Monday, December 8, 2008

"You own too many guns."

"We don't think these are first-time buyers. We think they are people who already have more than enough guns at their homes to protect themselves and are buying more." -Peter Hamm, spokesman for the Brady Campaign against Gun Violence, speaking about the spike of gun purchases since the election of Barack Obama.

The Cook Account: Mr. Hamm’s statement illustrates his fundamental misunderstanding regarding the Second Amendment. Our Founding Fathers did not write “the right to own one (or two) firearm(s).”

Does it bother Mr. Hamm if Americans purchase more guns than he believes they “need” to own? How many guns are “more than enough”? Two? One?

A gun with one bullet?

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Attempting New Things . . .

Person #1: Has fear + no attempt = 0% chance of success

Person #2: Has fear + an attempt = 100% greater chance of success than person #1