A co worker today asked me how many pistols I had, would I loan him one in the event of things really going down the tubes, a Zombie apocolypse.
It's been an off/on going question, the loan one, with him over the years and one thing Mom taught me long ago was not to be in the business of loaning guns to friends. So I told him no. Said I'd loan him the money to buy one but I wouldn't give him the actual hardware.
As I said, we've had this discussion before though the "motivation" may have been different at times. Over the years, further back than my talks with him, one of the things I've learned is that as an arms mistress, I have to be very sure of who I do give/issue firepower to, are they the kind of person who would have it responsibly or is there decent concern that here is an incident waiting to happen.
Someone who might ask such a question in view of if a Zombie apocolypse happens does not inspire me of responsibility. True, they may just be using a common term without actually meaning it. They may be using a eupheism so not to upset any ears that may be listening. But in a world of multiple possibilities, multiple interpretations, one has to be have confidence, be sure............................
....................................even though Mom's wise advice has pretty much already determined the answer.
Finally, another thing I've learned along the line is unlike training simulations, one does not know when the war will start. Hence in this situation, if one is arming someone, is that someone one who will defend when the war starts..............................or end up starting the war themselves?
It's been an off/on going question, the loan one, with him over the years and one thing Mom taught me long ago was not to be in the business of loaning guns to friends. So I told him no. Said I'd loan him the money to buy one but I wouldn't give him the actual hardware.
As I said, we've had this discussion before though the "motivation" may have been different at times. Over the years, further back than my talks with him, one of the things I've learned is that as an arms mistress, I have to be very sure of who I do give/issue firepower to, are they the kind of person who would have it responsibly or is there decent concern that here is an incident waiting to happen.
Someone who might ask such a question in view of if a Zombie apocolypse happens does not inspire me of responsibility. True, they may just be using a common term without actually meaning it. They may be using a eupheism so not to upset any ears that may be listening. But in a world of multiple possibilities, multiple interpretations, one has to be have confidence, be sure............................
....................................even though Mom's wise advice has pretty much already determined the answer.
Finally, another thing I've learned along the line is unlike training simulations, one does not know when the war will start. Hence in this situation, if one is arming someone, is that someone one who will defend when the war starts..............................or end up starting the war themselves?
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