"Gun Owners are compensating for something"?
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bikerdoc
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Ya'all realize "compensating" was originally a theory of Freud. IIRC it was written in 1907.
People that use it are way behind the curve in Pyscology.
Me at 63 with plates and screws in my neck DJD and a bad hip would love to compensate back to the 20 yrs paratrooper, snooping around the jungle again, the 30 yr old cop, wrestling perps and mopes to the ground, or even the 50 yr nurse in the ER taking care of a crip while bloods outside are trying to get in.
But alas I am an old man, totally aware that my brain, situational awareness, and a hunk iron are now my lot in life.
People that use it are way behind the curve in Pyscology.
Me at 63 with plates and screws in my neck DJD and a bad hip would love to compensate back to the 20 yrs paratrooper, snooping around the jungle again, the 30 yr old cop, wrestling perps and mopes to the ground, or even the 50 yr nurse in the ER taking care of a crip while bloods outside are trying to get in.
But alas I am an old man, totally aware that my brain, situational awareness, and a hunk iron are now my lot in life.
1911Tuner
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Of course I'm compensating. I'm too old to outrun'em...too stove up to stand and fight with'em...and I don't heal up very well any more, so I can't handle a beat-down. I just ain't got many options besides a pistol.
pinstripe
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I am compensating, for my inability to take an ass whippin' from some fool, or group of cowardly fools, that want my money, truck, wife, daughter, dog, burrito,soda, or anything else that I have worked my whole life for. He can have the cat!
Inebriated
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A lot of anti's make this argument because they don't understand the concept of self-defense. It is when you have nothing left to keep you alive. They think we carry to go get in fights, or to feel tough. Simply put, they are idiots. I can respect anyone against guns, if they can argue without reaching like that.
So I guess I'll "compensate" and stay alive, while they're being a "real man" as they bleed out in an alley from trying to prove their manhood.
So I guess I'll "compensate" and stay alive, while they're being a "real man" as they bleed out in an alley from trying to prove their manhood.
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The only reason I carry a gun is because I'm strong and very fast and I'd usually stick around for the fight rather than fly off.
Really.
If I didn't feel 110% at the top of my physical game then I wouldn't trust myself with a gun in the first place.
My marathon PR is 2:49 which means I can pretty much run out of any situation but I'm not that type.
I actually would put up a fight if my life came down to it.
But, I'm smarter than that and would never provoke a fight, would never intend on using a gun if I could talk my way out of it, would never bring danger to myself or others if all it meant was convincing the other person it's not going to be his worthwhile to start this.
Really.
If I didn't feel 110% at the top of my physical game then I wouldn't trust myself with a gun in the first place.
My marathon PR is 2:49 which means I can pretty much run out of any situation but I'm not that type.
I actually would put up a fight if my life came down to it.
But, I'm smarter than that and would never provoke a fight, would never intend on using a gun if I could talk my way out of it, would never bring danger to myself or others if all it meant was convincing the other person it's not going to be his worthwhile to start this.
SharpsDressedMan
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I believe that having a high proficiency with a gun, and readily packing one, means that one need not fear another man, or even several men. I am that confident in my ability. I don't go looking for a fight, but I damn sure am not going to run from one. Let my attacker(s) beware. I find it socially objectionable that there are people out there that have intent to harm others, and I believe that it is entirely proper to be righteously indignant about it, and to arm one's self and take action if ncessary.
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1911Tuner
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Hacker, you're one of the few visitors I've had that'll actually drink my coffee. Yer a brave lad, ya are...but most fighter pilots are rather gutsy.
Certaindeaf
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As weak and naked big-brained monkeys, of course we compensate.. by using everything from a wheelbarrow to a lever. feh
Dip fecal anti-gun types have been braying this psychobabble BS about gun owners lacking manhood or being sexually insecure for decades. Weak and unable to fight? Need to compensate for lack of achievements? Yeah, right. I'm 6'3" and have a 5th degree black belt in Shotokan karate. I also have five college degrees including a doctorate. I don't need to compensate for anything.
