v65magnafan said:Forgive me if someone already posted this, but a critique of the article reveals that her facts do not add up. Such things as no course, the fees to acquire the license, background checks info do not reflect the laws of any one state.
Can anyone from Vermont comment on whether they have observed issues from not having a training requirement (since they don't have a permit requirement)?
If you go to anti (legal) gun demonstrations, like Mayors Against Illegal (legal) Guns, then you will see lots, and lots of Heidi Yewmans there. She is the typical anti-gun loon, hippie wannabe feminist. I go to these rallies with a lot of other pro-gun, counter-protesters so the other side can be heard, and these people are norm of the opposition.
Totally agree. I do not confront them, but we carry signs, and smile. They dwell on emotion, so to try to engage them in logical debate is futile.We must remember when we go to their rallies as counter-protesters we must be on our best behavior - much better behaved then they are.
We must remember when we go to their rallies as counter-protesters we must be on our best behavior - much better behaved then they are.
But every once in a while, just maybe, and if we get lucky, we might meet one who can carry on a meaningful conversation. Then, being polite and nonconfrontational works. Being bullies is a dead end.I agree. Having said that, however, we're damned if we do, damned if we don't. If we're polite and avoid confrontation, we're "wingnuts who know their place." If we are confrontive, we're "bullies" who "threaten and intimidate." :banghead::banghead::banghead:
This is America. We have life, liberty, and freedom of expression—and the freedom to own a gun.
from the comments said:I'm curious about the number of people Ms. Yewman has killed or maimed during her experiment. How many people were injured or killed? After all, without one dead body, or one single scratch on an innocent person, Ms. Yewman will have successfully proven that even a person with out any training or mindfulness of firearm safety is perfectly harmless even when carrying a firearm in public places. What? No bodies? No lines of maimed children in hospital emergency rooms? Wow. I guess we can conclude that an inexperienced person without an inkling of a clue about firearms safety can carry a firearm everywhere without causing harm to anyone. Ms. Yewman has successfully proven this result, herself. If someone who intentionally ignores firarms safety advice can do so without hurting anyone, guns in the hands of 99% of people who choose to recieve more training than the author must be pretty safe.
Heidi Yewman said:It’s a convenient fantasy that anyone carrying a gun will stop a shooting. In late 2009, four cops were sitting in a coffee shop just south of Seattle—all of them were fully armed and wearing bulletproof vests. A man walked in and shot and killed them all.