Had this interesting thought while uploading this picture of new-arrival Ms. $weet-P (Gangsta Name Approved by her Daddy)
Anti-Rights people somehow think that objects have no context. In this picture is me, and two hands used to hold an adorable baby.
Now another photo:
Same two hands, but now holding a gun. Now this shot might startle some, but still what is the context? Loaded or Unloaded? Am I attacking somebody, or defending against somebody? Maybe, just maybe I’m posing for a photo to show my high-thumbs weaver grip.
Bottom line, Its me who controls my body and its actions, and that is the only valid variable. Somebody who uses a gun to rob somebody does NOT need their gun taken away, but instead needs their being removed from society to render us safe, for somebody with violent intent with a knife or a pipe is far more dangerous than somebody with a gun and no violent intent.
Just something interesting to muse about, and a little bit more than just “Awww Vector and Rockstar made an adorable baby!!”
Its 2010, I mean growing up “2000” was thrown into EVERYTHING to make it look futuristic. Do we really need to be lugging around what is essentially late 19th Century technology for personal protection? I mean Captain Kirk is rocking his slick Phaser on Star Trek, you don’t see him with a 1911 or a Security Six in his belt.
Maybe is the future here? Can we dump these crude peices of metal for some better technology?
Well what do we have for options?
Pepper Spray (OC) and Tear Gas (Mace) have been around for a good while. They work to irritate sensitive tissues and cause pain, discomfort and blindness due to the tear reaction, and difficulty breathing due to mucus production.
Overall OC is the suggested chemical because it is considered more effective, also Mace has a high vapor pressure, meaning that if you live in Northern Climates like I do, on a cold day your tear gas canister might spray just liquid and not irritating vapor.
Still I listed the above biological effects of OC, and to be honest I don’t like them as self defense items:
OK he’s a hurting boy in that video, and hardly graceful. Still its not like he’s laying on the ground crying for mommy. He’s still able to fight, and he’s still able to function and react to his environment. He’s at a disadvantage, but is that disadvantage enugh for you to overcome the deadly threat?
More Videos Here and Here And more in the linking pages.
I wouldn’t bet my life on it. Seems that a lot of the debilitating effect of OC spray is a panic reaction. Your eyes slam shut, you feel burning pain, and your breathing becomes very difficult. Many people will just give up when this happens. That’s why the above videos exist. To Teach police officers that even tho if feels like the world is ending, that isn’t so, and they can fight through the effects. This works for criminals as well as officers.
Also note that more than likely if you spray an attacker you WILL also get a good wiff of the stuff yourself.
I do not like OC at all.
Next up are Tasers and stun-guns. First up, unless there are some products I’m missing stun guns (electronic stun devices that require direct contact) do not disable, but only cause pain and numbness. Because they need direct contact and only cause pain, pain thresholds very GREATLY from person-to-person, these are also of little value for personal defense IMHO. Now Tasers are neat! They fire darts at the target allowing targets to be engaged at range allowing a tactical advantage, and the electrical impulses actually cause muscles to seize and spasm. This is a mechanical reaction, and will not vary from person-to-person, if you get hit with a Taser you WILL fall down. A buddy of mine is Career Army, and while he was a pasty dork when we were in High School and College together, he’s a goddamn adonis of muscle these days. He got Tased at a trade show, and he was sure that he could ride the lightning. He sent me a video of him getting held up so he wouldn’t bounce his head off the concrete floor and screaming like a girl.
Still how effective are they? Bob S. has a great post up on this Go over and check it out, also check out Bob’s blog because he kicks so much ass there aught to be a LAW!!! 🙂
In his post (which you should read the whole thing…I’ll wait) was this video:
If the darts fail to connect, or the connection is broken, the subject is free to move again, with only some residual stiffness and spasms. How about if everything works just great?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trg3GkHXsYY
You’ve got until the battery runs out (only a few seconds) before your attacker is back on the offensive.
I think Tasers are GREAT tools for Police. You see as a civilian I have one dichotomy when it comes to personal defense. Deadly force, and no Force.
I’ve heard people say you should always carry pepper spray or a stun device if you carry a gun because it allows you to respond to threats with other degree of force.