Millwright
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About the only thing I'm "compensating" for these days is the annoying habit of those vilianous paper targets to dodge my perfectly aimed/executed shots on the X ring ! Back when my kids were young and my house was the "hangout" for upwards of a dozen male/female teens hunting supplied the meat for a variety of pasta dishes that fueled them. House rules were simple and succinct. No kid was ever turned away hungry. But those unable/unwilling to abide by our "house rules" seemed, magically, never to return. We didn't enforce this - their peers did ! >MW
mljdeckard
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We are compensating for the time between when something bad happens and when the police show up.
We are compensating for the fact that we can't can't outrun game.
We are compensating for the fact that we can't can't outrun game.
chicharrones
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Why should everyone have to learn to fight by spending years practicing martial arts? I appreciate a person's choice to practice martial arts, but I've got other things to do in this world.
In the physical aspect of using my body I'd rather play sports, ride a bike, row a canoe, or swing an axe than practice martial arts. That's just me, people have their own preferences.
In the physical aspect of using my body I'd rather play sports, ride a bike, row a canoe, or swing an axe than practice martial arts. That's just me, people have their own preferences.
friscolatchi
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I'm compensating for the years I spent growing up in da Bronx, where it was and still is impossible to get a handgun unless you're a felon, or want to become one. With consideration for some of our clientel, it's more comforting to drive home at night on lonely roads with my pistol or revolver handy. I'm compensating for my lack of experience in the fighting arts, my lack of military experience. I grew up a street wise city kid but this city kid has spent the past 40 years in the country. I just love carrying a gun, I love going hiking with my family, dog and gun.
I'm compensating for:
1. at age 59+, with bad knees and hips, I can't outrun a 2-year-old on a "Big Wheel"
2. at age 59+, I don't heal so good when I go "Splat!"
3. I ain't gonna be kickin' 4 or 5 butts at a time.
4. I'm too weak to carry a cop.
'Tuner, ya aughta try some of my Cajun relative's ahhhhhh " Coffee ". They pour a cup, then stand a spoon in middle of cup, and let go. If spoon falls to side of cup, " Coffee " is too weak.
1. at age 59+, with bad knees and hips, I can't outrun a 2-year-old on a "Big Wheel"
2. at age 59+, I don't heal so good when I go "Splat!"
3. I ain't gonna be kickin' 4 or 5 butts at a time.
4. I'm too weak to carry a cop.
'Tuner, ya aughta try some of my Cajun relative's ahhhhhh " Coffee ". They pour a cup, then stand a spoon in middle of cup, and let go. If spoon falls to side of cup, " Coffee " is too weak.
230RN
2A was "political" when it was first adopted.
The type of anti-gunner who accuses someone of compensating for an inadequacy (of whatever kind) could themselves be accused of compensating for lack of logical capacity.
And speaking of Martial Arts, one of these days I'd like to see someone come out with a tee-shirt saying,
BLACK BELT
IN
KUNG .45
with a bold line drawing of a 1911 under it.
Or some such appropriate legend, like ".45ACP" or ".45 AUTO" or ".357" or even <ahem> "FOTAY GLOCK."
Terry, 230RN
And speaking of Martial Arts, one of these days I'd like to see someone come out with a tee-shirt saying,
BLACK BELT
IN
KUNG .45
with a bold line drawing of a 1911 under it.
Or some such appropriate legend, like ".45ACP" or ".45 AUTO" or ".357" or even <ahem> "FOTAY GLOCK."
Terry, 230RN
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Deus Machina
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I, for one, am absolutely compensating.
I'm compensating for the fact that a mugger or home invader will have a weapon. I want one too.
I'm compensating for the fact that a mugger or home invader will have a weapon. I want one too.
Zundfolge
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People who reference totally discredited Freudian Psychology (ie gun ownership compensates for small "wedding tackle") to make their political points are compensating for something; stupidity.
