tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post7585679219591880217..comments2008-08-03T17:56:42.944-04:00bredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00216098318849287384noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-66763955915250847942008-08-03T17:56:00.000-04:002008-08-03T17:56:00.000-04:00One minor nit. "Gender" is an attribute of a word, or is a psychological "identity". Sex is a biological differentaition based on chromosomal information. <BR/><BR/>It's the grammarian demon in me that get's annoyed when people nowadays always say "gender" when they mean "sex" presumably because they are afraid of the word "Sex".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-17836074184062312302008-07-26T14:40:00.000-04:002008-07-26T14:40:00.000-04:00Breda says it best!<BR/><BR/>http://doubletapper.blogspot.com/2008/07/breda-fallacy-finding-truth.html<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>DoubleTapper<BR/>DoubleTapper@gmail.com<BR/><A HREF="http://doubletapper.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">DoubleTapper, blogging on Guns Politics Defense from Israel</A>DoubleTapperhttp://doubletapper.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-64394315697868171182008-07-25T17:15:00.000-04:002008-07-25T17:15:00.000-04:00Yep.Xavierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00036652456691021642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-17055494683799577452008-07-25T02:58:00.000-04:002008-07-25T02:58:00.000-04:00well said ... my thoughts entirely ... reminds me, i need to get out on the range again!jigsawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506274310934059070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-28671887856674547222008-07-24T20:54:00.000-04:002008-07-24T20:54:00.000-04:00Random Acts of Patriotism has a must read about why women should learn to shoot. Great post, heartbreaking story.<BR/><BR/>http://randomactsofpatriotism.blogspot.com/2008/07/remembering-petits.html<BR/><BR/>I hope I'm not breaking blogpost etiquette with this, but it's the red-ink underlining for Breda's post.<BR/><BR/>I have *got* to convince the Mrs. to go to the range.Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-14419451681839521082008-07-24T20:37:00.000-04:002008-07-24T20:37:00.000-04:00No guns, no peace...<BR/><BR/>Know guns, know peace!<BR/><BR/>Keep on shooting, bullets are cheap, life is not, and to those that don't shoot, you may not understand this, but shooting leaves me with a really peaceful and relaxed feeling, and a ton of confidence...TexasFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06412925337032937983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-45350766145997151132008-07-24T20:11:00.000-04:002008-07-24T20:11:00.000-04:00Very eloquent. It took me several years of espousing the same ideas to my wife before she finally believed it. Maybe if I had your gift of prose it would have been a shorter time.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.dr machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917329370119209144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-66383335712836367552008-07-24T17:01:00.000-04:002008-07-24T17:01:00.000-04:00I&#39;m female - I own a gun (just one&#39;s all I need) &amp; I&#39;ve shot guns, but not in a long while. I&#39;m thinking it&#39;s time to get educated about it &amp; learn to be easy with it. <BR/><BR/>Great post. <BR/><BR/>Debismith kaich joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13450581639610967780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-65770244962167037912008-07-24T15:33:00.000-04:002008-07-24T15:33:00.000-04:00"Guns really are terrific equalizers."<BR/><BR/>Why does the lioness go after the slowest and weakest wilderbeast rather that go after the biggest and strongest with the most meat on its bones?<BR/><BR/>If wilderbeasts wore clothing, how would the lioness know who had a concealed carry permit and who didn't?<BR/><BR/>Criminals are predators. They operate on the same principles.kavemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-16755436892452946522008-07-24T15:24:00.000-04:002008-07-24T15:24:00.000-04:00Well, Mike, I did say <I>most.</I> In fact, the one "ism" I had in mind as an exception was capitalism, since it is based upon individual economic rights.<BR/><BR/>But capitalism isn't a system of belief any more than is individualism, it doesn't demand that one surrender to a group identity.Steve Skubinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-37559775791802825322008-07-24T12:40:00.000-04:002008-07-24T12:40:00.000-04:00Most "isms" devalue individual human beings and suborn them to the group identity.