tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post3470867014854504679..comments2024-03-28T22:25:39.706-06:00Comments on The Michael Bane Blog: A Thought from the ColonelMichael Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-12869866578844725572008-07-25T13:46:00.000-06:002008-07-25T13:46:00.000-06:00Massad Ayoob also uses the fire extinguisher analo...Massad Ayoob also uses the fire extinguisher analogy ... his police department budget does not have a line item for "firearms", but rather for "rescue safety equipment".<BR/><BR/>The purpose of the gun for the armed citizen is to knock down the threat enough to clear a safe path of escape until the professionals arrive on the scene. It works for me. Great article....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-3729070908002869782008-07-23T09:50:00.000-06:002008-07-23T09:50:00.000-06:00love this post. My friend ptgustan linked over to...love this post. My friend <A HREF="http://bastionofreason.ning.com/profile/ptgustan" REL="nofollow">ptgustan</A> linked over to it from bastionofreason.com.wdporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583146338757798204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-83949678545603605912008-07-18T20:55:00.000-06:002008-07-18T20:55:00.000-06:00$57 - 117 is the range of prices I've found for yo...$57 - 117 is the range of prices I've found for your paperback that ran about $15 in 2000. Sounds as if it would have been one heck of an investment! Please, please finish the re-write! OldeForceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-10249582922683810702008-07-16T17:21:00.000-06:002008-07-16T17:21:00.000-06:00I can''t wait till the new version comes out. I li...I can''t wait till the new version comes out. I like the Fire Extinguisher comparison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-37493138398207080012008-07-16T04:13:00.000-06:002008-07-16T04:13:00.000-06:00Excellent...gotta buy the book. I only shoot to s...Excellent...gotta buy the book. I only shoot to stop...a true statement. I don't try to wound, hurt or kill someone; I only shoot to stop them from killing me or my family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-76434599987032409712008-07-15T22:06:00.000-06:002008-07-15T22:06:00.000-06:00The Colonel had the perfect Sound Bite:"Don't get ...The Colonel had the perfect Sound Bite:<BR/><B>"Don't get scared; get mad!"</B><BR/><BR/>When you are forced to defend yourself, it serves no useful purpose to regret finding yourself in that position. Better to be outraged that the aggressor has forced you into that position.<BR/><BR/>Let him regret the grevious wounds he suffers, rather than to ruin your life by regretting that you were forcedJerry The Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181610016755426448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-25483673053931441252008-07-15T20:54:00.000-06:002008-07-15T20:54:00.000-06:00I hope that this post is linked to and spread far ...I hope that this post is linked to and spread far and wide. One of the best analogies I've heard or read and an excellent response to the central question.<BR/><BR/>Well done, Michael.<BR/><BR/>...And joemerchant24, I had *exactly* the same thought. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-78400614352430369322008-07-15T20:03:00.000-06:002008-07-15T20:03:00.000-06:00Excellent! Great!As a police officer, I hear all t...Excellent! Great!<BR/>As a police officer, I hear all to often the "why did they have to kill him?","they are trained to shoot, why didn't they just shoot him in the leg?"<BR/>Yeesh! Now I have a great analogy to throw out to the bleeding hearts who question a law officers every move!DUDEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337253459568210452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-77405114046416077692008-07-15T14:01:00.000-06:002008-07-15T14:01:00.000-06:00"I don't broadcast the fact that I own and carry g..."I don't broadcast the fact that I own and carry guns."<BR/><BR/>Uh, Michael... It's called Shooting Gallery, Cowboys, The Best Defense and Down Range TV.<BR/><BR/>(Kidding. I kid because I care. Seriously).<BR/><BR/>Good piece.Joe Merchant24https://www.blogger.com/profile/07339086169062396440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-72373513614853332432008-07-15T12:07:00.000-06:002008-07-15T12:07:00.000-06:00Your fire extinguisher analogy is even more apt th...Your fire extinguisher analogy is even more apt than you realize:<BR/><BR/>http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=115014&in_page_id=34<BR/><BR/>Yes indeed. In the UK fire extinguishers are now being relegated to "the only ones".<BR/><BR/>JoeJoe Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610203017162443764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-83771509424171718662008-07-15T10:14:00.000-06:002008-07-15T10:14:00.000-06:00Excellent post Michael.I especially like the fire ...Excellent post Michael.<BR/>I especially like the fire extinguisher analogy. <BR/>Being a fire guy for 30 yrs, I have a special place in my heart for kicking a fires ass with no quarter asked for, or given. <BR/>When I pull my hose out, I ain't bluffing! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com