After 20 years of martial arts, I can confidently say that the manliest men in this field that I have ever met not only know how to remove a gun from an armed assailant, they can render him completely helpless without inflicting a *single* injury. Yeah, I know that doesn’t sit well with men who think hurting others (or killing them, take your pick) is somehow a manly quality.

See, compassion and masculinity are mutually compatible. Most men I know who refuse to see this are cowards in their own way, and their blustering does nothing to hide that in my eyes.

All of the other points (particularly the first four, which many people seem to have a great deal of trouble with) are very important, and for some, more applicable than the one about knowing your weapon.

While some may not think following James Bond is a good idea perhaps following another knight in shining armour is good, I have always looked up to Simon Templar aka the Saint.

As for the statement on For Queen, It refers to the statement… For Queen and Country. That is whom people in the military were in service of.

I feel that we should take what we like from the article and if we strongly disagree with something then move past it

FLORIDA CONCEALED CARRY PERMITS
Through 1997, only one permit holder out of the over 350,000 permits issued, was convicted of homicide. Through 1992, Florida’s murder rate decreased 23%, while the U.S. rate rose 9%
Since 1991, 23 states have adopted RTC (right to carry), the number of privately-owned guns has risen by nearly 70 million, and violent crime is down 38%. In 2007, the most recent year for which complete data are available, RTC states had lower violent crime rates, on average, compared to the rest of the country (total violent crime by 24%; murder, 28%; robbery, 50%; and aggravated assault, 11%).
UK CRIME
A new study suggests the use of handguns in crime rose by 40% in the two years after the weapons were banned.
The research, commissioned by the Countryside Alliance’s Campaign for Shooting, has concluded that existing laws are targeting legitimate users of firearms rather than criminals.
The Centre for Defence Studies at Kings College in London, which carried out the research, said the number of crimes in which a handgun was reported increased from 2,648 in 1997/98 to 3,685 in 1999/2000.
AUSTRAILIAN CRIME
Since Australia banned private ownership of most guns in 1996, crime has risen dramatically on that continent.
Though lawmakers responsible for passing the ban promised a safer country, the nation’s crime statistics tell a different story:
Countrywide, homicides are up 3.2 percent;
Assaults are up 8.6 percent;
Amazingly, armed robberies have climbed nearly 45 percent;
In the Australian state of Victoria, gun homicides have climbed 300 percent;
In the 25 years before the gun bans, crime in Australia had been dropping steadily;
There has been a reported “dramatic increase” in home burglaries and assaults on the elderly.

All mass shooting occur in “gun free” zones.

There will always be a black market for firearms. Criminals prefer to stay armed as it’s a few years for getting caught carrying a gun vs getting caught without a gun by rival gangs or an armed potential victum. They prefer thier victums to be unarmed. The black market will supply guns as long as there is profit.

By the by, though the films are fun they are a different animal entirely from the books, which are amazing (with the exception of Man with the Golden Gun). My favourites are Casino Royale and From Russia with Love.

And please, play nice, kids…