Technically I also have my fists and feet. Still I see it this way. Either I’m in physical danger, or I’m able to walk away. We can discuss that in another post or the comments if you all like, but I’ll leave it there for my point.
Cops don’t have that issue. Somebody being an asshole and violating the law, but not threatening life at that moment is STILL a police concern. A taser allows them to stun somebody without getting in contact with them, and handcuff them and arrest them.
I see packing a stun gun AND a set of handcuffs as a legal nightmare. Also a HUGE liability if your attacker has friends who don’t take kindly of the guy or gal playing Paul Blart.
Also remember that while Police DO carry OC spray, handcuffs, radios (for backup) and tasers….they still also carry guns and reloads.
I would say that if you aren’t sure about carrying a gun, or are waiting on your permit, the non-gun defensive weapon I personally recommend (and myself carry when I’m in a gun-free zone, or a place that doesn’t recognize my carry permit) Is the Ka-Bar TDI The short single-edged fixed blade doesn’t count as a “Weapon” under most laws (but check your state’s laws first, as I know it was illegal for me to carry this in North Carolina, so I left it in my hotel room at the NRA Convention), and its simple design makes it very easy for carry and use. Still it isn’t much of a force multiplier, it is simply better than foul-language or that dipshit liberal pie-in-the-sky bit of wishful thinking of carrying your car keys in your fist.
But overall when people are concerned about personal protection, or protections of innocents, they reach for a personal firearm. Its still the best tool in the tool-box.
Had fun on Vicious Circle #54 last night. Also Because I’m having some maintenance people come to the house I helped myself to a couple extra drinks, and slept in late this morning.
Big cast this week and a LOT of fun was had. Hope you all enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it!
There are tons of stories, books, and web pages devoted to stupid laws that are still on the books.
Arkansas
It’s illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas.
Delaware
It’s illegal to get married on a dare.
Florida
If you tie an elephant to a parking meter, you must pay the same parking fee as you would for a vehicle.
Funny shit, right? Yeah its amusing to read them.
Still once you think about it, it can get pretty scary. I mean I can be having a fish sandwich in Little Rock and utter the syllables, “Arrr-Can-Zass” and technically I can be charged with a crime. If I laugh it off like the joke it is, I CAN be charged with resisting arrest, and maybe even get force used against me.
Now the police may not enforce such a law….but just because they aren’t now, doesn’t mean they won’t some other time.
The bottom line we have too many laws on our books that nobody can be truly sure they are 100% in compliance with the law, and judicial precedence makes it even more foggy, given that a odd judicial call can mean a law that 90% of literate people will read as x, is enforced as y.
And our elected representatives get referred to as “Lawmakers” so they feel they need to do just that, rather than spend some of their time culling the festering heard of useless laws that COULD be used to put innocent people behind bars or subject to fines.
Funny at first…but not so funny when you look too far in….
Buddy Zercool Just got himself a new heater. Damn thing is uglier than my WASR-10 if you ask me…and somehow infinitely beautiful.
VERY neat gun, go have a peek. He also has a “Family Portrait” of all his wheelies. I will personally vouch that Zercool has impeccable taste in round-guns.
Good rifle form is something that steadies the gun and allows your body to best manage the recoil. I’ve found that once you get the basic form of a new shooter with a .22 Carbine down, and they’re hitting the target squarely, By adding a rifle with a more heavy recoil, they will automatically fine-tune their form to manage the recoil. Something like a m91/30 is always a nice choice.
Well I guess that works for shotguns too, as it looks like he was cured of a VERY bad habit in that video!
Also Uncle links this video by Rage Against the Machine. They’re Marxist Anarchists…who happen to have sold a SHITLOAD of CDs, Concert Tickets, Rights Licensing, and Merchandise during their run. I think they rock, and I like their sound. They are head-and-shoulders my favorite communists.
In the comments of Mike’s post Linoge notes that Ms. Beale is now moderating her comments. Honestly I’m surprised at how long that took. I mean any Marxist MUST hide the truth.
There is no better mascot to Marxist fear of truth then a mass grave of exicuted political prisoners.
