Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: A revolver on its own would have been inadequate. [View all]I apologize for missing your initial humor. Understand that at one point in time, DU had a prominent poster who in all seriousness claimed that a can of beans was enough of a self-defense tool for anyone, so sometimes sarcasm here is hard to detect. He claimed that throwing it would be enough, though in my case it would be more effective if I could be prescient enough to eat it ~4 hours ahead of time and then fart on the assailant...
Anyway, the first several paragraphs of my OP are geared toward convincing the undecided or those engaging the issue with a minimal knowledge about guns. But I have no hope of convincing the "Chairborne Commandos" who follow in the footsteps of the long-departed Mr. Can-o-beans. DU rules against call-outs prevent me from naming present names, but their posts can be found by searching for "gun-humper" or "ammosexual." An obsession with gun-owners' penis sizes and general adequacy is also a good indicator of people who are well beyond persuasion on this issue.
-app