I'm naive.

Pax,

I apologize if I offended as that was not my intent. I was merely (crudely I admit) trying to convey what the others have said... that there is an appropriate time and place for everything no matter how right and honest it may be.

Basic politeness dictates that one must do their best to "feel out" their environment before performing any action that may make others feel uncomfortable. This includes brandishing firearms, playing "your" type of music, telling jokes, talking politics and, well, that other thing ;).

"Discreetly" certainly is the operative word, but I didn't get the feeling that the utmost discretion was used in the event described in the initial post. I was thinking along the same sort of lines when I drew my correlation. Lack of discretion is what made others uncomfortable and led to his problems. I can see that he understands that now and his future “gun viewings” will go much more smoothly. My wife has enjoyed many evenings with close friends and family while discreetly feeding our children, but she has also had to banish herself to the back room when she knew it just wouldn't "work" for that particular crowd.

Guns are a wonderful thing... motherhood is a wonderful thing. But the woman "letting it all hang out" at the Red Lobster last weekend... I could've done without that :).

Again, my apologies.
 
CindyH,
Um, actually I meant to type it's easier to UNLOAD a gun then it is to UNLOAD a breast.
No, I have never breastfed. Well, not that way anyhow. ;) :D ;)

sgtar15
 
JJR, no apologies needed. :) I think we're on the same wavelength.

pax




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"Is there anything wrong with a woman preferring the dignity of an armed citizen? I don't like to be coddled and I don't like to be treated like a minor child. So I waive immunity and claim my right -- I go armed." -- Longcourt Phyllis in Beyond This Horizon by Robert Heinlein
 
I've never heard of anyone being accidentally killed by a loaded breast, though, mishandled or not. Quite the contrary, they sustain life. But, like guns, some of them are very beautiful creations!


<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JJR:
I react the exact same way when some woman decides, unanounced, to start breast-feeding in a crowded room. "Ahhhh! Put that thing away or take it in the other room!" At least give me some warning first ;). [/quote]
 
I think sharing an experience I had at work last Friday might provide some relief to this thread...

I was talking to a young (mid-twenties), attractive female co-worker last Friday, and mentioned that my weekend would include an IDPA match. I explained to her what IDPA was about and that I had been a shooting/firearms enthusiast since I was a kid. Her eyes lit up, and she promptly said, "That is SO cool. I want to buy a gun. I love shooting." She then proceeded to tell me about her dad teaching her to shoot years back, etc... What a great discovery. I was also really pleased that she practically yelled "I want to buy a gun" in front of the whole office. More than a few people took notice...

[This message has been edited by AKrob (edited July 25, 2000).]
 
AKrob, I trust you volunteered to assist this comely young damsel in her quest to acquire a firearm? :D

With my luck, she would've turned out to be an HCI/PETA/Greenpeace member, and a Democrat to boot. :(
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Remember, this was a family gathering. The women were the ones with the negative response. I would not have pulled it out if it had been loaded.[/quote] If the cylinder was closed, it was loaded. If the cylinder was open those making the fuss were “MORONS”.

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Guns are not dangerous! People are! RKBA!

homes.acmecity.com/rosie/happy/307/
 
Had a close enough situation years back, in my own home, during a get-together of the better-halfs side.

I thought they all knew that I'm a staunch practitioner of RKBA.
This event occured in the study, which was away from the main foray of traffic of the social gathering. When a guest made his way into the study, and saw the gun, he made a statement that he thought guns were the scourge of civilization, and have no purpose in our time. And that I have no justifiable reason to even own one. I wasn't a farmer, nor was I police, or military.

I thanked him for his opinion, and asked if he was uncomfortable with the notion that I have a fiream in my home. He said he did, and that he thought I should have the decency to respect his wishes.
I asked him if he remembered when we'd had a burglar one night, years ago, that I ran off with a firearm, without firing a shot.

He maintained his standing.

So I apologized to him that he felt that way, and asked him if he remembered his way into the home, and to please follow the same steps in reverse. And he left.

I further apologized to the other family members there for the incident, and have never heard another thing about it.

Not saying I was absolutely right, but it was, and is OUR home, and he needed to respect that.
As I later learned, the fella was a bit of a mouthpiece, and seemed to like people bowing to his thinking.

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>He said he did, and that he thought I should have the decency to respect his wishes.[/quote]
Um...is that supposed to mean that you shouldn't own a firearm in your home because HE migh visit someday? How incredibly arrogant. :mad:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>So I apologized to him that he felt that way, and asked him if he remembered his way into the home, and to please follow the same steps in reverse. And he left.[/quote]
good for you!
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Not saying I was absolutely right, but...[/quote]
OK, then I will....You were absolutely right! :D
 
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