A good use for a DVR: 04/06/09

I watched the ABC network morning show, "Good Morning America, with Diane Sawyer," this Monday AM. It advertises a Friday (04/10/09) "20/20" magazine issue, about Firearm Ownership.

In keeping with the idea of addressing _issues_ (instead of making the substance of discourse, "personal attacks,") I'll note that it's "in the can," and serve notice that I intend to record it and document a reaction. From the "teaser," I think the content will be favorable to some other political view than my own. I'll probably still like the "Give Me A Break," section by Stossel.

I won't attempt to be authoritative on a subject in which I took no early interest. I never owned a gun early in life, and as such, I have not learned the thought processes and rules/laws governing the application of lethal force. I call it "the philosophy of carry," and I don't know it.

I know that people who use firearms, whether a side-arm or a long-rifle, tend to refer to it in technical language that anti-gun-ists would call euphemistic:

1. Weapon
2. Firearm
3. Sidearm
4. Rifle
5. Carbine
6. Semi-automatic
7. Revolver

...to name a few. A major consideration in responsible use of a lethal deterrent is to "know your weapon." If your weapon is "the sword of truth," accept that it may be wielded left-handed for maximized offense, IF that is your preference. If you demand an ability to use "the sword of truth," AMBIDEXTROUSLY, I submit that you do not "KNOW" your weapon; spin has run ahead of truth as your motive for employing the double edged blade.