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The_Dunedan · 01-19-2006, 04:23 PM

Hoplophobe = Person with an irrational fear of weapons or the gear of war. From the Greek "Hoplon" ( secondarily "Panoply" ) meaning "shield" and "Phobia" meaning irrational fear.

Maybe I don't represent a majority of gunowners; I truly wish that I did, because it would prevent a lot of the problems we see today. Things like the USA PATRIOT Act don't tend to survive very well when their authors are being tarred and feathered.

No, having a weapon does not make you a better or more moral person. It does, however, vastly improve your ability to defend yourself should the need arise. I don't forsee my car catching fire, but I carry an extinguisher just in case.

Teaching kids to be upstanding members of society is cool too...but only "upstanding" as it relates to not actually harming others. My kids will be raised never to initiate Force or Fraud; they will be harmless to peaceable people. They will also be raised, however, to be implacable foes of tyrants both petty and grand.

Preventing crime by preventing poverty is AWESOME. Let's start by ditching highway-robbery schema like Income Taxes and debt-based currency. Getting to keep 100% of a stable-value currency would go a LONG way towards improving our situation in this country...and would also keep our Government from invading other countries or paying for bridges to nowhere.

I am aware that guns hurt and kill; this is why I am NRA rated to instruct in firearms safety. The more people know how to use weapons safely, the fewer people will be accidentally shot.

I understand that I am not at war with Muslims, women, Jews, Iraq, Somalia, or the guy down the block. I am, however, a relentless opponent of Government tyrants and their Corporate partners-in-crime. With THEM I am at war; it simply happens to be a "cold" war of propaganda and words as the moment, as opposed to a "hot" war of bullets and IEDs.

If you are truly willing to listen and learn, you rock on about 6 different levels. Most people, on -both- sides of the debate, are not ( evidenced by the fact that many gunowners continue to vote Republicrat, despite their continual screw-job on the gunowning community. )

I apologize if my response seemed a bit over-the-top; I have simply had far, far, far too many encounters with hoplophobic gun-grabbers who expect me, my entire family, and all of my friends to simply "lie back and enjoy it" while they pump away at our rights. Mea Culpa.

01-19-2006, 04:23 PM	#123 (permalink)
The_Dunedan Junkie	Hoplophobe = Person with an irrational fear of weapons or the gear of war. From the Greek "Hoplon" ( secondarily "Panoply" ) meaning "shield" and "Phobia" meaning irrational fear. Maybe I don't represent a majority of gunowners; I truly wish that I did, because it would prevent a lot of the problems we see today. Things like the USA PATRIOT Act don't tend to survive very well when their authors are being tarred and feathered. No, having a weapon does not make you a better or more moral person. It does, however, vastly improve your ability to defend yourself should the need arise. I don't forsee my car catching fire, but I carry an extinguisher just in case. Teaching kids to be upstanding members of society is cool too...but only "upstanding" as it relates to not actually harming others. My kids will be raised never to initiate Force or Fraud; they will be harmless to peaceable people. They will also be raised, however, to be implacable foes of tyrants both petty and grand. Preventing crime by preventing poverty is AWESOME. Let's start by ditching highway-robbery schema like Income Taxes and debt-based currency. Getting to keep 100% of a stable-value currency would go a LONG way towards improving our situation in this country...and would also keep our Government from invading other countries or paying for bridges to nowhere. I am aware that guns hurt and kill; this is why I am NRA rated to instruct in firearms safety. The more people know how to use weapons safely, the fewer people will be accidentally shot. I understand that I am not at war with Muslims, women, Jews, Iraq, Somalia, or the guy down the block. I am, however, a relentless opponent of Government tyrants and their Corporate partners-in-crime. With THEM I am at war; it simply happens to be a "cold" war of propaganda and words as the moment, as opposed to a "hot" war of bullets and IEDs. If you are truly willing to listen and learn, you rock on about 6 different levels. Most people, on -both- sides of the debate, are not ( evidenced by the fact that many gunowners continue to vote Republicrat, despite their continual screw-job on the gunowning community. ) I apologize if my response seemed a bit over-the-top; I have simply had far, far, far too many encounters with hoplophobic gun-grabbers who expect me, my entire family, and all of my friends to simply "lie back and enjoy it" while they pump away at our rights. Mea Culpa.