Tools for the job.

I have spoken with many people recently, and asked them about their specific profession. Particularly, I ask about the tools used on their job. It seems I have found a pattern. Folks typically use the more modern tools to do their jobs.

- A friend who is in the construction business states they rarely use the old-fashioned hammers. These days, they use nail-guns.
- A friend in meteorology says they use computers and radar - not the old method of Farmer's almanacs and guessing.
- A friend in the restaurant business uses industrial stoves, grills, fryers, and ovens. They do not use the campfire.

The underlying principle is effectiveness. Mankind has progressed mainly by making newer and better tools!

Why, then should there ever be a law against a modern gun? Some say that all the "common people" need is the old bolt-actions or such. I call this nonsense! People need modern tools for the job of self-defense, too!

I suggest that if a person ever needs to defend himself or his family, then he has the right to do so with the most modern and effective tool he can buy. If that is an AR-15 or an AK-47, then great!

Bad guys usually run in bunches and usually carry weapons. How can one man or one woman be expected to protect their family unless they have the best tool available? A good, "military-style" rifle can even the odds quite a bit. Being able to fire an effective shot each time one pulls the trigger, up to thirty times or more, can help a person win a fight they might not otherwise be capable of winning.




POINT OF CLARITY:
Oh, and for all of you out there that still disagree, let me educate you on the following:
Would you use a computer made in 1947? How about 1959?
Do you use a phone made in either of those years?
Do you drive a car manufactured in '47 or '59?

No? Why not? Oh, because those are old-fashioned models that are out of date and no longer that effective.

So then, you shouldn't mind my "scary" AR-15 - that design is from 1959.
And, you shouldn't mind my friend, John's AK-47. It was designed in 1947.
The last major update on either platform was in the 1960's - over 40 years ago.

So really, I'm not advocating "modern arms" at all??? :)