Re: Riding a bike a protection and in general

On the other On Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:10:07 -0500, AMuzi
<am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 6/17/2025 3:56 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:20:11 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
 

On 6/16/2025 3:10 PM, AMuzi wrote:

 
My point was that there's no general rule and should not be.
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Firearms can be useful, they are also frequently misused, and violence
of all sorts happens with or without firearms.

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The general rule is: If you have a firearm for "defense" it's because
you're afraid of something or someone.

 
People taking precaution for things they fear is a pretty common
occurrence. Many precautionary actions, such as carrying a gun have
little or no downside, unless the person is actually afraid of guns.
 
Everyone is afraid of something. Krygowski is afraid of dogs, guns and
bi-directional bike paths. His greatest fear is having to look at
himself, his behavior, his lifestyle, and his motivations.
 

Whether or not the fear is justified is a separate matter. In general,
the safer the environment actually is, the more timid the gun owner must be.

 
"Rules" straight out of Krygowski's fertile imagination
 

I don't see how those points can be logically denied.

 
There's so much you group thinking, gun fearing wussies don't see.
 
--
C'est bon
Soloman

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'Fear' yes but not without reason.  Does 'fear' apply to all
the millions of people with a baseball bat and/or machete
near the door or only firearms?  'Prudence' may be a better
word.

Am I afraid of being attacked again? No, not while I have one of my
guns with me. On the other hand, there's nothing I can do about
careless vehicle drivers, so I am afraid of them.

--
C'est bon
Soloman