My wife and I were talking to our younger son’s ex-schoolteacher, who is, unsurprisingly for our Lakeview neighborhood, a part-time social worker and a full-time lesbian. The conversation turned to guns and the Second Amendment. I announced with pride that Son #1 had just completed his NRA training course and had received his Boy Scout Rifle badge.Read more at http://www.theothersideofkim.com/index.php/essays/P5/."Why would you let your son do that?" asked Ex-Teacher, her features wrinkled with distaste.
"Because every boy should learn how to handle a gun," I said, thinking that this was self-evident. (I mean, hasn’t everyone seen "Red Dawn"?)
"Well," said Ex-Teacher, "I don’t want to bring up my son in a culture of macho self-defense."
Whereupon my wife (bless her heart) said sweetly, "I’d rather teach my son macho self-defense, than encourage him to be a quivering victim."
Sunday, December 24, 2006
HOWTO: Convert gun-grabber to gun owner
I found this while reading northeastshooters this morning. Enjoy, and Merry Xmas!
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Great line. It sounds like one out of a movie. Just because we want to live in a world where we don't need self-defense doesn't mean we do. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
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