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Ordnance-Corner For UFies by DesertRat662007-07-27 10:45:40
  Why the gun is civilization by DesertRat662007-07-27 10:50:37
    There is one caveat to that by subbywan 2007-07-27 10:55:39
He says "When I carry a gun, you cannot deal with me by force. You have to use reason and try to persuade me, because I have a way to negate your threat or employment of force."

However, this is only true when the other person has no weapon, or a weapon not sufficient enough to negate his weapon. If you carry a gun, and are attacked by someone with a knife, yes, you'll win (at least, you should win). being attacked by someone with an equal caliber weapon, and it's more of a standoff. Get attacked by 5 or 6 people, who ALL have weapons equal to yours, and you're right back to being under threat of force.

So him saying "When I carry a gun, you cannot deal with me by force." is rather disingenuous.
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      All things being equal you'd be right by DesertRat662007-07-27 11:03:17
        Only within certain, limited, conditions. by subbywan2007-07-27 11:07:07
          You'd be surprised by DesertRat662007-07-27 11:08:39
            He was walking home after going to the by subbywan2007-07-27 11:09:11
              Should've gone in the front door? ;-) (n/t) by MatthewDBA2007-07-27 11:10:12
                Why ? by aix tom2007-07-27 11:11:26
                That's how he gets to the front door :) (n/t) by subbywan2007-07-27 11:12:21
                  Front door in the alleyway? by MatthewDBA2007-07-27 11:13:14
                    Nope ... he was just passing through it by subbywan2007-07-27 11:18:29
                      Long block, or slow walker? :-) (n/t) by MatthewDBA2007-07-27 11:25:10
                        Both. Neither :P (n/t) by subbywan2007-07-27 11:26:44
                          Hmm. So he's a long slow block walker? (n/t) by MatthewDBA2007-07-27 11:28:49
                            Yes, and no :P (n/t) by subbywan2007-07-27 11:31:28
              In that case by DesertRat662007-07-27 11:32:58
                Not at all by subbywan2007-07-27 11:35:08
                  Only one thing by DesertRat662007-07-27 11:39:12
                    Still bad assumptions on your part by subbywan2007-07-27 11:42:11
                      Man has to become a shadow warrior by veran2007-07-27 12:06:49
                        exactly. by subbywan2007-07-27 12:14:45
                          Correct by DesertRat662007-07-27 12:19:11
                            look at what you've stated: by subbywan2007-07-27 12:23:29
                              Which is what I've said from the start (n/t) by DesertRat662007-07-27 12:25:16
                                That may have been what you intended, but it's not by subbywan2007-07-27 12:31:51
                                Step back a bit further by DesertRat662007-07-27 12:34:17
                                No, not very by subbywan2007-07-27 12:43:50
                                There is that assumption by DesertRat662007-07-27 13:02:06
                                And even then, it may still not be enough by subbywan2007-07-27 13:03:36
                                Yep -- Have to live it for it to work. by Twitchh2007-07-27 17:02:52
        And the likelihood of that happening by MatthewDBA2007-07-27 11:07:49
          Still, crunching the numbers I have been given by veran2007-07-27 12:09:08
          Numbers don't always mean all that much by DesertRat662007-07-27 12:12:15
            That's possible by MatthewDBA2007-07-27 12:20:14
              Depends on how you define marksman by DesertRat662007-07-27 12:28:02
                In terms of positioning and supplies by MatthewDBA2007-07-27 12:39:23
                  Not sure exactly what you mean by DesertRat662007-07-27 12:55:48
                    Bear in mind too, by subbywan2007-07-27 12:58:50
                      I don't view him as an exception by DesertRat662007-07-27 13:04:05
                        Doesn't matter. by subbywan2007-07-27 13:06:48
                        A guy I sometimes work with was career Marine. by RetiQlum22007-07-27 13:27:33
                          That is 'Nam, that is war by veran2007-07-27 13:39:23
                            Armed encounters of any type by DesertRat662007-07-27 15:57:28
                              But when being held up at kwikimart, by veran2007-07-27 16:07:17
              the chances of moi, civilian dude, by veran2007-07-27 13:35:08
        question on the whole Gun V knife thing by robertltux2007-07-27 12:49:01
          I've heard that a human can cover 21 feet in a by PsychoI3oy2007-07-27 12:56:38
            so don't draw by veran2007-07-27 13:40:37
              That would be most commonly by ManiacJoe2007-07-27 15:23:09
                At least it's not in your belt... (n/t) by veran2007-07-27 15:30:45
          Yes, it is known as the Tueller Drill by DesertRat662007-07-27 13:27:07

 

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