Friday, July 17, 2009

Just a Random Thought...

Gun rights activists often say "Better tried by twelve than carried by six." I'm not sure that's true. However, having a gun makes it more likely that if you are carried by six it will be on your own terms and if you go down fighting maybe you can take some of the scumbags with you. Or better yet, leave them with permanent injuries. Especially in the case of breaking an unjust law that is enforced with severe penalties, it may be better to fight to the death than let government hired goons cart you off to prison. I'm not saying that I would - when push comes to shove I probably wouldn't have the courage. But I'd like to think that it would at least be possible.

1 comment:

VirtueAndVice said...

It's certainly better to have the *choice* of how to handle the situation that arises. I can't believe I'm going to quote Guns n' Roses, but "You can't trust freedom when it's not in your hands." Holding a piece of freedom in your hands gives you the choice, at least, of being judged by twelve or carried by six.