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<blockquote data-quote="Regina" data-source="post: 1194678" data-attributes="member: 12872"><p>I'm not that impressed with Switzerland, and don't believe they're a good model for us Americans. </p><p></p><p>Every able bodied man trained and expected to fight within a war or military action? Sounds good in theory, until you remember that for every soldier on the front line there are entire units dependent on him and he on them. If any one of them cannot fulfill their duties to the best of their abilities, a lot of people suffer the consequences. I think the best policy is volunteering for service so that the man or woman next to you has a desire to do their job which your life is dependent upon.</p><p></p><p>Keeping our nose out of everyone's business? Also sounds good in theory, unfortunately it won't fly either. There are probably many CCL holders on this forum so we'll put things into perspective this way. </p><p>You are well trained in defensive tactics and you're armed with a 9mm and a taser. You're pumping gas at a store in the middle of nowhere and you look inside as there are two men stabbing the store attendant. There is a "no guns sign" at the door. Here's your options: </p><p></p><p>Drive away and not look back. (Pretty much what Switzerland does.)</p><p></p><p>Call 911 and wait for the police to arrive, knowing that you're way out of their usual patrol area and by the time they get there, at no fault of the officers, the store attendant will be dead. (This is somewhat like waiting for UN to get involved)</p><p></p><p>Decide that even though your presence isn't wanted and you could lose your CCL, the store attendant's ignorance regarding CCL holders isn't worth the store attendant's life. You call 911 and go in, doing what you can to stop the attack. (This is like the US military in a whole host of military actions)</p><p></p><p>Personally, I'm taking the 3rd one. I'm probably going to be called an idiot, arrested, and be involved in a lengthy court battle because the circumstances in which I acted were complicated. (Attackers were in the commission of a felony, loss of life was evident, so I had a right to intervene. However, I entered a domain unowned by me and didn't adhere to their conditions of being within that domain by bringing my firearm inside.) But I was better armed and better trained than anyone in that store and felt a moral obligation to stop the loss of life. </p><p></p><p>In that mind set, having a powerful military is a priority for our country's defense ... but I feel a moral obligation to those countries that aren't in a position to stand up for themselves.</p><p></p><p>So I'd much rather be a redheaded Okie woman than some Switzerland babe any day of the week <img src="/images/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" />.</p><p></p><p>(Great conversation, looking forward to more!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Regina, post: 1194678, member: 12872"] I'm not that impressed with Switzerland, and don't believe they're a good model for us Americans. Every able bodied man trained and expected to fight within a war or military action? Sounds good in theory, until you remember that for every soldier on the front line there are entire units dependent on him and he on them. If any one of them cannot fulfill their duties to the best of their abilities, a lot of people suffer the consequences. I think the best policy is volunteering for service so that the man or woman next to you has a desire to do their job which your life is dependent upon. Keeping our nose out of everyone's business? Also sounds good in theory, unfortunately it won't fly either. There are probably many CCL holders on this forum so we'll put things into perspective this way. You are well trained in defensive tactics and you're armed with a 9mm and a taser. You're pumping gas at a store in the middle of nowhere and you look inside as there are two men stabbing the store attendant. There is a "no guns sign" at the door. Here's your options: Drive away and not look back. (Pretty much what Switzerland does.) Call 911 and wait for the police to arrive, knowing that you're way out of their usual patrol area and by the time they get there, at no fault of the officers, the store attendant will be dead. (This is somewhat like waiting for UN to get involved) Decide that even though your presence isn't wanted and you could lose your CCL, the store attendant's ignorance regarding CCL holders isn't worth the store attendant's life. You call 911 and go in, doing what you can to stop the attack. (This is like the US military in a whole host of military actions) Personally, I'm taking the 3rd one. I'm probably going to be called an idiot, arrested, and be involved in a lengthy court battle because the circumstances in which I acted were complicated. (Attackers were in the commission of a felony, loss of life was evident, so I had a right to intervene. However, I entered a domain unowned by me and didn't adhere to their conditions of being within that domain by bringing my firearm inside.) But I was better armed and better trained than anyone in that store and felt a moral obligation to stop the loss of life. In that mind set, having a powerful military is a priority for our country's defense ... but I feel a moral obligation to those countries that aren't in a position to stand up for themselves. So I'd much rather be a redheaded Okie woman than some Switzerland babe any day of the week ;). (Great conversation, looking forward to more!) [/QUOTE]
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