On 2/10/2025 6:12 PM, cyclintom wrote:
On Wed Feb 5 21:39:27 2025 Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 2/4/2025 2:36 PM, cyclintom wrote:
Both Catrike and John have made the point that you don't need a gun until you need a gun. Stop using your personal experiencees as proof that you're right.
As usual, I used data to prove I'm right. As usual, you didn't understand. >>
But speaking of personal experiences, do _you_ require packing a gun
before you'll go for a ride? As far as we can tell, only one person here
is that timid. You, Tom, are braver despite your complaints about
security in your own area.
Frank, I am a large impressive person. People, even those who might be bent on violence stay well away from me. In youger days I have hurt people quite violently and I suppose that shows in my demeaner. So no, I don't carry a gun as my father and
uncles never carried guns. And although they were not as improsing as me they were extraordinarily dangerous. As a kid, one of my unclkes was a professional boxer. Another I watch pick up an older style refrigerator full of food. And I was present when
my father knocked three guys onto the floor and they ran away.
So, no, I don't carry a gun. But neither am I worried about those who do. Several of my friends are never without a gun. Cops legally carry guns 24/7 even retired simply by qualifying at the pistol range. EVERYONE in Arizona is armed. The murder rate
in Arizona is not high. My Federal Agent retiree friend even travels with his gun in Italy. Since he arrested Chinese spies there when he was in NCIS he has special dispensation.
You have a fear of guns and I suppose that is normal to those who have no experience with them. But in case you didn't know it - Florida is a dangerous place. If Catrike wants to carry a gun, what does it matter to you?
I'm in Florida now. I've been riding here for several days. I've ridden
in city centers, in suburbs and on one bike trail, all with no fear.
I'll continue doing it with no gun. I'm not timid enough to need one.
Again, only one person here is so fearful as to require a gun while
riding. Those who carry guns almost always carry because they're afraid
of something.
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