The 5 most annoying gun cliches

[Ronin13]

I thought you guys would get a kick out of this, it was shared by a friend of mine who works for James Yeager... Pretty good deconstruction of phrases like "I'd rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6," and the like.
http://fundamentaldefense.org/2014/0...g-gun-cliches/

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[blacklabel]

I use a lot of these sarcastically. I got over the macho, bravado laden use of phrases like this before I made a complete ass of myself.

[HoneyBadger]

Valid points for the most part.

[clark]

Good read.

[kidicarus13]

"When seconds count the police are only minutes away." Enough already

[MarkCO]

"Take that piece of crap off your .30-30 and put a Nightforce on it."

[centrarchidae]

"I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy."

"Shoot him on the lawn and drag him inside."

"Since you're an arthritic old lady you need an airweight revolver with a long-ass 13# trigger pull."

And I can lead a rich, full, and blessed life from today forward, while never ever hearing "sheepdog" used to refer to anything that doesn't run on all fours and bite livestock on the ass.

[davsel]

1. “It’s better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.”
Depends on the context. When gun control laws are passed that remove my ability to defend myself, I will ignore them.
I don't believe the author fully understands the phrase, as he used the George Zimmerman as a bad example, I think - not sure what he meant.

2. “I carry a .45 because they don’t make a .46”
There is endless debate as to whether 9mm is more/as effective as a .45. Personally, I believe in big holes.

[merl]

"I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy." <- this one while snarky is not as bad as the others. The downside to this one is it implies you are willing to take the law into your own hands.

[TheGrey]

1. “It’s better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.”
Depends on the context. When gun control laws are passed that remove my ability to defend myself, I will ignore them.
I don't believe the author fully understands the phrase, as he used the George Zimmerman as a bad example, I think - not sure what he meant.

2. “I carry a .45 because they don’t make a .46”
There is endless debate as to whether 9mm is more/as effective as a .45. Personally, I believe in big holes.

I think the author fully understands the phrase, as he is trying to illustrate that the phrase "better to be judged by 2 than carried by 6" comes off as a flippant justification for a quick reason to draw your gun. That saying implies hat you'll take your chances with a jury, and there are overtones of assuredness that you'll be found not guilty. I believe he used the George Zimmerman case for an example because his case wasn't as cut-and-dry as the saying implies.

As far as the second, I expect there will always be debate.