[Vaquero]

Actually, I have met some obnoxious, loud-mouthed, louts at the gunrange. They seem to be self-acknowledged experts on everything. so have I and everywhere else the grass grows green. Whats your point? The polite part comes when the some stupid jackass has to think twice before breaking into a house or carjacking you if they are not sure you are armed or not. The whole armed society thing only works in a true 'libertarian' society where if you insult the virtue of my bride...and I shoot you down like the dog you have proved yourself to be. Then everyone just shakes there head and says "he had it coming" and thats it. If I am armed today and do the same thing...I go to jail and all my possessions are summarily removed by some sleaze bag lawyer. So just being armed is not enough, its a whole mindset(whose time has come).

[GrandEagle]

So just being armed is not enough, its a whole mindset(whose time has come).

AMEN!
I had to chuckle at my brothers wedding some years ago. I was his best man. All 6 of the grooms men and I were standing around the punch bowl socializing at the reception when the subject turned to firearms. As it turned out all seven of us were armed. Two had ankle holsters, the rest of us shoulder holsters. The ushers were also armed. No one had discussed it, nor was it planned. It is just the "mindset" of the group. I felt very safe.
In the group that I "hang out" (so to speak) with, rarely will you find someone unarmed unless we are at work. I travel in and out of manufacturing plants - most of which forbid firearms. There is one in my truck though.
Kinda like underwear - We don't leave home without it!

Cordially,
GE

[jim_trent]

Sounds like you may be one of them. Some people's REAL hobby is arguing. Whether or not it is about guns, Fords v Chevy, the weather or something else is secondary.

The Internet is perfect for that, isn't it. In fact, it is proof that Heinlein was right. The opposite of an armed society is the Internet. Anything can be said without worry of physical retaliation. So more arguments are started here than in any medium I can think of.