So, I found this quiz and thought I’d share…
click here
This is mine:
You are KIRIKA – You are unsure of who you really are, and desperately seek answers. You don’t know why you kill so much; you just do. Your sweet face belies your deadly instincts. In short, you are the ultimate assassin. Aren’t you proud?
Go! Go now!
Edit: Who changed the ‘write post’ page? I can’t get this link to just show as a text description that’s a clickable link. Little help?
Edit Again: Thanks to Oracle for the link assist.
The UK announces a sword dropoff amnesty program. Someone bring a knife to a gunfight? Details here
Saw this linked quote posted over at The Highroad and had to go read the entire text. This pretty well sums up my thoughts exactly.
Quote: Yet my pistol is more than just security. Like an Orthodox Jew’s yarmulke or a Christian cross, it is a symbol of who I am, what I believe and the moral standards by which I live. It symbolizes the Social Contract between myself and society and declares that I am no mere subject but a free and independent citizen of the Republic who holds inalienable rights while honoring the responsibilities that accompany those rights. My pistol states that I will defend the common weal, that I will uphold what is right and decent and that I am willing and able to protect myself and mine. (The police cannot and are not required to protect the individual person or family. They are spread too thin for that. When called they will do their best, but all too often they can get there only in time to clean up the aftermath. You are responsible for your own safety.)
My pistol is my family’s shield, my guarantee that upon my life I will let no evil touch them. When a malefactor demands, Your dignity and your money, or your life!” my pistol introduces a very sobering third alternative: No – if you persist in this criminal endeavor, it is your life that will be at hazard.”
For the full text, go read Responsibly Armed by Finn Aagaard over on the Texas State Rifle Association’s Website.
As I was surfing the web, I happened upon some intresting research compiled by Canadian Professor Gary A. Mauser at the Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies, Faculty of Business Administration of Simon Fraser University.
Linked below are his presentation and speech to the annual meeting of American Society of Criminology in 2004.
2004 Talk (DOC)
2004 Presentation (PPT)
Quote from the Abstract: “The results of this study show that British-style firearm laws have not reduced violent crime rates in any of the countries examined. In contrast, homicide and violent crime rates have fallen dramatically in the United States over the past decade. General gun laws have not been found to make societies safer. Criminal violence is predicted to increase in both Brazil and South Africa. “
The four rules of gun safety, in no particular order:
1. All guns are always loaded.
2. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target. (Popularly: “Keep the booger hook off the bang switch.”)
3. Do not let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
4. Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.
Now, how about we watch some footage of what happens when you ignore the four rules? Warning, this is a pretty big file.
A negligent discharge. Otherwise known as “I’m the only one in this room professional enough, that I know of, to carry this Glock .40.”
The first time I watched this, I got a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach, the kind you get when you witness a major traffic accident or other incidents that can have deadly repercussions. Many have ridiculed the agent in the clip, called him a moron and worse. I personally think that he just let himself get distracted. Unfortunately, while holding a deadly weapon is not the time to get distracted. And I’d say he paid for the lesson learned in no small amount of blood and pride.
Now, if we could just make sure that the drivel he was spouting about guns both before and, to a lesser extent, after could be kept clear of the indoctrination camps. Err, I mean schools.