there was no intent to insult you directly here. sorry that you took offense.
one does not have to have 'government' training to be proficient in self defense, whether it's with weapons or not.
that hesitancy is normal, but training can be used to overcome it.
those that can't overcome that hesitancy should not be carrying a weapon.
my remarks about viewing humans as incompetent seems to be a majority viewpoint of the left, at least from what gets represented on this forum...............my personal interactions aside
Sir, I am as guilty as the next guy when it comes to insulting people sometimes. SO, this goes out to everyone, including myself.
The truth is, no two individuals on earth are ever going to agree on everything.
If I were to ask you who your favorite musician were, or what was your favorite movie, or which woman was the most beautiful in the world, you would never hear the same answers from any two people!
But, it is readily acceptable that we would not all agree, but we would never insult anyone for their personal opinions on these matters.
So, why has it become such a norm for us to express hatred towards those who do not agree with us on every political issue before our nation?
Why do we insult those who do not agree with our own religious beliefs?
This is my point- WE SHOULD NOT BE INSULTING OTHERS FOR HAVING DIFFERENT OPINIONS AND BELIEFS ABOUT ANYTHING REALLY!
At some point, we should try to become a more civil society and stop all of our personal hatreds towards each other- JUST BECAUSE WE DO NOT ALL AGREE!
And, here as members of this forum, all we can do personally, is set better examples for those to follow!
And if you think my hopes and expectations about civility are a bit pollyannaish, I would not feel you insulted me, I would just feel you have a different opinion than I do about it, and I would respect your opinion.
And, I appreciate your comments about guns and training etc. I agree with you!
Thanks!