Oh, one more thing: Scalia's ludicrous vision of a little old lady clutching a handgun in one hand while dialing 911 with the other (try it sometime) doesn't fit the facts.
And Arthur Kellermann would know all about visions not fitting facts. For instance, his vision of citizen disarmament doesn't jibe with what he'd want for his own little old lady.
WarOnGuns readers who have been here from the start will recall the late Professor Preston Covey--those of you who don't would do well to discover him. He reminded us:
As stated by one prominent critic of defensive firearms ownership, Arthur Kellermann: "If you've got to resist, your chances of being hurt are less the more lethal your weapon. If that were my wife, would I want her to have a thirty-eight special in her hand? Yeah."And would you want her to be dialing 911 with the other, Doc?
...Ann Japenga, "Would I Be Safer with a Gun?" Health March/April 1994.
Don't touch the phone until you have made the situation safe. Then remember that by dialing 911 you are basically turning yourself in for the crime of fulfilling your basic human duty to defend yourself. "S,S,&SU", after all, do you think the attacker left a note saying he would be at your house?
ReplyDeleteI'm a little not-quite-old-yet lady, and I'm not dialing 911 (aka the cleanup crew) until the tango's on the ground.
ReplyDeleteNot moving.
Where does the NRA get the figure of 2 million crimes prevented each year by guns? Kellerman's data surely are in opposition to the NRA's. It would seem the NRA could easily dispute Kellerman's claims.
ReplyDeleteFrom Kleck, most likely.
ReplyDeleteAnd Kellermann has been thoroughly debunked over the years. Including by NRA, years ago:
http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?ID=119
Search for "Kellermann debunked" on Google."
Now get the "Authorized Journalists" and anti-gun politicians to honestly address it. Problem is, the lies keep getting repeated and the ignorant and/or agenda-driven establishment likes it that way.