tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post7640009771008891612..comments2024-03-28T08:01:34.001-07:00Comments on The Forty-Five: The Collapse LXXX: FirearmsToirdhealbheach Beucailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-88482165681856640792021-09-10T20:17:08.743-07:002021-09-10T20:17:08.743-07:00Pete, behind most every change in political and go...Pete, behind most every change in political and governmental system is a long history of the spoken and written word. We have the Committees of Correspondence of course, but Havel and Solzhenitsyn are just as relevant. This sort of thing is far in advance of any actual unfortunateness. Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-22009923840551386962021-09-10T11:33:10.440-07:002021-09-10T11:33:10.440-07:00Alas, too many these days are reluctant to use the...Alas, too many these days are reluctant to use the most powerful weapons at our disposal; the spoken and written word! Now is NOT the time to "freeze up," folks!Peteforesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00702888855868877243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-73117037576516134472021-09-09T13:13:08.382-07:002021-09-09T13:13:08.382-07:00It is not just gunfighters. One of the most under...It is not just gunfighters. One of the most under-rated things in sword work is monitoring where the kissaki (sword tip) is. In the heat of combat, it is incredibly easy to cut one's allies or friends by just being wild and not paying attention.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-33983837159065013992021-09-09T10:44:52.797-07:002021-09-09T10:44:52.797-07:00There were stories of the Old West, where the gun ...There were stories of the Old West, where the gun fighter acting in haste killed a friend who was trying to help them.<br /><br />https://www.historynet.com/hickoks-last-gunfight.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-10637416644796060232021-09-09T06:54:26.876-07:002021-09-09T06:54:26.876-07:00Anonymous - There is the rub - but not only with f...Anonymous - There is the rub - but not only with firearms but with any weapon. I have trained almost daily with the sword for over 12 years, yet in practice situation for practical application (we call them "bunkai") I as often freeze up as act - partially because I truly worry about being able to control the bokuto (wooden sword) and cause an injury). <br /><br />That said, one would like to believe that, in the call of that time, one would act without hesitation (to your point, practice, practice, practice). Perhaps I would say I would rather err on the side I think Seneca is on than the one where one goes out determined to act no matter what. That always seems to end badly.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-43795441742725538252021-09-09T03:45:15.976-07:002021-09-09T03:45:15.976-07:00Firearms for self defense are only useful if the p...Firearms for self defense are only useful if the person carrying it is willing to use it. Many will purchase a firearm and ammunition for it, then set it in a 'safe place' for an emergency. It isn't a talisman - practice using it and becoming familiar with its functions is just as important as having it.<br /><br />And as stated, you really don't know how you would really react if circumstances force you to defend yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com