2aguy
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Great column....explains the duty of men and women toward protecting their families...
If youâre a man. I donât mean a guy. I donât mean a male. I mean, if youâre a man, your top priority, obligation, and, yes, privilege, are the safety and well-being of your family. Thatâs it. Thatâs the only responsibility that matters. And anyone who puts anything â including whatâs best for society â ahead of that responsibility, who neglects his family or who sacrifices his familyâs safety and well-being on the altar of some greater good, is not a man.
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No matter how secure your house is, if someone wants to break into your house, on average, that will take about five seconds. This means that from the time you hear a thump, a crack, or glass break, you now have about 3.5 seconds to grab a gun.
Thereâs no place in my house, including the shower, where I canât get my hands on a loaded gun in three seconds.
Plus, because of my work and opinions, I get threats. All the time, Iâm threatened. Are they serious threats? Donât know. Donât care. What I do know is that a man with a family takes every threat seriously.
If youâre a man, you own a gun. Itâs that simple. Youâve also taken a safety course with it, youâre comfortable with it, and know how to use it.
You donât have to own nine guns. No one has to own nine guns. If I had kids, I would not have nine loaded guns spread throughout the house. If I didnât receive threats, I wouldnât have nine loaded guns spread throughout the house.
But if youâre a man, you own at least one gun and know how to use it.
The argument from the gun-grabbers is that guns are bad for society, and to back up that argument, they whip out all kinds of science and statistics and studies, to which I will always respond with a hearty and healthy⌠So what?
Even if itâs true that guns are bad for society (and I do not believe it is), what the hell do I care?
Society is not my problem.
I certainly wish society well, but I have zero obligation or responsibility towards society.
If youâre a man. I donât mean a guy. I donât mean a male. I mean, if youâre a man, your top priority, obligation, and, yes, privilege, are the safety and well-being of your family. Thatâs it. Thatâs the only responsibility that matters. And anyone who puts anything â including whatâs best for society â ahead of that responsibility, who neglects his family or who sacrifices his familyâs safety and well-being on the altar of some greater good, is not a man.
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No matter how secure your house is, if someone wants to break into your house, on average, that will take about five seconds. This means that from the time you hear a thump, a crack, or glass break, you now have about 3.5 seconds to grab a gun.
Thereâs no place in my house, including the shower, where I canât get my hands on a loaded gun in three seconds.
Plus, because of my work and opinions, I get threats. All the time, Iâm threatened. Are they serious threats? Donât know. Donât care. What I do know is that a man with a family takes every threat seriously.
If youâre a man, you own a gun. Itâs that simple. Youâve also taken a safety course with it, youâre comfortable with it, and know how to use it.
You donât have to own nine guns. No one has to own nine guns. If I had kids, I would not have nine loaded guns spread throughout the house. If I didnât receive threats, I wouldnât have nine loaded guns spread throughout the house.
But if youâre a man, you own at least one gun and know how to use it.
The argument from the gun-grabbers is that guns are bad for society, and to back up that argument, they whip out all kinds of science and statistics and studies, to which I will always respond with a hearty and healthy⌠So what?
Even if itâs true that guns are bad for society (and I do not believe it is), what the hell do I care?
Society is not my problem.
I certainly wish society well, but I have zero obligation or responsibility towards society.
Nolte: Dear Gun-Grabbers, What's Best for 'Society' Is Not My Problem
If you're a man, you own a gun. It's that simple. You've also taken a safety course with it, and you're comfortable with it.
www.breitbart.com
