tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post684983453928051519..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: Are you a hoplophobe?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-21277511774029299572013-02-06T11:08:18.958+01:002013-02-06T11:08:18.958+01:00Brian, I don't think you or Jeff Cooper is qua...Brian, I don't think you or Jeff Cooper is qualified to say what is a "bonafide psychological disorder." That would be the AMA or someone associated.<br /><br />Through popular usage a word like that, which Baldr rightly described as a "bullshit made-up word," will enter the lexicon. So?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-68055040055656348292013-02-05T21:14:14.269+01:002013-02-05T21:14:14.269+01:00The term was coined by "one of the 20th centu...The term was coined by "one of the 20th century's foremost international experts on the use and history of small arms" -- Jeff Cooper -- in the 1960s. It's a legitimate term for a bonafide psychological disorder. Probably more often misused than not, yes, but still legitimate. <br /><br />Cooper died September 25, 2006, and there's nothing in his biography to indicate he was ever on the NRA Board of Diretors -- but it seems very likely that he was a long-term member. <br /><br />I've never owned a gun and have been hunting only one time in my life. Squirrel hunting before school, with a friend who loaned me his .22 rifle. I am by no means a gun nut -- but you must be an anti-gun nut who doesn't let facts get in his way. <br /><br />Get your head out of your ass and do a little checking before you shoot off your mouth. (Get that? Shoot.)<br />Brian Flathttp://www.pseudodictionary.com/-hoplophobe-noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-62840672260954060952012-06-12T01:37:58.869+02:002012-06-12T01:37:58.869+02:00Obvious false dichotomy is obvious. Come on, Laci...Obvious false dichotomy is obvious. Come on, Laci. Even you can do better than this.<br /><br />Moonshine7102Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-8004206997669366842012-06-11T21:58:33.270+02:002012-06-11T21:58:33.270+02:00Option 3: I wait till the crazy guy kills you and...Option 3: I wait till the crazy guy kills you and everyone you have ever cared about, then burst in the room and save the day with a nice clean double tap. Then have a cup of coffee while I wait the 7 to 10 minutes it takes the police to respond to any emergency and clean up the mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-46268522886677081862012-06-11T11:17:01.096+02:002012-06-11T11:17:01.096+02:00Yeah, there is a slight possibility that you'r...Yeah, there is a slight possibility that you're be able to spot trouble before it happens. And we understand that not everyone with a gun is dangerous, only some of you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-83420272783541825042012-06-11T07:34:13.963+02:002012-06-11T07:34:13.963+02:00Laci The Dog
Furthermore, Thomas, why do you beli...<b>Laci The Dog<br /><br />Furthermore, Thomas, why do you believe that criminals and the insane have a right to own firearms?</b><br /><br />Why do you believe that everyone is insane or a criminal.....Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17279097946597602013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-50999821947432904362012-06-11T07:30:29.387+02:002012-06-11T07:30:29.387+02:00But given your not-so-veiled threats of violence a...<i>But given your not-so-veiled threats of violence against me and your stated desire to see me die by gunfire, I'm pleased that your license has expired. You are, indeed, the kind of person who shouldn't have a gun.</i><br /><br />Oh, Greg, silly silly deluded Greg, I think that you can put that trite notion out of your head, at no point did Laci say he got rid of his firearms, only that his license to carry concealed had long expired, he is still a hypocritical gun banner, he would never sell his firearms since none of the hoi polloi, are smart enough to own firearms just the wise and magnificent Laci.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17279097946597602013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-47720780970339178982012-06-10T21:43:43.362+02:002012-06-10T21:43:43.362+02:00Baldr: “…for the express purpose of making anyone ...Baldr: “…for the express purpose of making anyone who wants sensible regulation of guns in any way to seem somehow mentally ill.”<br /><br />Undoubtedly and answer to your side’s use of “nut” and “loon”.TShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667036856347626234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-87583543401321959552012-06-10T20:36:00.180+02:002012-06-10T20:36:00.180+02:00Oregonian, that would be because he was on the opp...Oregonian, that would be because he was on the opposite side from you with regard to guns? I'd much rather have Cooper and the NRA watching my back than you.Greg Camphttp://gregorycamp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-69904572484362541232012-06-10T20:05:38.562+02:002012-06-10T20:05:38.562+02:00I put castigate in quotes because I was quoting Mi...I put castigate in quotes because I was quoting Mike.<br /><br />Only an extremist would consider Cooper some sort of hero, Greg. And, no, I don't consider being on the NRA board an honor. Rather, it's a dishonor.Baldr Odinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11818934498607763309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-22043640830235790112012-06-10T18:01:28.320+02:002012-06-10T18:01:28.320+02:00No, Laci, Cooper said that anyone who carries a gu...No, Laci, Cooper said that anyone who carries a gun should be in Condition Yellow--relaxed, but aware of one's surroundings. He was intelligent enough to understand that the mere presence of a firearm isn't by necessity a threat. I don't expect you to understand this.Greg Camphttp://gregorycamp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-86910065886876071152012-06-10T17:59:33.543+02:002012-06-10T17:59:33.543+02:00Where did Thomas or anyone else on our side say th...Where did Thomas or anyone else on our side say that we believe in the right of criminals and the insane to own firearms? We know that your proposals won't disarm them, and we insist on our right to own and to carry, but that's not the same as what you said.