Guns in Public, and Out of Sight

[Atypical Liberal]

40. Why it is refreshing.

Why is that refreshing?

It is refreshing because otherwise good people would only have three choices when confronted with a violent attacker: Flee if they are fast enough, submit if they are tough enough, or engage in a physical contest of strength with their attacker if they are strong enough.

It's refreshing to know that people have another choice that enables them to fight back without engaging in a physical contest of strength.

It's always been so, regardless of the bit of paper that says you can do it legally. Anyone who really felt the need to carry one would.

But it's refreshing to know that now it is sanctioned under law. You don't have to hide or skulk or otherwise sneak to exercise your Constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Granted, you shouldn't need a "bit of paper that says you can do it legally", but at least it's getting easier and easier to get that piece of paper.

What's happening now is a fad. A very dangerous fad, because it will ultimately threaten the very constitutional right you believe in so much.

If it's a fad, it's a fad that's been going on since at least 1986, and shows no signs of slowing down. That's nearly 30 years. Bell bottoms didn't last that long.