ASK THE SHERIFF: Reason vs. Force: Why the gun is civilization

[GodFearinGunTotin]

An excellent response to a question we hear oh so often.

ASK THE SHERIFF: Reason vs. Force: Why the gun is civilization | Local News | goshennews.com

“When I carry a gun, I don’t do so because I am looking for a fight, but because I’m looking to be left alone. The gun at my side means that I cannot be forced, only persuaded. I don’t carry it because I’m afraid, but because it enables me to be unafraid. It doesn’t limit the actions of those who would interact with me through reason, only the actions of those who would do so by force. It removes force from the equation … and that’s why carrying a gun is a civilized act.”

 

[Twangbanger]

An excellent response to a question we hear oh so often.

ASK THE SHERIFF: Reason vs. Force: Why the gun is civilization | Local News | goshennews.com

Superb!

And it's a good portion of the reason why bureaucrats and tyrants want to remove civilian guns from the equation - doing so returns civilization to the ordered-but-primal meritocracy those with ruling ambitions have long worked so hard to establish.

 

[Birds Away]

An excellent response to a question we hear oh so often.

ASK THE SHERIFF: Reason vs. Force: Why the gun is civilization | Local News | goshennews.com

Man, that's hitting the nail on the head.

 

[Joniki]

Spot on!

 

[Expat]

That's my Sheriff.

 

[Kutnupe14]

I wear a gun, cause it allows me to put up a better fight. Carrying a gun isn't a civilized act. It is an act that will civilize those that wish to do you harm.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Tagged for later

 

[Bigtanker]

So does this mean I have to OC everywhere now?

 

[ATM]

'Why the Gun is Civilization' has actually been around for many years, but it is timeless in some of its truths and I always enjoy seeing it quoted.

So does this mean I have to OC everywhere now?

Yes, yes it does.

 

[actaeon277]

There's also this on civilization

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...e-best-pro-gun-arguments-ive-read-lately.html
https://munchkinwrangler.wordpress.com/2007/03/23/why-the-gun-is-civilization/

 

[Coach]

Well put.

There are those out there in the world that are frightened by such freedom and independence. I don't understand them any more than they understand me.

 

[ATM]

There are those out there in the world that are frightened by such freedom and independence. I don't understand them any more than they understand me.

That's a nice quote with a broader application than this particular topic. Very insightful.

 

[LP1]

Superb!

And it's a good portion of the reason why bureaucrats and tyrants want to remove civilian guns from the equation - doing so returns civilization to the ordered-but-primal meritocracy those with ruling ambitions have long worked so hard to establish.

Although I agree with what I think you are trying to say, before using big words you might want to know what they mean.

From dictionary.com, Meritocracy = an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth

Are you opposed to progress based on ability and talent?

 

[KellyinAvon]

Excellent read.

 

[wtburnette]

Great post, thanks for sharing!

There's also this on civilization

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...e-best-pro-gun-arguments-ive-read-lately.html
https://munchkinwrangler.wordpress.com/2007/03/23/why-the-gun-is-civilization/

Is the author of the second link this guy?

https://smile.amazon.com/Marko-Kloos/e/B00BUVDP8M/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1477822105&sr=1-2-ent

If so, I've read some of his books and find him to be a decent author. Was just curious.

 

[actaeon277]

There's also this on civilization

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...e-best-pro-gun-arguments-ive-read-lately.html
https://munchkinwrangler.wordpress.com/2007/03/23/why-the-gun-is-civilization/

Great post, thanks for sharing!



Is the author of the second link this guy?

https://smile.amazon.com/Marko-Kloos/e/B00BUVDP8M/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1477822105&sr=1-2-ent

If so, I've read some of his books and find him to be a decent author. Was just curious.

This is what I've found on his older blog

about. ¶ the munchkin wrangler.
Marko Kloos is a novelist and unpaid manservant to two small children. He is a graduate of the Viable Paradise SF/F Writers’ Workshop.
Marko writes primarily science fiction and fantasy. He has been getting his genre fix at the library ever since he was old enough for his first library card. In the past, he has been a soldier, a bookseller, a freight dock worker, a tech support drone, and a corporate IT administrator.
Born and raised in Germany, Marko now lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two children. Their compound, Castle Frostbite, is patrolled by a roving pack of dachshunds.



From Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/gp/entity/Ma...r_tc_2_0&qid=1477822105&sr=1-2-ent&pldnSite=1

Marko Kloos was born and raised in Germany, in and around the city of Münster. In the past, he has been a soldier, bookseller, freight dock worker, and corporate IT administrator before he decided that he wasn’t cut out for anything other than making stuff up for a living.

Marko writes primarily science fiction and fantasy, his first genre love ever since his youth when he spent his allowance mostly on German SF pulp serials. He likes bookstores, kind people, October in New England, Scotch, and long walks on the beach with Scotch.



I'd say there's a good chance he's the same.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Same guy, wt.

 

[wtburnette]

Nice, thanks guys. I had no idea he was a supporter of the second amendment. Now I want to see if there are any books of his I haven't read, so I can buy them to show my support

 

[wtburnette]

By the way, I was reading some of his other blog posts and came across this gem:

https://munchkinwrangler.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/the-ethics-of-going-armed/

DO NOT click the kitlear link, as it looks like the page has been hijacked. The blog post is a very good read though.

 

[JoeG1]

great way to put it! For me there is a certain amount of satisfaction knowing I have all the necessary tools to protect myself, my family, and possibly you and yours.