Reply #14: Not letting you get away with that...... [View All]

[Pert_UK]

1 - yes, it is called "A case for concealed weapons". I don't think that it is going too far to legitimately interpret this as "This case lends weight to the argument for concealed weapons to be allowed", and as the point of the story is that one saved her life, then surely the article is implying that this is some evidence supporting the view that concealed weapons make people safer. The article is CLEARLY saying that in this instance the weapon made this woman safer, and even adds that the Police Chief is being persuaded that the law to make CW permits easier was a good thing. To me, the article has 2 points, i.e. that a concealed weapon protected this woman and that concealed weapons, more generally, are a reasonable/appropriate means of self-defense.

2 - I state clearly that in this instance a gun protected this woman....If this isn't seeing the articles main point then I don't know what is.

3 - I go on to state an opinion of mine that I believe is related to the 2 main points of the article. I also set out two different ways in which one can view safety in society, i.e. individual safety or collective safety, in order to illustrate that there are different ways of looking at things, and how I believe the pro-RKBA lobby often do see things.

I may have extrapolated from the article and moved the discussion on to the more general theme, but I'm genuinely struggling to see how you can accuse me of not getting the point.