<br /><br />But given your not-so-veiled threats of violence against me and your stated desire to see me die by gunfire, I'm pleased that your license has expired. You are, indeed, the kind of person who shouldn't have a gun.Greg Camphttp://gregorycamp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-32294196276099537112012-06-10T17:56:48.723+02:002012-06-10T17:56:48.723+02:00Next, you'll ask us to show that fire isn'...Next, you'll ask us to show that fire isn't hot. Firearms are lethal. That much is obvious. Do you have a point?Greg Camphttp://gregorycamp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-54963371941803671862012-06-10T17:55:47.925+02:002012-06-10T17:55:47.925+02:00You both ignore the possibility of being aware of ...You both ignore the possibility of being aware of one's surroundings and spotting a dangerous person in advance. But not everyone with a gun is a threat to my safety, despite your doctrine.Greg Camphttp://gregorycamp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-59322976493407207142012-06-10T17:50:54.395+02:002012-06-10T17:50:54.395+02:00Before I leave this, I should say that no one has ...Before I leave this, I should say that no one has addressed Cooper's inconsistencies in that he has his little colour coded combat mindset and points out that guns are indeed lethal, or at least destructive with his four rules of gun safety.<br /><br />YET...<br /><br />He would call people who are concerned about those who would carry firearm in a civilian setting hoplophobes.<br /><br />Instead he want people to walk around in condition white:<br /><br />"Unaware and unprepared. If attacked in Condition White, the only thing that may save you is the inadequacy or ineptitude of your attacker. When confronted by something nasty, your reaction will probably be "Oh my God! This can't be happening to me."Laci The Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138644349857941157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-90662136504419888592012-06-10T17:44:52.959+02:002012-06-10T17:44:52.959+02:00Furthermore, Thomas, why do you believe that crimi...Furthermore, Thomas, why do you believe that criminals and the insane have a right to own firearms?<br /><br />Why do you believe that untrained civilians should be able to carry firearms in public?Laci The Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138644349857941157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-7021270209339336972012-06-10T17:41:15.528+02:002012-06-10T17:41:15.528+02:00I should add that my Pennsylvania Permit to carry ...I should add that my Pennsylvania Permit to carry is not just expired, it is long expired.<br /><br />Even if I did have one at one time, it wouldn't do me a lot of good these days.Laci The Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138644349857941157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-55530181767237605672012-06-10T17:37:54.108+02:002012-06-10T17:37:54.108+02:00Anonymous shows that if you can't say somethin...Anonymous shows that if you can't say something intelligent, say something stupid.<br /><br />Please Anonymous say something to show us how much smarter you are compared to me by showing us that firearms are in no way lethal.<br /><br />Especially since Cooper's own writings demonstrate this to be a nonsensical term.Laci The Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138644349857941157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-78268518497582273232012-06-10T17:34:10.006+02:002012-06-10T17:34:10.006+02:00Irrational? This term came from Jeff Cooper the p...Irrational? This term came from Jeff Cooper the person who gave us the four rules of gun safety and the colour coded combat mindset.<br /><br />Is he saying that we see someone we don't know carrying a firearm and not see the possibility of a threat?<br /><br />Spot the inconsistency!Laci The Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138644349857941157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-11304309334848009212012-06-10T17:31:48.600+02:002012-06-10T17:31:48.600+02:00BTW, I usually don't read comments, but I was ...BTW, I usually don't read comments, but I was curious at to the responses to this one.<br /><br />A much more in depth critique of this nonsensical term is yet to come.Laci The Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138644349857941157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-54196626809641917252012-06-10T17:30:20.946+02:002012-06-10T17:30:20.946+02:00Expired.
It makes no sense to carry a weapon in a...Expired.<br /><br />It makes no sense to carry a weapon in a civil society.<br /><br />But, so what if I did have a permit to carry? Does that make me a traitor to the cause that I believe that there should be regulations on firearms so that people who are not supposed to own them are not able to get them?Laci The Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138644349857941157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-74264468069806591432012-06-10T11:06:24.153+02:002012-06-10T11:06:24.153+02:00Whaaat?Whaaat?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-78825960547177022802012-06-10T10:22:56.303+02:002012-06-10T10:22:56.303+02:00Do explain why you put quotation marks around the ...Do explain why you put quotation marks around the word, castigate. Is that not what you say that we do? I could come up with more pointed ways of describing our side's treatment of you, but I'll leave that alone for now.<br /><br />By the way, it comes as no shock that you say those things about Jeff Cooper. He was a better man in one day than you'll ever be in a lifetime of living. Being on the NRA board is an honor, but I don't expect you to understand that, either.Greg Camphttp://gregorycamp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-19088713619266124662012-06-10T10:18:53.939+02:002012-06-10T10:18:53.939+02:00I teach English composition and literature, so I c...I teach English composition and literature, so I care about how language is used. The word, fetish, applies to your side's attitude about guns, not mine. I appreciate them as objects of art. I respect them as tools. Your side sees them as penis substitutes and totems.Greg Camphttp://gregorycamp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-68017150039260941892012-06-10T09:22:20.749+02:002012-06-10T09:22:20.749+02:00It's a bullshit made-up term by a gun extremis...It's a bullshit made-up term by a gun extremist, who is on the NRA board of directors, for the express purpose of making anyone who wants sensible regulation of guns in any way to seem somehow mentally ill.<br /><br />And it is still used the same way now. No matter what regulation you support (say, requiring background checks for all gun purchases), the extremists will "castigate" you with this term and insist that you are somehow afraid of all guns in all instances (no matter how much you insist you have experience with guns).<br /><br />It's also a sure sign that the person using the term is an extremist worthy of being ignored.Baldr Odinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11818934498607763309noreply@blogger.com