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I make no secret that I am a staunch proponent of civilian carry, concealed or otherwise. And proud to be considered a sheepdog because I carry, always (where legal), and understand the ramifications and responsibilities of doing so. As put by Nicholas Cage in National Treasure "Those who have the ability to do something have the responsibility to do something." Because of my decision to carry, if something happens at church or a mall or McDonald's, if I have the ability to intervene then I have taken upon myself the responsibilty to intervene.
Some months ago I ran on about this in the comments here, waxing philosophical nigh unto boring the reader to tears I'm afraid. But with Mumbai I immediately started thinking about it again. I won't rag on now but if India had been a nation of sheepdogs and not sheep, if it hadn't the gun control it does, last week may have been mitigated a good deal by normal citizens. As may happen here sooner than we think.
Hopefully there are enough sheepdog among us to keep the blood spilled & lives lost low, at least hold them off until the cavalry arrives. But in any event it will be the sheepdogs among us as the first line of defense when the offense begins. Taking the whole "What are you prepared to do?" to it's original level. For that reason alone we cannot let Obama erode our 2nd amendment.
I consider everyone who posts here a sheepdog, whether you carry or not. Just by posting you are looking out for the sheep who are deaf dumb and blind to the wolf already inside door.
Right. I yield the ammo box. But with this for those of you who carry, wish you carried, wish you could carry or are just plain interested in the whole subject (which I reckon covers 110% of the bloggers here) & in the mindset of such folks as Jeanne Assam, here's the original *On Sheep, Wolves and Sheepdogs by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. article, with a big tip of me cap to The Breda Fallacy.
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- Heroes
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- Obama Says He'll Ban Concealed Weapons Permits
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- Storm Track Appeasement: Herd Animals And The Left
A while back I wrote a post on Sheepdogs, Wolves & Sheep that compared the Left with sheep and those in our society that keep them fat and happy and protected from wolves. Mark Helprin writing in The Claremont Review of Books contributed an opinion...
Green Energy
Proud To Be A Sheepdog
I make no secret that I am a staunch proponent of civilian carry, concealed or otherwise. And proud to be considered a sheepdog because I carry, always (where legal), and understand the ramifications and responsibilities of doing so. As put by Nicholas Cage in National Treasure "Those who have the ability to do something have the responsibility to do something." Because of my decision to carry, if something happens at church or a mall or McDonald's, if I have the ability to intervene then I have taken upon myself the responsibilty to intervene.
Some months ago I ran on about this in the comments here, waxing philosophical nigh unto boring the reader to tears I'm afraid. But with Mumbai I immediately started thinking about it again. I won't rag on now but if India had been a nation of sheepdogs and not sheep, if it hadn't the gun control it does, last week may have been mitigated a good deal by normal citizens. As may happen here sooner than we think.
Hopefully there are enough sheepdog among us to keep the blood spilled & lives lost low, at least hold them off until the cavalry arrives. But in any event it will be the sheepdogs among us as the first line of defense when the offense begins. Taking the whole "What are you prepared to do?" to it's original level. For that reason alone we cannot let Obama erode our 2nd amendment.
I consider everyone who posts here a sheepdog, whether you carry or not. Just by posting you are looking out for the sheep who are deaf dumb and blind to the wolf already inside door.
Right. I yield the ammo box. But with this for those of you who carry, wish you carried, wish you could carry or are just plain interested in the whole subject (which I reckon covers 110% of the bloggers here) & in the mindset of such folks as Jeanne Assam, here's the original *On Sheep, Wolves and Sheepdogs by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. article, with a big tip of me cap to The Breda Fallacy.
- Tyranny And Gun Control
For as long as I can remember, alarmists have been screeching, "They're coming for our guns!" That screeching got on my nerves like you wouldn't believe. Now, in these weeks after the horror of Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14,...
- Sudden Tractor Jihad Syndrome
Lots of lives were saved by an armed civilian. A sheepdog. Carry a gun. The life you save may be more than your own. from Debka: Palestinian tractor driver shot while rampaging in central Jerusalem March 5, 2009, 1:46 PM (GMT+02:00) The Palestinian tractor...
- Heroes
As a card carrying LTCF holder, who carries 24/7 except where prohibited (rassafrassarappafrappinfrassarassa) I've commented long and often about the role of the sheepdogs among us. Not only the personal but social responsibility one takes on when...
- Obama Says He'll Ban Concealed Weapons Permits
The Constitution says we have a "right to bear arms." That means we have the right to carry them. If we can not carry them in a concealed manner, does that mean we ought to carry them right out in the open? How do you think Obama would answer that question? ...
- Storm Track Appeasement: Herd Animals And The Left
A while back I wrote a post on Sheepdogs, Wolves & Sheep that compared the Left with sheep and those in our society that keep them fat and happy and protected from wolves. Mark Helprin writing in The Claremont Review of Books contributed an opinion...