from: Florida-style gun laws sub impulse for thought
"As a reporter who spent much of a 40-year career covering wars, crime, and prisons, I've learned that your best weapon of self-defense is your tongue. Rarely does one find oneself in a confrontation that can't be talked out of, and where having a gun would have made things safer."
"Stand Your Ground laws are perilous.
They get people killed, because they substitute impulse for intelligent thought."
"Patience, fearlessness, and a quick wit are more likely to save your life,
and they trump guns any time."
"Americans' faith in guns is sorely misplaced.
Ultimately, they encourage fear and fantasy, and they leave everyone more insecure."
Walter Rodgers
Florida-style gun laws sub impulse for thought
The Christian Science Monitor Weekly
April 30, 2012
"As a reporter who spent much of a 40-year career covering wars, crime, and prisons, I've learned that your best weapon of self-defense is your tongue. Rarely does one find oneself in a confrontation that can't be talked out of, and where having a gun would have made things safer."
"Stand Your Ground laws are perilous.
They get people killed, because they substitute impulse for intelligent thought."
"Patience, fearlessness, and a quick wit are more likely to save your life,
and they trump guns any time."
"Americans' faith in guns is sorely misplaced.
Ultimately, they encourage fear and fantasy, and they leave everyone more insecure."
Walter Rodgers
Florida-style gun laws sub impulse for thought
The Christian Science Monitor Weekly
April 30, 2012
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