Of course the irony is that Freud is credited with saying "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity". (he probably never really said that but he also would have thought the whole "gun compensates for small wee wee" charge is stupid).
Of course the irony is that Freud is credited with saying "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity". (he probably never really said that but he also would have thought the whole "gun compensates for small wee wee" charge is stupid).
FROGO207
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When I find myself compensating, it is usually aimed at the local FFL or firearms merchant for all the wonderful items I must purchase and carry home so I then can play with that tend to go BOOM.
General Geoff
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I carry a gun to compensate for everyone out there who would do me harm, given the opportunity.
captain awesome
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Being a young man in my mid twenty's, 215 lbs, in good physical shape, I am quick and strong. I feel as though I could hold my own in a physical altercation should the need ever arise. That is against one assailant, perhaps two depending on whether they have any hand to hand combat training. Do I have confidence? Yes. Do I go looking for trouble, or try to prevent it any way I can? I prevent it. Do I carry a gun? Absolutely.
So what am I compensating for? Well as others have said, I am not superman, and I know it. Neither are my wife and child. I cannot predict the future, so I do everything I can to make sure the future turns out in my families favor. I guess you could say I am compensating for not being a supernaturally omniscient man of steel same as the rest of you.
Apparently that makes me a cowardly helpless weakling as well, according to the antis.
Mr. Li seems to be a not only a very talented martial artist, but a very intelligent person as well.
So what am I compensating for? Well as others have said, I am not superman, and I know it. Neither are my wife and child. I cannot predict the future, so I do everything I can to make sure the future turns out in my families favor. I guess you could say I am compensating for not being a supernaturally omniscient man of steel same as the rest of you.
Apparently that makes me a cowardly helpless weakling as well, according to the antis.
Mr. Li seems to be a not only a very talented martial artist, but a very intelligent person as well.
I think the comments are all too pithy. Yes, it's hard to imagine being able to triumph in street hand-to-hand when you are older and/or infirm. But even when you are young and in shape, the only way to ensure you can have a good chance of winning a fight is to fight. And fight often. On the streets, in the ring, or some form of training.
I grew up in the streets of NY and I mean the streets. Lots of fighting, and I more often than not got my butt kicked. I wasn't looking for a fight, and I wasn't a pure street guy (though I may have engaged in a bit of street mahem). But the ones who typically won a fight were always fighting. I could run, had quick hands, played sports and was wiry strong but it was no match for someone who could suss out a good time to hit hard, when to move, and when to run. Because they did it all the time. Trust me, I hung with 'em or fought against them.
So if there is any implied, 'back in the day', having really been in it back in the day, I suspect there wasn't really a time when many of us could safely go it alone. As a result though, I'm not very concerned walking the streets. I have some built-in radar and attitude from my youth that really helps.
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P.S. One of the few memorable stories about my father was when I was quite young, came home beat up, bleeding and such. He flew in to a rage, cleaned me up and then looked down at me an said, 'Tell me one thing. Did ya' hurt 'em?'.
I grew up in the streets of NY and I mean the streets. Lots of fighting, and I more often than not got my butt kicked. I wasn't looking for a fight, and I wasn't a pure street guy (though I may have engaged in a bit of street mahem). But the ones who typically won a fight were always fighting. I could run, had quick hands, played sports and was wiry strong but it was no match for someone who could suss out a good time to hit hard, when to move, and when to run. Because they did it all the time. Trust me, I hung with 'em or fought against them.
So if there is any implied, 'back in the day', having really been in it back in the day, I suspect there wasn't really a time when many of us could safely go it alone. As a result though, I'm not very concerned walking the streets. I have some built-in radar and attitude from my youth that really helps.
B
P.S. One of the few memorable stories about my father was when I was quite young, came home beat up, bleeding and such. He flew in to a rage, cleaned me up and then looked down at me an said, 'Tell me one thing. Did ya' hurt 'em?'.
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