Sipsey Street Irregulars: Praxis: Rethinking the pistol as a weapon of war.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Praxis: Rethinking the pistol as a weapon of war.

8 comments:

Dennis308 said...: Just read your article on a pistol against an army and I can see why you got so much credit as a wrighter A Very Good Piece of Work.
It´s like I said on Jenn´s site Don´t underestimate the value of Any firearm that you happen to have.

Dennis
III
Texas; June 1, 2010 at 11:09 PM
Anonymous said...: A good example of why you should always carry a pistol ... sometimes the bullets just run out and it is quicker to draw the pistol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-u9cYAQOhw&feature=player_embedded

Also NOTE ... he did NOT drop his primary weapon.; June 1, 2010 at 11:41 PM
Anonymous said...: Good thoguhts; June 2, 2010 at 12:55 AM
ScottJ said...: And THAT is why I can rarely pass up a good deal on another handgun.

It's also probably why the hoplophobes hate them the most.; June 2, 2010 at 8:10 AM
MikeH. said...: Don't turn your nose up at edged weapons. They too have their place.

MikeH.
III; June 2, 2010 at 8:22 AM
Anonymous said...: For the most part, I agree with Jen's position. I never agreed with the philosophy of "use your handgun to get to your rifle". I don't completely agree with her statement that "TSHTF" will never happen. Take Hurricanes Katrina and Andrew. During the great blackout of 2003, if the power had been off for several more days, we would have had a real problem. Sure, these things were regional, they weren't nation-wide. But a "stable one day, chaos the next" does happen.; June 2, 2010 at 9:04 AM
aughtsix said...: Malthus, A hearty second re the good Colonel Cooper but, lighten up on Jenn.

I'd be ecstatic if my wife had half the attitude and perception that Jenn has in abundance.

Good on Jenn for exploring the subject and providing the opportunity for comments sharing.

Jon

III; June 2, 2010 at 10:16 PM
PHXIIIper said...: I'm with aight six. I'm just stoked she's on the ball. Even my mall ninja self doesn't know everything when it comes to firearms. Watch the friendly fire as were all on the same team! :); June 3, 2010 at 5:06 PM

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"The Fate of Unborn Millions. . ."

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"We will not go gently . . ."

This is no small thing, to restore a republic after it has fallen into corruption. I have studied history for years and I cannot recall it ever happening. It may be that our task is impossible. Yet, if we do not try then how will we know it can't be done? And if we do not try, it most certainly won't be done. The Founders' Republic, and the larger war for western civilization, will be lost.

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