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Except for individualism.Mike W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03425962910696301026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-69334727780419050432008-07-24T11:45:00.000-04:002008-07-24T11:45:00.000-04:00Most "isms" devalue individual human beings and suborn them to the group identity.Steve Skubinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-44650434904301542792008-07-24T11:23:00.000-04:002008-07-24T11:23:00.000-04:00"That someone could be, or should be, treated differently because of something like their gender has never made sense to me."<BR/><BR/> <BR/>This has never made sense to me, either. Very well said, Breda!Pretty Pistolerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10385671170397038149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-80620139291272569632008-07-24T11:20:00.000-04:002008-07-24T11:20:00.000-04:00What a terrific post! You put that all so very eloquently, and I wish every gun-control advocate would (or could) read it with an open mind.Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07010868377109696846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-5848006555912415272008-07-24T10:24:00.000-04:002008-07-24T10:24:00.000-04:00Here's to one of the few truly level playing fields in human edeavour!phlegmfatalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-80526796175034359932008-07-24T10:16:00.000-04:002008-07-24T10:16:00.000-04:00I couldn't have said it better myself.<BR/><BR/>Well... actually I probably could since I have a penis and you don't.<BR/><BR/>Everyone needs a laugh.kavemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-64529350847227927782008-07-24T09:35:00.000-04:002008-07-24T09:35:00.000-04:00Link didn't come out! Putting it in two parts:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ocala.com/article<BR/>/20080711/NEWS/807110356lookingforlissahttp://lookingforlissa.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-63580073983590899332008-07-24T09:34:00.000-04:002008-07-24T09:34:00.000-04:00Excellent. Simply excellent.<BR/><BR/>We're all carbon-based life forms. Differentiating beyond that is pointless, and serves only to keep the hoi polloi squabbling amongst themselves.Jay Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-28616366325930842682008-07-24T09:33:00.000-04:002008-07-24T09:33:00.000-04:00http://www.ocala.com/article/20080711/NEWS/807110356<BR/><BR/>Because the fact that one 5'3" woman can repel two 6' men is truly the hallmark of civilization.lookingforlissahttp://lookingforlissa.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-47976916797581924232008-07-24T09:03:00.000-04:002008-07-24T09:03:00.000-04:00It's an absolutely wonderful life.<BR/><BR/> You and Big Mike ought to gird up your loins and drive your ox and haul your ass over to Camp Perry. Tell him you want to buy two boxes of black paster and one box of white pasters for your pistol targets at Champions Shooters Supply on Commercial Row!<BR/><BR/> Thanks for your wonderful blogging, by the way. You're a blessing to the blogosphere!Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16497658569363397644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-12756827135189836282008-07-24T08:26:00.000-04:002008-07-24T08:26:00.000-04:00Poetic.... and well said.<BR/>Good word smithing.Carteach0http://www.blogger.com/profile/08468700184940877315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-49250633493535215482008-07-24T07:58:00.000-04:002008-07-24T07:58:00.000-04:00"<I>Guns really are terrific equalizers. They make us realize that we are all just people - fingers on triggers, a breath between silence and noise</I>"<BR/><BR/>Oh, <B>nicely</B> phrased! :)Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-23393935656627244552008-07-24T01:00:00.000-04:002008-07-24T01:00:00.000-04:00Watching your mind again, thanks. I always think it reduces the importance of the person to lump them under a group name. To note the differences isn't bad, but to use that to add texture to the name shared (so I don't forget it next time we meet!). And I salute what you do for women and shooting sports there is so much more you share, take care out there and go gently...Earlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794620086508373660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32278169577563552.post-66361552111892488672008-07-24T00:59:00.000-04:002008-07-24T00:59:00.000-04:00Huzzah, and well said!<BR/><BR/>^_^Eric Sheltonwww.handgunpodcast.comnoreply@blogger.com