massacre that took place in British controlled India that I can't remember the name of, the gulags of Soviet Russia, and the boxer rebellion- all of which were carried out or provoked by European "grown ups". All that and you're mad that Americans like guns? Your self-righteousness is blinding you.

 

And when pressed to elaborate they always seem wanting in the ability to articulate such sense. It's enough to make one wonder if the often alluded 'sense' or 'civility' is a figment of their small smug minds.

 

This December marked THE biggest month for Gun sales in the
history of keeping such records.People were even giving Weapons
as Christmas gifts.There doesn't appear to be any wane {reduction}.
Congrats ... We the People.At least this will keep some Government
worker pretty busy keeping tabs on all the inflowing forms.

 

All dead, son. You do the killing nowadays, as you know, almost all of it.

 

What do you have to say about what I posted earlier, which you seemed to have "overlooked". In case you're confused, I'll repost it.

 

You seem to include something about a place called 'Wales', and a reference. I always expect people to say what they have to say for themselves, so I never look up anything else, and I don't live in 'Wales' but in Cymru.

 

What a foolish, pedantic post.

Do you call Germany "Deutschland"?

In the English language, which everyone here is typing in, the name of the country is WALES.

 

Where's that then?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales

 

Never look up such stuff, as I say - and why should I be interested?

 

Hey I like guns but don't like the picture. Tacky....and anything that strikes of total obsession...is a tad not healthy in MY opinion. Just....seems a Christmas picture should focus on family and/or Christmas...not make guns the focal.

 

On edit,

I looked it up....
Are you kidding me?

That's like me saying "I don't live in Texas, I live in Tejas"

You are a moron.

 

Self defense without a gun is "equally effective?"

That doesn't seem to pass the common sense test.

 

Ok then.

I have a gun pointed at you. How would you defend yourself?

Don't say "well I'd take it from you". Sorry, won't work. Unlike the movies, I stand well past arms length, you try and get any closer I pull the trigger.

What do you do?

 

He busts out the Matrix moves.