[LibWhacker]

"Anytime you rely on a mechanical object to defend yourself, you increase your chances of being a victim,"

What a maroon! I guess he wants everyone to carry pool cues.

[basil]

I think the maroon is thinking that everyone is a wuss like he is, and couldn't handle a bad situation.

[Threepwood]

I'm sure a gun wielding crook would be really impressed by a pool cue. After he's done shooting and robbing you, he could go play some pool! Very relaxing.

[Slings and Arrows]

"Anytime you rely on a mechanical object to defend yourself, you increase your chances of being a victim,"

What a maroon! I guess he wants everyone to carry pool cues.

I disagree. He's absolutely right, in a way he probably never intended.

If a gun / knife / pool cue / Nerf bat makes you feel brave so that you confront trouble rather than trying to avoid it, don't carry one - you'll end up on a slab. A gun is for those times when you have tried every means to avoid a violent encounter and have been unable to do so.

I suspect I'm preaching to the choir on this issue; it's just that statements like the one you responded to irritate me. (Irritation is with the statement - not you.)